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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 27, 2020 10:46:14 GMT
Holloway saying he was the best he ever managed. I remember him but was too young to appreciate him. When you’re a kid the only players you really like are strikers. You can’t apprexiate the nuance of midfielders. He played 29 games. I wonder if any of that is on film? If anyone can direct me to it, I might put together a YouTube vid of his skills. Do folks recall him being brilliant? Or was his knee too done in? His views in the club aren’t nice, to put it mildly
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 11:31:26 GMT
After playing youth football in the Bristol area, Shore was scouted by Norwich City to join their elite youth setup at the age of 12. He signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday, becoming the youngest player ever to sign as a professional with Norwich City. Only five weeks after signing for Norwich, Shore suffered a knee injury while playing a South-East Counties youth game against Arsenal which would eventually cause an early end to his playing career. In 1998 Shore had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa. He later signed for Bristol Rovers, where he made his league debut, but his knee injury forced to retire from professional football at the age of 24, having made just 29 first team appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals. **In the 1999-00 season we were in the play-offs and only had to beat relegated Cardiff on the last game of the season and that would have been enough, we lost 1-0 to them and missed out by 2 points. A row had happened in the dressing room at half time between Jamie Cureton and captain Andy Thomson with the captain pinning JC to a wall threatening to hit him. In the match v Colchester at home on 11th dec 1999, Jamie suffered a horrendous tackle by Titus Bramble (on loan for just 2 games) on his already fragile knee putting him out for the season, our season went to pot as we never replaced his quality and we gradually slipped down the league, failing on that last game. We only picked up 9 points from the last 10 games, with our only victory in that time was a 2-0 win v BC82LTD. that was pritchard not shore ? that bramble attacked ps city was 3-0 ?
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Post by eppinggas on Mar 27, 2020 11:58:20 GMT
After playing youth football in the Bristol area, Shore was scouted by Norwich City to join their elite youth setup at the age of 12. He signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday, becoming the youngest player ever to sign as a professional with Norwich City. Only five weeks after signing for Norwich, Shore suffered a knee injury while playing a South-East Counties youth game against Arsenal which would eventually cause an early end to his playing career. In 1998 Shore had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa. He later signed for Bristol Rovers, where he made his league debut, but his knee injury forced to retire from professional football at the age of 24, having made just 29 first team appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals. **In the 1999-00 season we were in the play-offs and only had to beat relegated Cardiff on the last game of the season and that would have been enough, we lost 1-0 to them and missed out by 2 points. A row had happened in the dressing room at half time between Jamie Cureton and captain Andy Thomson with the captain pinning JC to a wall threatening to hit him. In the match v Colchester at home on 11th dec 1999, Jamie suffered a horrendous tackle by Titus Bramble (on loan for just 2 games) on his already fragile knee putting him out for the season, our season went to pot as we never replaced his quality and we gradually slipped down the league, failing on that last game. We only picked up 9 points from the last 10 games, with our only victory in that time was a 2-0 win v BC82LTD. that was pritchard not shore ? that bramble attacked ps city was 3-0 ? Away to Colchester at Layer Road?
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 27, 2020 12:37:50 GMT
After playing youth football in the Bristol area, Shore was scouted by Norwich City to join their elite youth setup at the age of 12. He signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday, becoming the youngest player ever to sign as a professional with Norwich City. Only five weeks after signing for Norwich, Shore suffered a knee injury while playing a South-East Counties youth game against Arsenal which would eventually cause an early end to his playing career. In 1998 Shore had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa. He later signed for Bristol Rovers, where he made his league debut, but his knee injury forced to retire from professional football at the age of 24, having made just 29 first team appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals. **In the 1999-00 season we were in the play-offs and only had to beat relegated Cardiff on the last game of the season and that would have been enough, we lost 1-0 to them and missed out by 2 points. A row had happened in the dressing room at half time between Jamie Cureton and captain Andy Thomson with the captain pinning JC to a wall threatening to hit him. In the match v Colchester at home on 11th dec 1999, Jamie suffered a horrendous tackle by Titus Bramble (on loan for just 2 games) on his already fragile knee putting him out for the season, our season went to pot as we never replaced his quality and we gradually slipped down the league, failing on that last game. We only picked up 9 points from the last 10 games, with our only victory in that time was a 2-0 win v BC82LTD. that was pritchard not shore ? that bramble attacked ps city was 3-0 ? I’m pretty sure we had a difference of opinion on here about that city game and apparently it was 2-1 but I always thought it was 2-0 Just checked and it was 2-0 with 10,805 in attendance
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Post by PessimistGas on Mar 27, 2020 13:32:10 GMT
Holloway saying he was the best he ever managed. I remember him but was too young to appreciate him. When you’re a kid the only players you really like are strikers. You can’t apprexiate the nuance of midfielders. He played 29 games. I wonder if any of that is on film? If anyone can direct me to it, I might put together a YouTube vid of his skills. Do folks recall him being brilliant? Or was his knee too done in? His views in the club aren’t nice, to put it mildly Probably the most naturually gifted player I have ever seen play for us, but was only able to show it in very brief flashes as his knee was shot to pieces. Both his brain and his feet were operating on a completely different level from everyone else on the pitch but you could see that he was constantly frustrated that his body was letting him down.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 18:36:52 GMT
that was pritchard not shore ? that bramble attacked ps city was 3-0 ? Away to Colchester at Layer Road? yes, didnt see it but by all accounts not even an attempt at the ball
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 18:37:50 GMT
that was pritchard not shore ? that bramble attacked ps city was 3-0 ? I’m pretty sure we had a difference of opinion on here about that city game and apparently it was 2-1 but I always thought it was 2-0 Just checked and it was 2-0 with 10,805 in attendance murdered them, 2 days later went to blackpool and lost
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 19:01:46 GMT
that was pritchard not shore ? that bramble attacked ps city was 3-0 ? I’m pretty sure we had a difference of opinion on here about that city game and apparently it was 2-1 but I always thought it was 2-0 Just checked and it was 2-0 with 10,805 in attendance lets enjoy
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 28, 2020 11:25:43 GMT
I’m pretty sure we had a difference of opinion on here about that city game and apparently it was 2-1 but I always thought it was 2-0 Just checked and it was 2-0 with 10,805 in attendance lets enjoy Great team until the collapse. Bloody Uncle who turned super Jase’s head and the interview of both him and Cureton on football focus, hexed us
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 28, 2020 11:27:18 GMT
I’m pretty sure we had a difference of opinion on here about that city game and apparently it was 2-1 but I always thought it was 2-0 Just checked and it was 2-0 with 10,805 in attendance murdered them, 2 days later went to blackpool and lost I went to the away game at Reading and I said something was wrong. We were all over the place. Took a load too. Lots of shenanigans after
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 28, 2020 11:29:57 GMT
Away to Colchester at Layer Road? yes, didnt see it but by all accounts not even an attempt at the ball Does anyone have a link to the game and/or incident please ? Also Sean Rigg at Braintree. Can’t find either Thanks in advance
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 12:17:04 GMT
yes, didnt see it but by all accounts not even an attempt at the ball Does anyone have a link to the game and/or incident please ? Also Sean Rigg at Braintree. Can’t find either Thanks in advance sean rigg was barrow away in the cup ?
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Post by irishrover on Mar 28, 2020 13:22:14 GMT
Great team until the collapse. Bloody Uncle who turned super Jase’s head and the interview of both him and Cureton on football focus, hexed us I think it was simpler than that unfortunately. Teams found us out tactically and also discovered that we were far too easily wound up. Ollie's inexperience cost us in the end - he didn't have the flexibility to adapt when teams realised we were narrow and he let his emotions get to him at crucial points as well. I think a more experienced manager (like maybe Ollie 5 years later....) would have seen us up that year.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 31, 2020 10:55:54 GMT
Great team until the collapse. Bloody Uncle who turned super Jase’s head and the interview of both him and Cureton on football focus, hexed us I think it was simpler than that unfortunately. Teams found us out tactically and also discovered that we were far too easily wound up. Ollie's inexperience cost us in the end - he didn't have the flexibility to adapt when teams realised we were narrow and he let his emotions get to him at crucial points as well. I think a more experienced manager (like maybe Ollie 5 years later....) would have seen us up that year. I think the injuries were the pivotal point plus there was a lot of anger amongst the squad after both Roberts & Cureton appeared on football focus and what they said. Cyril Regis caused a lot of trouble when he was hanging around his nephew, Jason Roberts
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Post by PessimistGas on Apr 2, 2020 10:17:36 GMT
murdered them, 2 days later went to blackpool and lost I went to the away game at Reading and I said something was wrong. We were all over the place. Took a load too. Lots of shenanigans after That exact game sparked a decade long decline that ultimately resulted in Non-League football. As I recall Ronnie Maugue was injured and not adequately replaced but we signed a couple of young kids from Leicester. A spectacular bottle job but finished 7th with 80 points which is unheard of. I think we were something like 15 points clear of the team in 8th! Some of the football in the first two thirds of that season is the best I have ever seen from a Rovers side. Such a shame but something was rotten.
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