I had my thoughts on Lee clouded by the negative, boring crap that was served up at the end of that season. I still stand by my viewpoint that there was absolutely no need for the scared-to-death, lets go out for a nil ni tactics shown in many home games that season. I am positive that more positive approaches at Bescot would have saved that season.
However, Geordie puts the run of events in a very interesting light. If things did happen as he says (and I've absolutely no reason to doubt it). then it is even more evidence of the total failure of Bonser as chairman of this football club. Bonser is very astute when it comes to his role as owner of the football club (investing for a healthy personal return) but when it comes to running the football club with a long term view, he is nothing but useless.
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I think it's an important tale to remember, because its had a massive bearing on the direction our club has taken, and still is taking. Your right to say its hard at the time to rationalise because football is an emotive sugject, and Colin lee was always subject to personal attacks and dislike, just as Merson was always given the benefit of the doubt for being "likeable". However personality shouldn't really come into it, unless of course it interferes with the job or managing.
You can't defend the indefensible and some of the stuff Lee did was just that, however there were very powerful mitigating circumstances which the Ritchie situation typified. When we look back now its easy to see Lee just totally fed up and frustrated with JB and the job he was trying to do basically with both hands tied behind his back. When you look at what's gone on in the second half of this season there is a very consistent thread running through the club that eminates from the football side of things playing very much second fiddle to a certain person's precious financial empire.
You can't defend the indefensible and some of the stuff Lee did was just that, however there were very powerful mitigating circumstances which the Ritchie situation typified. When we look back now its easy to see Lee just totally fed up and frustrated with JB and the job he was trying to do basically with both hands tied behind his back. When you look at what's gone on in the second half of this season there is a very consistent thread running through the club that eminates from the football side of things playing very much second fiddle to a certain person's precious financial empire.
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Geordiesaddler wrote:Just to add one minor point, although I think its important in the context of Lee's last game, ie. the Gillingham debacle in so much that it shows what a shambles JB made of things. Paul Ritchie was not allowed to play in that game, at the time our most important game of the season.
I often wonder if Ritchie had played that day would the score have been less?
Good job he played at Norwich then and helped Merson keep the goals conceded to five. How many would have gone in if Bonser had stuck to his penny-pinching principles?
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