Paul Sturrock

[Greenman]

Hello, Plymouth Argyle fan coming in peace.
After 2 points in 3 games, some of our ridiculous so called fans are calling for Paul Sturrocks head..
A loss against Gillingham (Fair play to you, they are a good side) didn't help but he's a fantastic manager and should be given a proper chance..
I was wondering what opinions you held on the man and was he good for you, did he have any sticky patches.. etc etc..
Many Thanks
Sean 

[Fred Elliot]

Yes Sean

Came into a very troubled club with wages not being paid etc (including his)

Left when his girlfriend came courting and whilst it hurt at the time, upon reflection I for one cannot blame him.

Never gave us pretty football, but he got us out of the godforsaken Northern Division.

You will have rough patches, fuck me we all do, but you have got yourself an honest good manager there with a solid backroom staff.

I would be shocked if he was dismissed.

Good luck you fucking Janner



"Green Arrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

[Greenman]

Yes Sean

Came into a very troubled club with wages not being paid etc (including his)

Left when his girlfriend came courting and whilst it hurt at the time, upon reflection I for one cannot blame him.

Never gave us pretty football, but he got us out of the godforsaken Northern Division.

You will have rough patches, fuck me we all do, but you have got yourself an honest good manager there with a solid backroom staff.

I would be shocked if he was dismissed.

Good luck you fucking Janner



"Green Arrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

Thank you, I say I say thank you. 

[Fred Elliot]

No problem, you will still get the cries of "judas" here, but deep down most of the fans respect him and are thankful for the work that he and his backroom staff achieved here

[flammableBen]

I agree with Fred. Also I once nearly scared him to death by trying to shake his hand.

[Crozzer]

Sturrock is one of the best in the business.  Southampton's demise immediately commenced when Sturrock left, although George Burley did a decent job.

Sturrock was not only a great manager for Swindon Town, he was an incredible communicator.  His rapport with the fans was second to none.

If Plymouth are daft enough to part with Sturrock, there will be thirty-seven clubs finding excuses to part with their current manager, an exception would be Swindon Town.  Danny Wilson could not be better suited to a job where he has to punch above his weight.

If you part with Sturrock, prepare for the shitter, Div II beckons.

[Nick Bamosomi]

What the rest all said.

I liked Luggy, and was upset when he left us - but we couldn't blame him - our club was going down the pan at that time.

[Samdy Gray]

Good luck you fucking Janner

"Green Arrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

[yeo]

Hes past it,his teams play long ball and hes a pretty loathsome individual who left Swindon no better off than when he came.

[Mexicano Rojo]

i second that, football  was shocking when he was here, fucked off at the first opportunity. fuck him.

[yeo]

Thinking about it he actually left the club in a worse state,I heard it took 6 coats of paint to cover that fucking orange office..

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

I lost respect for him after he didn't bother showing up at the friendly last summer and played a shite team. So much for his "I follow all my ex-clubs's results" etc etc bollocks. In terms of management here he did well. Got us promoted from League Two without too many alarms. Didn't play the best football but it suited the players we had at the time and it worked. Just a shame he jumped ship at the first chance he got. I can understand him wanting a more secure job in terms of getting paid and going back to a club he was very successful at a few years previous but I was dissapointed he didn't at least wait to see what the new owners had to say for themselves. He'd probably still be here now if he had stayed at the time.

[sonicyouth]

I agree with Fred. Also I once nearly scared him to death by trying to shake his hand.

this is my favourite sturrock memory.

i like(d) him and wish him well given his health problems but his departure does leave a sour taste in my mouth (or it could be the lime and honey tea i'm drinking)

[pauld]

Good manager at the level we were at and would have done a job for us in League 1 as well. Shockingly naive off the field though and too keen to play the people's hero to see it. Which ultimately led to his own position becoming untenable via the Portugeezers. Don't blame him for the friendly no-show as in hindsight that may have been around the time his illness was coming to the fore. He clearly loves Plymouth and wants that to be the job that takes him into retirement - hope it works out for him

[Arriba]

i rate the bloke,and his backroom team were spot on too.
his way of playing wasn''t always the most attractive but was effective.
i dont blame him for going back to plymouth in the slightest.