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Whatever next for the man who feeds his players bananas as their pre-match meal and stops the coach and makes them walk through the opposition’s town, with the fans, to the match? Here, at The Hatchet, our investigative muck-stirrers - sorry, professional journalists - have unearthed some rumours of past tactics that might get our players slightly worried....

On the occasion of one particularly crucial cup-tie at Notts County, Neil allegedly made all his players wear their boots on the wrong feet. They won, although the chiropodist’s bill was apparently bigger than the wage bill that week....

This is nothing compared to his time at Scarborough, when selection for the team was based solely on who could catch the biggest mackerel from the Harbour...

At Huddersfield, Warnock unveiled a masterstroke of psychology when he instructed his players to work on the away fans’ turnstiles, telling each and every fan on their way through, "You’re gonna LOSE!!!"
So, watch out Chris Lucketti - we have it on very good authority that at some time this season, you will have to turn up to the game of your choice in an ice-cream van, selling 99s on the car park, whilst playing the xylophone remix of "Up The Shakers" on the van’s tannoy! Is that raspberry or chocolate sauce with that then, sir?