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Post by Phil from Smithills on May 7, 2018 7:23:15 GMT
They video of the dressing room celebrations after the u23's final match, was of Connor doing a selfie with the team singing Sweet Caroline, he was wearing a medal.
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Post by wots on May 7, 2018 11:02:50 GMT
Thanks Phil. I still wonder what the reason was, why he was excluded from the final and the game Sunday. Other than the trialist reason of course, but that still doesn't make sense. He could have sat on the bench for that game too.
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Post by Phil from Smithills on May 7, 2018 11:42:42 GMT
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Post by wots on May 7, 2018 17:17:32 GMT
Just saw Willy Brown's goal again. What a fantastic finish. Just goes to show that there's a great goal in every player. What an unlikely hero. He'll no doubt retire at the top of his game. lol
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Post by whitesince63 on May 8, 2018 17:10:06 GMT
You mean Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in, Pedro. I think there's a few old gits floating around on here. One ringee dingee, two ringee dingee... I used to love that show. I fully expected Hall in today's squad, as you said he had been pulled from the final. It appears that they deprived him of his glory in the final and a medal(?), if thy hand them out. Won't be on his c.v. Guilty to the "old gits" who remember R&M, though it wasn't a favourite of mine, I have to admit. As for the Hall mystery, I'd find it hard to believe he was pulled to play a loanee in a final. If the leading goal scorer is left out of the final of a competition he's been the mainstay in all season, I'd think it would be something of an insult to the kid frankly. Given that he's actually now, or very shortly, out of contract it would surprise me not one bit that if it is true, he puts two fingers up to the club and signs with someone who more appreciates his ability i mean who would leave their leading scorer out of their starting eleven in a match with extreme importance? ??
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Post by wots on May 8, 2018 18:20:53 GMT
Probably more to it than we'll ever know whites. Like a lot of other things that went on during the season, on and off field. Like who would even sell their top goalscorer too and not replace him?
Good job it turned out all right in the end, but what a chance to take, for both Parky and Anderson.
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Post by spanishjonny on May 8, 2018 21:01:25 GMT
When we were relegated to Div1 we were on a downward spiral from a combination of things Lennon, Coyle, financial problems etc. We still had a nucleus of decent players and with some very dodgy wheeler dealing and some well thought out loans Parkinson did what was required and got us back to the Championship, you can say we were lucky, the other teams were weak or whatever but the bottom line was Parkinson did the job
This season we were the favourites to go back down from day 1, no players, no money stuck with an embargo, 2 points from first 11 games, Parky would probably have been sacked at any other club, after that start anybody would have taken 4th from bottom
Parkinson stayed positive trying different lineup’s and formations, had his top scorer and talisman sold at the last minute without having time to find a replacement still ended up keeping BWFC 4th from bottom and safe
Going forward with 19 players out of contract, Parkinson is the only manager who all ready knows who would be worth keeping and who needs to go, if he is allowed to BUY some players to strengthen the squad it surely follows that the team would be better equipped to finish higher next season
The alternative is to appoint a new manager who would have his own ideas and may not want any of the 19 out of contract players, Anderson will not have enough money to acquire a complete new squad so I think if it was up to Ken he will keep Parky
The unknown is ‘outside investment’ and what form it takes, partial or full, and how long it takes Big money coming in means an initial instability that may end good or bad, look at Blackburn and Venkys, be careful what we wish for!
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