Greatest manager

[Exile on Spencer St]

Originally Posted by cashman

only fer a short while. cos i'm a right tw*t

Cashers, can you twitter Walter Galbraith for me cos I'm a left t*it.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Exile on Spencer St

Cashers, can you twitter Walter Galbraith for me cos I'm a left t*it.

Not sure how it works mate? may want yer name? Macca will know i think? if i can i certainly will, Think ive done it.

[sausage butty]

As a 23 year old it has to be coleman.the budget he had to work with . The promotions. Having a beer with the lads... Top bloke and top manager.

[maccawozzagod]

Originally Posted by Revived Red

And I'll go with the name I mentioned - Walter Galbraith!

tweeted it for you RR

[Alvin the chipmunk]

Galbraith did miraculous things. However we are talking about a time in which 5 up front was common and the likes of New Brighton and Bradford Park Avenue could compete in the Football League. A halcyon time when good management was all you needed to succeed.

Plus regionalisation made it easier to stretch such resources.

Quite simply John Coleman was Mr Accrington Stanley, having been there longer than 60% of the fan base.

When I was a school boy I would get bullied for supporting the Reds, made worse by some of the shocking teams we were putting out. If you'd said we'd be in the Football League, be dissapointed with 1000+ gates and play the likes of Fulham and Newcastle....they'd have taken you away in a white coat.

I think you have to think about what Coley would have done with 10,000 gates.

Radcliffe....Farsley.....Woking....Alty. Its frightening to think how many electric moments in my life I owe to this man.

From Bradford PA to Bradford City....from Frickley to Fulham. Quite simply what JC did for this club and this apathetic town...will never be surpassed. He has laid the groundwork for JB to build on. Let's hope I can copy and paste this speech one day with JB's name in.

[Clearviewsimon]

For me it's gotta be Coley also. I'd like to follow Alvin's post, but how can I follow it?
It's a great post that puts a big warming smile on my dish, just like the Torquay weekender a couple of seasons back.

Post mine up will ya Rob?

BTW, giz a text or email me, I need to speak to ya about something I've got on this week bud.

[nige b]

Originally Posted by cashman

Not sure how it works mate? may want yer name? Macca will know i think? if i can i certainly will, Think ive done it.

Get yerself on Cashy me and Ange will certainly follow you

[maccawozzagod]

Originally Posted by Clearviewsimon

For me it's gotta be Coley also. I'd like to follow Alvin's post, but how can I follow it?
It's a great post that puts a big warming smile on my dish, just like the Torquay weekender a couple of seasons back.

Post mine up will ya Rob?

BTW, giz a text or email me, I need to speak to ya about something I've got on this week bud.

will do bud

[ossy kid]

No doubt in my mind Walter Galbraith.

[Aussie Irene]

Originally Posted by Alvin the chipmunk

Galbraith did miraculous things. However we are talking about a time in which 5 up front was common and the likes of New Brighton and Bradford Park Avenue could compete in the Football League. A halcyon time when good management was all you needed to succeed.

Plus regionalisation made it easier to stretch such resources.

Quite simply John Coleman was Mr Accrington Stanley, having been there longer than 60% of the fan base.

When I was a school boy I would get bullied for supporting the Reds, made worse by some of the shocking teams we were putting out. If you'd said we'd be in the Football League, be dissapointed with 1000+ gates and play the likes of Fulham and Newcastle....they'd have taken you away in a white coat.

I think you have to think about what Coley would have done with 10,000 gates.

Radcliffe....Farsley.....Woking....Alty. Its frightening to think how many electric moments in my life I owe to this man.

From Bradford PA to Bradford City....from Frickley to Fulham. Quite simply what JC did for this club and this apathetic town...will never be surpassed. He has laid the groundwork for JB to build on. Let's hope I can copy and paste this speech one day with JB's name in.

My husband says Stanley were not getting 10,000 gates when Galbraith took over more like 2000.The success of his team got the gates up to that level. His team was also put together on a shoestring.

[maccawozzagod]

Originally Posted by Aussie Irene

Galbraith ... his team was also put together on a shoestring.

I love era based debates, just like a good joke the old ones are always the best

Both have their admirable qualities but my decision to take Coleman over Galbraith was based on the fact that the money gap between the top and the bottom of the league has never been greater than it is today. Back when Galbraith first took the reigns the abolition of the wage cap was still eight years away so the assumption of the younger 'voters' is that the playing field was leveller.

It is also true to say that Galbraith improved the gates. Under Walter Crook, the season before Galbraith, the average gate was 5761 (went down to 5513 after his resignation) he improved it to 7376, 9820, 8510, 9300 and 7503. The following season, under Hubbick and then Eastham, the gates dropped to 6774 again - although this can partly be attributed to de-regionalisation of the League.

But by the same token when John Coleman came we were playing the likes of Matlock and Lincoln United in front of gates less than 300 some times. When he left we were playing the likes of Oxford, Bradford and Port Vale in front of home crowds exceeding 3000 on occasion. I haven't got the averages in front of me to give a percentage increase but I've an inkling that Coley increased the crowds by a higher percent than Mr G

It's an argument that can't be won to be honest. But those that remember when the world WAS black and white will tell you that Tom Selleck's body double was the greatest, and those of who were brought up in glorious technicolour will tell you that Coley was the greatest.

I think the Magnum fella was better dressed though

[DAV007]

No votes for Leam?

[Revived Red]

And the result is/was?? Or have I missed it??