BBS player of the season - **** Washday

Totally agree. He's soon worked out what his best group of players is too. He makes great use of the subs, doing like for like changes, keeping the shape & the system. That will break down at times, but if it works 60% of the time, that is a winner. Brian Clough never changed formation & he was pretty good.

 

Totally agree mate.

May I ask you about something else? I've just been watching the John McSeveney video on the other thread and his period as manager is just before my time watching the Reds. So, what are your memories of his time as manager?
He mentions signing Paddy Greenwood. What are your memories of his playing career?
He took over from Johnny Steele as manager (now Johnny Steele was my wifes uncle as he married her Aunty Margaret). Was Johnny sacked in 1971? Why was McSeveney released of his duties in 1972 (was he sacked) and why did Johnny take over again?

 

I voted for Woodrow but I also thought James and Mowatt footballed Wednesday to death in the first half.

 

I have gone for Cauley , despite some indifferent performances of late he never lets it phase him & comes on the pitch prepared to work his nuts off for the team , yesterday I thought he was by far and away the best forward on the field & I am including the wendy forwards as well & played a big part in us getting the result , well done Cauley

 

I feel somewhat uncomfortable saying this the day after his passing, but Mr. McSeveney is the worse manager I've seen at Oakwell. Mr. Steele was moved upstairs to become General Manager, with Mr. McSeveney taking his place as team manager. However, our performances steadily got worse and worse. This was a squad of players containing the likes of Winstanley, Booth, Greenwood, Murphy, Dean, Lea, Sharp, Seal and a very young Alistair Millar. For all that talent available to him, there's no way we should have accumulated a miserly 36 points and scored a mere 32 goals, resulting in relegation. The performances improved slightly at the start of the 1972/73 campaign, but not enough to avoid Mr. McSeveney getting sacked. Mr. Steele stepped in to became manager again for a few months until Jim Iley was appointed a few months later.
Paddy Greenwood was signed as a powerfully running midfielder, which we didn't have at the time. After Eric Winstanley left for Chesterfield, Paddy moved back to the centre of defence. We had a very young, skillful team and Greenwood was the natural captain and leader. His performances were that impressive, they attracted the attention of clubs further up the football pyramid. He became the first signing of the new Nottingham Forest manager, a certain Mr. Brian Clough. Clough put him straight into the first team. But after a dozen or so games, Paddy broke his leg and I don't think he played again.

 

Thank you mate for sharing your memories.

 

A few candidates, but I've gone with Mads. They lacked finesse but threw a lot at our defence, especially in the second half. Vital that everyone stayed switched on for the whole game (well, the 87 minutes after the howler). Just shaded it for me over Halme.