Very sorry to hear that. whether he was a good manager or not he was one of ours.Has died aged 65. RIP
Very sad news. Will be forever remembered as the manager that kept us in the league somewhat against the odds.
Tragic news, following a terrible illness. RIP.
Being realistic, he was not brought in mid season (appointed 1 August) so our brush with relegation and survival "against the odds" was his responsibility, but I accept our resources were very limited then.
Roeder took over on 26 october as player/ coach after Damien Richardson was sacked on 8 October!
I agree with you wholeheartedly Phil, in situations like this, any personal grudges or resentment need to be put to one side and say out loud "he was one of us and will remain so, ad infinitum".Very sorry to hear that. whether he was a good manager or not he was one of ours.
Thanks for the correction. I was referring to the dates on this site:
Gillingham Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base
On second glance, it is clearly inaccurate as it says Richardson was appointed in 1989 but left after Roeder !
I don't think Glenn Roeder was interested in endearing himself to the fans. Wasn't he the one that did not want to allow some fans who had broken down on the road to travel back on the team coach, even though there was space?
You are very lucky. I saw games regularly in those games and we were terrible. The (in)famous back pass routine at Northampton was typical.Sad news RIP Glenn .I was regularly working Saturdays in that era and living in London with a new mortgage so I saw very little of those days.
That was funny.Unfortunately looking back I missed the era .When I did come down we were always terrible .So it did not encourage a quick return. It may have been too soon after the most exciting games in our history incredibly we had gone for Keith Peacock era to total destruction in just a few short years.You are very lucky. I saw games regularly in those games and we were terrible. The (in)famous back pass routine at Northampton was typical.
I was never sure whether Glenn saved us or was part of the problem. More importantly, 65 is no age at all and it's a terrible shame the long illness he had. RIP.