03-04-2019, 01:45
It was always a strange choice, putting him in charge of a promotion-chasing club with a decent budget. His only real promotion successes were Gillingham in the 90s and Stoke in 08; he's a firefighter, not a swashbuckler. I listened to their game on the radio at the weekend, and there was such a sense of deja vu hearing the commentators ask, at 2-0 down, why Boro were still sitting back and relinquishing possession: "have they given up?"
It's annoying enough when it happens in mid-table or a relegation battle, but when you're going for promotion it must be downright embarrassing.
It's annoying enough when it happens in mid-table or a relegation battle, but when you're going for promotion it must be downright embarrassing.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley