Three years ago today....

[Kevin Mcleod]

Think we can safely say that near on every user of this forum had the best day of their footballing life under good old uncle tone.(maybe the near to death ones who were at the league cup final saw better). And doubt very much that it will never ever be bettered or repeated in our lifetimes for any of us either.

Tony Out!

[Nick]

Italians + Amit: emphatic promotion
Tony: relegation followed by promotion, merely and with difficulty returned to where we were at the end of his predecessors' reign.

Tony: Relegated with Hughesless signings although replaced Hughes with once odds on favourite England manger, promoted by not spending a fortune (in football world) on 1st attempt, signed very good signings so far, brought in Hoddle..... could probably add in there somewhere about Remy, possible new ground and possible new training ground....

for me his time here has been all about positives... there's been tough/hard lessons but all in all its been positive.... a success IMO is when we're an established premiership team. But so far so good!

[stainrodisalegend]

Think we can safely say that near on every user of this forum had the best day of their footballing life under good old uncle tone.(maybe the near to death ones who were at the league cup final saw better). And doubt very much that it will never ever be bettered or repeated in our lifetimes for any of us either.

Tony Out!

Huge fan of tony but think you are forgetting the little matter of jim gregory and the rangers teams of the seventies, eighties and early nineties (and before you ask no i wasnt alive in time to see the league cup final!).

[The Merry Ploughboy]

He's been good for us, but he's not the best in football, nowhere near....yet

[Kevin Mcleod]

Huge fan of tony but think you are forgetting the little matter of jim gregory and the rangers teams of the seventies, eighties and early nineties (and before you ask no i wasnt alive in time to see the league cup final!).

What game bettered the play off final for you then mate?
I saw every one of them at home and quite a few away in those years, and cant ever ever remember feeling that elated and ecstatic as i did last may, and i am a lot more cynical and harder to please these days aswell.

[stainrodisalegend]

That was a great day, not disputing it. Purely personally, think our fa cup run (esp quarter final against palace) followed by our promotion season in the early eighties were my best - prob because as a kid i was more wide eyed and enthusiastic about it. Oldham play off win also up there. Plus (apologies in advance) some of the buz and then adel moments of magic back in the champ. My top moments under tony prob the win at home to stoke when we looked down, the win at home to liverpool and that night at stamford bridge. But no right or wrong in this, just what meant most to each individual.

[Hoopsmad]

Think we can safely say that near on every user of this forum had the best day of their footballing life under good old uncle tone.(maybe the near to death ones who were at the league cup final saw better). And doubt very much that it will never ever be bettered or repeated in our lifetimes for any of us either.

Tony Out!

The 70's and 80's were the best for me and i am not near to death either Under Tony i think the wins against the scum and the Zamora goal are all that stand out over the 3 years. Even at Wembley we were second best and had a huge slice of luck that Zamora took really well. Like the team at the moment Tony's Chairmanship is a work in progress.

[Rangers77]

Italians + Amit: emphatic promotion
Tony: relegation followed by promotion, merely and with difficulty returned to where we were at the end of his predecessors' reign.

On come on. Following promotion Tango and Cash forced Amit out of the club and then refused to spend any money on any players in the close season. All they brought was Bothroyd and Dudley Campbell..... What inspired signings, eh? When TF came in he and Warnock managed to get Joey, but made bad buys in Anton and SWP.... All at inflated prices in the madness of the window closing. What choice did they have? We stayed up that season by the skin of our teeth largely because we had to rely on the same squad that got us up-plus some in- at inflated prices in the January window. This was all thanks to the Italians not putting up any cash in the summer.

[stainrodisalegend]

On come on. Following promotion Tango and Cash forced Amit out of the club and then refused to spend any money on any players in the close season. All they brought was Bothroyd and Dudley Campbell..... What inspired signings, eh? When TF came in he and Warnock managed to get Joey, but made bad buys in Anton and SWP.... All at inflated prices in the madness of the window closing. What choice did they have? We stayed up that season by the skin of our teeth largely because we had to rely on the same squad that got us up-plus some in- at inflated prices in the January window. This was all thanks to the Italians not putting up any cash in the summer.

[Hove Ranger]

Big fan of Tony but wouldnt say he is the best in the world, other football chairmen have achieved a lot more than him. The potential is there for him to be the best!!

[zuluop]

Initially it did seem so. Under the maligned Italian owners we had been promoted to the PL, with a little help from Amit (please come back!!!), only to be relegated under kind Uncle Tony. I will reserve showering him with superlatives until I see us surviving in the PL and the new stadium construction commencing.

Where has Amit gone to and when? What did I miss?

[Kevin Mcleod]

Big fan of Tony but wouldnt say he is the best in the world, other football chairmen have achieved a lot more than him. The potential is there for him to be the best!!

Karl Oyston, Vincent Tan?

[Hove Ranger]

Karl Oyston, Vincent Tan?

Huw jenkins (swansea) for example

[Hoopsmad]

Karl Oyston, Vincent Tan?

Kenwright, Whelan, Short, Levy, Jenkins etc etc...Tony is still unproven and a work in progress. Give him time though i am sure he will get there.

[winalotto]

TF bought the club. Best chairman in football IMO.

Cant be far off