Roadrunner Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Just sorting out some old programmes etc. Came across a Gatepost May 1999. Question session by Benny Lennartsson, is he still in football if so where???? In the same issue, Scott Davidson, David Howells, Soren Andersen, Viilmos Sebok, Ivan Tistimentanu, Gregg Goodridge, Ade Akinbiyi and Matt Hill. Ten years ago have things changed ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicalsurfer Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Last managed IK Start in 2007 according to wikipedia. (He got them relegated and no, i'm not joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson City Reds Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 According to wiki his last job was in 2007 at Swdish club IK Start. looking at all the jobs as a manager he has had he has only lasted 2 seasons at the most at most of the teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DanC Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Last managed IK Start in 2007 according to wikipedia. (He got them relegated and no, i'm not joking.Didn't the play Chelsea in the cup winners cup or whatever it was called back then whilst he was manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john shaws hair Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Didn't the play Chelsea in the cup winners cup or whatever it was called back then whilst he was manager? correct stato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City_pete1 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I thught Benny always tried his best for us, and therefore has my respect. Should never have been appointed though. Tony Pulis... now that is another story, no respect for that man ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins72 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 shocking comment benny came as a coach perhaps a few years to early I thought benny did well introducing the kids wasnt it Ben Wright he took on loan to a club he managed in Norway for a season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I thought benny did well introducing the kids wasnt it Ben Wright he took on loan to a club he managed in Norway for a season? also jim brennan no disrespect dolly but you dont look old enough to remember that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I thought benny did well introducing the kids wasnt it Ben Wright he took on loan to a club he managed in Norway for a season? Well done Robins. Benny was a great manager who would have built the team around the Academy and had a great track record in this. He was our very own Dario Gradi and we should have kept him for a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citynut54 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I think that's a bit harsh - it was Scott Davidsons decision to phase out Ward and bring him in and i'm sure he did his best. It was John Ward's decision to phase out John Ward!! He went public after the hammering at Ipswich and said that he needed help. I seem to remember he wanted Ray Harford who'd just got the push from the only club below us in the league (QPR) but he wouldn't come. So when Benny was appointed JW threw his toys out of the pram and walked!! stating that he didn't want to be a number two to anyone. Within a month he was number 2 at Wolves!! I always felt that Benny was dropped right in the soft and smelly and did the best he could. He certainly brought youngsters like Jim Brennan and Aaron Brown through. he was employed as Director of Football NOT as a manager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Just sorting out some old programmes etc. Came across a Gatepost May 1999. Question session by Benny Lennartsson, is he still in football if so where???? In the same issue, Scott Davidson, David Howells, Soren Andersen, Viilmos Sebok, Ivan Tistimentanu, Gregg Goodridge, Ade Akinbiyi and Matt Hill. Ten years ago have things changed ????? He is currently assistant manager for GAIS in the Swedish prem. Appointed during the season by a former assistant manager of his, GAIS (a Gothenburg team) suddenly started to win games and Benny got a lot of credit. As a player he represented Fulham among other teams. As manager for Norweigan Viking FK he had European success. I remember him saying that the first thing he had to do when appointed in Bristol was to start pre-season training as the players where not properly trained. He introduced training twice a day which was not very popular with the older players used to go golfing. Players having a night out in Birmingham throwing up at training ground etc. If it wasen't for a very good start the season before we would never have been promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 It was John Ward's decision to phase out John Ward!! He went public after the hammering at Ipswich and said that he needed help. I seem to remember he wanted Ray Harford who'd just got the push from the only club below us in the league (QPR) but he wouldn't come. So when Benny was appointed JW threw his toys out of the pram and walked!! stating that he didn't want to be a number two to anyone. Within a month he was number 2 at Wolves!! I always felt that Benny was dropped right in the soft and smelly and did the best he could. He certainly brought youngsters like Jim Brennan and Aaron Brown through. he was employed as Director of Football NOT as a manager! Also Carey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hicksy-BCFC Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Aye I have heard from various people in the past that at the club we had all the discipline of a pub side back in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfive Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Just sorting out some old programmes etc. Came across a Gatepost May 1999. Question session by Benny Lennartsson, is he still in football if so where???? In the same issue, Scott Davidson, David Howells, Soren Andersen, Viilmos Sebok, Ivan Tistimentanu, Gregg Goodridge, Ade Akinbiyi and Matt Hill. Ten years ago have things changed ????? This should help you find out all you want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Benny was a clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redland Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 If my memory seves me correctly the relegation season when BL was in charge we had an amazing record of conceding last minute goals. Some things never change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Benny always was a duff appointment. When he came, the lines of responsibility between him and Ward were very unclear, and it was never going to work with the two of them together. Add to that Davidsons interference in (allegedly) buying Thorpe. With regards to the defence, we had Dyche, subsequently preformed well in the Championship, Watts, offered a contract by a Premier League Club, Carey, plus Shail and Taylor both injured. It might not have been pretty under Ward, but I think we would have survived, instead of lamely going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Didn't the play Chelsea in the cup winners cup or whatever it was called back then whilst he was manager? And didn't City loanee Ben Wright score in that game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Also Carey. Carey made his debut under Joe Jordan in 95 against York City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Benny's the name!! I got fiiiiive kids to feed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Should've stuck with Abba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacki's Luv Child Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I remember Benny as a lovely guy but completely clueless about English football at this level. Does anyone remember the baseball cap throwing thing when we won? My abiding memory of Benny was Portsmouth away in about March...we won 1-0. I was in the South Stand which housed the player's tunnel. As the lads were coming off the pitch, I called out to Benny and chucked him my BCFC cap, which, smiling his head off, he tried to throw back and promptly fell flat on his arse in the mud...kind of typified the guy really! It was a great day though, I had a chat with Scott Davidson ahead of the game as he was only a few rows away from me, he was very bubbly and positive and we both actually believed we were staying up after that game! I was really sad that John Ward wasn't given a real crack at it. He had a great rapport with the fans as well as the squad...I think his leaving really effected their game for some time. Benny's appointment was a mistake but Scott was and remains a true fan and he was just doing what he thought was in the interests of The Club at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back of the net Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Also Carey. Also gave Steve Phillips his debut. Do we still have an academy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest david wka Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Benny's the name!! I got fiiiiive kids to feed! And he went home in a Johnny cab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Hogg Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 botom line is hes an exellent coach but not a manager. we could use a coach of his nowlege at the gate now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlicbread Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 ....And was a really nice bloke to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Have deleted my comment, and the ones replying to it, to save anyone else getting upset. Apologies again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Have deleted my comment, and the ones replying to it, to save anyone else getting upset. Apologies again Actually Dolly, you might have been nearer the truth than you realize. About 2 years ago my mate was visiting his son who was living and working in Norway and a village close to where his son lived was called Hell, My mate decided that he would never forgive himself if did'nt go to visit Hell. He waited on the bus stop and the bus stopped and the bus driver was wearing a Bristol City shirt, my mate could'nt believe his eyes and asked the driver why he was wearing a Bristol City shirt. The guy told him that between 1976 & 1980 our first division period him and a lot of his mates attached themselves to BCFC (from seeing them on match of the day) and still followed us to this day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway And just to add to these names within 5k of where I live is a village (translated) The Village of the Bastards and 20k in the other direction is a village called Purgatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Mat Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Does anyone remember the baseball cap throwing thing when we won? Indeed, fancy managers making novelty gestures to the crowd like that when they win a game! You wouldn't get that from English Managers..... :noexpression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Actually Dolly, you might have been nearer the truth than you realize. About 2 years ago my mate was visiting his son who was living and working in Norway and a village close to where his son lived was called Hell, My mate decided that he would never forgive himself if did'nt go to visit Hell. He waited on the bus stop and the bus stopped and the bus driver was wearing a Bristol City shirt, my mate could'nt believe his eyes and asked the driver why he was wearing a Bristol City shirt. The guy told him that between 1976 & 1980 our first division period him and a lot of his mates attached themselves to BCFC (from seeing them on match of the day) and still followed us to this day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway And just to add to these names within 5k of where I live is a village (translated) The Village of the Bastards and 20k in the other direction is a village called Purgatory. I'll find out if this bus driver is any one of the Norweigan fans we know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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