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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 11, 2019 8:39:06 GMT
Gosh, a lot of posters seem to be firmly behind GC's appointment, while criticising the board for appointing him.
A lot of people having their cake and eating it.
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Post by bluestone on Jan 11, 2019 8:57:47 GMT
I think this Holloway interview is not really in our best interests. It clearly shows that the club didn’t conduct a thorough interview process, and if GC doesn’t work out then there will be a hell of a lot of finger pointing as to why we didn’t do this. A handful of games and a decent impact, and that justifies not interviewing people? Not sure about that. Unless Holloway wasn’t one of the people interviewed but that would be a bit strange. Pirate - was Garner interviewed do you know or was that the rumour mill turning? For the record I’m fully behind GC and pray we get out of this mess and finish 20th. It doesn't "clearly" show it. It only shows that IH was not interviewed, that's it, nothing more nothing less.
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Post by Captain Jayho on Jan 11, 2019 10:13:08 GMT
I think this Holloway interview is not really in our best interests. It clearly shows that the club didn’t conduct a thorough interview process, and if GC doesn’t work out then there will be a hell of a lot of finger pointing as to why we didn’t do this. A handful of games and a decent impact, and that justifies not interviewing people? Not sure about that. Unless Holloway wasn’t one of the people interviewed but that would be a bit strange. Pirate - was Garner interviewed do you know or was that the rumour mill turning? For the record I’m fully behind GC and pray we get out of this mess and finish 20th. It doesn't "clearly" show it. It only shows that IH was not interviewed, that's it, nothing more nothing less. And not really that surprising that he wasn't interviewed given that he had a pot at the board prior to DC's sacking. Not unlike a lot of other supporters in that regard that so he's in good company. I suspect his time will come, but this isn't it right now and hopefully GC can do the business for us.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 10:22:17 GMT
Don't really have a problem with it personally. My view is that he loves this club first and foremost and would relish the opportunity to try and get us into the Championship. Plenty of folk don't believe him and we're all entitled to our views on that. I'm not sure what he was meant to say at the other clubs he's managed though - "jeez I really like this club but actually I still want to be managing the gas". I'm sure that would have made him hugely popular. All I can see is that he gives his all wherever he goes but ultimately he grew up supporting, playing for and then managing his boyhood club. Not sure why people get so worked up about what he's said or done elsewhere to get by. People still paint him as the local boy done good but everytime he opens his mouth he diminishes his affiliation with Bristol Rovers. He's very complimentary about City, saying he hopes QPR win, tangerine ties, all the stuff about bleeding green and white...he is a washed up run of the mill manager who will say anything to anyone to tout himself for a job. He has no pride or scruples left- he just wants another job. In fact who is Ian Holloway? Who does he support? What does he stand for? I don't think even he knows any more. By way of contrast I couldn't see Clarkey touting himself for jobs in a way that is so disregarding of his affiliation with Bristol Rovers. Clarkey is more of a Rovers legend than Holloway as a manager could ever hope to be.
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 11, 2019 10:26:47 GMT
I think this Holloway interview is not really in our best interests. It clearly shows that the club didn’t conduct a thorough interview process, and if GC doesn’t work out then there will be a hell of a lot of finger pointing as to why we didn’t do this. A handful of games and a decent impact, and that justifies not interviewing people? Not sure about that. Unless Holloway wasn’t one of the people interviewed but that would be a bit strange. Pirate - was Garner interviewed do you know or was that the rumour mill turning? For the record I’m fully behind GC and pray we get out of this mess and finish 20th. It doesn't "clearly" show it. It only shows that IH was not interviewed, that's it, nothing more nothing less. The objective of the Board right from the moment DC left would have been to spend as little as possible on his replacement. There’s a very good chance that they wouldn’t have wanted to look outside the people already employed unless they couldn’t possibly help it. I doubt given GCs quick success that they interviewed ANYONE.
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Post by peterparker on Jan 11, 2019 10:48:33 GMT
"Lots of fans have contacted me over the past few weeks asking if I was interested in the job, but I didn’t feel it was right to comment publicly until an appointment was made. "Now, while I am pleased that Rovers have gone for a man like Graham, who appears to have the same passion for football as predecessor Darrell Clarke, I want to make it clear that I wish I was in his position today. Having had the privilege of being manager before, I see it as a job to die for. I didn’t even get as far as an interview, but I want the fans to know that had the club wanted me, I would have been over the moon." www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/good-luck-graham-wish-new-2417090f**k off Holloway. Why would they interview you, when you have slagged them off
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Jan 11, 2019 11:03:35 GMT
Holloway has been slagging off the owners (rightly or wrongly) for weeks in his Bristol Post column - how is anyone surprised/annoyed he didn’t get an interview?
He’d not only shot himself in the foot, he’d driven a bulldozer over it.
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Post by peterhooper57 on Jan 11, 2019 11:05:49 GMT
"Lots of fans have contacted me over the past few weeks asking if I was interested in the job, but I didn’t feel it was right to comment publicly until an appointment was made. "Now, while I am pleased that Rovers have gone for a man like Graham, who appears to have the same passion for football as predecessor Darrell Clarke, I want to make it clear that I wish I was in his position today. Having had the privilege of being manager before, I see it as a job to die for. I didn’t even get as far as an interview, but I want the fans to know that had the club wanted me, I would have been over the moon." www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/good-luck-graham-wish-new-2417090f**k off Holloway. Why would they interview you, when you have slagged them off I cannot believe you would swear about arguably the best right sided midfield player to ever wear the quarters; however, IMO, while I feel the cheap option to appointment GC, is a sound one based on the brilliant start he has made to his tenure, I also would not have had a problem if the club would have had a enough respect to give a real Gas Legend an interview, and subsequently re appoint the Ollie & Penny team. Only time will tell, although I will say DC built the foundations for GC to build on, its a shame he was not given more time to finish what he started.
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Post by Blackbeard on Jan 11, 2019 11:49:16 GMT
Let's look at it this way
He's egging GC on to sail us to Wembley - why?
A great day out to deflect from the main task ?
Hmmmmm
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Post by Gassy on Jan 11, 2019 12:11:45 GMT
Oh p*ss of Holloway.
Thank god the board didn't even interview him - probably the best decision they've made in their tenure, imo.
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Post by lpgas on Jan 11, 2019 13:13:16 GMT
It was common sense to appoint someone the players knew. They had stopped playing for DC and if you get a new man in then they might not like him and then we are down . With GC at least he knows what the problems are. As for Holloway, he talks 90% bollox.
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Post by chewbacca on Jan 11, 2019 13:15:55 GMT
f**k off Holloway. Why would they interview you, when you have slagged them off I cannot believe you would swear about arguably the best right sided midfield player to ever wear the quarters; however, IMO, while I feel the cheap option to appointment GC, is a sound one based on the brilliant start he has made to his tenure, I also would not have had a problem if the club would have had a enough respect to give a real Gas Legend an interview, and subsequently re appoint the Ollie & Penny team. Only time will tell, although I will say DC built the foundations for GC to build on, its a shame he was not given more time to finish what he started. Worked well with Gerry and Wardy.
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Post by glengas on Jan 11, 2019 13:21:36 GMT
It was common sense to appoint someone the players knew. They had stopped playing for DC and if you get a new man in then they might not like him and then we are down . With GC at least he knows what the problems are. As for Holloway, he talks 90% bollox. Oh great, the return of player power. Let’s just hope they don’t decide to stop playing for GC should they not be first choice.
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Post by romangas on Jan 11, 2019 18:47:32 GMT
... " we ", us Gasheads, have ended up with a manager that most of us seem to warm to. For Ollie it was a wrong job at the wrong time situation. That's it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 19:46:02 GMT
"Lots of fans have contacted me over the past few weeks asking if I was interested in the job, but I didn’t feel it was right to comment publicly until an appointment was made. "Now, while I am pleased that Rovers have gone for a man like Graham, who appears to have the same passion for football as predecessor Darrell Clarke, I want to make it clear that I wish I was in his position today. Having had the privilege of being manager before, I see it as a job to die for. I didn’t even get as far as an interview, but I want the fans to know that had the club wanted me, I would have been over the moon." www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/good-luck-graham-wish-new-2417090f**k off Holloway. Why would they interview you, when you have slagged them off Don't sit on the fence Wael, tell us how you really feel
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jan 11, 2019 20:31:30 GMT
Holloway didnt even get interviewed. Question is, did anyone?
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Post by justin blue on Jan 11, 2019 21:01:04 GMT
Holloway didnt even get interviewed. Question is, did anyone? Maybe GC had the job before Clarke left.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 11, 2019 21:05:39 GMT
Holloway didnt even get interviewed. Question is, did anyone? Maybe GC had the job before Clarke left. According to his Having a Gas interview, he credited DC for recommending that he take over.
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Post by socrates on Jan 11, 2019 21:27:30 GMT
Strikes me as odd that Holloway says it’s a job to die for his club etc but when asked a few weeks ago who he wanted to win v QPR he said QPR. I love olly for what he did as a player but his brain has gone AWOL as he’s got older I reckon.
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Post by chilly1883 on Jan 11, 2019 22:58:20 GMT
Don't really have a problem with it personally. My view is that he loves this club first and foremost and would relish the opportunity to try and get us into the Championship. Plenty of folk don't believe him and we're all entitled to our views on that. I'm not sure what he was meant to say at the other clubs he's managed though - "jeez I really like this club but actually I still want to be managing the gas". I'm sure that would have made him hugely popular. All I can see is that he gives his all wherever he goes but ultimately he grew up supporting, playing for and then managing his boyhood club. Not sure why people get so worked up about what he's said or done elsewhere to get by. People still paint him as the local boy done good but everytime he opens his mouth he diminishes his affiliation with Bristol Rovers. He's very complimentary about City, saying he hopes QPR win, tangerine ties, all the stuff about bleeding green and white...he is a washed up run of the mill manager who will say anything to anyone to tout himself for a job. He has no pride or scruples left- he just wants another job. In fact who is Ian Holloway? Who does he support? What does he stand for? I don't think even he knows any more. By way of contrast I couldn't see Clarkey touting himself for jobs in a way that is so disregarding of his affiliation with Bristol Rovers. Clarkey is more of a Rovers legend than Holloway as a manager could ever hope to be. maybe, but Holloway is already a legend, being a title winner at his home town club, not a bad achievement 👍🏽
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