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Bolton were a horrible club to play against in those days in Div 2. We tried to play good football under Lawrie but they seemed a team of cloggers. Not sure we beat them over the next few years, both clubs getting promoted in 1978. From the game you mention, they scored on the break against the run of play (something to get used to for the years ahead). Other recollection was the big plodding centre half just heading everything away or hoofing it upfield. Big twat with a moustache. One Sam Allardyce esq. ( never liked the prick after those second division tussles).

I think Jim McCalliog made his debut for us in that game. will check later

Several clubs finished above Swansea so you’d have thought one of them at least

Typical. Perhaps we should find a hard nosed Swiss-Italian businessman to deal with the Juventus DOF: ‘ it’s on our terms, or … it’s the horse’s head ..’

Was it last season he was the LB in the Championship team of the season ? How ?

In the early 70’s I remember George Best terrorising us a The Dell. This was featured on MOTD with all the arselicking commentary. Showed a clip of him holding has hand up after one of his goals, and that was enough. I hurled a sandwich at the screen yelling an obscenity. Parents not impressed. My Dad had a ‘word’ , and got to say never considered doing it again. Proper parenting in them days.

Surprised no one has mentioned Highbury 1984, and that midget runt Heath. Hated Everton ever since. ( if I didn’t before).

Not sure I rate Charles any higher tbh. He may have more potential but that’s not what we need now.

Passing it around at the back drives me up the wall, even when in a more convincing and supposedly comfortable lead. We saw the inevitable consequences of this at home v Plymouth, and again last night. But it remains key in the RM mantra.

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I had a feeling of this at West Brom on Friday on a few occasions. Despite the result and great win, there were moments I feared we were relapsing. On several occasions it appeared KWP was involved too far up the pitch, and they broke down the left with a man over. Reminded me of Sunderland and Leicester games at times, just that WBA weren’t up to exploiting it.

Jankewitz was less than a minute into his career at top level, Holgate has been around a lot longer.

Steve had two bothers, one of them also called Steve ??

Definitely a shame, was a good poster.

Aribo looks useful, but don’t think he offers the tackling in MF that Romeu did. Not that we want the thread to be about their respective tackle of course.

The biggest criticism of him last season seemed to centre around his approach which looked all too casual when he came on. He appeared to saunter around without any urgency when we needed it. Perhaps he was as pissed off as anyone with the managerial changes. That looks to have changed, and he looked quite motivated on Friday and before his departure for African Cup.

I didn’t think he could get near the opposition at Sunderland when I first saw him, so he must be improving.

Certainly one of the better ones. very fair, and complimentary about us.

Friday was the best support at an away game for some time, perhaps being a Friday everyone was up for it, as opposed to Ashton Gate which felt like a midweek chore for some. Agree that Football in a Library is tedious, and you can add the 'you're e a shit Wolverhampton/Bristol Rovers' to that as well.

Credit to those who started that. Thought it was a shame we might have lost that from the songbook.

Good interview and interesting read.

Would be quite happy with that. Wonder if they'd take Ross Stewart back in part exchange. Few big 'ifs' there though.

Its part of the folklore and etched in the psyche. At least there's a bit more history and substance to it than a mythical dock strike the blue few cling to.

I understand the question you raise re Willcox, although as a minimum I think it's accepted that things have been more positive with him at the helm. Second time on this thread though that you've raised the name Enzo, whether he was or wasn't our first choice we'll never really know, but personally I'm not sure we've missed out or things would have been different had he come here. The fact his team are top of the league probably has more to do with a better squad he inherited at Leicester to begin with, and them not wasting money on a crocked CF. There were mumblings of discontent among Leicester fans a few weeks ago with his style of play.

You've obviously been conditioned by one of our earlier Maestro's and are now in full "Les is relaxed mode"...