On the one hand, he does seem to have been rather a decent sort of a chap and I suppose that at the end of the day that's more important than his odd conviction that Geoff Thomas was an international-standard footballer.Originally Posted by PSRB
On the one hand, he does seem to have been rather a decent sort of a chap and I suppose that at the end of the day that's more important than his odd conviction that Geoff Thomas was an international-standard footballer.
Carlton Palmer played for England 18 times under GT.
And he dropped Martin Keown for Tony ****ing Dorigo.
Had his managerial flaws but a top man.
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
Dorigo was a LB though, maybe needed cover and we had plenty at CB......I can't remember
I think it's fair to say that the fact that all the kind words are about what a nice chap he was and not what a great football manager he was tells its own story.
He was very good at Watford, maybe the England job was a step too far?
The England job is a step too far for most managers, tbf. There have been what, three decent ones since Sir Alf - out of goodness knows how many?
Who are the three? Just asking ..
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
He was exceptional for Watford.... who knows what would have happened if the Ref had sent off RK
Northern Monkey ... who can't upload a bleeding Avatar
True, although you could argue that stumbling upon the most talented British player of that generation was a fairly major factor in his success at Watford.
Taylor even gave him his professional debut, I think. Scored about 100 goals for them too.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
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