Born again Bill wrote:Another face for the legends wall I think !
RapidShrimp wrote:Born again Bill wrote:Another face for the legends wall I think !
No... just no.
Is he a Wembley hero? Yes. Did he has a fantastic season? Yes. Did he leave everything out on the pitch in every game? Yes.
But is he a club legend? Not a chance. He’ll quite rightly go down in the club’s history as being an integral part in that wonderful season, but the word ‘Legend’ is bandied around too much.
On another note, he has always come across as a great lad - very humble, not a hint of arrogance, yet ON the pitch he shows so much confidence, yet also a lot of self-awareness of his role & responsibilities in the team. I’ve never wanted a player to succeed at their new club more than him, and I think it’s great he’s been able to leave to challenge and develop himself, whilst giving the club a good deal as well!
Westgate Wanderer wrote:I'd say the entire team goes down in the history of our club for the achievement they did. The manager also even after leaving after 18 months! Not legend status but never to be forgotten.
marky No.1 wrote:I would agree with Drummy, quite a record for us including the longest speeches ever.
His first stint was 10 years, then came back playing for another 7, then done 6 more and counting behind the scenes.
622 appearances, scoring 81 goals, spent more than half his life at MFC
redrobo wrote:My thoughts about Adams and the way he engineered a move are fairly negative BUT I can't be too annoyed when you consider that he got together a team that gave us promotion and he gave Carlos his chance which has paid off handsomely....something I fear would not have happened had he not seen something special in Carlos that others failed to see.
Posh wrote:redrobo wrote:My thoughts about Adams and the way he engineered a move are fairly negative BUT I can't be too annoyed when you consider that he got together a team that gave us promotion and he gave Carlos his chance which has paid off handsomely....something I fear would not have happened had he not seen something special in Carlos that others failed to see.
Fairly negative about both Adams and Bentley then. Carlos was brought in under Jim Bentley and played 20 first games in his first season at the club and gave him a longer contract. That was as a 19 year old whose only adult football was in the 10th tier of English football. I think Jim saw plenty in him, just that Adams was far better at getting it out of him. Not trying to be pro-anything here just giving some perspective.
Ego Tripping wrote:JB absolutely deserves credit for giving him and chance in the first place and DA in further developing him.
Keith wrote:Ego Tripping wrote:JB absolutely deserves credit for giving him and chance in the first place and DA in further developing him.
It is sad that people have become so anti-JB that they refuse to believe any of this. It's like people complaining because Jim didn't play Lief Davis when he was sixteen because he's now played for Leeds a few times.
Ego Tripping wrote:Some of this is wide of the mark. Carlos was ill early in the sun 19/20 season and took a while to work his fitness back up. In the background he was doing loads of work on his defensive work and positioning. Was told this directly.
Carlos was recommended to the club by a scout working on our behalf in the Manchester area. JB has final say on his signing and rated him enough to give him contracts. JB absolutely deserves credit for giving him and chance in the first place and DA in further developing him.
Little Shrimp wrote:So basically - JB did well in signing him in the first place. However, he did a poor job of developing him and bridging the gap to the first team. CMG was a player who needed backing and belief on the pitch, and I don't think JB ever really gave him that.
Keith wrote:Ego Tripping wrote:JB absolutely deserves credit for giving him and chance in the first place and DA in further developing him.
It is sad that people have become so anti-JB that they refuse to believe any of this. It's like people complaining because Jim didn't play Lief Davis when he was sixteen because he's now played for Leeds a few times.
BerlinWaller wrote:Keith wrote:Ego Tripping wrote:JB absolutely deserves credit for giving him and chance in the first place and DA in further developing him.
It is sad that people have become so anti-JB that they refuse to believe any of this. It's like people complaining because Jim didn't play Lief Davis when he was sixteen because he's now played for Leeds a few times.
Bore off with your divisive shite Keith, nobody is being "anti-Jim".
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