bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Wolfie456 said: Managed Reading to play off final if I remember rightly. He did, biggest collapse ever I seem to recall, just don't mention engines Edited December 9, 2023 by bigcatdiary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,127 Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, orion said: If this team.was not bad enough .they put Sudden 'stick a fork in it "Sam as the team manager. Absolutely, he was a good rider but that was the limit of his skills . His time at Reading certainly wasn't what you would describe as thrilling. Edited December 9, 2023 by Dave Jones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattB 177 Posted December 9, 2023 54 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: He did, biggest collapse ever I seem to recall, just don't mention engines Wasn't Jim Lynch the Reading manager? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,017 Posted December 9, 2023 11 hours ago, frigbo said: Can't wait to see the tactical genius moves of Sudden Sam.... To be fair there's not a great deal a TM can do tactically these days, that's why a lot of teams have ex-riders these days for their technical/coaching abilities rather than being a tactical genius. That's not to say they can't make "strange" decisions now and again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The H Man 252 Posted December 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, MattB said: Wasn't Jim Lynch the Reading manager? Yep Jim was TM - Sam was responsible for working with riders on the tech side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The H Man 252 Posted December 9, 2023 40 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: Absolutely, he was a good rider but that was the limit of his skills . His time at Reading certainly wasn't what you would describe as thrilling. To be fair Dave the set up nearly worked as only the golden tac rule stopped the club winning the grand final. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,127 Posted December 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, The H Man said: To be fair Dave the set up nearly worked as only the golden tac rule stopped the club winning the grand final. Fair enough, I must say however that I don't find Sam inspirational in any way , but I do hope the Brummies make a success of next season . The current owner deserves that for his continued financial commitment to the club. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noaksey 345 Posted December 9, 2023 As a Wolves fan I've never thought of Ermo as team manager material, wish him well though I'd have tried to get Rosco personally but he'd have certainly needed to be involved in selecting the team 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfsbane 12,944 Posted December 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, noaksey said: As a Wolves fan I've never thought of Ermo as team manager material, wish him well though I'd have tried to get Rosco personally but he'd have certainly needed to be involved in selecting the team If we ever get back on track I wonder what this could mean for us. Pete isn't getting any younger and it would be a very Wolves thing to do for Chris to step into his shoes Brummies need a marquee signing IMO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTT 1,228 Posted December 9, 2023 Could very well be Zagar at No.1 if Phil the Ace is right about Lampart being a 100% cert, Z. Cook should be a lock. It looks dreadful but I wouldn't be surprised because 6 of these are IN by the sound of things so it's just a ? over Schlein. 1. Zagar 2. Z. Cook 3. Schlein 4. Brennan 5. S. Worrall 6. W. Lampart 7. Flint (RS) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wee Eck 703 Posted December 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, noaksey said: As a Wolves fan I've never thought of Ermo as team manager material, wish him well though I'd have tried to get Rosco personally but he'd have certainly needed to be involved in selecting the team Rosco was certainly in the frame and would have done a decent job. Maybe it was a money or a control issue but I don’t see Sam as the answer. Zagar will do a decent job at number 5 but the Brummies need a strong number 1. Is that Polish lad Zmarzlik still on their books? He seemed like a decent prospect for the Brummies in his one (?) meeting for them several years back 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfsbane 12,944 Posted December 9, 2023 I imagine Ermolenko will have Peter Adams on speed dial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,127 Posted December 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, Wolfsbane said: If we ever get back on track I wonder what this could mean for us. Pete isn't getting any younger and it would be a very Wolves thing to do for Chris to step into his shoes Brummies need a marquee signing IMO. I've just been looking at some pics of a a very happy & smiling Chris Adams. He must take after his mom. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishersGate 522 Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, TTT said: Could very well be Zagar at No.1 if Phil the Ace is right about Lampart being a 100% cert, Z. Cook should be a lock. It looks dreadful but I wouldn't be surprised because 6 of these are IN by the sound of things so it's just a ? over Schlein. 1. Zagar 2. Z. Cook 3. Schlein 4. Brennan 5. S. Worrall 6. W. Lampart 7. Flint (RS) If that's the side then it's rock bottom again for brummies. If they had Lindgren then it would be much stronger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argos 262 Posted December 9, 2023 12 hours ago, The H Man said: I was working at Reading during that season (2006) Sam was not sacked half way through the season. He was involved throughout. Well we have to agree to disagree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
