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For goodness sake Doc we are NOT going down you heard it here 1st (I damn well hope that does not come back to haunt me)
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Have we lost in pink yet?
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For goodness sake Doc we are NOT going down you heard it here 1st (I damn well hope that does not come back to haunt me)
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SteveRiches
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Rubbish.
Broadhurst was sacked because in his final 9 games in charge his record was:
Won 1, Drawn 2, Lost 6, scored 4 conceded 19.
He had to go, he'd completely lost the plot and the dressing room, his final game was a 0-5 defeat at home, how often do you think managers survive that sort of drubbing?
There was a complete transfer embargo and it was season of almost certain relegation but he kept us up. You need to quote the full stats of what Broadhurst achieved not just the last bit where he got ditched at the end of a bad run. Cardoza told me later that he thought he'd treated the bloke badly. Having said that, Broadhurst was hardly the most personable creature and his later attempts at, I believe Bristol Rovers, were not great - but the point is that he performed a mini-miracle here under against terrible odds. We made a right mess with his replacements. Remember Fenwick and Wilkinson? Each was a disaster despite getting massive budgets. Anyway, in case anyone was not around at that time I quote from the NTFC official history to show why in my opinion he was one of the most under-rated managers we've had. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Shortly afterwards Kevan Broadhurst was appointed as Caretaker Manger and following an upturn in the club's fortunes he was confirmed as full time manager in October 2001. His task was immediately made harder by news of a transfer embargo, one that would run for the course of the season, preventing him from strengthening what was already one of the smallest squad in the entire Football League. Mixed fortunes were experienced in the remainder of the year but things were to improve greatly in 2002. Despite finding themselves nine points adrift of safety in mid-January a remarkable run of promotion form, with only one defeat at Sixfields, saw the Cobblers secure their safety with a game to spare. Mission impossible had been accomplished and Northampton Town finished a remarkable five points above the relegation zone. Over the summer Kevan Broadhurst managed to strengthen the squad with eight new faces. He managed to compliment experienced players like Lee Harper, Paul Rickers, Nathan Abbey, Paul Trollope and Jerry Gill with promising youngsters Darryn Stamp, Greg Lincoln and Paul Harsley. The season was little over a month old when the club was forced to launch a 'Save our Season' campaign in a bid to see out the remainder of the year. The SOS appeal was required after the collapse of ITV Digital and much publicised takeover attempts by John Fashanu and Giovanni Di Stefano had failed and left the club with a big deficit to make up in the budgets. Supporters rallied and managed to raise over £230,000 to keep the club afloat with a string of fundraising events, the total was still some way short of the target of half a million pounds which was required by the end of January. In December 2002 a consortium headed by Andrew Ellis took a majority shareholding in the club and Chairman Barry Stonhill stood down. On the pitch the side had made a reasonable start to the season but suffered from a lack of consistency. In November 2002 Kevan had been pipped to the Manager of the Month award by Wigan's Paul Jewell, a disastrous run of results followed which ultimately cost him his job in January 2003. He was replaced by former England, Spurs and QPR defender Terry Fenwick. (and to add - Wilkinson who was also a disaster. SKR)
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How many games did Harrod actually play when Sammo was manager.
Out of curiosity how many points did we take from those games. In fact how many did we actually lose.
to satisfy your curiosity, Harrad played 5 games under Sampson, 1 win and 4 draws, he scored one goal, on his debut against Crewe, and was sent off in the home draw with Aldershot.
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There was a complete transfer embargo and it was season of almost certain relegation but he kept us up. You need to quote the full stats of what Broadhurst achieved not just the last bit where he got ditched at the end of a bad run. Cardoza told me later that he thought he'd treated the bloke badly. Having said that, Broadhurst was hardly the most personable creature and his later attempts at, I believe Bristol Rovers, were not great - but the point is that he performed a mini-miracle here under against terrible odds. We made a right mess with his replacements. Remember Fenwick and Wilkinson? Each was a disaster despite getting massive budgets. Anyway, in case anyone was not around at that time I quote from the NTFC official history to show why in my opinion he was one of the most under-rated managers we've had. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Shortly afterwards Kevan Broadhurst was appointed as Caretaker Manger and following an upturn in the club's fortunes he was confirmed as full time manager in October 2001. His task was immediately made harder by news of a transfer embargo, one that would run for the course of the season, preventing him from strengthening what was already one of the smallest squad in the entire Football League. Mixed fortunes were experienced in the remainder of the year but things were to improve greatly in 2002. Despite finding themselves nine points adrift of safety in mid-January a remarkable run of promotion form, with only one defeat at Sixfields, saw the Cobblers secure their safety with a game to spare. Mission impossible had been accomplished and Northampton Town finished a remarkable five points above the relegation zone.
Over the summer Kevan Broadhurst managed to strengthen the squad with eight new faces. He managed to compliment experienced players like Lee Harper, Paul Rickers, Nathan Abbey, Paul Trollope and Jerry Gill with promising youngsters Darryn Stamp, Greg Lincoln and Paul Harsley. The season was little over a month old when the club was forced to launch a 'Save our Season' campaign in a bid to see out the remainder of the year. The SOS appeal was required after the collapse of ITV Digital and much publicised takeover attempts by John Fashanu and Giovanni Di Stefano had failed and left the club with a big deficit to make up in the budgets. Supporters rallied and managed to raise over £230,000 to keep the club afloat with a string of fundraising events, the total was still some way short of the target of half a million pounds which was required by the end of January. In December 2002 a consortium headed by Andrew Ellis took a majority shareholding in the club and Chairman Barry Stonhill stood down. On the pitch the side had made a reasonable start to the season but suffered from a lack of consistency. In November 2002 Kevan had been pipped to the Manager of the Month award by Wigan's Paul Jewell, a disastrous run of results followed which ultimately cost him his job in January 2003. He was replaced by former England, Spurs and QPR defender Terry Fenwick. (and to add - Wilkinson who was also a disaster. SKR)
Thanks for that. I've highlighted the only two bits that matter for you. You didn't say anything about his overall record, you just said it was a mistake to have sacked him. It clearly wasn't.
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Zoe Redfield... Obviously.
I thought it sounded more like "A gay referee"
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I thought it sounded more like "A gay referee" Bigot ears.
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Bigot ears.
No I don't think that was it.
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I haven't seen Noddy for years.
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That's you with Marvo sat on your lap in the North Stand 'The Bigotiers'
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Macc Cobbler
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to satisfy your curiosity, Harrad played 5 games under Sampson, 1 win and 4 draws, he scored one goal, on his debut against Crewe, and was sent off in the home draw with Aldershot.
Thanks for that The Crewe game from memory was the 6-2 win
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Just to add Macc, Harrad was at Northampton for 9 games whilst Sammo was manager. He signed on Thursday January 20th but for whatever reason was not included in the squad that beat Oxford on the following Saturday. He made his debut against Crewe which we won 6-2, then played in the following four games, three of which were at home, against Barnet, Port Vale, Morecambe and Aldershot in which as Grange said he was sent off. He never played again under Sammo in the next three games which were Sammo's last 3 games. He was obviously suspended for at least one of them, possibly two, maybe all three, I don't remember. Like I said he certainly didn't play against Burton in what turned out to be Sammo's final game where Chris Dunn decided to throw the ball in his own net and at the same time seal his managers fate.
Just to clarify, what was the point you were trying to make with your question because I seem to have missed it completely?
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I'm sure he was suspended for the following 3 games.
If my memory serves me correctly, Harrad was sent off for violent conduct for an off the ball incident.
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Just to clarify, what was the point you were trying to make with your question because I seem to have missed it completely?
You are starting to get a complex .... just wondered how many games Harrad played under Sammo. Only five so not really a major contributory factor in Sammo being shown the door, specially as we were unbeaten in those games.
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Just to add Macc, Harrad was at Northampton for 9 games whilst Sammo was manager. He signed on Thursday January 20th but for whatever reason was not included in the squad that beat Oxford on the following Saturday. He made his debut against Crewe which we won 6-2, then played in the following four games, three of which were at home, against Barnet, Port Vale, Morecambe and Aldershot in which as Grange said he was sent off. He never played again under Sammo in the next three games which were Sammo's last 3 games. He was obviously suspended for at least one of them, possibly two, maybe all three, I don't remember. Like I said he certainly didn't play against Burton in what turned out to be Sammo's final game where Chris Dunn decided to throw the ball in his own net and at the same time seal his managers fate.
Just to clarify, what was the point you were trying to make with your question because I seem to have missed it completely?
He missed the Oxford game because he was "getting his teeth fixed" after failing off a rock on his summer hols
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You are starting to get a complex .... just wondered how many games Harrad played under Sammo. Only five so not really a major contributory factor in Sammo being shown the door, specially as we were unbeaten in those games.
Not at all, I didn't want to be answering the wrong question, that's all. You on the other hand have missed the point, it was the fact that Sammo was allowed to bring him in FOR A FEE that was a major contributory factor in Sammo being axed because the results didn't improve and the injection of Harrad was supposed to tip the balance in our promotion push. Had he not been allowed to bring him in you could have argued with some conviction that Sammo hadn't been given a fair crack of the whip.
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My selective memory could be in play here but I don't remember broadhurst or sammo suffering from much fan discontent in their last matches. The Wycombe one was one of this freakish games where everything they did went in. I was surprised with both sackings at the time.
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Really?
0-5 at home, a terrible run and new owners and you were "surprised?"
Must be interesting being you, life must be full of surprises. 😀
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Not at all, I didn't want to be answering the wrong question, that's all.
You on the other hand have missed the point, it was the fact that Sammo was allowed to bring him in FOR A FEE that was a major contributory factor in Sammo being axed because the results didn't improve and the injection of Harrad was supposed to tip the balance in our promotion push. Had he not been allowed to bring him in you could have argued with some conviction that Sammo hadn't been given a fair crack of the whip.
I would say no defeat in the five games that Harrad played was progress scoring eleven goals in the process. It might all well have ended in tears but Sammo deserved more time.
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