Bat Fastard Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 With so many of the posters on this site calling for a change...... well Benny was meant to be very good at bringing on young players. He was certainly a character and understood about hats.Just saying...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 With so many of the posters on this site calling for a change...... well Benny was meant to be very good at bringing on young players. He was certainly a character and understood about hats. Just saying...... He was good at bringing on young players, sadly results and performances were dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 This is a great idea. Why not bring in Skeletor = Manager Warnock = Director of Football Lennartsson = youth development Pulis = Tactician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Benny is someone we should never have got rid of, that said, he was put into a job he wasn't signed to do. The way he bought youngsters through, and eventually got the team playing after his getting to know you period, was pretty good imo. Big mistake, he could have headed up our youth development from it's out set, or done the job SOD is assigned to do now. Big opportunity lost I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 This is a great idea. Why not bring in Skeletor = Manager Warnock = Director of Football Lennartsson = youth development Pulis = Tactician it would be the most hated management team in the clubs histor (benny aside) but it would work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 This is a great idea. Why not bring in Skeletor = Manager Warnock = Director of Football Lennartsson = youth development Pulis = Tactician I can imagine sitting in on Pulis's tactical team talks now: "Just pump the ball forward as soon as you get it. I wanna hear those whooshes..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I can imagine sitting in on Pulis's tactical team talks now: "Just pump the ball forward as soon as you get it. I wanna hear those whooshes..." Sounds like John Ward's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 22, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Benny was one of those who was wrong place, wrong time. In his ways he was actually ahead of where many teams needed to go at that time Interesting though if he had have been given more time, would we be looking at more youth in our side meaning we wouldn't have wasted all that money on those in the following years ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I can imagine sitting in on Pulis's tactical team talks now: "Just pump the ball forward as soon as you get it. I wanna hear those whooshes..." Surely he would be commenting on the amount of time we got a ball in the box. we crossed the ball in 22 times to their 3, we drew 0-0 triffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I can imagine sitting in on Pulis's tactical team talks now: "Just pump the ball forward as soon as you get it. I wanna hear those whooshes..." The only time I ever got neck ache was during the Pulis era. Must have made scouting for players interesting... Chief Scout: Tony, we've got a striker you may be interested in Tony Pulis: How tall is he? Chief Scout: 9 feet 6, he's only got one leg but he has a huge head Tony: Perfect! Sign him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I liked Benny, he had the right ideas regarding off the field but even back then the problem was too big behind the scenes and it hasn't improved in what.. 14 years?? People should wise up and realise that yes managers are responsible for on the pitch but the board are responsible for pulling the club in the right direction which under firstly Davidson and then Lansdown (sorry if there was any in between, I cant remember) they sadly haven't barring a couple of minor successes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Benny was awesome... but he must be about 70 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Benny was awesome... but he must be about 70 now. He is but is assistant manager of the Ivory Coast, keep on rolling Benny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Benny was awesome... but he must be about 70 now. Indeed. Still working though - assistant coach at Cote D'Ivoire. Edit: Snap! SVR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich i e Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 The only time I ever got neck ache was during the Pulis era. Must have made scouting for players interesting... Chief Scout: Tony, we've got a striker you may be interested in Tony Pulis: How tall is he? Chief Scout: 9 feet 6, he's only got one leg but he has a huge head Tony: Perfect! Sign him up. To be fair Pulis did sign Mortimer, who he said had a 'wand' He did mean his left foot at the time, not so sure after watching him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Indeed. Still working though - assistant coach at Cote D'Ivoire. Edit: Snap! SVR. Is he still? I know he was at the last world Cup with Eriksson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Memories,Like the corners of my mindMisty water-colored memories Of the way we wereScattered pictures,Of the smiles we left behindSmiles we gave to one anotherFor the way we wereCan it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time re-written every line? If we had the chance to do it all againTell me, would we? could we? Memries, may be beautiful and yetWhat's too painful to rememberWe simply choose to forgetSo it's the laughterWe will rememberWhenever we remember...The way we were... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Is he still? I know he was at the last world Cup with Eriksson... Hmmm, maybe not. They seem to have an all-French coaching team at present. Ericksson left because he wanted too much money, it says in the page I read about it. Just fancy that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta_Red Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 This is a great idea. Why not bring in Skeletor = Manager Warnock = Director of Football Lennartsson = youth development Pulis = Tactician But keep SO'D on as the PR guru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 But keep SO'D on as the PR guru. Steve Jones as fitness coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Steve Jones as fitness coach. Liam Fontaine as defensive coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm not sure Pulis and Benny would get on. Didn't Benny sign the keeper Bo Andersen who Pulis later went on to describe as "a pudding"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm not sure Pulis and Benny would get on. Didn't Benny sign the keeper Bo Andersen who Pulis later went on to describe as "a pudding"? Pulis's first act was to get rid of all our foreign players, mumbling on about "foreigners who don't know the British game". He went on to have success at Stoke largely on the back of overseas signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 He was good at bringing on young players, sadly results and performances were dreadful. Does that make you think of some one currently in charge ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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