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Re: Paul buckle

by uberwozza » 25 Jul 2013, 11:50

IMO - Leroy was the best coach we ever had - the quality of football played was the best I have ever seen at Plainmoor, or ever likely to see again. However, he coached the best out of a team built by Roy McFarland, and for that reason Cyril should be rated as best in my era.

Difficult to look past Frank O'Farrell for all time though

Buckle was odious but unfortunately has to be in Top 5 for his considerable achievements - we'd still be in Conference now without him

Paul buckle

by Robiberto22 » 22 Jul 2013, 12:19

Leroy was by far the best manager i can remember us having - I'm only 25 tho - i love reading the hate for bucks not popular anywhere it seems - i hated the way he would get on the fans for not creating the right atmosphere when things weren't going well - and i hate him for the league 2 playoff final when he was just stood there quite obviously thinking about what time his bus to Bristol is, but he did a job - i'm just glad we are a football league side.

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by usagullmichigan » 20 Jul 2013, 21:51

Nick wrote: Should have gone up straight away IMO. The Exeter game still annoys me now.
I agree. We had the best team in the league by a long shot.

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by Southampton Gull » 20 Jul 2013, 19:39

lucy6lucy wrote: One thing you have to thank Buckle for is your favourite player!!

Why? It wasn't his contacts that landed Poke :)

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by Lukeyboy WFC » 20 Jul 2013, 19:18

As a outsider I thought Buckle did really well with you, as did Leroy Rosenior.

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by lucy6lucy » 20 Jul 2013, 18:09

Southampton Gull wrote:Buckle was and is an odious little twerp. We were promoted in spite of him not because of him. Player fallouts, endless signings of underperforming players and an unwarranted arrogance has put him where he rightfully belongs.

All this codswallop about doing well to get us out of the Conference so quickly is just taking the credit from the Board who provided him with an unparalelled budget and backroom staff, he also achieved his high percentage of wins at a lower level than the others mentioned. Taking over a club virtually wiped clean of players made his job easy, especially after being privy to the list of targets put together by Tisdale.

Credit Buckle? No feckin chance. Goodbye to bad rubbish.
One thing you have to thank Buckle for is your favourite player!!

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by Plymouth Gull » 20 Jul 2013, 14:42

usagullmichigan wrote:
I couldn't agree more. Had a huge budget and I actually think with the players we had we under performed.
Should have gone up straight away IMO. The Exeter game still annoys me now.

Paul buckle

by Bridportgull » 20 Jul 2013, 14:23

Guess Rebecca Lowe married him for his body and sense of humour ha ha ha not for football nouse .

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by Dave_Pougher » 19 Jul 2013, 20:12

Southampton Gull wrote:Buckle was and is an odious little twerp. We were promoted in spite of him not because of him. Player fallouts, endless signings of underperforming players and an unwarranted arrogance has put him where he rightfully belongs.

All this codswallop about doing well to get us out of the Conference so quickly is just taking the credit from the Board who provided him with an unparalelled budget and backroom staff, he also achieved his high percentage of wins at a lower level than the others mentioned. Taking over a club virtually wiped clean of players made his job easy, especially after being privy to the list of targets put together by Tisdale.

Credit Buckle? No feckin chance. Goodbye to bad rubbish.
:goodpost:


Couldn't stand the bloke and you know what it's actually worse than that, he wanted to come back! cheeky git.

How on gods green earth he can be compared to likes of Cyril Knowles is totally beyond me. Cyril did the best with what he had, the true sign of a good manager.

Sussed in minutes at Rovers with his lack of respect of anyone that didn't think bucklespeak. Rovers fans wind me up with their "we hate buckle more than you" song, highly unlikely. He took the piss out of our club with his "unless you sign my player improvement programme you don't play" contracts.

Paul buckle

by Southampton Gull » 19 Jul 2013, 14:55

I'm still undecided mate :)

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by stefano » 19 Jul 2013, 14:48

Did you like him or not then SG? You really must make yourself clear! ;-)

Re: Paul buckle

by usagullmichigan » 19 Jul 2013, 14:21

Southampton Gull wrote:Buckle was and is an odious little twerp. We were promoted in spite of him not because of him. Player fallouts, endless signings of underperforming players and an unwarranted arrogance has put him where he rightfully belongs.

All this codswallop about doing well to get us out of the Conference so quickly is just taking the credit from the Board who provided him with an unparalelled budget and backroom staff, he also achieved his high percentage of wins at a lower level than the others mentioned. Taking over a club virtually wiped clean of players made his job easy, especially after being privy to the list of targets put together by Tisdale.

Credit Buckle? No feckin chance. Goodbye to bad rubbish.

I couldn't agree more. Had a huge budget and I actually think with the players we had we under performed.

Paul buckle

by Southampton Gull » 19 Jul 2013, 12:28

Buckle was and is an odious little twerp. We were promoted in spite of him not because of him. Player fallouts, endless signings of underperforming players and an unwarranted arrogance has put him where he rightfully belongs.

All this codswallop about doing well to get us out of the Conference so quickly is just taking the credit from the Board who provided him with an unparalelled budget and backroom staff, he also achieved his high percentage of wins at a lower level than the others mentioned. Taking over a club virtually wiped clean of players made his job easy, especially after being privy to the list of targets put together by Tisdale.

Credit Buckle? No feckin chance. Goodbye to bad rubbish.

Paul buckle

by The Farmers Friend » 19 Jul 2013, 10:34

I didn't like Buckle when he arrived and I didn't like him any more when he left. The style of his departure came as no surprise to me and I was amazed that fans can have been so naive about the man to have felt - and continue to feel - so betrayed. Glostergull speculates that Buckle may be a Grecian at heart but I always got the impression Buckle was primarily a Paul Buckle man at heart.

Having said all that, I would rank him as the best Gulls manager in my 35 years of support.

Paul buckle

by Fonda » 19 Jul 2013, 10:10

Leroy got relegated from League 1 with, I think 52 points? It's almost unheard of and very unlucky. We battled in that division with a squad that simply wasn't competitive. Unfortunately at that time we didn't have lots of cash sloshing around to make the necessary changes. Quite apart from players, Leroy didn't have any staff either! He was a one man band, and it's 'miraculous' that we got as close as we did to staying up.

As for describing Buckle's performance as 'miraculous', I just don't see that. He gave us some fabulous, memorable moments, but it simply can't be denied the odds were stacked in his favour for a lot of the time during his tenure. We had new owners that literally couldn't do enough to help. Not only was there cash to spend, there were backroom staff and a real desire to succeed. I'm not surer any other TUFC manager has worked in those conditions.

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