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Post by justin blue on Aug 5, 2020 20:40:10 GMT
Signed some good players for us, and we were a basket case on and off the pitch. Underated by most, I think player power saw him off before the fans started to get on his back. I liked him. Not even in my top 5 worse Rovers managers. Hardly a recommendation we've had more than our fair share of crap managers even since Buckle.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 20:40:43 GMT
No mention of the time he sh*t his pants when Kitey had him by the neck.. Good old kitey. Strong hands. How is the big man these days? I ask as I would rather talk about Phil than the Orange midget with Shaun Norths spunk in his fringe. For the record I quite liked “Northy”, remember when he led us against the Villa? Ha!
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Post by socrates on Aug 5, 2020 20:43:33 GMT
Good old kitey. Strong hands. How is the big man these days? I ask as I would rather talk about Phil than the Orange midget with Shaun Norths spunk in his fringe. For the record I quite liked “Northy”, remember when he led us against the Villa? Ha! Well put 😄
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Post by puregas on Aug 5, 2020 20:58:15 GMT
Didn't Kitey grab him, as he said something along the lines of 'it's hard to please Bristolians, as there all a bunch of lady gardens'?
Always a great way to get your fans onside!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 5, 2020 21:04:42 GMT
Didn't Kitey grab him, as he said something along the lines of 'it's hard to please Bristolians, as there all a bunch of lady gardens'? Always a great way to get your fans onside! Yes somebody practically confirmed this pretty much in an interview lately too. I think it was Adam Virgo.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 5, 2020 21:05:32 GMT
Good old kitey. Strong hands. How is the big man these days? I ask as I would rather talk about Phil than the Orange midget with Shaun Norths spunk in his fringe. For the record I quite liked “Northy”, remember when he led us against the Villa? Ha! Just recovered from a serious illness. Cancer or something I think.
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Post by Gas-Ed on Aug 5, 2020 21:08:48 GMT
Ah...Paul Buckle.
I can still remember the stench of Brylcreem from standing on the terrace behind the dugout.
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Post by alanrg on Aug 5, 2020 21:37:15 GMT
Anybody remember the Plymouth game on Boxing Day when we were 2-0 up at halftime Matt Harold got both and we lost 3-2 never seen a more toxic atmosphere and it got even worse when we lost the following match at home 2 Crewe 5-2 the man was a complete prat
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Post by pirate on Aug 5, 2020 21:57:48 GMT
Anybody remember the Plymouth game on Boxing Day when we were 2-0 up at halftime Matt Harold got both and we lost 3-2 never seen a more toxic atmosphere and it got even worse when we lost the following match at home 2 Crewe 5-2 the man was a complete prat Nick Powell ripped us apart for Crewe that day and was probably one of the most toxic atmosphere's I can ever remember.
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Post by socrates on Aug 6, 2020 5:50:33 GMT
Anybody remember the Plymouth game on Boxing Day when we were 2-0 up at halftime Matt Harold got both and we lost 3-2 never seen a more toxic atmosphere and it got even worse when we lost the following match at home 2 Crewe 5-2 the man was a complete prat Nick Powell ripped us apart for Crewe that day and was probably one of the most toxic atmosphere's I can ever remember. The only time I’ve ever deliberately stayed away from a match because I’d decided I wasn’t going back until the manager was sacked.
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Post by philbemmygas on Aug 6, 2020 7:34:58 GMT
Although he was an odious man, a lot of what he says in that article makes sense. There was clearly a player power struggle in the club, that was obvious in the Dave Penney debacle.
Still it's history now, so probably not worth getting ones knickers in a twist. UTG
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Post by pucklechurchgas on Aug 6, 2020 8:11:39 GMT
No mention of the time he sh*t his pants when Kitey had him by the neck.. Please expand on this story haven’t heard this one!👀
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Post by womble on Aug 6, 2020 8:18:00 GMT
No mention of the time he sh*t his pants when Kitey had him by the neck.. Please expand on this story haven’t heard this one!👀 I think it happened after a home game where the crowd had been less than enamoured by a poor performance. Buckle apparently said that “Bristolians are c****”, leading to Phil Kite allegedly pinning him to the wall by the neck and reminding Buckle that he, his wife and his daughter were all Bristolians.
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Post by gashead1981 on Aug 6, 2020 8:48:48 GMT
I dont think he was our worse manager but one I didn't like for sure.
I honestly think it was a melting pot of a disastrous appointment and circumstance that the club were in. As much as I don't like the bloke, there was a decent manager in there somewhere as proven by his form at Exeter as assistant and Torquay and Luton. I think the club underestimated the overhaul that was required to make us more professional on and off the pitch, we should have released Campbell at the end of that season or made him a manager, but not keep him on to lock horns with the new man and also the club and manager underestimated the fans expectation. Buckle though he would get time, we all expected us to challenge to go back up.
Buckle is right on one score, regarding Cams, he was old, his legs had gone, wouldn't be able to play, but also had to earn his right to be a respected coach. I always got the opinion with Cams there was a degree of entitlement with him. He was a good player and captain, but that doesn't guarantee you a place in any coaching set up at any club. He's hardly gone on to be a well known manager here or in America, so perhaps Buckle was right. Especially when you look at someone like DC who went and earned his stripes at a non league club before moving up the leagues and learning his trade as a manager. It does take some humility.
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Post by Jomo on Aug 6, 2020 9:06:59 GMT
He says he wasn't given the support to change things. Eh? He changed the squad radically and effectively took a sledgehammer to it. Seems to me that he wanted it all his own way or the highway, but like it or not that is not how a workplace should work (unless its run by a dictatorship).
He wasn't my least favourite manager, personally I found Graydon and Atkins to be far worse, and McGhee was just mystifying. However, Buckle was and clearly still is an arrogant character. DC also had arrogance but he carried that off as he clearly showed respect to the fanbase and he was always honest. For Buckle, his arrogance comes off as he will do things his way and only his way, and he touches on making mistakes but never backs it up by admitting what it was. He also talks about respecting others in the article, but I'm not sure he really knows what respect is. If he does, he's got a funny way of showing it.
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Post by curlywurly on Aug 6, 2020 10:45:15 GMT
Not a period that any of us can look back on fondly. I do remember there was quite a bit of optimism when he was confirmed as manager and the away win on the opening day at Wimbledon set us off on the right foot. As others have mentioned, his shopping spree pre-season brought a few decent players into the club and seems to contradict his assertion that his hands were tied.
It was always going to be a challenge for Buckle to handle Stuart Campbell, who probably felt he deserved a crack at the manager's job full time after a spirited, but unsuccessful stint as caretaker. It rarely works out if the caretaker stays after the new man comes in. I'd like to hear Stuart Campbell's version of events for the season before and the fall out with Buckle. The legend has it that Campbell was at the centre of the demise of Dave Penny and Paul Buckle. Anyone know of an interview with Campbell that sets out his thoughts on the matter?
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Post by gasandelectricity on Aug 6, 2020 11:31:35 GMT
Not a period that any of us can look back on fondly. I do remember there was quite a bit of optimism when he was confirmed as manager and the away win on the opening day at Wimbledon set us off on the right foot. As others have mentioned, his shopping spree pre-season brought a few decent players into the club and seems to contradict his assertion that his hands were tied. It was always going to be a challenge for Buckle to handle Stuart Campbell, who probably felt he deserved a crack at the manager's job full time after a spirited, but unsuccessful stint as caretaker. It rarely works out if the caretaker stays after the new man comes in. I'd like to hear Stuart Campbell's version of events for the season before and the fall out with Buckle. The legend has it that Campbell was at the centre of the demise of Dave Penny and Paul Buckle. Anyone know of an interview with Campbell that sets out his thoughts on the matter? Sounds like a great candidate for GasCast!
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Post by lpgas1 on Aug 6, 2020 11:50:24 GMT
They should have given the job to Campbell
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Post by wilmslowgas on Aug 6, 2020 14:14:13 GMT
It was an awful time for us. As I recall Buckle tried to bring about half of a moderately useful bunch of Torquay players with him. Unfortunately, he brought the wrong half and we ended up with really poor players and a dreadful manager.
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Post by landrover on Aug 6, 2020 15:10:06 GMT
Although he was an odious man, a lot of what he says in that article makes sense. There was clearly a player power struggle in the club, that was obvious in the Dave Penney debacle. Still it's history now, so probably not worth getting ones knickers in a twist. UTG Agree with this totally. Having been in Buckle’s company after a match I found him to be so far up his own backside as to be invisible. If only! He’d eat himself if he could. Talked about his favourite subject all evening. Paul bloody Buckle.
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