Ex Royals

[Hound]

Good luck to the chap in his new role. For half a season he created something outstanding, it’s a shame Dai had run out of money at that time, and then VP got found out a bit. But some of those teams he had to field second year….bloody hell. That team we lost 7-0 to Fulham with was as poor a side ever put out in that division

Always like him as a person so hope he goes on to do well

[Clyde1998]

Good luck to the chap in his new role. For half a season he created something outstanding, it’s a shame Dai had run out of money at that time, and then VP got found out a bit. But some of those teams he had to field second year….bloody hell. That team we lost 7-0 to Fulham with was as poor a side ever put out in that division

Always like him as a person so hope he goes on to do well

Had a look at the sides we played against Kidderminster and Fulham:

Rafael (31)
Tetek (19) - Holmes (21) - Holzman (18) - Bristow (20)
Drinkwater (31) - Osorio (19)
Camara (18) - Dele-Bashiru (22) - Halilovic (25)
Puscas (25)

Subs on: Stickland (18); Araruna (25); Rinomhota (24); Laurent (26); Azeez (20)

Fairly certain Laurent played centre-back when he came on; Araruna lasted about five minutes before getting injured after coming off the bench; Halilovic lasted forty minutes.

Southwood (24)
Tetek (19) - Holmes (21) - Dann (34) - Bristow (20)
Drinkwater (31) - Laurent (26)
Dele-Bashiru (22) - Swift (26) - Hoilett (31)
Carroll (33)

Subs on: Rinomhota (24); Camara (18); Puscas (25)

Scott Dann got injured after seven minutes, with Camara replacing him - so Laurent went centre-back again (IIRC). The other centre-back option was eighteen year-old Michael Stickland. Rinomhota came on at right-back.

Two awful teams in hindsight. Seems we were missing (from the regulars that season): Yiadom; Morrison; Rahman; Ejaria; Joao; McIntyre; Moore and Meite. No wonder it all fell apart around then.