chuckbert
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As I recall he was very bow-legged? Acc to Wiki 'Then manager Malcolm Shotton blamed the player's agent for blocking a deal that would have brought Donaldson to the Manor Ground on a permanent basis.[3] Indeed, such was the desire to see Donaldson remain at the club full-time that a local fanzine editor even wrote to the player in an attempt to convince him to reconsider.[4]':
Daniel Curtis, editor of Yellow Fever, told Donaldson he had made "a real impression" at United in his month's loan from Sheffield Wednesday and it made a lot more sense to come back to the Manor.As I recall he was very bow-legged? Acc to Wiki 'Then manager Malcolm Shotton blamed the player's agent for blocking a deal that would have brought Donaldson to the Manor Ground on a permanent basis.[3] Indeed, such was the desire to see Donaldson remain at the club full-time that a local fanzine editor even wrote to the player in an attempt to convince him to reconsider.[4]':
Daniel Curtis, editor of Yellow Fever, told Donaldson he had made "a real impression" at United in his month's loan from Sheffield Wednesday
Are you here Daniel?
Two goals on his debut !David Leworthy started in boxing day v Southampton at home in the top division. Nobody knew who he was.
Started off fantastically bit flatteted to deceive.
I don’t - it would be a distraction, we’d likely lose and I can see it kicking off in the home end as fans argue about whether he did a decent job or is a snake.If, we get to 3rd round....... I dearly dearly wish we get Bristol City at home.... Please
Great transfer announcement? Or greatest?It rarely did even a decade ago. We agreed the Anthony Tonkin deal and did his video interview for the old Yellow Player service a week before it was announced.
Lee Fowler was one of the rare occasions where a player signed and was announced in literal minutes, much to the joy of @MJB
Unfortunately that's the way of the world, if we appoint someone from League 2 will we have an uproar about the disloyalty of the new man or praise for their ambition? It does sting a bit but I wouldn't have thought anyone, including Manning, would have forseen an opportunity come up this early.Rolling contract or not if our aim is to be a top 30 club then we should be looking for someone who is progressive has his aims for the club not a Tariq Fisu moment and leave as soon as you look like you are doing well. What if and it is an if the made manager turns out like Robinson in his last season with us do we go back to giving the board stick and labelling them Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum because if the owners what success like I think we all do we don’t want to be that feeder club until we’ve achieved journal which is Championship football and a new ground.
That’s the galling thing, the majority of them are very negative at him joining.
Yeah. he signed after OM gone to press and didn't have another issue until 27th, nobody listened to Radio Oxford news after 5pm on Christmas Eve and then the PA system wasn't working for the Southampton game either so nobody had any idea who he was! We knew it wasn't Hamilton, Charles, Jones or Thomas (two of whom liked your original message Foley!! ) it was bizarre and very funny!David Leworthy started in boxing day v Southampton at home in the top division. Nobody knew who he was.
Started off fantastically bit flatteted to deceive.
Funnily enough I was talking to my son on Sunday about this game and the return game at The Manor. It was because Dave Beasant was doing the cup draw and it reminded me of these games. Beasant was incredible in the home game. We battered them but they won 1-0 mainly thanks to him. In the away game we did them and after the game some enraged Forest fan ran down the road after my car because we'd won and he wasn't taking it very well.I'll always remember walking away from the ground, myself (13 years old) and an adult Forest fan almost stepped into each others paths, and the Forest fan, conceding and gesturing to let me go first, said "you've been one step ahead of us all day".
Nice touch.
Mike Williams as well, comes on as sub at Sheffield United in 99...universal "who he?" look from everyone around. Touched the ball about twice and got "New bloke, new bloke" chanted at him (tune of the Pompey Chimes).Halcyon days.
I remember a steward at The Manor telling my dad and I that Mark Warren had signed on loan from Leyton Orient that morning, back when midday on match day was the cut off rather than midday the day before, then warming up while everybody squinted at him.
Hopefully we go old school and don’t announce the new manager; just chuck them in the dugout at Cheltenham.
I doubt that would happen with our new, better manager in charge.I don’t - it would be a distraction, we’d likely lose and I can see it kicking off in the home end as fans argue about whether he did a decent job or is a snake.
I think he wants to do one last farewell 3 punch salute tonight to the faithful in the East Stand.So what’s the delay in announcing?
For the rest of the season. Seriously?