Pat Rice was Assistant Coach for 3 title winning campaigns, including a defence good enough

[Monty91]

to go an entire season unbeaten.

What have people heard about Steve Bould's coaching techniques that makes them so sure that this long-running, relentless, seemingly never-ending, period of defensive brilliance is down to him?

[Brentwood]

We are clearly more solid and disciplined defensively, which probably has something to do with Bould

[Hendon Gooner (Only Easy Day Was Yesterday))]

[SOLMAN(read by millions)]

[JJSB]

never mind goals? From a player who was part of a solid defensive structure.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[JJSB]

what has been lacking on the coaching front for years. Rice has been the coach for years, so....?