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“It’s All About Winning” – Gary Megson, A Life In Football


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Anyone read this? Came across on the Internet but didn't notice it being published?

 

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by author E J Huntley.
Huntley has produced works on other Sheffield football icons: Tony Currie and John Sheridan in this excellent series of books.

 

This one is a 172 page A5 book that discusses Megson’s early love of Sheffield Wednesday, a team his father, Don, captained in the 1960s. It also details his early footballing ability as a teenager. His playing career (ups and downs) from Plymouth, Everton, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle, Sheffield Wednesday again, Man City, Norwich, Lincoln and finally Shrewsbury. His, rollercoaster, managerial career spanning 17 years from 1995 to 2012 included Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport, Stoke, WBA, Notts Forest, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers. And finally his beloved Sheffield Wednesday from where he was sacked 13 games before the end of the season with his side in third place and just after defeating local rivals Sheffield United. 

“It hurts more than any other disappointment I have had in my life” these were the words Gary used in his BBC Radio Sheffield interview after his dismissal.

Megson made 600 first team appearances in professional football and scored 51 goals>He was in charge/manager of teams in all divisions, including premiership, on almost 650 occasions.

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He was too passionate for his own good in the end.

 

Pity the bloke that followed him was entirely the opposite.

The bloke that followed him took us up and by doing that, managed what Gary was sadly failing with.... 

 

I liked gary megson. Met him numerous times. Once after being sacked at Wednesday. He was in the Cricket Inn in Totley with his missus. As he was leaving i managed to grab a quick word with him. Still loves the club a huge amount and would love to come back one day. Not going to happen though. Agree with your too passionate comment. 

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The bloke that followed him took us up and by doing that, managed what Gary was sadly failing with.... 

 

I liked gary megson. Met him numerous times. Once after being sacked at Wednesday. He was in the Cricket Inn in Totley with his missus. As he was leaving i managed to grab a quick word with him. Still loves the club a huge amount and would love to come back one day. Not going to happen though. Agree with your too passionate comment. 

 

Rode on the coat tails for 3 months, totally failed afterwards.

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He was too passionate for his own good in the end.

But ultimately right on reflection according to the man he fell out with over CoG.

One if the few men in my lifetime along with Wilkinson & Charlton who had an opportunity to manage this club that understood what turning out for Wednesday should mean to players.

The football wasn't pure under any of them but they didn't half give us something to shout about and be part of.

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The bloke that followed him took us up and by doing that, managed what Gary was sadly failing with.... 

 

I liked gary megson. Met him numerous times. Once after being sacked at Wednesday. He was in the Cricket Inn in Totley with his missus. As he was leaving i managed to grab a quick word with him. Still loves the club a huge amount and would love to come back one day. Not going to happen though. Agree with your too passionate comment. 

 

DJ just hitched a ride on the promotion band wagon if anyone helped it was Terry Burton.

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love his passion for SWFC and how he wanted players to 'get it'. He's the manager I've most wanted to be successful for many years.

 

The football made my eyes bleed though.

 

 

Megson in a nutshell

 

He's far from terrible, but far from brilliant aswell, was always passionate and to be fair he's the ideal man to get players both motivated and physically fit, not the sort to take any nonsense either.

 

Bit one dimensional and in my opinion outdated in his style of football though ( take the lead and sit back to defend it doesn't work any more ) his plan A was usually fine but rarely looked to have a plan B in place

 

Did really well to turn things around after what went before him, just wasn't quite the man to take us much further, no shame in that.

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Anyone read this? Came across on the Internet but didn't notice it being published?

 

518ShX2xObL_zps8bdde062.jpg

 

by author E J Huntley.

Huntley has produced works on other Sheffield football icons: Tony Currie and John Sheridan in this excellent series of books.

 

This one is a 172 page A5 book that discusses Megson’s early love of Sheffield Wednesday, a team his father, Don, captained in the 1960s. It also details his early footballing ability as a teenager. His playing career (ups and downs) from Plymouth, Everton, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle, Sheffield Wednesday again, Man City, Norwich, Lincoln and finally Shrewsbury. His, rollercoaster, managerial career spanning 17 years from 1995 to 2012 included Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport, Stoke, WBA, Notts Forest, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers. And finally his beloved Sheffield Wednesday from where he was sacked 13 games before the end of the season with his side in third place and just after defeating local rivals Sheffield United. 

“It hurts more than any other disappointment I have had in my life” these were the words Gary used in his BBC Radio Sheffield interview after his dismissal.

Megson made 600 first team appearances in professional football and scored 51 goals>He was in charge/manager of teams in all divisions, including premiership, on almost 650 occasions.

 

Do you have a copy of "Fly Fishing" by J.R. Hartley? 

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