tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post5601557968570459850..comments2023-09-25T09:48:44.227+00:00Comments on The Football History Boys: Footballers At War: 1914-1918The Football History Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611337978479265207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post-77283955614932059132014-02-12T18:26:20.651+00:002014-02-12T18:26:20.651+00:00A good article. That is THE Frank Buckley who man...A good article. That is THE Frank Buckley who managed Wolves <br /><br />This is from wikipedia "In July 1927, Buckley took up an appointment with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Stan Cullis wrote of him: "I soon realised that Major Buckley was one out of the top drawer. He did not suffer fools gladly. His style of management in football was very similar to his attitude in the army. Major Buckley implanted into my mind the direct method of playing which did away with close interpassing and square-ball play. If you didn't like his style you'd very soon be on your bicycle to another club. He didn't like defenders over-elaborating in their defensive positions. Major Buckley also knew how to deal with the press." (Cullis, quoted in Taylor and Ward, 1995, pp.<br /><br />I did not know that Frank Buckley had played for or saved Norwich City - which takes me to a bit of the story you might be interested in. Philip Fullard was the only WWI air ace to have played for a Football league club played for Norwich City. He was one of the top aces in 1917. More on my blog here. http://www.theobservationpost.com/blog/?p=105Frank Baldwinhttp://www.theobservationpost.comnoreply@blogger.com