Guest ahalftimereport Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hi fellas, Not sure how many of you will remember Vic Buckingham, but just though you might be interested in this article about him. Vic managed Wednesday for three seasons, finishing 6th on each occasion and losing to Barcelona in the inter-cities fairs cup quarter-final in his last season, when his contract wasn't renewed, largely because of the 1964 betting scandal. The scandal has tainted Buckingham's legacy in Britain but he is still widely celebrated on the continent, especially at Ajax and Barcelona, where he played a pivotal role in the way in which both teams play the game. Anyway, for those of you interested, the piece is here: http://ahalftimereport.com/2015/06/24/from-reynolds-to-buckingham-total-football/ Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place, new to the forum. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Thought we'd appointed him ,in all seriousness that's a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteG_1984 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Wow, I'd heard of him but genuinely never knew he was at Ajax and Barca. Just looked him up on Wikipedia as well and they state the total football thing too. Lots of people say Cruyff's influence was the legacy that's lead to today's great Barcelona side. So in summary, it's cos of Wednesday why Barca are European champions Edited June 27, 2015 by PeteG_1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 And fitting that we will be adopting the Total Football philosophy...I went to the Barca game as a ten yr old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Vic Buckingham was way ahead of his time, I can't recall who his signings and targets were but like Catterick ( a very different style) he left to early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FARMER Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Not renewing Vic Buckingham's contract was yet another terrible decision by Eric "Mr Sheffield Wednesday" Taylor. We started the 60's with a great manager (Harry Catterick) and a great team. We finished the 60's with a terrible manager (Danny Williams) and a terrible team. And nowhere to stand out of the f*****g rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I always thoughts his cards were numbered after losing at Newport County 3-2 in the FAC away in Jan 1964. The FA Cup was big business in those days so that was a financial blow. I thought the football we played in the early part of the 1961-2 season was as good as I've ever seen us play. Easily as good as the first Ron Atkinson era. Close passing game. Nicer to watch than the Catterick teams IMO. Sacking Vic and appointing the dour Alan Brown was a huge mistake. Unfortunately folk just remember us getting to the 1966 Cup Final. Our league form under Brown was never good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Cards are marked. Days are numbered. Culpa Mia. The vagaries of the English language..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Culpa mea ? the vagaries of Latin eh Edited June 27, 2015 by daveyboy66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmciverslovechild Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I always thoughts his cards were numbered after losing at Newport County 3-2 in the FAC away in Jan 1964. The FA Cup was big business in those days so that was a financial blow. I thought the football we played in the early part of the 1961-2 season was as good as I've ever seen us play. Easily as good as the first Ron Atkinson era. Close passing game. Nicer to watch than the Catterick teams IMO. Sacking Vic and appointing the dour Alan Brown was a huge mistake. Unfortunately folk just remember us getting to the 1966 Cup Final. Our league form under Brown was never good. Buckingham wasn't sacked....simply his contract wasn't renewed. And that, effectively, was down to the bribes scandal because the directors took that as a symbol of his easy going attitude. So they brought in a more authoritarian manager in Alan Brown. Although I saw quite a few games from the Buckingham era I really can't remember it. My dad always used to say, though, that it was the best football he ever saw a Wednesday side play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesbarbeux Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Buckingham wasn't sacked....simply his contract wasn't renewed. And that, effectively, was down to the bribes scandal because the directors took that as a symbol of his easy going attitude. So they brought in a more authoritarian manager in Alan Brown. Although I saw quite a few games from the Buckingham era I really can't remember it. My dad always used to say, though, that it was the best football he ever saw a Wednesday side play. I'd probably go along with that.....shame he never seems to get a mention when we get these "best manager" threads. Probably the best manager we've had in the time I've been going to Hillsborough, his pedigree just can't be dismissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Oh what could have been! Great article thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Great article. My dad went to the Barcelona game at Hillsborough. I think until relatively recently we were the only British club to beat Barcelona at home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkmus Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Great article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FARMER Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I would agree that Vic doesn't get the respect he deserves for his years at Owlerton. People remember the Catterick years because we finished 2nd and because he went on to become one of the top managers in the country. And, as mentioned above, Brown took us to the Cup Final (losing to Catterick's Everton...). Buckingham was sandwiched between those two, and unfortunately the biggest news about Wednesday when he was manager was the bribes scandal. However, the team played some great football and were always up round the top of the 1st Division. A true gentleman, liked by Owls fans and also throughout football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendaryswan Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I recall Vics time at Hillsbro with great affection,we played some great football that didnt always bring the result we deserved. Under Vic we sold Kay to everton,it wasnt a popular decision,vic brought in Mark pancho Pearson from Man utd,like them,we never really got the best out of pancho,on his day he was brilliant but alas that was infrequent. Vic was pretty laid back and paid the price for what was deemed indiscipline over the betting scandal,and overlooking Bobby Craigs drinking,which was a big mistake by the board. I can still recall vic walking through the fans outside the ground,sporting his trade mark trilby hat and a raincoat over his arm,he talked openly with supporters. The board made Vic a scapegoat for the betting, citing poor discipline and went the other way with Alan brown who took the club in a totally different direction,and was a VERY strict guy and a shadow of his predecessor, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolfsson Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 We came closer to winning the title under Buckingham than under Catterick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 We came closer to winning the title under Buckingham than under Catterick hows that work ?...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since59owe Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 We came closer to winning the title under Buckingham than under Catterick 2nd under C, 6th under B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmciverslovechild Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 2nd under C, 6th under B Even in points off the top terms we were closer under Catterick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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