Quote Originally Posted by Shadrack the Red View Post
To be honest i liked Mel Machin , thought Robins was hard done by & I enjoyed Bassett"s time , he at least allowed me to see my club for the 1st time at the twin towers which at the time I had been watching the Reds for about 40 years & a trip to wembley was just a dream , Allan Clarke was a disappointment being that I worshipped him after his first stint , I thought Davey wasn"t as bad as he has been painted ,he brought me some great memories , Parkin was a let down & Jose actually was only 5 minutes off keeping us up but was barking mad.
Mel Machin didn't get the credit he fully deserved , he also helped stabilise the club, and did the groundwork for the upsurge in the club's fortunes " ooooh Gerry Gerry " etc etc