Chris Morgan at 40

[INTAKE BLADE]

Love him, what a stand up guy he was/is, first name on the team sheet, the rest to follow.

 

[Pinchy]

I met Chris once at one of those private dinners, it was him and Danny Wilson. Top top fella and very open and honest in his comments and opinions. Would love for us to find a role for him on the coaching team maybe. UTB

Are you serious? Has he not yet proved his incompetence in that role to your satisfaction? Are we an ambitious, professional club or a rest-home for old warhorses?

Nowt Fancy.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Certainly share your love for Morgs , and like you nearly suffered multiple small bone injuries when I shook his hand at Donny races the other year.

Greatest (and hardest) leader of my lifetime is Eddie Colquhoun, skipper , ball player and enthusiastic smoker. I met an old school friend of his from Prestonpans in a bar in Lanzarote last year. Inspired by this chance meeting I proceeded to sing Eddie's name lustily and got told to shurrup by the barman.

I like a bit of lustiness - I hope you told the barman to fuck off.

 

[diode_blade]

Can't believe he's only 40

Morgs can't believe it's not butter either.....
appy birthday for yesterday.....

 

[Jehovah]

He truly is more man than man. When he does a push up, he doesn't push himself up, he pushes the earth down.

 

[sheffielder]

David Kelly will be 52 on the 25th of this month. He too was sacked by Port Vale recently. I wish him birthday greetings in advance of the big day.

In fact, Happy Birthday and a Merry Christmas to all inept, unemployed football coaches wherever they may be.

bellend

 

[1danewhitehouse]

I met Chris once at one of those private dinners, it was him and Danny Wilson. Top top fella and very open and honest in his comments and opinions. Would love for us to find a role for him on the coaching team maybe. UTB

Yeah I went to one with him, Brown and Kozzy. Very likeable guy (and Kozzy should do stand up- Browny’s a bit boring) and a great servant to our club. Happy birthday Mr Morgs.


But I can’t agree with the coaching comment (or was that just a wind up for Pinchy?). If not, I would say that as much as I like Morgs, there is no room for sentiment and that the coaching staff we have are excellent.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Fucking hell, try imagining that, my heads about to explode!

I still have nightmares about the 25 yard free kick curler he tried in his testimonial game!

 

[1danewhitehouse]

For a while...
He was dropped.. in the premier league........ to make way for....... Claude fuckin Davies

Well done Colin you tit!!

I remember us playing Portsmouth, I think S Quinn scored a decent free kick... Davies dropped a bollock and they equalised.

I saw Morgs at the end of the match(unused sub I think).

As I walked past him I said "you'd have just fuckin hoofedi it clear wunt ya?"

Morgs. "Oh fuckin ell aye"

I think that was the incident that led to razorgate if I recall Morgs’ recollection of events properly.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Never one to wear coloured boots he always wore his Umbro Standfinders.

He wore white boots once in his career. With promotion already confirmed, Palace at home for the final game of the season. Morgs and Craig Short decided to treat themselves and wear white boots. To paraphrase Morgs “I felt lighter, faster, mi touch were better and I scored t’winner. I should have worn em all mi career”.

 

[The Crab]

And happy birthday and merry Christmas to miserable keyboard warriors who valiantly defend the 'true spirit of football' from those S2 hoardes.

With their shield of justice and their trusty sword of bollocks......

Oi, thats number 2 on the list of "must have" presents this Christmas. Crab Toys (a division of Crab Industries) have high hopes for it.

 

[The Crab]

Presume you're going with a back three to fit Matt Kilgallon in?

The only thing that poncy twat is fitting in is the back of Big Verns Discovery.

 

[Blade for Sale]

Are you serious? Has he not yet proved his incompetence in that role to your satisfaction? Are we an ambitious, professional club or a rest-home for old warhorses?

Nowt Fancy.

I'm not always on board with Pinchy's views but he's bang on the money here. Morgs was a limited player but one who squeezed every last drop out of the talent he had at his disposal, and then topped it up with passion, drive and leadership on the pitch. However, a coach he isn't, and no amount of sentiment is going to change that.

 

[CrookesBlade]

I think that was the incident that led to razorgate if I recall Morgs’ recollection of events properly.

Is there a definitive version of 'razor gate'?

 

[Tyler Durden]

I'm not always on board with Pinchy's views but he's bang on the money here. Morgs was a limited player but one who squeezed every last drop out of the talent he had at his disposal, and then topped it up with passion, drive and leadership on the pitch. However, a coach he isn't, and no amount of sentiment is going to change that.

The difference between you and that specimen is that you at least acknowledge his service to the club as a whole, like most non-cretins.

 

[I should coco]

I'm not always on board with Pinchy's views but he's bang on the money here. Morgs was a limited player but one who squeezed every last drop out of the talent he had at his disposal, and then topped it up with passion, drive and leadership on the pitch. However, a coach he isn't, and no amount of sentiment is going to change that.

As Tyler so succinctly put It, you do have given Morgan some credit.

Certain others see absolutely no merit from the efforts and achievements of Monty, Done, Morgs et all.

Worldbeaters they were not but they played their part in some of the good times we have had as fans.

Only in S2, eh?

 

[FlamingLip]

I love morgs. Chatted to him many a time having grown up near him for a bit. he's exactly how you'd imagine. A straight talking, hard, funny bastard. An absolute ox in the gym too.

Regardless of Uniteds plight coinciding with his departing, he'll always remain a Blade favourite for me. True leader.

That said, all positions are rightfully filled on our coaching payroll. As Wilder says, we can be loyal without sentimental bollocks.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Is there a definitive version of 'razor gate'?

It went something like this.

Davis dropped a bollock, cost us a goal.

Akinbiyi texted him saying something like "when are you going to stop scoring own goals (or costing us goals)?

Davis replied along the lines of "at the same time as I stop fucking your mum".

Apparently the next day at training, Davis was confronted in the showers by a bollock naked, furious Akinbiyi (a scary image right?). Davis' response was in Morgs' words "in typical yardy fashion" to pull out his cut throat razor. Apparently Ade was unmoved by it and Davis soon backed down.

 

[BladeInIreland]

I'm not saying we should make way for him to come in this set up but there's not much to go on for or against morgs as a coach. Obviously not worked out on a managerial level (although only brief spells where previous more experienced managers also failed) but there's nothing to say he can't offer something in some role. Personally not seen many with his ability to organize a defense and I think he will still have a place in the modern game.probably not with us but I wouldn't be surprised if his name is still around the game for years to come.

 

[Pinchy]

I'm not saying we should make way for him to come in this set up but there's not much to go on for or against morgs as a coach. Obviously not worked out on a managerial level (although only brief spells where previous more experienced managers also failed) but there's nothing to say he can't offer something in some role. Personally not seen many with his ability to organize a defense and I think he will still have a place in the modern game.probably not with us but I wouldn't be surprised if his name is still around the game for years to come.

Not much to go on apart from every club he has ever coached being relegated and his self proclaimed football philosophy “Nowt Fancy - Like Bassett.”?

I think we’ve moved on, thank Pele.

 

[tomtheblade]

Not much to go on apart from every club he has ever coached being relegated and his self proclaimed football philosophy “Nowt Fancy - Like Bassett.”?

I think we’ve moved on, thank Pele.

Morgan was a stalwart defender, a leader and a big part of our success during the Warnock era. This is a thread recognising his general excellent contribution to our club, yet you choose to focus on a very short period where he was stand-in manager, and his record with subsequent clubs - which is irrelevant to us.

You continuously bang on about others with agendas, yet are so clearly blind to your own. Wake up mate.

 

[BladeInIreland]

Not much to go on apart from every club he has ever coached being relegated and his self proclaimed football philosophy “Nowt Fancy - Like Bassett.”?

I think we’ve moved on, thank Pele.

I can understand not liking the philosophy, personally always hated the long ball too. Regardless of this though it's still very harsh to put all this blame/criticism at Chris's door. The clubs you refer to , not many could of stopped there slide. Let alone a caretaker manager/ backroom staff member with zilch managerial experience. Had Morgan's retirement fell on the arrival of wilder instead of Wilson we could easily be heaping praise on him like we do knill, Geary etc

 

[Pinchy]

Morgan was a stalwart defender, a leader and a big part of our success during the Warnock era. This is a thread recognising his general excellent contribution to our club, yet you choose to focus on a very short period where he was stand-in manager, and his record with subsequent clubs - which is irrelevant to us.

You continuously bang on about others with agendas, yet are so clearly blind to your own. Wake up mate.

It was a response to a suggestion that there was ‘not much to go on’ about his coaching ability. Another post suggested we ‘find a place’ for him on the coaching staff. Should those individuals wake up?

 

[Tyler Durden]

It was a response to a suggestion that there was ‘not much to go on’ about his coaching ability. Another post suggested we ‘find a place’ for him on the coaching staff. Should those individuals wake up?

You should go to bed.