Quote Originally Posted by ccfc_is_my_life View Post
Slade stabilised the slump we were in whilst cutting costs. Greatest manager ever? Of course not, nowhere near, but the criticism he gets is ridiculous, it's as if people had never heard of Alan Durban for example.
City could well have been in free fall , but he steadied the ship -albeit with a bland style of football - and finished the season in 8th position. I seem to remember Pilkington was our main striker for most of the season.

His biggest failings were being bald and wearing a baseball cap... important factors for a lot of people..