appointed Burton manager.

https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2 ... -paterson/

DIdn't have Pato down as being the kind of personality who'd get into management.

Be interesting to see how he gets on. That's a few from our 2009 team who've followed the path into management isn't it?

Alexander
Duff
Pato
Elliott

Any others?

He’s been Michael Duff’s assistant manager at both Barnsley and Swansea.

One of our most underrated players. Would have been more highly rated these days with such a focus on pressing from the front

His pressing was exceptional but that was perhaps the strongest part of his game. Other than that, he looked Championship level to me.

That's not intended as a criticism - he's one of my all time favourites and he always gave 100%.

Paterson reminded me very much of Ian Moore and Liam Robinson for his work rate, but far more confident in front of goal. Had it not been for he bad injury I still think Paterson would have gone on to thrive at the highest level. We missed his ability to terrify defenders and lost a lot from our game when he got that long term injury, that robbed him of much of his edge.

Wonder if he regrets rejecting our contract offer in 2013 as we then went on to gain promotion without him.

He always be remembered for his playoff semi final game at Reading.

Produced one of my favourite Clarets goals of recent decades, of course, it's the one at Reading in the playoffs
semi. Wonderful strike.
As mentioned, never a world - beater, but a 100% player.

Good luck to him.

I'm a little surprised to see he is only 36 meaning he was only 21 when he scored that worldy at Reading in the play off semi final second leg.

aclaretinstevenage wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:03 pm

I'm a little surprised to see he is only 36 meaning he was only 21 when he scored that worldy at Reading in the play off semi final second leg.

Wow, it scares me how long ago Reading was

I've just got something on site re the appointment

https://www.uptheclarets.com/pato-lands ... -at-burton

He was brilliant the season we went up. Formed a little and large strike partnership with Steven Thompson that you don't see much of anymore. We had it with vokes and ings/gray.
I think he had potential to be a premiership player if injuries hadn't interfered with his career.
Good luck to him

Big fan of Pato. CT will remind us but I don’t think he was Coyle’s, rather Cotterill’s idea for a target

First game startin in a sec. On sky.

I only met him once but he struck me at the time as having his head screwed on, extremely focused and intelligent.

Come on, Burton.
It in black & white.

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:02 pm

Come on, Burton.
It in black & white.

You want to get yourself a new fangled colour television mate

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:58 pm

He always be remembered for his playoff semi final game at Reading.

I’ll never forget his left foot screamer that game

Rick_Muller wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:19 pm

You want to get yourself a new fangled colour television mate

Yep.
I'll pop down to Radio Rentals in the morning.

Great game this!

Back to 2-2!

Where was Hugill last season?

Cracking game. Can't believe Martin Paterson is only 36. That's a year younger than my daughter!. Wish him all the best anyway.

Yes he always gave us a hundred % didn’t he

Jellybean wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:23 pm

Great game this!

Nice change, isn't it.
Players not rolling around like they've been hit by a bus every few minutes.
And no VAR!

2-2 at the moment, so doing pretty well away to Derby.

Nooooooo.

How annoying for Burton after they've done so well, those injury time winners are absolute killers

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:30 pm

Nice change, isn't it.
Players not rolling around like they've been hit by a bus every few minutes.
And no VAR!

So true, and gives me comfort that we will be happily back in that world next season, unless we're bankrupt of course! On Friday, till it all kicked off at the end, I thought the same about the Luton game, two good championship teams just going for it with no diving, tricking the ref. Clearly I jinxed it at the end!

Gutted for Patto.
They'd fought back really well.