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Manager statue

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My earliest memories are Dave Smith so unfair on me to comment on previous managers.
Loved Smithy, Webb and Tilly at different times. Judas Fry at the time was great too.
Paul Clark in my opinion was overlooked for the times he stepped in and he impressed.

Not fit for a statue Bobby Moore (great bloke just didn't work out)
Bate,Thompson,Fry,Whelan.

In truth no one manager stands out enough imo to warrant a statue

SID BLOOMFIELD is the true legend amongst these names.

Those unaware of who is was and what he did should be ashamed

I cannot think of a more apt statue to be put at FF than Sid himself.
 
toughy. Tilly definitely, Webb absolutely. who has been our most successful manager? maybe our first manager should be the statue and the 'hall of famers' commemorated across the top of the stands
 
Csboy said:
Lets no forget Tilson was a great player for us as well. If there was ever going to be a statue to anyone it would habe to be Tily.
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Im sorry, as much as Tilson was a decent manager he was by no means a great player. A lot if the time he never even made the starting 11. He was a decent player at best.
 
shrimperjon said:
Im sorry, as much as Tilson was a decent manager he was by no means a great player. A lot if the time he never even made the starting 11. He was a decent player at best.
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How the hell did he win player of the millenium then? :smile:

He was a key part of our promotion team in 1990/91.
 
Jam_Man said:
How the hell did he win player of the millenium then? :smile:

He was a key part of our promotion team in 1990/91.
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Ive no idea, I wouldn't say he was a key part, Butler, Martin, Powell, Austin, Sansome, Angell, Benji, Prior! scully were all far more key. Look, he was decent .... Not great that's what I'm saying. Make a negative comment about Tilly on here and people get all anal about it.
 
shrimperjon said:
Ive no idea, I wouldn't say he was a key part, Butler, Martin, Powell, Austin, Sansome, Angell, Benji, Prior! scully were all far more key. Look, he was decent .... Not great that's what I'm saying. Make a negative comment about Tilly on here and people get all anal about it.
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I remember him being very good that season. The likes of Butler and Martin were the engine but Tilson the creative outlet. Will never forget the goal against Grimsby.

He may not have been Otto or Collymore but he was still good.

There's one thing about being defensive about negative comments, but you said a lot of the time he never even made the starting 11 and from memory he started most of the games the year we went up. It was when we were in the 1st Division he moved more onto the bench.
 
Jam_Man said:
I remember him being very good that season. The likes of Butler and Martin were the engine but Tilson the creative outlet. Will never forget the goal against Grimsby.

There's one thing about being defensive about negative comments, but you said a lot of the time he never even made the starting 11 and from memory he started most of the games the year we went up. It was when we were in the 1st Division he moved more onto the bench.
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Thats the point though, I'm not talking about one season, surely his career. And on that basis he was not a great player. That's my opinion, I respect yours, guess we just see it differently.
 
Tilly would be by far the best candidate for a statue. How many clubs have an individual who achieved back to back promotions with them as a player and then a manager? With regard to the relegations whilst he was in charge it is unfair to hold him responsible for these. In the Championship we were out of our depth resource-wise, we were like Burnley are in the Premier League now. In our relegation from League One we were mid table going into the new year, then Ron stopped paying everyone and it all went pear shaped.

The statue could be of Tilly in familiar pose on the touch line with his arms folded :smile:
 
Ailsa Road Shrimper said:
Tilly would be by far the best candidate for a statue. How many clubs have an individual who achieved back to back promotions with them as a player and then a manager? With regard to the relegations whilst he was in charge it is unfair to hold him responsible for these. In the Championship we were out of our depth resource-wise, we were like Burnley are in the Premier League now. In our relegation from League One we were mid table going into the new year, then Ron stopped paying everyone and it all went pear shaped.

The statue could be of Tilly in familiar pose on the touch line with his arms folded :smile:
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If there were to be a statue of Tilly, it would be as a player. Great footballing servant who was let go when he shouldn't have
 
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