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Post by iangreaves on Oct 27, 2022 15:11:39 GMT 1
I seem to remember that Keith Longbottom was at a meeting telling disgruntled fans there was nobody in Huddersfield with the kind of money to spend that supporters wanted. Leslie stood up and said that was an assumption. Leslie subsequently took over and was a driving force behind the new ground. Would that have been the late 80s then? Not sure its comparable to now. I can remember when we signed Jacko from Newcastle (?), and it leaked out his wage was going to be £1000 a week.. everyone was amazed we could be paying so much!!  Certainly not comparable to now. Our record signing under Keith Longbottom was Terry Austin. We paid £120,000 for him and I remember wishing we hadn’t.  |
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on Oct 27, 2022 15:13:58 GMT 1
What we really, really need is a chairman like Sir Amos Brook Hirst and a manager like Herbert Chapman, with Clem Stephenson dictating things in midfield and Alex Jackson up front.
Them were the days, my friends!
Let’s be honest, this ownership business is a high-stakes lottery. As I’ve said before, it’s like tossing a coin whether we get the right one(s) in or not. It’s all being driven by the ludicrous salaries even mediocre footballers command these days.
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Post by iangreaves on Oct 27, 2022 15:16:46 GMT 1
Leslie took over at the end of 1992. Longbottom had handed over to Roger Fielding in 1987, leading to the Malcolm MacDonald period. Longbottom ended up stepping back in before handing on to Leslie.
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Post by Captainslapper on Oct 27, 2022 15:22:53 GMT 1
Leslie took over at the end of 1992. Longbottom had handed over to Roger Fielding in 1987, leading to the Malcolm MacDonald period. Longbottom ended up stepping back in before handing on to Leslie. Tell you what, that highlights the amount of scrutiny and attention the inner workings of football clubs get since the internet age started! I have no memory of Roger Fielding whatsoever!! I dont even recognise the name and I was going to practically every game home and away back then! |
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Post by Champers on Oct 27, 2022 20:20:04 GMT 1
In the perfect world, I want owners like Leicester's to come in. They put their money where their mouths were, invested in the club, and also bought into the local community and really became a part of the scenery. They worked with the club, rather than just for themselves. Mega-rich outsiders who made themselves insiders. I really don't want someone to come in who might want to sportswash. The Newcastle takeover (not that we'd get that kind of interest) is exactly what I don't want. Success, but at the cost of selling some of our soul. Many wouldn't care, but I personally would. Whatever happens, I want to see some acknowledgement that football club ownership isn't just about ploughing money in and buying success. Sure you would. If some multi billionaire from a far off land came in and started writing blank cheques and renovating the local area, etc, you'd be absolutely buzzing, as would everyone else. Some might not admit it and pretend to be appalled by it all, but nobody would be binning off their season ticket and going to watch Brighouse or Golcar every week. Easy to act like you would when there's less than a one in a billion chance of it ever happening, but in the event it did, you'd have a little chubby in your underpants just like everyone else. |
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Post by Melc on Oct 27, 2022 21:33:39 GMT 1
Would that have been the late 80s then? Not sure its comparable to now. I can remember when we signed Jacko from Newcastle (?), and it leaked out his wage was going to be £1000 a week.. everyone was amazed we could be paying so much!! Certainly not comparable to now. Our record signing under Keith Longbottom was Terry Austin. We paid £120,000 for him and I remember wishing we hadn’t. Yes he was very poor, considering how much he cost, but he did manage to score for us, unlike Brian Greenhalgh who managed zilch! |
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Oct 27, 2022 21:43:07 GMT 1
Certainly not comparable to now. Our record signing under Keith Longbottom was Terry Austin. We paid £120,000 for him and I remember wishing we hadn’t. Yes he was very poor, considering how much he cost, but he did manage to score for us, unlike Brian Greenhalgh who managed zilch! This is a very common misconception. He was never popular and failed to win over the fans, that is not even open to debate, but Austin scored 10 in 42 games for Town. That's a strike-rate of 1 in 4 games which isn't too bad at all. He started quite well, but was in and out of the side for whatever reason - usually dropped - with his 42 games spread over nearly two years. No, I never rated him, but these days 10 in 42 would probably have him on the radar of Premier League scouts! 😉 Greenhalgh, on the other hand, most definitely was crap. 😄 |
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Post by ldotm on Oct 27, 2022 22:37:01 GMT 1
Where’s the option for Duncan Foster?
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Post by conman on Oct 27, 2022 23:10:10 GMT 1
Where’s the option for Duncan Foster? As owner ? |
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Post by iangreaves on Oct 28, 2022 8:18:23 GMT 1
Certainly not comparable to now. Our record signing under Keith Longbottom was Terry Austin. We paid £120,000 for him and I remember wishing we hadn’t. Yes he was very poor, considering how much he cost, but he did manage to score for us, unlike Brian Greenhalgh who managed zilch! Brian Greenhalgh. Yeah he definitely was crap. Spent most of the time on his arse, but somehow kept Frank out of the team for a while. |
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Post by townrwe on Oct 28, 2022 8:34:03 GMT 1
Elon musk would be great with fozza.... it would make a great sketch show.
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Post by conman on Oct 28, 2022 8:37:13 GMT 1
Where’s the option for Duncan Foster? As owner ? Dunco , Dunco |
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Post by workshyfop on Oct 28, 2022 8:49:43 GMT 1
Yes he was very poor, considering how much he cost, but he did manage to score for us, unlike Brian Greenhalgh who managed zilch! This is a very common misconception. He was never popular and failed to win over the fans, that is not even open to debate, but Austin scored 10 in 42 games for Town. That's a strike-rate of 1 in 4 games which isn't too bad at all. He started quite well, but was in and out of the side for whatever reason - usually dropped - with his 42 games spread over nearly two years. No, I never rated him, but these days 10 in 42 would probably have him on the radar of Premier League scouts! 😉 Greenhalgh, on the other hand, most definitely was crap. 😄 I’m always surprised when looking up Terry Austin and seeing that he doesn’t appear to be the disaster everyone, myself included, remembers. I suppose if we’d known Jon Newby or Chris Hay (to name but two off the top of my head) were to come, we may have appreciated him a bit more! |
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Post by rockwall on Oct 28, 2022 8:51:51 GMT 1
This is a very common misconception. He was never popular and failed to win over the fans, that is not even open to debate, but Austin scored 10 in 42 games for Town. That's a strike-rate of 1 in 4 games which isn't too bad at all. He started quite well, but was in and out of the side for whatever reason - usually dropped - with his 42 games spread over nearly two years. No, I never rated him, but these days 10 in 42 would probably have him on the radar of Premier League scouts! 😉 Greenhalgh, on the other hand, most definitely was crap. 😄 I’m always surprised when looking up Terry Austin and seeing that he doesn’t appear to be the disaster everyone, myself included, remembers. I suppose if we’d known Jon Newby or Chris Hay (to name but two off the top of my head) were to come, we may have appreciated him a bit more! Worst bit about it is, Hey, Newby even Parker and Jevons. These players were brilliant prospects or quality signings at the time. For some reason, we have a knack of ruining players. Joe Garner another one. |
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Post by ambryboy on Oct 28, 2022 9:36:17 GMT 1
This is a very common misconception. He was never popular and failed to win over the fans, that is not even open to debate, but Austin scored 10 in 42 games for Town. That's a strike-rate of 1 in 4 games which isn't too bad at all. He started quite well, but was in and out of the side for whatever reason - usually dropped - with his 42 games spread over nearly two years. No, I never rated him, but these days 10 in 42 would probably have him on the radar of Premier League scouts! 😉 Greenhalgh, on the other hand, most definitely was crap. 😄 I’m always surprised when looking up Terry Austin and seeing that he doesn’t appear to be the disaster everyone, myself included, remembers. I suppose if we’d known Jon Newby or Chris Hay (to name but two off the top of my head) were to come, we may have appreciated him a bit more! We used to call him Tracy Austin (pig-tailed tennis player of the era for the younger readers) I'll trump Terry Austin with Terry Eccles, now he was shit. I've just had a look and his stats show he scored 6 goals in 46 appearances for us. |
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Post by ram on Oct 28, 2022 9:41:36 GMT 1
Not very well publicised that Hoyle has left.Single line on Sky Sports saying he had stepped down as CEO,nothing on Look North at lunch-time.I didn,t look on Calendar or at night.If no one knows we are for sale,who will know to put a bid in? Doubt the Qatari Royal Family are watching Look North to be honest I was merely pointing out how insignificant an event it seems to be with the media mate..No need for sarcasm. |
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Post by ram on Oct 28, 2022 9:52:02 GMT 1
Peter Withe wasn,t exactly prolific in my fading memory,either.
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Post by conman on Oct 28, 2022 10:18:36 GMT 1
"Rod Belfitt , Rod Belfitt , get off your arse and score for town , don't let us down , ooho".. They don't do songs like that anymore 🙂
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Post by dugnet on Oct 28, 2022 11:33:31 GMT 1
Peter Withe wasn,t exactly prolific in my fading memory,either. Peter Withe, by the time he pulled a Town shirt on, was slower than a tortoise pulling a concrete block. He should never have been playing by then. When we signing Frank Stapleton you could at least see he had some quality even if his legs had gone. Terry Austin never fitted into the "up and at 'em" Buxton style. The only decent game I remembering having was away at Blackpool in 1981 (I think) when he scored both on a 2-1 win. |
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Post by space hardware on Oct 28, 2022 11:36:42 GMT 1
Peter Withe wasn,t exactly prolific in my fading memory,either. Peter Withe, by the time he pulled a Town shirt on, was slower than a tortoise pulling a concrete block. He should never have been playing by then. When we signing Frank Stapleton you could at least see he had some quality even if his legs had gone. Terry Austin never fitted into the "up and at 'em" Buxton style. The only decent game I remembering having was away at Blackpool in 1981 (I think) when he scored both on a 2-1 win. Jeez, Withe was bad. |
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Post by dugnet on Oct 28, 2022 11:37:16 GMT 1
Moving along from all our yesterdays (which is always fun), does anyone have any, credible, rumours about who might be interested in taking Town on? I know we do this type of business under the radar but you would have thought the press might have had an idea who might have shown an interest.
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Post by dugnet on Oct 28, 2022 11:37:54 GMT 1
Peter Withe, by the time he pulled a Town shirt on, was slower than a tortoise pulling a concrete block. He should never have been playing by then. When we signing Frank Stapleton you could at least see he had some quality even if his legs had gone. Terry Austin never fitted into the "up and at 'em" Buxton style. The only decent game I remembering having was away at Blackpool in 1981 (I think) when he scored both on a 2-1 win. Jeez, Withe was bad. He was - his legs looked like they had forgotten how to run. |
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Post by space hardware on Oct 28, 2022 11:41:23 GMT 1
He was - his legs looked like they had forgotten how to run. Didn't we play him in some kind of weird sweeper role at one point? Or is that my memory playing tricks? |
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Post by mosher on Oct 28, 2022 11:42:11 GMT 1
Moving along from all our yesterdays (which is always fun), does anyone have any, credible, rumours about who might be interested in taking Town on? I know we do this type of business under the radar but you would have thought the press might have had an idea who might have shown an interest. I know what you mean. Usually there's at least SOME inane speculation, but there's not even been that. |
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Post by dugnet on Oct 28, 2022 11:43:37 GMT 1
He was - his legs looked like they had forgotten how to run. Didn't we play him in some kind of weird sweeper role at one point? Or is that my memory playing tricks? No you are right, he played centre half a couple of times (I think it might have been when Malcolm Shotton - remember him? - was injured) - he was hopeless. Clearly he had been a very good player, scored the goal that win Villa the European Cup, but he was well and truly shot when we signed him. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Oct 28, 2022 11:44:14 GMT 1
I’m always surprised when looking up Terry Austin and seeing that he doesn’t appear to be the disaster everyone, myself included, remembers. I suppose if we’d known Jon Newby or Chris Hay (to name but two off the top of my head) were to come, we may have appreciated him a bit more! We used to call him Tracy Austin (pig-tailed tennis player of the era for the younger readers) I'll trump Terry Austin with Terry Eccles, now he was shit. I've just had a look and his stats show he scored 6 goals in 46 appearances for us. I was quite young then, maybe 11 or 12, but I can remember the Tracey Austin thing,, and a bit like Cowling , it seemed a lot took against him because they felt he was a bit soft. 'Bit soft' back then was not launching yourself into any challenge like your life depended on it. |
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Post by dugnet on Oct 28, 2022 11:44:58 GMT 1
Moving along from all our yesterdays (which is always fun), does anyone have any, credible, rumours about who might be interested in taking Town on? I know we do this type of business under the radar but you would have thought the press might have had an idea who might have shown an interest. I know what you mean. Usually there's at least SOME inane speculation, but there's not even been that. I suppose no news is good news but I really hope that this doesn't drag on too long. We need to salvage our season, if possible, and this uncertainty and lack of clarity will not help. |
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Post by Terriersmad on Oct 28, 2022 12:18:48 GMT 1
In the perfect world, I want owners like Leicester's to come in. They put their money where their mouths were, invested in the club, and also bought into the local community and really became a part of the scenery. They worked with the club, rather than just for themselves. Mega-rich outsiders who made themselves insiders. I really don't want someone to come in who might want to sportswash. The Newcastle takeover (not that we'd get that kind of interest) is exactly what I don't want. Success, but at the cost of selling some of our soul. Many wouldn't care, but I personally would. Whatever happens, I want to see some acknowledgement that football club ownership isn't just about ploughing money in and buying success. Sure you would. If some multi billionaire from a far off land came in and started writing blank cheques and renovating the local area, etc, you'd be absolutely buzzing, as would everyone else. Some might not admit it and pretend to be appalled by it all, but nobody would be binning off their season ticket and going to watch Brighouse or Golcar every week. Easy to act like you would when there's less than a one in a billion chance of it ever happening, but in the event it did, you'd have a little chubby in your underpants just like everyone else. Is there any need for the last point? You may not agree with me. Don't make assumptions on my behalf. |
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Post by Champers on Oct 28, 2022 12:29:18 GMT 1
Sure you would. If some multi billionaire from a far off land came in and started writing blank cheques and renovating the local area, etc, you'd be absolutely buzzing, as would everyone else. Some might not admit it and pretend to be appalled by it all, but nobody would be binning off their season ticket and going to watch Brighouse or Golcar every week. Easy to act like you would when there's less than a one in a billion chance of it ever happening, but in the event it did, you'd have a little chubby in your underpants just like everyone else. Is there any need for the last point? You may not agree with me. Don't make assumptions on my behalf. Fair enough 👍🏼 |
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Post by lankystreak on Oct 28, 2022 12:33:16 GMT 1
I would prefer fan ownership or any buyer who comes in and runs us as a break even business, regardless of what division this takes us to.
Can't imagine anything worse than Saudis etc coming in and using us like their personal play thing.
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