TEFs most most disliked Swindon Town manager ever

[Ardiles]

Hart for me.  We were completely beneath him...except we weren't.  Because he was shit.  Worst case of a misplaced superiority complex you'll ever see.

Sheridan just had a rough time (losing parents etc.) and a few demons that sucked all the warmth from him.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Strangely, I have no real view on Sheridan. It was the COVID season though wasn't it? I think I've just blocked that season out of my mind. Even if though I watched plenty of games, I remember next to nothing about it...God it was horrible 😣

[Wobbly Bob]

On reflection, should have voted for Paul Hart, came over as a bit of an obnoxious twat. Not a good quality when coupled with an inability to win football matches.

A mistake on my part, but not as big as Fitton's in appoining him.
Brought in as a firefighter after successfully keeping Crystal Palace up.
Who was caretaker after Hart got the boot?
Was it Bodin? If so why not take a punt on him in the first place.

Sheridan was set up to fail to a degree plus a difficult environment & circumstances to work in.

Maybe for a future thread but matching up assistants with managers would be fun.
Would never have remembered who Hart's was without looking it up.

[Bob's Orange]

On reflection, should have voted for Paul Hart, came over as a bit of an obnoxious twat. Not a good quality when coupled with an inability to win football matches.

A mistake on my part, but not as big as Fitton's in appoining him.
Brought in as a firefighter after successfully keeping Crystal Palace up.
Who was caretaker after Hart got the boot?
Was it Bodin? If so why not take a punt on him in the first place.

Sheridan was set up to fail to a degree plus a difficult environment & circumstances to work in.

Maybe for a future thread but matching up assistants with managers would be fun.
Would never have remembered who Hart's was without looking it up.

Was it morph?

[Wobbly Bob]

Was it morph?

Nah, Chas was better suited to the job.

[Crozzer]

On reflection, should have voted for Paul Hart, came over as a bit of an obnoxious twat. Not a good quality when coupled with an inability to win football matches.

A mistake on my part, but not as big as Fitton's in appoining him.
Brought in as a firefighter after successfully keeping Crystal Palace up.
Who was caretaker after Hart got the boot?
Was it Bodin? If so why not take a punt on him in the first place.

Sheridan was set up to fail to a degree plus a difficult environment & circumstances to work in.

Maybe for a future thread but matching up assistants with managers would be fun.
Would never have remembered who Hart's was without looking it up.

"Zippy", Paul Bodin, took over as caretaker for the last two games of the season.  Sheana Easton may have been a strong rumour, beforehand, but had to take the morning train.........., but probably knew how to operate the hairdryer. Hart's banner signing for Swindon was Squad Goal's very own Calvin Andrew.  If you can catch it, there's an account of loanee, Mike Grella, missing a penalty after telling Hart to chill after Hart was critical of Grella's warm-up.  It is hilarious, with Grella being immediately sent back to Leeds United, leaving the squad with few attacking options.  IIRC, the Town looked decent in the two games of the season that Zippy was manager for.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

"Zippy", Paul Bodin, took over as caretaker for the last two games of the season.  Sheana Easton may have been a strong rumour, beforehand, but had to take the morning train.........., but probably knew how to operate the hairdryer. Hart's banner signing for Swindon was Squad Goal's very own Calvin Andrew.  If you can catch it, there's an account of loanee, Mike Grella, missing a penalty after telling Hart to chill after Hart was critical of Grella's warm-up.  It is hilarious, with Grella being immediately sent back to Leeds United, leaving the squad with few attacking options.  IIRC, the Town looked decent in the two games of the season that Zippy was manager for.

I love listening to Zippy talking about football. Talks so much sense and would love it if he rejoined the coaching staff at STFC at some point...

[Crozzer]

Looking back at what had happened, Grella going back to Leeds was his own decision after being left out as a starter in favour of Elliott Benyon: https://www.townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=GRELLAMI

Grella went on to play in the MLS and is currently a soccer analyst for CBS Sports Network and Paramount+.

[Peter Venkman]

Looking back at what had happened, Grella going back to Leeds was his own decision after being left out as a starter in favour of Elliott Benyon: https://www.townenders.com/profile.php?person_code=GRELLAMI

Grella went on to play in the MLS and is currently a soccer analyst for CBS Sports Network and Paramount+.

Blimey Mike Grella is a name that I had 100% forgotten, probably rightly so TBH.

[RedRag]

One or two more conciliatory posts about Sheridan.  Sure, it was the wrong time for him and he was dealt a poor hand.  

I struggled to cope with my rose-tinted memories of the gifted, creative midfielder rocking up with such anti-footballing principles and a hateful contempt for we fans.

I ended up chanting for Kingy's head , an equally talented ex-baller. He had his own personal challenges and contemptible support from the club, but he rightly remains a much loved character here.