| John Toshack 21:36 - Sep 11 with 4671 views | thornabyswan |
Can anyone answer this one.
When Tosh took over as player manager was 28 or 29 I think.
Can't imagine a player leaving a top club to manage at that young age now.
How did this come about was he still in the Liverpool team when he left. [Post edited 11 Sep 2019 21:38]
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| John Toshack on 10:08 - Sep 12 with 1596 views | NotLoyal |
| John Toshack on 23:08 - Sep 11 by theloneranger |
A feature documentary called "Tosh: A Swansea Football Fairytale" is in production. |
From Tosh to a Bosch.
'How John Toshack drilled himself in to management' |  |
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| John Toshack on 12:44 - Sep 12 with 1527 views | monmouth |
| John Toshack on 09:58 - Sep 12 by swancity |
Not sure about Anderlecht but he did fail a medical at Leicester City. Ongoing thigh and knee problems were preventing him from reaching required fitness levels at Liverpool who allowed him to leave on a free transfer
He was an outstanding target man, one of the best. His perfect hat trick for Wales whilst a Swan in a 3-0 win v Scotland showed just how effective he was even when only 70% fit.
Apparently he met Struel by chance. Incredible to think what he achieved as a 28 year old and new to management... |
Two words. Bill. Shankly.
And that’s not taking anything away from Tosh, but the best mentor in the business at the time. |  |
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| John Toshack on 13:19 - Sep 12 with 1496 views | EasternJack |
https://www.coachesvoice.com/john-toshack-liverpool-swansea-city/
"In 1974 I had a medical to sign for Leicester City and because of a muscle injury I failed it. As a 25-year-old with a family to look after, hearing a specialist say that I might only have a year left of my playing career was a big blow.
I went back to Liverpool, but it was a difficult time for me there. Bob Paisley had taken over from Shanks and I had the feeling that he wasn’t 100 per cent with me. Fortunately, I still had 18 months left on my contract, so I made it work. I did more specialised training; went down to the swimming pool a few times a week; focused on shorter, sharper sessions. That way, I was able to turn things around and play on for some considerable time.
But that period got me thinking about the game a lot more. I started to appreciate things that maybe some other players took for granted. I started to think about management.
My time at Liverpool came to an end when they agreed to sell me to Anderlecht for £80,000. I went over there, did the medical and, just like Leicester had done, they turned down the deal.
Liverpool were going to struggle to get any money for me if I couldn’t pass a medical. So I asked if they’d let me go for free. That way I could go down to the lower divisions and see if I could get a role as a player-coach somewhere.
Cardiff was my first thought, but they didn’t fancy the idea. I think the Cardiff manager Jimmy Andrews was a bit too concerned for his own future.
In the end it was a chance meeting with the Swansea chairman at a sports trade fair that led to me being offered the player-manager role there. It was a chance to get back home to south Wales, and to learn my trade as a coach." |  |
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| John Toshack on 13:40 - Sep 12 with 1463 views | sainthelens |
He had heard the wags were very nice, upon arrival proceeded over the years to work his way through.....allegedly. |  | | |
| John Toshack on 15:17 - Sep 12 with 1413 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| John Toshack on 08:54 - Sep 12 by epaul |
Pete put up a great snippet last night (on fb and twitter) about the Chesterfield game, its about 3 and half minutes long
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Richard Griffiths VII - Lord Provost of Derlwyn ! 😹 |  |
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| John Toshack on 15:55 - Sep 12 with 1393 views | theloneranger |
| John Toshack on 08:54 - Sep 12 by epaul |
Pete put up a great snippet last night (on fb and twitter) about the Chesterfield game, its about 3 and half minutes long
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Peter Jones is Rob Brydon's brother. |  |
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| John Toshack on 23:43 - Sep 13 with 1152 views | TNT |
| John Toshack on 23:27 - Sep 13 by Darran |
Do you remember that psychic test he passed with Keegan and they could see the answers in the camera lens? 😂 |
Yeah, they had a good understanding on the pitch tbf, but telepathic they were not! | |
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