Merry Christmas Pinchy

[Pinchy]

The debate I had in mind was "would we have been better spending the money on some magic beans and hoping a beanstalk would grow".

...to kick it over?...

 

[Ted Hemsleys chads]

Not at all. Waving a phantom red card is not my style. I've never reported anyone. I leave that to others. Just exposing another slice of hypocrisy from you. Is it a specialty of yours?

You don't have any style Punchy, you're as insignificant on here as you are out there in the real world. There's no hypocrisy on display, just your little word of the week that you're using to try and get a response. Well not on my watch

 

[cahill]

I apply the Act as part of my profession. Clients count on me knowing and applying the relevant law very well. There is absolutely no doubt I know the provisions better than anyone on here. The people who mark my homework take no prisoners and the pass mark is 100%.

I'm not taking part in any quizzes. I'm afraid. If a bloke tells me he's a doctor I don't set him a multiple choice question to prove it. You can, as ever, either accept what I say or not. It's no big thing.

You're right it's no big thing

 

[1danewhitehouse]

I agree with you that we were punching above our weight in terms of what we were spending as compared with other clubs, and Bassett did a superb job in keeping what amounted to a second division squad in the first division for 4 seasons.

My argument is not that Bassett was doing a bad job. Far from it. I just think that Harris also worked within strict financial limitations and was also up against other clubs who were purchasing far more expensive players than us. And, with no disrespect to Bassett, I think Harris did a better job. Or maybe a better way of putting it is that Harris produced better teams.

I think the financial gap between the bigger clubs and the rest was growing, but in Bassett's time it was nothing like as large as it is now. Bigger than in Harris's time, but the difference between the two eras was not as large as some would have us believe.

That sounds fair. Harris was before my time so don't feel qualified to comment but by the accounts of most who saw his teams, he was our best manager with Bassett coming in 2nd in those blades' lifetimes.

 

[oldblade]

That sounds fair. Harris was before my time so don't feel qualified to comment but by the accounts of most who saw his teams, he was our best manager with Bassett coming in 2nd in those blades' lifetimes.

I would put Bassett second in terms of achievement, but I think Warnock's sides were more enjoyable to watch than Bassett's sides.