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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 12:31:41 GMT
When Ward was our manager, he spoke to Darrell Clarke over the phone in pre-season about a player at Salisbury. Somehow in that same phone call, John Ward offered Darrell the assistant managers job.
What if Ward didnt offer him the job at that time or what if Ward didnt even make that call in the first place! Where would we be right now? Not worth thinking about.
Now I dislike Paul Buckle very much but credit where its due, he got in Michael Smith and Muzzy who did very well for us.
So along those lines, credit where its due, thank you John Ward for giving us Darrell Clarke.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 12:33:18 GMT
...and he got us Peter Beadle.
Credit to John Ward.
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Post by crater on May 22, 2015 12:42:14 GMT
Yeah thanks John Ward.
You may not have seen out the season but your prints were all over our relegation to the van hire league.
Thanks for everything.
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Post by Somerset Blue on May 22, 2015 16:37:46 GMT
Ward did so much damage to this club with his arrogance and personal situation overtaking the work place that I really can't believe this topic!,
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Post by billyocean on May 22, 2015 16:40:28 GMT
When Ward was our manager, he spoke to Darrell Clarke over the phone in pre-season about a player at Salisbury. Somehow in that same phone call, John Ward offered Darrell the assistant managers job. What if Ward didnt offer him the job at that time or what if Ward didnt even make that call in the first place! Where would we be right now? Not worth thinking about. Now I dislike Paul Buckle very much but credit where its due, he got in Michael Smith and Muzzy who did very well for us. So along those lines, credit where its due, thank you John Ward for giving us Darrell Clarke. lol |
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Post by trueblue92 on May 22, 2015 16:42:20 GMT
Ward done good in his first spell then 2nd spell rescued us unfortunately he and the club fell apart but there's many factors and people to blame.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 16:59:57 GMT
Whoa! Hold on a minute you lot. Its very clear im only thanking Ward for giving us Darrell. Yes Ward sent us down making many bad decisions on the way, but bring Darrell to the club wasnt one of them. Many on here blamed Darrell for relegation. Many on here wanted Darrell out in the summer. Many on here wanted Darrell gone in the first few weeks on the season after a bad start. However he has done wonders and now these people have changed their tune calling Darrell a legend and a great manager. The thread was just to give Ward 'some' credit as it was HIM who gave us Darrell. He did get one thing right. There is no difference in this thread than other threads made in the past about Buckle praising that he did do something right making some good signings like Muzzy and Smith. Why I am getting sarcasm I dont know. Why some just dont have the capacity to understand the point made I dont know.
Oh well, I guess I am on my own then, being thankful to Ward for giving us Darrell Clarke who has won 3 promotions already in his career and has turned our fortunes around and gave us our Rovers back and is a great guy as well. Obviously I am not thankful to Ward for everything else but credit to him for getting Darrell right. I would hate to thnk where we will be now if Ward got someone else as his assistant. Surely you lot can see and understand this?
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Post by mehewmagic on May 22, 2015 17:00:07 GMT
Buckle also got us Lee Brown
I can see myself writing a reappraisal of his 'career' at Rovers...
In about 2045 maybe
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Post by brizzle on May 22, 2015 17:04:53 GMT
Buckle also got us Lee Brown I can see myself writing a reappraisal of his 'career' at Rovers...In about 2045 maybe A nice degree of perspective there. After all, time is a great healer they say.  |
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Post by buckrippers on May 22, 2015 18:25:07 GMT
Really not the time to be falling for the board's "blame Ward" mantra. Look at our current squad and there is a lot to thank John Ward for...
DC
Marcus Stewart
Mark McChrystal - absolutely immense performance as captain on Sunday and rarely lets us down. Wardy plucked him from nowhere.
Mildy - OK not his best season but pretty damn reliable after a period when we had a different keeper each week under the likes of McGhee and Trolls. Buckle gaves us Bevan, who wasn't very good and was always injured.
Tom Lockyer and Ellis Harrison - both brought in and given valuable first team experience by Ward when others might have looked to bring in some old pros (Patterson anyone).
He bought in good players, better than McGhee who can only really take credit for the masterstroke of signing Tom Parkes. The rest were all dud Scottish hasbeens, no doubt on decent money.
So yes, he has to take some blame but the sooner we stopped pointing fingers at managers and starting looking at the whole infrastructure at the club, the better
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 18:27:41 GMT
Really not the time to be falling for the board's "blame Ward" mantra. Look at our current squad and there is a lot to thank John Ward for... DC Marcus Stewart Mark McChrystal - absolutely immense performance as captain on Sunday and rarely lets us down. Wardy plucked him from nowhere. Mildy - OK not his best season but pretty damn reliable after a period when we had a different keeper each week under the likes of McGhee and Trolls. Buckle gaves us Bevan, who wasn't very good and was always injured. Tom Lockyer and Ellis Harrison - both brought in and given valuable first team experience by Ward when others might have looked to bring in some old pros (Patterson anyone). He bought in good players, better than McGhee who can only really take credit for the masterstroke of signing Tom Parkes. The rest were all dud Scottish hasbeens, no doubt on decent money. So yes, he has to take some blame but the sooner we stopped pointing fingers at managers and starting looking at the whole infrastructure at the club, the better Finally someone gets it. Hope you have your tin hat on Buckrippers. I still have mine on! |
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Post by Westcountry Gas on May 22, 2015 18:30:37 GMT
Really not the time to be falling for the board's "blame Ward" mantra. Look at our current squad and there is a lot to thank John Ward for... DC Marcus Stewart Mark McChrystal - absolutely immense performance as captain on Sunday and rarely lets us down. Wardy plucked him from nowhere. Mildy - OK not his best season but pretty damn reliable after a period when we had a different keeper each week under the likes of McGhee and Trolls. Buckle gaves us Bevan, who wasn't very good and was always injured. Tom Lockyer and Ellis Harrison - both brought in and given valuable first team experience by Ward when others might have looked to bring in some old pros (Patterson anyone). He bought in good players, better than McGhee who can only really take credit for the masterstroke of signing Tom Parkes. The rest were all dud Scottish hasbeens, no doubt on decent money. So yes, he has to take some blame but the sooner we stopped pointing fingers at managers and starting looking at the whole infrastructure at the club, the better Your blogs were so pro-ward it got ridiculous in the end, that list is hardly glowing is it, Marcus Stewart was brought in by McGhee not Ward. |
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Post by buckrippers on May 22, 2015 18:43:50 GMT
Really not the time to be falling for the board's "blame Ward" mantra. Look at our current squad and there is a lot to thank John Ward for... DC Marcus Stewart Mark McChrystal - absolutely immense performance as captain on Sunday and rarely lets us down. Wardy plucked him from nowhere. Mildy - OK not his best season but pretty damn reliable after a period when we had a different keeper each week under the likes of McGhee and Trolls. Buckle gaves us Bevan, who wasn't very good and was always injured. Tom Lockyer and Ellis Harrison - both brought in and given valuable first team experience by Ward when others might have looked to bring in some old pros (Patterson anyone). He bought in good players, better than McGhee who can only really take credit for the masterstroke of signing Tom Parkes. The rest were all dud Scottish hasbeens, no doubt on decent money. So yes, he has to take some blame but the sooner we stopped pointing fingers at managers and starting looking at the whole infrastructure at the club, the better Your blogs were so pro-ward it got ridiculous in the end, that list is hardly glowing is it, Marcus Stewart was brought in by McGhee not Ward. Just for your benefit when I'm not in work I will post my Dear John letter that I put on the Post website a little while before everyone decided to criticise him. Then you can decide how pro Ward I was. I called his tactics boring. Look, I think he lost the plot towards the end but I also think he did some good things. In fact, we can thank all our managers for something over those eight barren years, even Dave Penney. For a while, though, Wardy gave us our belief back. You're right, Stewart was brought in to help with the youth team but JW got him involved in the first team. The constant factor over eight crap years certainly wasn't our managers... |
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Post by Westcountry Gas on May 22, 2015 19:08:11 GMT
Your blogs were so pro-ward it got ridiculous in the end, that list is hardly glowing is it, Marcus Stewart was brought in by McGhee not Ward. Just for your benefit when I'm not in work I will post my Dear John letter that I put on the Post website a little while before everyone decided to criticise him. Then you can decide how pro Ward I was. I called his tactics boring. Look, I think he lost the plot towards the end but I also think he did some good things. In fact, we can thank all our managers for something over those eight barren years, even Dave Penney. For a while, though, Wardy gave us our belief back. You're right, Stewart was brought in to help with the youth team but JW got him involved in the first team. The constant factor over eight crap years certainly wasn't our managers... Fair enough, but it was hard to read sometimes and even harder to read your weekly blogs throughout this season that were negative, patronising and dismissive of everything DC said & did. The past is the past though, i just hope we can have another enjoyable season, it's been hard to remember the last time i enjoyed watching us in the football league!! |
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Post by buckrippers on May 22, 2015 19:39:40 GMT
Hey, as DC said himself, "Sometimes I get it right, sometimes I get it wrong." I'll say the same. So, I suspect, would John Ward.
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Post by droitwichgas on May 22, 2015 19:57:00 GMT
Hey, as DC said himself, "Sometimes I get it right, sometimes I get it wrong." I'll say the same. So, I suspect, would John Ward. Just as well for us DC gets it right far more than you do. |
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Post by Bridgeman on May 22, 2015 20:06:57 GMT
Hey, as DC said himself, "Sometimes I get it right, sometimes I get it wrong." I'll say the same. So, I suspect, would John Ward. Just as well for us DC gets it right far more than you do. Ouch ! |
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Post by dagnogo on May 22, 2015 20:36:36 GMT
Ward can go f**k himself.
If only for his disgraceful reaction to relegation. "Oh some people just wanted to have a grumble". Yeah because you half killed our football club you disgrace.
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Post by brisgas123 on May 22, 2015 20:43:15 GMT
Thank you, Ward, for your first spell. f**k you Ward for being one of the main reasons we went out of the league. (With his negative 4-5-1 tactics and bringing in journeymen).
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 23:03:55 GMT
Thank you, Ward, for your first spell. f you Ward for being one of the main reasons we went out of the league. (With his negative 4-5-1 tactics and bringing in journeymen). Thought it was nicks fault? Or Matt Taylors or o-tooles? Personally I blame boner. |
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