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Who remembers John Beck the Cambridge boss
- Thread starter SAFCOldie
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Was manager at Cambridge as I remember.
me is back
Midfield
Players got substituted or dropped if they tried to play football
SAFCOldie
Striker
He got a lot of grief even back then for his direct approach and calculations but I am seeing it starting to come back in to some degree. The most obvious indicator being the long throw. Either way, I should have mentioned previous, Brobey is the perfect player for any if this.
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I don't think it ever really went away to be honest. Didn't Pulis adopt pretty much the samr style at Stoke ?
SAFCOldie
Striker
Yep he did, it's interesting though as we have this in our locker. Just interesting stuff,
Thatheaderman
Striker
Not sure if Dion Dublin played for him. I think he did
SAFCOldie
Striker
He was the spearhead for Cambridge at that time.
I think he did before going to Man Utd
Essayeffsee
Winger
Lost 3-0 at Abbey against him. Was beginning of the end fot Denis Smith after he played Benno up front in the match. Sacked a couple of months later.
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NewAdventuresInWiFi
Striker
Successful stint in charge
Got Cambridge from the 4th Division to the brink of the top flite just before football was invented.
Got Cambridge from the 4th Division to the brink of the top flite just before football was invented.
John Byrne 92Crew
Full Back
Think they used to grow the grass longer in the corners of the pitch so the ball would hold up better after a big launch upfield. Steve Claridge's autobiography is a good read, especially the bits about Cambridge, John Beck seemed like a bit of a character!!
The Red Telephone
Striker
Dublin and John Taylor upfront for them.
Ahead of his time … but I don’t think he did triangles
John Byrne 92Crew
Full Back
If he did they were massive ones
Was he the manager who insisted the players had cold water thrown over them after training? It was on On the Ball or Football Focus many years ago.
Eric gates hair
Striker
Renovated his house then sold it.
I think he did
SAFCOldie
Striker
Very much likely. I just remember him stating his objectives quite clearly on Saint and Greavsy, they must have made the FA cop later rounds or such like.
Rogue Badger
Midfield
Back then footballing sides would pass it back to the keeper. He'd pick it up, roll it out to a defender. The back four would fanny around amongst thenselves until eventually passing it back to the keeper who would pick it up and roll it out to a free defender. The cycle would start over. This would go on until the keeper eventually launched it. In the late 80s and early 90s all the long ball was doing was getting rid of tedious foreplay.
