Greenock_Loyal
Active Member
Been watching old games on YouTube and why was there such a massive difference between Advocaats 2nd and 3rd season?
Quick check of the league table and in 2000 we won 28/38 league games, losing only 2 and getting 90 points.
Following year after spending an absolute fortune (Ricksen, Miller, De Boer, Konterman, Flo - combined 25 million quid in 2000!) we won 26/38 games but lost an incredible 8 times.
Squad was clearly improved and albeit the mhanks improved as well, but how did we go from losing only twice to eight times and then put out the cups as well?
O'Neill just got better off Advocaat? Injuries? Fluke season from them (they got 97 points so good total).
I was only young but remember getting few doings at home from likes of Killie, Dundee etc.
Did fans want Advocaat sacked end of season or still bit of goodwill for the previous two seasons? Arguably one of our best ever squads as well with Gio, Reyna, Tugay, Klos, RDB, Flo, Ferguson, Ricksen, Mols).
Quick check of the league table and in 2000 we won 28/38 league games, losing only 2 and getting 90 points.
Following year after spending an absolute fortune (Ricksen, Miller, De Boer, Konterman, Flo - combined 25 million quid in 2000!) we won 26/38 games but lost an incredible 8 times.
Squad was clearly improved and albeit the mhanks improved as well, but how did we go from losing only twice to eight times and then put out the cups as well?
O'Neill just got better off Advocaat? Injuries? Fluke season from them (they got 97 points so good total).
I was only young but remember getting few doings at home from likes of Killie, Dundee etc.
Did fans want Advocaat sacked end of season or still bit of goodwill for the previous two seasons? Arguably one of our best ever squads as well with Gio, Reyna, Tugay, Klos, RDB, Flo, Ferguson, Ricksen, Mols).