Guest Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 RIP Tommy - he did sign Steve Buckley for us who made over 300 appearances For those who would like to remember what an entertaining after dinner speaker he was visit YouTube and view him speaking at Hednesford Town FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Couple of points off top 10 in his first season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977–78_Football_League Quite the character to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I liked the guy as a bloke, a friend. I did not appreciate what he did to my team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobdeBilder Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Sold Kevin Hector. No further comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 He was a funny guy, with an ever-ready quip, but if I remember correctly, "sold" Roy Mac to an American team without even telling him. {It subsequently fell through}. RIP Docherty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Rab a dab doo said: He systematically destroyed a decent team at Derby and replace it with mostly dross. It was the start of our demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Another manager who I thought at the time would do a good job for us. I was wrong. RIP Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normanton Lad Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I enjoyed his autobiography. I think he survived the terrorist explosion at the King David hotel that killed nearly a hundred people. When you've been through something like that you don't worry too much about Rams fans who want to give you an ear bashing because you broke up a winning team. It's still hard to understand why he thought John Middleton for Archie Gemmill was a good exchange. Or why he swapped Leighton James for an over the hill Don Masson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irobinson Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 My late mother watched him as a player in the great Preston team post war. With Tommy Finney and Billy Shankly. He dismantled a great Derby team and criticised the ground, pitch and fans. So much she wrote to him at BBG - and got an apology back Would never be Popular with Ram fans my age - didn’t fool the great Derby footballing public, who know a bit. However sad loss to his family - a football bloke at the end of the day RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Rampant said: A touching eulogy there. Thank you @Rampant you gave me a very much needed full on laughter breakdown. Made my bloody day sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Bought these 2 from Glentoran FC...The writing was on the wall ? Not the wall behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Fan Half Biscuit Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 A legend at United - a ******* at Derby. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB SPORTS Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Unbelievably happy the day he left Derby. Unbelievably sad he has left us all. RIP Tommy the Doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Never a good time for holding grudges. RIP, Doc. And condolences to the family. xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Rab a dab doo said: He systematically destroyed a decent team at Derby and replace it with mostly dross. It was the start of our demise. It seemed that way in the mind of this particular 10-year-old in 1977. But a 10-year-old lacks perspective, lacks any understanding of things going stale, of players peaking and ageing. To a young Derby supporter in the mid 70s, Todd, Roy Mac, Rioch, Hector, Charlie et al would always be Derby players, and it would only be a matter of time before we were up there again. But that team was way past its best and had needed significant new blood for quite a while by the time Docherty arrived. Not an easy job - Previous managers' attempts and arresting decline had included Derek Hales and Gerry Ryan, for example.There had been a couple of seasons of decline leading up to Docherty's arrival. Ok, so he didn't do an especially good job of revitalising players whose careers were already heading south but I think it's time for something of a reappraisal of his time at DCFC. He couldn't stop the decline of our favourite players but he certainly didn't cause or start it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, James Pond said: Bought these 2 from Glentoran FC...The writing was on the wall ? Not the wall behind them. Is the fella on the left Bryan Cranston out of Breaking Bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I remember, affter another memorably bad result, he said "We satrted badly, then fell away". So true. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I don’t agree with the “don’t speak Ill of the dead” saying. If you didn’t like someone when they were alive, why should you suddenly think well of them when they die. I was around when he was Derby’s manager. Can never forgive him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Turk Thrust said: I don’t agree with the “don’t speak Ill of the dead” saying. If you didn’t like someone when they were alive, why should you suddenly think well of them when they die. I was around when he was Derby’s manager. Can never forgive him. You don't have to change and think well of them. There's simply no need to say it out loud. Show respect for the dead and for those that are grieving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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