Looking at our club, where obviously I have more data, memories and recollections as well as tales passed down from father, uncles and both grandads our periods of greatness, to equal any other club at that time have been under exceptional top class managers.

Historically in the early days there was Frank Watt, eight trophies. Dougie Livingstone, reputed to have played beautiful football, Stan Seymour, six trophies in three periods as manager.

Then a long period to my time when we had Mighty Joe Harvey with two trophies then K.K with only one and Sir Bobby with none but what fantastic football they played , and if either had been given longer spells that the big wins would have been there.

Now we are on the verge with another to be great coach manager in Eddie Howe and his successes are only a matter of patient time.

Those facts above are no coincidence, as you only have to look at our competitors who have ruled the roost since the end of the war.

Manure, a nothing team at all until Matt Busby came and rebuilt them to be followed by Fergie, love him or hate him, he was a winner and demanded it. They haven't had a great deal under other lesser managers.

PiddlePool. No better records than us until the Great Bill Shankly emerged, followed by Bob Paisley who between them built the club to where even following average managers carried on with the squads let to them.

Arsenal only successful in the past with top men like Herbert Chapman and Tom Whittaker and recently with George Graham and Wenger.

I don't include the likes of Citeh or Chelski as they simply bought their way into success.

So to sum up I think as long as Eddie Howe is given the right backing and the club a fair crack of the whip we have a glorious future to look forward to.