During the summer of 1976, Bobby Campbell had arrived to replace Bill Taylor as coach.
He was not Stock's choice, but by the end of the year he was Stock's replacement as manager.
He was not a well-known figure when he was appointed. Although he talked a lot about his time at Anfield, he made only 14 appearances for Liverpool, and most of his playing career was spent at Portsmouth in the 1960s.
As a coach, he had been with QPR and then Arsenal, before taking up a similar post at Fulham.
In many ways, Campbell's time at the Cottage resembled the Buckingham era, the chief difference being that Campbell used to shout louder. Like his predecessor, Campbell seemed to believe in change for change's sake, and only Les Strong played for the team throughout his four-year term.
He took over a side that 12 months earlier had reached the FA Cup final yet 18 months after his accession, all 12 who were on duty at Wembley had left the club.
Although some of Campbell's dealings on the transfer market were very profitable for Fulham, the team languished. He had inherited a side that was fancied for promotion to the First Division but in less than four years had turned into one that had been relegated to Division Three.
By the autumn of 1980, such was his low standing with supporters that Campbell would not sit in the dug-out at home games and would not have any personal references in the programme.
His sacking in October 1980 came on the on the back of six straight defeats in Division Three during which just one goal was scored, and few doubted that it was the right decision.