Shipley Ram Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 RIP Colin Murphy, rather thrown in at the deep end at Derby. He was appointed with the intention of keeping the managers seat warm while Clough was persuaded to return. If only. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/fans-pay-tribute-imps-legend-8757738 i-Ram, GB SPORTS, IslandExile and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, Shipley Ram said: RIP Colin Murphy, rather thrown in at the deep end at Derby. He was appointed with the intention of keeping the managers seat warm while Clough was persuaded to return. If only. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/fans-pay-tribute-imps-legend-8757738 Really sorry to hear this. I liked Colin as a person, but Dave's shoes were huge ones to fill. The next man in the hot seat after Colin shat in those shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I always thought he was a bit too gentle to succeed at Derby, but I remember him fondly. richinspain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB SPORTS Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Great football man, but as Angie says, didn't have the killer instinct to succeed at top flight club. He was a great coach though, and archetypal good guy. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) Sad to hear this. I seem to recall we were after Graeme Souness when Colin was manager. But we ended up with Derek Hales instead. Oh well. Edited September 18, 2023 by PistoldPete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) Always sad when someone passes. He was a classic example of appointing a caretaker manager after some good results which, given the team, was almost impossible not to achieve. But he was around at the start of the slide into oblivion. He did better later in his career, at Hull and Lincoln. EDIT: to add, we called him "Blinker" because he didn't cope in front of television lights. And please everyone, it would be inappropriate to discuss glass coffee tables. Edited September 19, 2023 by IslandExile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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