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« Reply #30 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 08:17:49 » |
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100% agree. Kennedy most deluded manager of all time. Got far too much allowance for personal matters. IIRC Di Canio lost both parents in short space of time and took the week end off!!
Agree on Kennedy. Going back, my pick would have included Dave MacKay but even he has been well and truly eclipsed. For best managers, it would be hard to exclude Bert Head who led us to the 2nd tier for the first time with his "Babes". Well done, Adje, on starting this thread. Most fun I've had for a few years now as a Town fan. |
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« Reply #31 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 08:23:42 » |
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Best "5 come-backs"
Sheff Wed 2-0 to 3-2 and Coventry 1-0 to 2-1 with 2 goals in the last 5 mins spring to mind. Was there a Scunthorpe game where we were 2-0 down at half time and won 5-2 against 9 men too?
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #32 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 10:06:41 » |
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Best "5 come-backs"
Sheff Wed 2-0 to 3-2 and Coventry 1-0 to 2-1 with 2 goals in the last 5 mins spring to mind. Was there a Scunthorpe game where we were 2-0 down at half time and won 5-2 against 9 men too?
None better than the 6-4 win at Birmingham under Hoddle when we were 4-1 down IIRC? |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #33 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 10:07:31 » |
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Nah, not having a top 5 worst managers with out Kennedy in it…
Also Beamish who was as bad as any IMO. |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #34 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 10:10:13 » |
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Also Beamish who was as bad as any IMO.
In fairness there will be a fair number of people who won’t have been born or remember Beamish on this forum. None of the above applies for Kennedy though. |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #35 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 10:14:43 » |
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In fairness there will be a fair number of people who won’t have been born or remember Beamish on this forum.
None of the above applies for Kennedy though.
That is true. |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #36 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 10:30:14 » |
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Best "5 come-backs"
Sheff Wed 2-0 to 3-2 and Coventry 1-0 to 2-1 with 2 goals in the last 5 mins spring to mind. Was there a Scunthorpe game where we were 2-0 down at half time and won 5-2 against 9 men too?
From recent times I recall 3-1 down to Crewe under Flitcroft? to win 4-3. Elsnik grabbed a couple. |
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« Reply #37 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 13:05:12 » |
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Surprised nobody has mentioned Birmingham 4 Swindon 6
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« Reply #38 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 13:35:02 » |
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Surprised nobody has mentioned Birmingham 4 Swindon 6
Literally 4 posts above this post mate! None better than the 6-4 win at Birmingham under Hoddle when we were 4-1 down IIRC?
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To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
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And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #39 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 13:40:55 » |
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The 69ers (again)
Leading 1-0 nearly all game and Wembley-bound until Burnley equalised with 30 secs to go.
20 seconds into extra time (less than 60 secs. play) and the Tier 1 side had turned it round at 2-1 and brave Town were going home. But they fought back to win 3-2.
Storming away after Arsenal's late equaliser in normal time at Wembley was almost "routine".
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« Reply #40 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 14:13:30 » |
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Top 5 French players
Philippe Le God Cuervo
Freddie Darras (RIP)
Sofienne Zabooooob
Vince Pericard*
Danny N'Guessan
* surely there's been better for a Top 5 - Kerouche's on Fire may have been a dual national but chose to play for Algeria.
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« Reply #41 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 14:47:13 » |
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Best "5 come-backs"
Sheff Wed 2-0 to 3-2 and Coventry 1-0 to 2-1 with 2 goals in the last 5 mins spring to mind. Was there a Scunthorpe game where we were 2-0 down at half time and won 5-2 against 9 men too?
The full match is available on townenders.com for the Sheff Wed game. Nice to watch that 15 minute spell back in full! Seeing a full TE reminds me how much the atmosphere has declined since those days. |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #42 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 15:16:58 » |
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Top 5 Norn Iron international caps at Swindon
Trevor Anderson
Bryan Hamilton
Jimmy Quinn
Kevin Horlock
Norman Uprichard
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From the services at Leicester
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« Reply #43 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 15:24:04 » |
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Top 5 French players
Philippe Le God Cuervo
Freddie Darras (RIP)
Sofienne Zabooooob
Vince Pericard*
Danny N'Guessan
* surely there's been better for a Top 5 - Kerouche's on Fire may have been a dual national but chose to play for Algeria.
I liked Fabian Robert. Tricky player and a bit of a terrier if I recall |
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« Reply #44 on: Friday, November 1, 2024, 15:45:51 » |
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5 Best and Worst away pubs
The Strawberry at Newcastle was brilliant before ‘that’ 5-0 cup game
Can’t remember the name of the 4-6 Birmingham pub - the crappiest, dirtiest pub I’ve ever been in. Still, probably, the better option than the Zulu pub we went in beforehand!
The Mersey Clipper before the Tranmere PO semi - great stuff in there
Most London away pubs - The Pride of Paddington packed full of Town fans was always good
The White Horse(?) stripper pub at Wycombe
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