6 years ago today

[Yoda]

Great manager for us and as others have said absolutely perfect timing in 2009, but strange timing to put this up now. More understandable last season. Onwards and upwards with Hughton.

Looks like his initial 5 year plan could come together.

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Gustavo Poyet I salute you Sir dont give a monkeys what the other people belive in the press,
utter shit .

 

[poidy]

Jesus where does the time go.

Pity it all went sour but I for one will never forget that 2010/11 League One winning season.

Those back to back away wins at Charlton and Peterborough. Absolutely outstanding on both days. The championship clinching win at Walsall, another top day out.

Notable mention for Southampton away, Poyet's first game in charge.

Could go on and on...

Gus made going to watch the Albion exciting again. Granted there have since been blips (Oscar & Hyypia) but we're back on track.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

If we are using the girlfriend analogy then he's the ex I'll never get over, the one you always hope will text you at 3am drunk asking for a trip down memory lane. Unfortunately in reality those texts tend to come from Micky Adams.

 

[nicko31]

Jesus where does the time go.

Pity it all went sour but I for one will never forget that 2010/11 League One winning season.

Those back to back away wins at Charlton and Peterborough. Absolutely outstanding on both days. The championship clinching win at Walsall, another top day out.

Notable mention for Southampton away, Poyet's first game in charge.

Could go on and on...

Gus made going to watch the Albion exciting again. Granted there have since been blips (Oscar & Hyypia) but we're back on track.

Its was a quality away days Gus's first game at St. Mary's..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=engBcCSeqdg

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

As Poidy above. Some of the best play I've seen in all my years. We were ****ing brilliant!

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Never forget the good times under Gus, the back to back wins at Charlton and Peterborough were incredible, to score 7 and not concede is just amazing. The 8 straight wins in March to crown the season and then the swagger and style we played with in finishing 4th that season having only just missed out the season before despite a squad of players who, to a man, have done sod all since leaving here. He built an amazing team, but had his wings clipped and it fell apart at the end, he was always that sort of a man.

What made him magnificent caused his downfall, but a man who falls on his sword is ok in my book.

 

[W.C.]

Good times. Glad we have CH now though.

 

[OzMike]

FFS, can't we just bury this.
Tomorrow's thread :- '6 years and 1 day ago today', FFS.

 

[studio150]

If only Neil McNab has been born 30 odd years later we would have walked into the PL under Poyet. A player ahead of his time given all the abuse from the Goldstone faithful and the unwarranted nickname of the crab for all his sideways passing. A perfect Poyet player. Will we ever get close to those 8 March wins again.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He knew how to spot players too. We still have Ankergren, and Calde with us, dedicated to the club.

 

[nwgull]

He knew how to spot players too. We still have Ankergren, and Calde with us, dedicated to the club.

And CMS and Glen Murray. Oh....

He's a first class cock in my eyes.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Will we ever get close to those 8 March wins again.

Things like 8 wins in a month or 16 games unbeaten at the start of a season don't come round very often

 

[Diego Napier]

He knew how to spot players too. We still have Ankergren, and Calde with us, dedicated to the club.

And Bridcutt and Buckley. Oh...

 

[AnotherArch]

Love him or hate him, he provided me with the best football on the pitch, and overall lasting memory, since the late 70's / early 80's.

 

[terryberry1]

Poyet would never have got us promoted. Too 1 dimensional. Under him teams began to work us out. We had 1 way to play. At first it was pretty to watch but became very boring once teams knew that we would attempt to pass them to death. Arrogant ******** who is madly in love with himself. Glad he's long gone.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I rather fell out of love with the Albion after Gus left, only just getting back into it.

 

[B.W.]

Gus wasn't and isn't as good as he thought he was and is... Mullery showed what could be done here... Gus got close, but no cigar...

 

[brightn'ove]

Poyet would never have got us promoted. Too 1 dimensional. Under him teams began to work us out. We had 1 way to play. At first it was pretty to watch but became very boring once teams knew that we would attempt to pass them to death. Arrogant ******** who is madly in love with himself. Glad he's long gone.

Is that why towards the end of his tenure we started absolutely spanking teams? Because they 'worked us out'

 

[terryberry1]

We never spanked teams in the championship. Maybe a couple of good results against the likes of Barnsley. Our football became so boring at times it was painful to watch. A good manager has a plan b and a plan c. Poyet had a plan a. If it wasn't working he stuck to plan a. He was great for us for 2 years before his massive ego got the better of him.