Wikipedia reckons we've had 26 managers in our history. Is that right? And if so, I find it shocking that I've seen 15 of them in my 26 seasons.
Andy, I've just counted 36 not including any caretaker roles. I've seen from Mel Machin onwards. So yes you're old!!
Machin onwards myself. Wikipedia must be wrong, cos I thought 27 wasn't right. But still, I've seen 15. Crazy.
Machin, Anderson, Wilson, Hendrie, Bassett, Spackman, Parkin, Hodges, Thordason, Hart, Ritchie, Davey, Robins, Hill, Flitcroft. Fifteen. 16 if you include Eric's two caretaker spells. Seriously, out of 26 seasons (this year being the 26th), to have seen 15 (or 16) managers in that time (and a few were here for 3 years), is ******* crackers. Give it 3 more defeats, and there'll be calls for Flicker to go. Thee watch. Cos it works, getting shut of managers.....
I've been watching since Clarke so not much longer than you yet I think that means that in the time I've been watching we've gone through half of our managers. Mental.
True story when I first started going I thought our manager was called Jim Ileyout. I was only 4...some things never change though.
Who was manager before Mad Mel? Because I'm starting to think it wasn't him in charge when I first went in 88.
Allan Clarke was the manager at that time He started his second spell as manager in the Summer of 1985, taking over from Bobby Collins. Clarke was sacked in November 1989 and Eric Winstanley took over as caretaker. Machin took up the reins at the end of the following month.
Re: Allan Clarke was the manager at that time Thanks Kev, I was just about to post the same. I had a feeling I'd erased a couple of seasons so I checked up and you are indeed 100% correct as usual.
Re: Allan Clarke was the manager at that time To be fair, my first game or two was in 88 as a wee lad but I only got taken regularly the next year. Probably explains why I have no recollection of Clarke as manager. Recall very little of the first year or so if I'm honest. Spent most of the time wandering around the Brewery Stand, usually at the bottom trying to peer over the boards. 1990 was where it all took off for me. Not just my BFC love, but football in general. Gazza helped. And Tony Dorigo...
