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Post by htafcokay on Dec 30, 2023 1:15:05 GMT 1
Our manager between the year 2000 and 2002, and doesn't often get mentioned these days. An eventful couple of years resulting in relegation and a play-off defeat.
I'm speaking to Lou in the near future, so does anyone have any memories of his time here? Or anything they want to ask him?
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Post by wildhogg on Dec 30, 2023 1:21:46 GMT 1
I really liked him. Football a little dowdy at times, but we were doomed to relegation when he took over and I thought he did well the following season with the club in absolute turmoil. Very surprised to find that we were the last club he managed, 21 years ago. Replacing him with Wadsworth (the name makes me shudder) was a colossal error.
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Post by turbo2 on Dec 30, 2023 1:33:39 GMT 1
Our manager between the year 2000 and 2002, and doesn't often get mentioned these days. An eventful couple of years resulting in relegation and a play-off defeat. I'm speaking to Lou in the near future, so does anyone have any memories of his time here? Or anything they want to ask him? Did he give his lad a deal because he thought it was the right thing to do or because of nepotism?? |
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Post by colnevalleyblue on Dec 30, 2023 8:26:36 GMT 1
I really liked him. Football a little dowdy at times, but we were doomed to relegation when he took over and I thought he did well the following season with the club in absolute turmoil. Very surprised to find that we were the last club he managed, 21 years ago. Replacing him with Wadsworth (the name makes me shudder) was a colossal error. In fairness to him he nearly did keep us up. |
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Post by chadders51 on Dec 30, 2023 9:11:10 GMT 1
Great for Stoke. Still lives local and runs a shelter for the homeless
Can’t believe he’s been overlooked again in the honours list
His grandson playing now for Notts County
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Post by Teddington Ted on Dec 30, 2023 9:41:00 GMT 1
A wonderful man. Sacking him to replace him with Wadsworth was ridiculous. Playoffs to relegated in 12 months.
The club was a car crash at that time, luckily Leon Knight wasn’t totally crazy yet and scored plenty for us.
He must have felt hard done by and realised enough was enough. Please ask him if, having been so harshly treated by a club in a spiral of decline, did he decide the game was no longer for him? Did he make a conscious decision not to manage again or could he just not find a suitable role?
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Post by htfcfcfc on Dec 30, 2023 9:42:21 GMT 1
Legend! Also managed to get a tune out of Leon Knight Knight Knight
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Post by drayltonboy (independent) on Dec 30, 2023 10:00:54 GMT 1
Came across as a really nice guy on Under The Cosh. Despite having no tales to tell of ribald nights out or bullying young players, they seemed to take to him and what he is now doing.
He must have some principles too, as I seem to remember that he was Bruce's assistant, and once SB had left, would not take the job unless Bruce gave his blessing.
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Post by E4b on Dec 30, 2023 10:47:45 GMT 1
A fantastic guy treat like shit by our hierarchy. Got sacked by a text message after continually funding the club by personally paying for hotels/travel for the players. What he’s doing these days for the homeless in incredible. Wonder what good the hierarchy who sacked him by text are doing for the Country right now?
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Dec 30, 2023 12:10:10 GMT 1
Our manager between the year 2000 and 2002, and doesn't often get mentioned these days. An eventful couple of years resulting in relegation and a play-off defeat. I'm speaking to Lou in the near future, so does anyone have any memories of his time here? Or anything they want to ask him? Did he give his lad a deal because he thought it was the right thing to do or because of nepotism?? Both him and Bruce had their sons in the squad. Not really fair on the kid, as even if they're good enough there's bound to be accusations of nepotism. Think even Frank Lampard Jr had questions over his ability at West Ham until he was able to prove himself. Not convinced that either Paul Macari or Alex Bruce would've managed to sign pro terms anywhere without their famous dads. |
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Post by htafcokay on Dec 30, 2023 12:13:01 GMT 1
Did he give his lad a deal because he thought it was the right thing to do or because of nepotism?? Both him and Bruce had their sons in the squad. Not really fair on the kid, as even if they're good enough there's bound to be accusations of nepotism. Think even Frank Lampard Jr had questions over his ability at West Ham until he was able to prove himself. Not convinced that either Paul Macari or Alex Bruce would've managed to sign pro terms anywhere without their famous dads. Not at Town though. |
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Post by Wingman on Dec 30, 2023 12:31:33 GMT 1
Great for Stoke. Still lives local and runs a shelter for the homeless Can’t believe he’s been overlooked again in the honours list His grandson playing now for Notts County The work Macari does and has done for the homeless is outstanding, and he comes across on the Under The Cosh podcast as a manager players would want to play for. Deserves an honour, but I won’t derail this thread on that topic as it’s already on another sub-board. |
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Post by htafcokay on Dec 30, 2023 12:36:23 GMT 1
Great for Stoke. Still lives local and runs a shelter for the homeless Can’t believe he’s been overlooked again in the honours list His grandson playing now for Notts County The work Macari does and has done for the homeless is outstanding, and he comes across on the Under The Cosh podcast as a manager players would want to play for. Deserves an honour, but I won’t derail this thread on that topic as it’s already on another sub-board. Where his time at the club wasn't even mentioned by the hosts. Same as the Brian Horton one, 37 seconds of Town "discussion" before he was swiftly moved on by that annoying c*** who hosts it. There have been some good podcasts from Undr The Cosh, but it constantly annoys me how whenever an ex Town player or manager is on such a thing, their involvement at Town is barely ever mentioned. |
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Post by Wingman on Dec 30, 2023 12:40:15 GMT 1
The work Macari does and has done for the homeless is outstanding, and he comes across on the Under The Cosh podcast as a manager players would want to play for. Deserves an honour, but I won’t derail this thread on that topic as it’s already on another sub-board. Where his time at the club wasn't even mentioned by the hosts. Same as the Brian Horton one, 37 seconds of Town "discussion" before he was swiftly moved on by that annoying card who hosts it. There have been some good podcasts from Undr The Cosh, but it constantly annoys me how whenever an ex Town player or manager is on such a thing, their involvement at Town is barely ever mentioned. The lad who isn’t an ex-player is a wee bit annoying but Brown and Parkin can be entertaining at times. Only gripe is the level of swearing as some episodes it’s effing this and that. Mind you, ex-footballers, heading the hall, brain cells damaged, etc. 🫢 Question for Macari would be what does he think he could have achieved with Town, had the financial side been more stable? He had the pedigree of success, so who knows? |
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Post by htafcokay on Dec 30, 2023 12:42:00 GMT 1
Where his time at the club wasn't even mentioned by the hosts. Same as the Brian Horton one, 37 seconds of Town "discussion" before he was swiftly moved on by that annoying card who hosts it. There have been some good podcasts from Undr The Cosh, but it constantly annoys me how whenever an ex Town player or manager is on such a thing, their involvement at Town is barely ever mentioned. The lad who isn’t an ex-player is a wee bit annoying but Brown and Parkin can be entertaining at times. Only gripe is the level of swearing as some episodes it’s effing this and that. Mind you, ex-footballers, heading the hall, brain cells damaged, etc. 🫢 Can't do with Parkin, he contributes the square root of nothing to each episode. Chris Brown (the player) is alright though and actually quite knowledgeable regarding football history. |
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Post by prepare on Dec 30, 2023 12:45:59 GMT 1
Our manager between the year 2000 and 2002, and doesn't often get mentioned these days. An eventful couple of years resulting in relegation and a play-off defeat. I'm speaking to Lou in the near future, so does anyone have any memories of his time here? Or anything they want to ask him? you can thank him for the wonderfull work he does in his community |
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Post by boooothy on Dec 30, 2023 12:59:41 GMT 1
Does he still have a chip shop?
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Post by lindleyite on Dec 30, 2023 14:15:37 GMT 1
I remember it being like head tennis, ball never on the ground.
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Post by Tinpot on Dec 30, 2023 15:02:32 GMT 1
Our manager between the year 2000 and 2002, and doesn't often get mentioned these days. An eventful couple of years resulting in relegation and a play-off defeat. I'm speaking to Lou in the near future, so does anyone have any memories of his time here? Or anything they want to ask him? Did he give his lad a deal because he thought it was the right thing to do or because of nepotism?? Given what happened to one of his other sons, one might argue that nepotism was the right thing to do. |
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Post by Porrohman on Dec 30, 2023 15:04:47 GMT 1
No question but can you please thank him from me. He did a great job and was shit on from above.
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Post by Porrohman on Dec 30, 2023 15:05:53 GMT 1
I remember it being like head tennis, ball never on the ground. Head tennis when our best player was 5' tall 🤔 |
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Post by ACW on Dec 30, 2023 15:14:51 GMT 1
I remember it being like head tennis, ball never on the ground. Head tennis when our best player was 5' tall 🤔 He was very harshly treated by Town, but the football we played under him was generally dire. Not all of it, but a fair proportion of it. Lots of punts forward, despite our best player being so short. |
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Post by turbo2 on Dec 30, 2023 16:23:29 GMT 1
Did he give his lad a deal because he thought it was the right thing to do or because of nepotism?? Given what happened to one of his other sons, one might argue that nepotism was the right thing to do. I can’t believe I didn’t know about that. So sad So perhaps it literally was nepotism. |
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Post by dm on Dec 30, 2023 16:48:16 GMT 1
The lad who isn’t an ex-player is a wee bit annoying but Brown and Parkin can be entertaining at times. Only gripe is the level of swearing as some episodes it’s effing this and that. Mind you, ex-footballers, heading the hall, brain cells damaged, etc. 🫢 Can't do with Parkin, he contributes the square root of nothing to each episode. Chris Brown (the player) is alright though and actually quite knowledgeable regarding football history. Don't mind either of the Chris Browns on it. Parkin offers no insight, humour or charisma. Does no research, shows little intellect, has no interest in football, just likes to try to sound like 'a lad' (which seems to mean somebody who thinks drinking alcohol is a substitute for a personality). He just slows every conversation down. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Dec 30, 2023 16:53:58 GMT 1
The season we reached the play offs under Macari was like the Carlos play off season, absolutely drab to watch but under difficult circumstances for both, probably more so for Macari so he gets a 'he did OK for Town' from me.
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Dec 30, 2023 16:54:47 GMT 1
Can't do with Parkin, he contributes the square root of nothing to each episode. Chris Brown (the player) is alright though and actually quite knowledgeable regarding football history. Don't mind either of the Chris Browns on it. Parkin offers no insight, humour or charisma. Does no research, shows little intellect, has no interest in football, just likes to try to sound like 'a lad' (which seems to mean somebody who thinks drinking alcohol is a substitute for a personality). He just slows every conversation down. He was shite for Town too. |
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Post by goodbet on Dec 30, 2023 17:21:45 GMT 1
A wonderful man. Sacking him to replace him with Wadsworth was ridiculous. Playoffs to relegated in 12 months. The club was a car crash at that time, luckily Leon Knight wasn’t totally crazy yet and scored plenty for us. He must have felt hard done by and realised enough was enough. Please ask him if, having been so harshly treated by a club in a spiral of decline, did he decide the game was no longer for him? Did he make a conscious decision not to manage again or could he just not find a suitable role? What has changed? |
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Post by araucaria on Dec 30, 2023 17:35:34 GMT 1
Head tennis when our best player was 5' tall 🤔 He was very harshly treated by Town, but the football we played under him was generally dire. Not all of it, but a fair proportion of it. Lots of punts forward, despite our best player being so short. Albeit playing next to Andrew Booth. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Dec 30, 2023 18:11:44 GMT 1
A wonderful man. Sacking him to replace him with Wadsworth was ridiculous. Playoffs to relegated in 12 months. The club was a car crash at that time, luckily Leon Knight wasn’t totally crazy yet and scored plenty for us. He must have felt hard done by and realised enough was enough. Please ask him if, having been so harshly treated by a club in a spiral of decline, did he decide the game was no longer for him? Did he make a conscious decision not to manage again or could he just not find a suitable role? What has changed? Apart from everything, not much. |
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Post by Tinpot on Dec 30, 2023 20:49:08 GMT 1
Given what happened to one of his other sons, one might argue that nepotism was the right thing to do. I can’t believe I didn’t know about that. So sad So perhaps it literally was nepotism. I have no doubt that was what motivated his signing. Paul Macari was crap, but I wouldn't wish what Lou went through with Jonathan on my worst enemy. |
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