Joined: Feb 12 2005 Posts: 13126 Location: East Staffordshire
trys'r'us wrote:The difference is that then it was playing to our strengths. We had a good set of forwards capable of carrying it strongly, putting us on the front foot for Cooke, Horne and Tony to work off the back of. Cooke going meant that we were still making the ground but didn't have anyone to create anything after that good work until Head came. And then at the start of 2008 we lost Carvell, and the majority of the punch in the forwards, and we didn't have a half, so that was never going to go well. Sharp was a good coach, who played to the strengths of the squad, but he was just dealt a couple of very bad hands. And still took us to our best two SL finishes in his two completed seasons.
Everyone seems to be Sharpy's pal now. Pity he didn't have more friends at the time he left.
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Joined: Mar 03 2004 Posts: 5397 Location: West Hull
Staffs FC wrote:Everyone seems to be Sharpy's pal now. Pity he didn't have more friends at the time he left.
My opinion hasn't changed if you'd care to check. It rarely does.
dave m wrote:Briscoe couldn't get into Wigans Team because of Radlinski even though Radlinski was playing crap at the time still better than old bent nose.
redtillimdead wrote:Oh and as for Briscoe,if he was that fab,why did Wigan see fit to let him leave?
Joined: Mar 03 2004 Posts: 5397 Location: West Hull
From what I remember of what you said at the time, I think we do. I don't think there are many (any?) more people standing up for Sharp now than there were at the time of his sacking though. Most who have recently have throughout, IIRC.
dave m wrote:Briscoe couldn't get into Wigans Team because of Radlinski even though Radlinski was playing crap at the time still better than old bent nose.
redtillimdead wrote:Oh and as for Briscoe,if he was that fab,why did Wigan see fit to let him leave?
tell you one thing that sharpy was right about and that was that g.horne should be at donny rovers.
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Joined: Sep 06 2005 Posts: 3169 Location: EAST HULL
Staffs FC wrote:Everyone seems to be Sharpy's pal now. Pity he didn't have more friends at the time he left.
My opinion of him hasn't changed either. I'm sure he was a nice guy with good intentions but he took us backwards with breakneck speed.
He is the one that retained the likes of Radford, Dowes, Yeaman, Lee, G Horne etc.. and he also signed Maiava, Sing, Byrne, Cusack, Dykes and left us with a "signed up squad" that no self-respecting coach would ever want !! He is also the one that showed the door to McMenemy, Briscoe, Brough without a second thought.
Anyone who has fond memories of PS has a very short memory !!
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