The Many Departures of Gary Megson
Monday August 16th, 2010
It’s often said that one shouldn’t use Wikipedia as a sole source of reference. At least not if the intention is to write a serious article. Happily, this piece has no such pretensions, so Wiki it is.
Gary's Gardening Efforts Haven't Met With Success...
Former Bolton manager Gary Megson appeared on TV at the weekend. Despite warnings on this very site, a few Wanderers fans chose to tune in. Others have foolishly watched various clips of the programme that are lying around on the internet.
This wasn’t necessary. Everyone knew what he was going to say. If the Ginger One was to be believed, Bolton were all but challenging for a Champions League place when he was unfairly placed on gardening leave.
Just to balance things up, here are a few snippets from that Wikipedia article, which cast Gaz in a slightly different role than the one as football saviour.
Norwich
‘Megson managed the Canaries for the remainder of the 1995-96 season, but was sacked at the end of the season’
Blackpool
‘Megson left at the end of the season.’
Stockport
‘Soon after he left Stockport by mutual consent.’
Stoke City
‘His tenure at the Britannia Stadium was brought to an end…’
West Brom
‘…on 26 October Megson was dismissed…’
Nottingham Forest
...but his taste in gnomes isn't bad
‘In terms of points they were nearer to the relegation zone than the playoff zone when he resigned in February 2006 after being put under a lot of pressure by the Forest fans.’
Leicester City
‘…he left Leicester on 24 October 2007, just 41 days and nine Football League Championship games after his appointment.’
Bolton Wanderers
‘On Wednesday 30 December 2009, Bolton announced that Megson had been relieved of his duties as manager with immediate effect.’
So there you have it, the managerial equivalent of Michael Ricketts, except that lard-arse was good once.
Now you might say it’s unfair to quote so selectively and that the full story isn’t being told. You’d be correct. But Gary Megson can have no complaints. After all, he started it.
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