Rudgie

[sheikh al dubai bin stokie]

Theres been alot of vale threads late and it seems to me that their current woes can be traced back to sacking Rudgie in 99.

Now its either senility or summat, but I have very hazy memories about why they sacked him, what lead up to it etc..

can someone enlighten me?

[wembley4372]

It was when he had a nosebleed and it came out red and white.

The poor bloke never stood a chance!

[ukstoke1]

Where the Vale in the Div 1 then (Championship)

[tsm]

Someone told them he was bald, bent and his arse was up for rent. They believed it, the rest is history.


Yes, we have a funny recruitment policy here at Stoke, but it works. The garden's looking good and the average handicap is down. Smashing.

[PotterLog]

Mar 13, 2009 17:57:51 GMT sheikh al dubai bin stokie said:

Now its either senility or summat, but I have very hazy memories about why they sacked him

No, you're absolutely right. They sacked him because of senility.

[smiler_andy]

Despite his success as Vale manager, every reign must come to an end, and Rudge was controversially dismissed on January 18, 1999 due to the club's poor form. This caused outrage amongst Port Vale fans who held a "flat cap protest" (Rudge's headwear of choice) to display their disgust. His successor was Brian Horton, who could not prevent the Valiants from relegation out of Division One, a division that 10 years later the Valiants have been unable to reach. John is now a firm fixture at Stoke City FC, where one of his core duties is to clean spectators' seats, ready for matchdays.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rudge