Ranking the Southend managers - how useful would they be in a fight?

[Napster]

Saw something similar on twitter on Prem managers - let's do something for post-war Southend managers.

My take:

Paul Clark
Rob Newman
David Webb
Alvan Williams
Alan Little
Alvin Martin
Steve Wignall
Barry Fry
Stewart Robson
Ronnie Whelan
Mick Gooding
Frank Broome
Arthur Rowley
Dave Smith
Geoff Hudson
Steve Thompson
Paul Sturrock
Harry Warren
Phil Brown
Ernie Shepherd
Eddie Perry
Colin Murphy
Bobby Moore
Peter Morris
Dick Bate
Ted Fenton
Steve Tilson
Peter Taylor

It's a long list! Not too sure on some of the older managers - I know Williams was charged post-retirement so that's why he's so high. Personally, a top 3 of Clark, Newman and Webb is tough to beat.

 

[jaffa1]

I think you need some weight categories here - but I would gladly going into battle with Clark, Webb, Little and Thompson.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw something similar on twitter on Prem managers - let's do something for post-war Southend managers.

My take:

Paul Clark
Rob Newman
David Webb
Alvan Williams
Alan Little
Alvin Martin
Steve Wignall
Barry Fry
Stewart Robson
Ronnie Whelan
Mick Gooding
Frank Broome
Arthur Rowley
Dave Smith
Geoff Hudson
Steve Thompson
Paul Sturrock
Harry Warren
Phil Brown
Ernie Shepherd
Eddie Perry
Colin Murphy
Bobby Moore
Peter Morris
Dick Bate
Ted Fenton
Steve Tilson
Peter Taylor

It's a long list! Not too sure on some of the older managers - I know Williams was charged post-retirement so that's why he's so high. Personally, a top 3 of Clark, Newman and Webb is tough to beat.

Our season has already started you know! :winking:

 

[McNasty]

Paul Sturrock at the bottom as he isn't well, so a wee birdie told me.

 

[C C Csiders]

Paul Sturrock at the bottom as he isn't well, so a wee birdie told me.

though I reckon he might get the best of the dead ones.

 

[Leoblue]

Got to be Clark. As a player and Manager I wouldn't have wanted to cross with him.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Is it when they were managing us, as they are now, or as they were in their prime?

 

[Napster]

Is it when they were managing us, as they are now, or as they were in their prime?

When they were Southend managers I think.

 

[rigsby]

If its a lads night out sometimes its best to have a peace maker rather than a brawler. I mean who would hit Bobby Moore. Or how about Taylor and Tilson to calm the drunken ladies who often make things worse. PB would have course all ready pulled and be in a cab.

 

[Napster]

If its a lads night out sometimes its best to have a peace maker rather than a brawler. I mean who would hit Bobby More. Or how about Taylor and Tilson to calm the drunken ladies who often make things worse. PB would have course all ready pulled and be in a cab.

PB would be wearing his pink sweater.

 

[rigsby]

PB would be wearing his pink sweater.

Guaranteed to get you a slap back in my day.

 

[TTS]

Colin Murphy would be near the top , be difficult to beat up a man with such thick skin !!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Whilst Judas would undoubtedly fight dirty and claim to be walking away only to throw a suckerpunch, I'd take Tilly in a fight over him every day.

Tilly was in decent shape so a simple rope-a-dope strategy would see F*y run away up the M1 or have a heart attack. Remember, Tilly also has previous for brawling (I think he had something like a 3 month ban from an incident at Witham) and when things kicked off in the Anglo-Italian Tilly was in the thick of the 21 man brawls whilst his manager was just cheerleading from the sides. He could slide tackle Judas and then paddle him into submission with his table tennis bats.

Seeing how far down the ranking he is I'd probably also take an each-way bet on Mick Gooding. Had his tenure been longer then I think he'd have been a bit more favoured in this contest.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Whilst Judas would undoubtedly fight dirty and claim to be walking away only to throw a suckerpunch, I'd take Tilly in a fight over him every day.

Tilly was in decent shape so a simple rope-a-dope strategy would see F*y run away up the M1 or have a heart attack. Remember, Tilly also has previous for brawling (I think he had something like a 3 month ban from an incident at Witham) and when things kicked off in the Anglo-Italian Tilly was in the thick of the 21 man brawls whilst his manager was just cheerleading from the sides. He could slide tackle Judas and then paddle him into submission with his table tennis bats.

Seeing how far down the ranking he is I'd probably also take an each-way bet on Mick Gooding. Had his tenure been longer then I think he'd have been a bit more favoured in this contest.

Yeah Tilly is quite a hard bloke from what I've heard. Danny Greaves told me he was feared in the vets league when they played together.

 

[EastStandBlue]

I mean who would hit Bobby More.

Bobby Moore's far more likely to have nicked your watch or wallet than given you a slap, the massive tea leaf.

 

[C C Csiders]

Yeah Tilly is quite a hard bloke from what I've heard. Danny Greaves told me he was feared in the vets league when they played together.

Not as feared as former Chelsea and Romania right back Dan Petrescu

 

[Napster]

Whilst Judas would undoubtedly fight dirty and claim to be walking away only to throw a suckerpunch, I'd take Tilly in a fight over him every day.

Tilly was in decent shape so a simple rope-a-dope strategy would see F*y run away up the M1 or have a heart attack. Remember, Tilly also has previous for brawling (I think he had something like a 3 month ban from an incident at Witham) and when things kicked off in the Anglo-Italian Tilly was in the thick of the 21 man brawls whilst his manager was just cheerleading from the sides. He could slide tackle Judas and then paddle him into submission with his table tennis bats.

Seeing how far down the ranking he is I'd probably also take an each-way bet on Mick Gooding. Had his tenure been longer then I think he'd have been a bit more favoured in this contest.

Fair enough re Tilly. I forgot his role in the Anglo Italian.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Not as feared as former Chelsea and Romania right back Dan Petrescu

That is the 3rd time I have seen you use that joke on here, you need new material mate

 

[LCBB72]

Bobby Moore's far more likely to have nicked your watch or wallet than given you a slap, the massive tea leaf.

That was never proven .

 

[LCBB72]

Got to be Clark. As a player and Manager I wouldn't have wanted to cross with him.

Ask Steve Bull how his leg is .