Harsh I think, mistakes were made but that run to relegation was stunning, came so close to staying up
Two quick points.
1. I recall John Bond's son standing still on the touchline at Swansea with his arms folded, seemingly happy to accept the 1-0 loss that he had already given excuses for the previous day on Silent and in the Ohec. Those who were there will never forget the two late goals and a famous against-the-odds win. But the team did that
despite the motionless and emotionless man on the touchline.
2. After I criticised Ben Tarry's bag carrier in the Ohec, I was contacted by the newspaper editorial staff, I was given Bond Jnr's mobile number and invited to call him. I did. For half an hour, I pressed him to explain what his tactics were and asked if he actually had any. To cut a long story short, I received no sensible answer. I asked him specifically why we didn't have a single attack until we were 3-0 down at Tranmere. He didn't even seem to recall the match!
Hence, I maintain that we were managerless during that period.
Sure, those were difficult times off the pitch and there were good things that happened during that time that were positive, including a too-little-too-late string of wins that gave us some hope.
After Bond departed, we had Jimmy Quinn in charge. So perhaps Bond The Younger's time at the club - doing whatever he did - might be rehabilitated and viewed in history as, in comparison, not so bad after all.
I rate that period as being on the same abyssmal level with the very worst times that I have seen following the team and that includes when Benson was in charge.
