Modern culture ruins modern football

[Darth Toffeeman]

We (successive boards) missed the global market audience gravy train - that is why we will never compete again in this current football format.
The lines have been drawn

This.

Sad but true.

 

[Seathestars]

Anyone who plays a high line defence against the speed of the RS attack is asking for trouble.

 

[jaycee]

Kendall would have been sacked if the club wasnt skint,Moyes would have been booted up the hoop if the club could have afforded it,its football

 

[Dymak]

When was this ?

English records?

Think Cottee was the last one. Duncan Ferguson was the second most expensive when we bought him, I think. Kanchelskis, was in the top 2 or 3 when we bought him, I think?

 

[Toast]

When was this ?

I'm sure Latchford was a record.
Was Cottee ? Lineker ? Alan Ball ?

 

[summerisle]

I'm sure Latchford was a record.
Was Cottee ? Lineker ? Alan Ball ?

Record for us, not a national record ?

 

[blue76]

Cottee was, broken days later by Gascoigne

 

[Carlito]

Kendall was on the brink. History softens this, but before the success Kendall was vilified by sections of the support.

Difference being that this was a manager with a relegation on his record, sitting squarely in the relegation zone. At some point, you have to just accept that someone is a dud.

 

[Toast]

Record for us, not a national record ?

TC was a national record im convinced.

Was there for his debut. Thought we'd walk the league.

 

[Tipp blue]

I agree, Moyes would have been sacked by February of his second season of it was today with social media and all that.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Kendall was on the brink. History softens this, but before the success Kendall was vilified by sections of the support.

25k then
40k now

 

[AmericasToffee]

Anyone who plays a high line defence against the speed of the RS attack is asking for trouble.

Expected to give up 5, was expecting to score 6. Unfortunately he started Lewin up top, ultimately foiling his plan.

 

[Dubai Blue]

Dropping from PL to Championship in modern day is significantly more disastrous than dropping from Division 1 to Division 2 in the mid 80s. Stupid to compare the too eras.

 

[Blue83]

Did Kendall manage to win any of his games after going behind first ? Silva failed at this in his 18 months, pretty damning statistic

 

[ClausThomsen]

A nonsense culture that demands instant success. Howard Kendall in '82 wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes.

The media are delighted they have their story while we once again pick up the pieces.

Utter, utter nonsense.

Howard Kendall had the advantage of a successful playing career with Everton which led to him being given a longer stay of execution.

He could also point to improvements in league position in his first two seasons. He got the job on the back of his predecessors 15th placed finish and finished 8th in his first season before improving to 7th in his second season. Third season was were he really came under pressure but recovered for another 7th place and a FA Cup win.

Then he won the league.

Silva had a very bad run, came under pressure and recovered last season albeit with no silverware to show but has followed that up with another awful run. It's really not comparable and Silva's stint was longer than Kendall's 3rd stint over 20 years ago so where the idea that this nonsense culture is a strictly modern phenomenon comes from is anyone's guess.