Stat of the day

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It appears to me that Jimmy Scoular is revered as a great City manager, yet his record as boss was certainly nowhere near the best. In fact, there were some really dismal results and spells during his tenure.

But they were really dismal times. He suited them perfectly. And it was before the days of the managerial revolving door so he had more opportunity to hone his losing skills, and he didn't waste it.

[splott parker]

[QUOTE=xsnaggle;5156898]But they were really dismal times. He suited them perfectly. And it was before the days of the managerial revolving door so he had more opportunity to hone his losing skills, and he didn't waste it.[/QUOTE

The ECWC exploits, only two seasons though really, the quarter final and semi final years, gives Scoular the glamour other managers lack. Real Madrid in another season though gave him his trump card, the type of trump card a mate who had the one claim to fame would regularly bring up in pub conversations. All his league seasons were failures in truth, Sheffield United and Watford being disasters in our close shave season. I suppose his tenure being during the early years of following the City for a lot of us gives us rose tinted glasses. Similar to how many of us remember our schooldays so well yet it’s a very small part of our lives. Or Fred Dewey and the board were shit scared to give him the bullet in case he filled them in.