Like most of you guys I’m just going through a lot of our classic games, just watching the Lovenkrands final, and remember that when Mr McLeish arrived he won the first 5 trophies available to him.Does he get the credit he deserves?
He played quick and decisive football against a Martin O team of giants... and beat them comfortably.I think a lot of criticism comes from the style of football he had us playing from memory Towards the end.
Not only did he win the first 5 trophies but he did it while downsizing the squad saving the club millions a yearLike most of you guys I’m just going through a lot of our classic games, just watching the Lovenkrands final, and remember that when Mr McLeish arrived he won the first 5 trophies available to him.Does he get the credit he deserves?
Eddie .. agree towards the endHe played quick and decisive football against a Martin O team of giants... and beat them comfortably.
i just remember grumblings at the time although I could be wrong. The Inter Milan game to get us in to the last knockout stages always sticks in my mind as a tactical masterclass. Bob Malcolm was outstanding that night.He played quick and decisive football against a Martin O team of giants... and beat them comfortably.
league cup was played in march back them rather than earlier in the season as it is now. league was to far to peg back when he arrived.Can someone with a better memory than me fill in the blanks for me. Winning the first five trophies possible can't be accurate as winning the CIS cup happened before the league finished. I'm assuming to use that terminology that it's of the understanding the league was out of his hands by the time of his appointment, but as early as league cup final day?
I have a terrible memory for points etc. What was the league situation in terms of difference when Eck arrived?
league cup was played in march back them rather than earlier in the season as it is now. league was to far to peg back when he arrived.
He won trophies!!
Something our recent managers haven't been able to achieve.
He did better at the start of his time as manager, but that second period still included winning the league (Helicopter Sunday) and getting to the last 16 of the CL. Some games were horrendous in fairness and his time was up by the end, but overall I think he did a magnificent job and was definitely underrated.Split his tenure into 2.
December 01 - May 03 : He could do no wrong. Europe was his only blip.
June 03 - May 06 : An absolute shit show.
Eck gave us the highest of highs but the lowest of lows as well.
If he doesn’t it’s because we eventually went off a cliff edge, went a shocking number of games without a win and finished 3rd in a two horse race.
I’ve got loads of time for McLeish but his tenure can be split into two half’s. The sublime and the ridiculous. He really did do a wonderful job early doors, above and beyond what any of us expected, but when we went down we nose dived horribly and he seemed to lose control.
Agreed, a very good record, but it was awful to watch at times... questionable tactics, (Marvin Andrews at centre forward!) Signed some absolute dung, Emerson, Ostenstad, Capucho, albeit on a restricted budget....
Like most of you guys I’m just going through a lot of our classic games, just watching the Lovenkrands final, and remember that when Mr McLeish arrived he won the first 5 trophies available to him.Does he get the credit he deserves?
We weren't winning though, we finished 3rd behind Motherwell.People go on about it was awful to watch etc I’d much rather be winning playing ugly football than nice football getting pumped, Walters sides never played silky football it was all about the results at the end of the day.