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Posted by PaoloNP <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=PaoloNP' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 7, 2025, 14:15:30

To take charge of Southampton whilst the search for a permanent Manager is completed following their relegation to the Championship! Good luck with that!!

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Posted by rodders85 <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=rodders85' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 7, 2025, 20:32:56, in reply to "Simon Rusk"

Good luck to him. Will be his second stint in charge of the first team this season.

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Posted by Fuzzbox <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Fuzzbox' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 7, 2025, 20:40:16, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

Rusk isn’t a bad manager. He was certainly a lot better for us than some of the total ding dongs we’ve had over the last 25 years or so. His failing was he was too negative when he had the players to convincingly punish the opposition.

9B Stockport Edgeley, 9F Heaton Mersey

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Posted by DownUnderHatter <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=DownUnderHatter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 8, 2025, 11:29:08, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

His playing style may suit the Premiership/Championship.

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Posted by Matty ov Rio <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Matty+ov+Rio' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 7, 2025, 21:25:47, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

Agree with that Fuzzy.

I am a MASSIVE Jim fan but just don’t get the hate for Rusk.

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Mark Twain

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Over the last 45 years or so that I’ve been watching County, first class honours would be given to Bergara, Jones, Gannon and Challinor.

I think Rusk would be in the 2:1 category with Murphy, Kilner, Megson, Webster, Les Chapman.

2:2s would be awarded to Lord, Hartford, McGuigan, Mathias.

3rd class degrees to Young, McIlroy, Palmer, Ablett, Simpson, Kalezic, Bogie, Hamann, Ward.

No honours at all to Melia and Turner.

9B Stockport Edgeley, 9F Heaton Mersey

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Posted by Mustafapoint <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Mustafapoint' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 8, 2025, 13:42:42, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

I doff my mortar board to you, FB.

That's a clever way of describing everyone.

I largely agree with your awards.

Next fun bit...in which order would you place the Firsts?

No need

Posted by Rustybar <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Rustybar' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 10, 2025, 0:48:57, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

I see no need or value in comparing managers. Their individual records speak for themselves.Each of them had their own set of club circumstances, their own set of players and their own way of dealing with all that. Yes it is obvious who the best were and the rubbish but not much point in ranking them imho.

My father was a County fan like my grandfather before :-)

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Posted by Fuzzbox <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Fuzzbox' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 8, 2025, 19:43:20, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

Challinor would be the prize winner. Followed by highly commended Jones, then book token to Gannon and Danny doesn’t get on the podium.

Reasoning is Challinor wins stuff and has made Edgeley Park into a regular five figure crowd ground. He has really ignited the town and probably has grown the fan base more than anyone.

Jones is second purely for the 96-97 season. We might not have won any trophies, but ask anyone of a certain age what would be the stand-out season, then that season would be it.

Jim third. Jim saved us in 2005-06, took us to Wembley for a win and won us the National North, but I always think he tarnished his record for his 2nd spell. Granted the owners were knobs, but the way he went about publically slagging off just about all the squad knowing there was no money for replacements wasn’t the way to go about it.

Reluctantly, Danny is fourth. Only one promotion to show for his tenure, despite lots of near misses. I just think he was given a comparatively decent budget compared to past managers and other clubs in the divisions at the time, but could have (and should have) delivered more. I think he really struggled once Big Kev went.

9B Stockport Edgeley, 9F Heaton Mersey

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Fuzzy, he didn’t slag off all the squad. We were haemorrhaging money because under Hamann we had signed a load of Pooh players who didn’t want to know and didn’t want to move because they were on salaries far bigger than they’d get elsewhere.

He was doing his best to win winkle them out of the club so we could bring in players. He did it in part by slagging them off in public using the social loafers tag to put pressure on them to go.

Fearn and McShite wanted Jim out so they could play football manager. Jim wanted a CB and FB. He had one lined up from Citeh FOC and another HtH had said they’d bank the wages of but it was blocked by those running the club.

He came back the second time to help save the club and he kept us up that first season and would have done so again without interference in exceptionally difficult circumstances. He should be lauded for his efforts not derided for them.

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Mark Twain

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Posted by Fuzzbox <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Fuzzbox' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 9, 2025, 12:58:36, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

Disagree with you this. Gannon's 2nd spell was piss-poor from start to finish and Jim himself shouldn't be absolved from any blame.

If that was his only spell, everyone would be putting him in the same category as Turner, Ablett, Simpson, Bogie, Kalezic etc, and they were working under similar circumstances.

9B Stockport Edgeley, 9F Heaton Mersey

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Disagree entirely with you as you are not considering what he had to deal with but each to their own.

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Mark Twain

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Posted by Halfbreed <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=Halfbreed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 9, 2025, 10:55:28, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

Agree with you Matty. He did a great job, all things considered!

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I agree with one and four, although of course Danny set off what DJ and JG were to do; I'd put JG second because of the extra credit from his playing days.

IMHO.

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Yeah! Gannon the ghost!!

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My last comment intended for FB and everyone.

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Posted by deeds <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=deeds' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 8, 2025, 12:17:24, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

No honours at all to Melia and Turner.

Should've added Kilner in there IMHO.

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Posted by dosser jacket <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=dosser+jacket' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 8, 2025, 20:15:58, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

Defo deeds

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What is everyone's beef with Kilner? He was appointed to a team in the Championship with zero budget to play with. He had a wonderful honeymoon, culminating in the win at Maine Road, and admittedly tailed off, but was nowhere near as bad as some of the dross we had. Any manager who kept us in the Championship for more than one season deserves credit.

9B Stockport Edgeley, 9F Heaton Mersey

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He pinned a County fan up against a wall and threatened to, 'brake his fkin nose'

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Yeah, true! He was starved of a playing budget, no money for new signings then had his best players sold without even being consulted!

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Been going slightly longer at 50 years so that covers most of my time. I couldn’t argue with much of that. Good effort Fuzzy.

Would add Eddy quigley as a 2:2 alongside Alan Thompson. Then there is Mike Summerbee, who gave us Brad and Lee up front and that win at Old Traffford. Probably 2:1 but wouldn’t argue a 2:2.

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Mark Twain

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Posted by countyblueforever <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/marionsboard/info/user=countyblueforever' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 8, 2025, 14:41:16, in reply to "Re: Simon Rusk"

Rusk would have been a good manager, he made his own problems by appointing, Mr Magoo as his assistant. l never saw Mark McGhee with a smile on his face, always a frown and looking totally bored and disinterested.

I am sure Simon would have had a better return had be brought in someone else! Mark McGhee was his problem here!!!

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