| Worst manager in our history (n/t) 18:05 - Feb 22 with 3539 views | Bluefish |
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| Worst manager in our history (n/t) on 22:37 - Feb 22 with 333 views | Coastalblue |
Can you not just cover this in one thread, why do you have to have multiple threads making the same point all the time?
Is it important to see your name all over the board all the time? |  |
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| Worst manager in our history (n/t) on 23:15 - Feb 22 with 304 views | patrickswell |
| Worst manager in our history (n/t) on 21:23 - Feb 22 by PJH |
Jackie Milburn's results were very disappointing and he was probably not cut out to be a manager at professional level.
Alf Ramsey left him with a team that had won the league several months before but a lot of that team were ageing and there was nobody in reserve.
Jackie Milburn made some very poor signings including signing goalkeeper Jim Thorburn from Raith Rovers and when it was pointed out that he had conceded something like 120 goals the previous season he said that it was not his fault but it was the fault of the defence in front of him. Fine except he then signed centre half Jackie Bolton from the same team.
He also made some good signings including Danny Hegan, Frank Brogan and Gerry Baker.
Gerry Baker scored loads of goals in a poor team and the other two helped us get back into the top division in 1967/68.
Jackie Milburn also started the youth team at Portman Road so that was a big plus.
Purely on results he was dire but a few of his signings and his starting the youth team count for something. |
Until Marcus Evans started picking managers, Jackie Milburn would have been far and away our worse manager. Now, would it be fair to say he ranks above Keane, Jewell, Hurst and Lambert given that he didn’t have the financial backing that Keane and Jewell did as well as having to handle an ageing team playing in the top flight of English football. |  | | |
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