Ludwig Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 I think we should have a poll. Who would you prefer to be in charge (anyone from our history)? Or do you think Lowe is the bestest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Reader or Woodford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Lowe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Lowe. Lowe luvvie! FWIW I agree, he did get us a new stadium and a cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channon's Sideburns Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Reader or Woodford. Ditto. After Woodford came Askham. I have no need to elaborate further. The little sh1t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 George Reader RIP. Askham destroyed all his good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channon's Sideburns Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Lowe luvvie! FWIW I agree, he did get us a new stadium and a cup final. For info I managed to pick up a VHS copy of the 03 Final today in a charity shop in Lymington... 50p. Says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Sllim Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 The next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Elton John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Reader or Woodford. Definitely. If I had to vote for one,then I think it would be George Reader who I think oversaw our rise from Div 3 South to the top division (stark contrast with the cretin who has taken us back the other way in 5 years). Didn't Reader also referee in the World Cup finals ? Lowe luvvie! FWIW I agree, he did get us a new stadium and a cup final. At which point His Rupertship started believing his own publicity,and that he was blessed with Godlike infallibility.The rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 The next one! Paul Allen ? Fulthorpe ? Barry the Briefcase ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Reader or Woodford. Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docker-p Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 Lowe luvvie! FWIW I agree, he did get us a new stadium and a cup final. And our lowest league point for 50 years and bankruptcy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 19 February, 2009 Share Posted 19 February, 2009 The next one! I can relate to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch of Maycomb Posted 20 February, 2009 Share Posted 20 February, 2009 Lowe has his doubters, but has done a lot for the club and is helping steer us through difficult times. I would like to vote for Lowe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Charteris Posted 20 February, 2009 Share Posted 20 February, 2009 Lowe has his doubters, but has done a lot for the club and is helping steer us through difficult times. I would like to vote for Lowe. He certainly has done his bit, he's taken us from the brink of sustainable success and brought us to the edge of the toilet that is League 1. We've had experience of more managers than nearly any club in the known universe, had first team squads packed with mediocrity, taken on more loan players than I knew existed. We've sold lots of talented players, wasted lots of money on nonentities, but we've got a nice new ground if you don't mind iron oxide staining your coat and the pies are OK. Difficult times indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Perrin Posted 20 February, 2009 Share Posted 20 February, 2009 He certainly has done his bit, he's taken us from the brink of sustainable success and brought us to the edge of the toilet that is League 1. We've had experience of more managers than nearly any club in the known universe, had first team squads packed with mediocrity, taken on more loan players than I knew existed. We've sold lots of talented players, wasted lots of money on nonentities, but we've got a nice new ground if you don't mind iron oxide staining your coat and the pies are OK. Difficult times indeed! Leslie please don't re-write history. I don't call struggling to survive in the Premiership / First Division, as we did pre-Lowe, "the brink of sustainable success". My opinion is: Lowe Highs: - Stadium - Midtable mediocrity in the Premiership - Cup Final - UEFA (lucky to get / fleeting though it was) Lowe Lows: - Relegation. - Bad PR / Supporter relationships. - Learning from mistakes (Wigley/Gray). - Management Merry-go-round (especially letting go of Pearson, which was (IMHO) an opportunity to improve his bad PR). The last point about Pearson is an important one, but at the end of the day Lowe had to make a decision based on financial imperative (i.e. who get the best out of youth) and he chose JP. I think that decision was also coloured by his single mindedness about the Dutch experiment (an approach considered pre-Burley), so there was only ever one decision he was going to make. I know people will interpret some of what I say as Luvvie-ish, but I prefer to see my view as balanced (and let's face it there are enough loons on both sides!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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