Ian Porterfield - RIP

rfc_prem2006 · by **rfc_prem2006** » 11 Sep 2007 21:03

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6984906.stm

Kitsondinho · by **Kitsondinho** » 11 Sep 2007 21:04

Just heard on 5 live. RIP

Oi Oi Saveloy · by **Oi Oi Saveloy** » 11 Sep 2007 21:04

Crap manager, but sad news.

AbovetheI · by **AbovetheI** » 11 Sep 2007 21:07

Sad news indeed. R.I.P

Readingfanman · by **Readingfanman** » 11 Sep 2007 21:09

handbags_harris · by **handbags_harris** » 11 Sep 2007 21:11

Oi Oi Saveloy Crap manager, but sad news.

Said so in an MSN convo with other nobbers, but turns out he actually had a good managerial career with marked success. Rotherham & Sheff Utd promoted, and relative success with lesser known international nations. Most recently, a 1-1 draw in charge of Armenia against Portugal on August 22. May have been bombed out of Reading, but not a bad manager at all to be fair. There are a lot worse out there.

Minutes silence/applause on Saturday guaranteed. Just hope Sunderland mention the RFC connection as well.

RIP Ian Porterfield.

mzungu_royal · by **mzungu_royal** » 11 Sep 2007 21:13

higher · by **higher** » 11 Sep 2007 21:13

Sad news.RIP Ian.

Kitson12 · by **Kitson12** » 11 Sep 2007 21:15

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 11 Sep 2007 21:16

RIP

One of those managers who travelled the world managing what can only be described as minor countries.

Zambia - after a plane crash in 1993, the side was decimated. Missed out on qualification by a point under his management.

Trinidad and Tobago - narrowly missed out on WC qualification with them as well, iirc.

My first Reading manager and someone I always looked out for in those World Soccer programs, knowing that he'd be managing some footballing outpost.

Oi Oi Saveloy · by **Oi Oi Saveloy** » 11 Sep 2007 21:16

Kitson12 RIP

And no he wasn't a right back either.

floyd__streete · by **floyd__streete** » 11 Sep 2007 21:17

handbags_harris Said so in an MSN convo with other nobbers, but turns out he actually had a good managerial career with marked success. Rotherham & Sheff Utd promoted, and relative success with lesser known international nations. Most recently, a 1-1 draw in charge of Armenia against Portugal on August 22. May have been bombed out of Reading, but not a bad manager at all to be fair. There are a lot worse out there.

Did a tremendous job with - IIRC - a Zambian side demoralised and depleted by an air crash. Dind't work out for him at RFC but to be fair it took McGhee as his successor quite some time himself to put the mistakes of the latter part of the Branfoot era right.

North East Royal · by **North East Royal** » 11 Sep 2007 21:19

handbags_harris Minutes silence/applause on Saturday guaranteed. Just hope Sunderland mention the RFC connection as well.

11 pages of tributes on an SAFC message board I go on, will definitely be some sort of tribute.

Royal Rother · by **Royal Rother** » 11 Sep 2007 21:19

I liked him.

RIP.

AndyRFC · by **AndyRFC** » 11 Sep 2007 21:21

RIP Porterfield

readingbedding · by **readingbedding** » 11 Sep 2007 21:24

floyd__streete
handbags_harris Said so in an MSN convo with other nobbers, but turns out he actually had a good managerial career with marked success. Rotherham & Sheff Utd promoted, and relative success with lesser known international nations. Most recently, a 1-1 draw in charge of Armenia against Portugal on August 22. May have been bombed out of Reading, but not a bad manager at all to be fair. There are a lot worse out there.

Did a tremendous job with - IIRC - a Zambian side demoralised and depleted by an air crash. Dind't work out for him at RFC but to be fair it took McGhee as his successor quite some time himself to put the mistakes of the latter part of the Branfoot era right.

My Ian Porterfield memories were the two great FA Cup home matches against Sunderland and Newcastle at home...
Also, in that run were the games against Welling, it took four matches to get rid of them...that never seemed to end.
Don't forget that he bought 'the Bryan Robson of the 3rd Division'.
When Madjeski turned up, things did need shaking up and of course when that happens the Manager is always the first to leave.
But all memories now and although he's a LEGEND up at Wearside, we have a few memories of the man too...

Muskrat · by **Muskrat** » 11 Sep 2007 21:30

Including playing a few games for us in about 1977. Remember being quite excited that we'd signed an FA cup winner and remember him in a Reading shirt.

readingbedding · by **readingbedding** » 11 Sep 2007 21:35

And Porterfield scores...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kZqDT0oyxE

Kitson12 · by **Kitson12** » 11 Sep 2007 21:35

Oi Oi Saveloy
Kitson12 RIP

And no he wasn't a right back either.

C()ck

reading98 · by **reading98** » 11 Sep 2007 21:39

Ian Porterfield - RIP

Ian Porterfield - RIP

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