10 Years ago - Xmas in the Prem

Hereforthefootball

Hereforthefootball

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Easy to forget what an incredible period that was for the team (I won't say the club because of old Scrooge Oyston being at the helm with no investment).

Final game before Xmas (although two weeks before the big day was the 1-0 win away at Stoke on the 11th, then the 28th we went to Sunderland and won 2-0, came so close to pulling off a surprise at Man City on New Year's Day only losing 1-0, the the real disappointment of that 2-1 home defeat to Brum before the infamous 2-1 win against Liverpool.

We then had that five game run of defeats against really average teams like West Brom, West Ham and Sunderland (again) which was the only real sticky point of the season but sadly one of the reasons for our eventual relegation.

Happy days though!
 
As with many keepers he was a decent shot stopper.

However his command of his area, his decision making, his control of his defence were all lacking. The back line had zero confidence in him

He should have been nowhere near the Prem.
 
Halifax71 said:
As with many keepers he was a decent shot stopper.

However his command of his area, his decision making, his control of his defence were all lacking. The back line had zero confidence in him

He should have been nowhere near the Prem.
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He couldn't kick a dead ball for dear life. I recall Evatt taking goal kicks on occasion as Kingson couldn't reach the half way line.
 
incredible_edibles said:
What happened to Kingson after he'd finished with us?
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Not much according to Wikipedia. As GJJW pointed out it may have been the curse his wife put on him!

He must have an awful agent, surely a season in the Prem regardless of his mistakes could have found him an somewhat decent move somewhere..
 
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