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Post by axegas on Jul 29, 2020 18:19:51 GMT
The Switch of Play podcast have done an interview with Tommy Widdrington, where he talks about the process of signing players to bring them to the mem, how the Gas go about appointing their managers and his playing days at Grimbsy Town and Hartlepool United. A good listen if anyone is interested? soundcloud.com/switch-of-play/episode-11-tommy-widdringtonInterview starts 3 minutes in. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2020 19:48:46 GMT
The Switch of Play podcast have done an interview with Tommy Widdrington, where he talks about the process of signing players to bring them to the mem, how the Gas go about appointing their managers and his playing days at Grimbsy Town and Hartlepool United. A good listen if anyone is interested? soundcloud.com/switch-of-play/episode-11-tommy-widdringtonInterview starts 3 minutes in. Cheers. He comes across well and seems a real asset for the club. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2020 20:57:15 GMT
This is a really good watch. Thanks!
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Post by yattongas on Jul 29, 2020 21:18:52 GMT
Enjoyed that , thanks .
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Post by lpgas1 on Jul 30, 2020 0:23:12 GMT
Brill, especially anout "trig"
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 30, 2020 5:36:13 GMT
Just started listening, will listen to the rest later. Interesting about GC. It shows that those that matter weren't on the same length as GC with the way we want to play etc. Whilst GC did a fantastic job, he probably didn't suit how we wanted to do things. He comes across a very old school manager more and more(GC).
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Post by gasandelectricity on Jul 30, 2020 7:14:50 GMT
Just started listening, will listen to the rest later. Interesting about GC. It shows that those that matter weren't on the same length as GC with the way we want to play etc. Whilst GC did a fantastic job, he probably didn't suit how we wanted to do things. He comes across a very old school manager more and more(GC). Yeah. This is fantastic context around what has happened at the club over the last 9 months. Hints at some of the factors which probably lead GC to leave. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 30, 2020 7:23:00 GMT
Very interesting listen. He's chatting with his mates from another club, but ends up giving a lot more info about Rovers than he ever would in a Rovers interview.
Lots of decent info about football in general, too, of course.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jul 30, 2020 7:35:31 GMT
Just started listening, will listen to the rest later. Interesting about GC. It shows that those that matter weren't on the same length as GC with the way we want to play etc. Whilst GC did a fantastic job, he probably didn't suit how we wanted to do things. He comes across a very old school manager more and more(GC). Yeah. This is fantastic context around what has happened at the club over the last 9 months. Hints at some of the factors which probably lead GC to leave. Yes. I always seen GC as a short term appointment rather than a long term one. It is interesting that the view within the club matches how I saw GC. When you think about the whole evolution not revolution that Wael has banded about from the start, then really GC and Wael were not a match at all and did his job of steadying the ship when we needed it. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jul 30, 2020 8:27:32 GMT
'Brian did the best thing ever to anyone who had never been to Grimsby, to get me to sign. He didn't take me to Grimsby.'
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Post by blueridge on Jul 30, 2020 8:27:37 GMT
Excellent interview - Jack Baldwin is a "diamond" - also moving his family to live in Bristol.
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Jul 30, 2020 10:34:57 GMT
Excellent interview - Jack Baldwin is a "diamond" - also moving his family to live in Bristol. Yes I thought what came across there was Baldwin’s total commitment...both to his career and his family, uprooting them to ensure the family unit remains strong whilst giving himself the best chance to integrate with his new team and it’s community. Hopefully he gets both good teammates and good neighbours to help him concentrate on maximising his potential on the pitch and make him and his family feel at home off it. |
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Post by landrover on Jul 30, 2020 11:07:01 GMT
Yeah. This is fantastic context around what has happened at the club over the last 9 months. Hints at some of the factors which probably lead GC to leave. Yes. I always seen GC as a short term appointment rather than a long term one. It is interesting that the view within the club matches how I saw GC. When you think about the whole evolution not revolution that Wael has banded about from the start, then really GC and Wael were not a match at all and did his job of steadying the ship when we needed it. The ‘project’ is a smoke screen used by chairmen and managers to buy them time. There are no guarantees in football. You take any success if and when it comes. That’s why I am highly suspicious of Wael and Garner and of their motives. I hate being taken for a fool and this seems to be the case. Garner is all bluster and theory. I shall hand pick my games this season. |
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Post by Jomo on Jul 30, 2020 11:43:50 GMT
Yes. I always seen GC as a short term appointment rather than a long term one. It is interesting that the view within the club matches how I saw GC. When you think about the whole evolution not revolution that Wael has banded about from the start, then really GC and Wael were not a match at all and did his job of steadying the ship when we needed it. The ‘project’ is a smoke screen used by chairmen and managers to buy them time. There are no guarantees in football. You take any success if and when it comes. That’s why I am highly suspicious of Wael and Garner and of their motives. I hate being taken for a fool and this seems to be the case. Garner is all bluster and theory. I shall hand pick my games this season. I actually hear what you're saying in terms of a long term strategy has to go in hand with a short term one, otherwise the long term strategy can come unstuck very quickly. Having said that, clearly you seem to have an issue with us having a long term vision, which I find odd. Surely that can't be a bad thing? And as regards to Wael and Garner's motives? Not sure what you're on about there! What sort of motives could they have other than doing their best for themselves and the club? What has happened this summer that hasn't been a positive step forward for our club? |
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Post by outsidehitter30 on Jul 30, 2020 11:49:53 GMT
My thanks to Axegas for finding this!
An excellent listen. Much better than any reporter lead interview. It & gives a true view of where the club is. Frankly you get the impression that it is in better shape both structurally and finically than about 50% of the English professional clubs!
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Post by outsidehitter30 on Jul 30, 2020 11:59:02 GMT
The ‘project’ is a smoke screen used by chairmen and managers to buy them time. There are no guarantees in football. You take any success if and when it comes. That’s why I am highly suspicious of Wael and Garner and of their motives. I hate being taken for a fool and this seems to be the case. Garner is all bluster and theory. I shall hand pick my games this season. I actually hear what you're saying in terms of a long term strategy has to go in hand with a short term one, otherwise the long term strategy can come unstuck very quickly. Having said that, clearly you seem to have an issue with us having a long term vision, which I find odd. Surely that can't be a bad thing? And as regards to Wael and Garner's motives? Not sure what you're on about there! What sort of motives could they have other than doing their best for themselves and the club? What has happened this summer that hasn't been a positive step forward for our club? Landrover - To follow-on from Jomos comments - I struggle to understand this logic & negativity in your post? I'm not saying you are wrong. I just don't understand it! Can you explain what you would like WAQ & BG to say or do differently from what they doing currently? |
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Post by landrover on Jul 30, 2020 12:38:16 GMT
I actually hear what you're saying in terms of a long term strategy has to go in hand with a short term one, otherwise the long term strategy can come unstuck very quickly. Having said that, clearly you seem to have an issue with us having a long term vision, which I find odd. Surely that can't be a bad thing? And as regards to Wael and Garner's motives? Not sure what you're on about there! What sort of motives could they have other than doing their best for themselves and the club? What has happened this summer that hasn't been a positive step forward for our club? Landrover - To follow-on from Jomos comments - I struggle to understand this logic & negativity in your post? I'm not saying you are wrong. I just don't understand it! Can you explain what you would like WAQ & BG to say or do differently from what they doing currently? Garner could talk for England as far as I’m concerned. And I would also claim that he’s sucked in his chairman and CEO too. Unusually, he took over a winning team, and began to dismantle it almost immediately. He always claimed he would leave it alone, well he didn’t. Hence my ‘taken for a fool’ observation. This passing game that’s become ever so chic is more about coaching vanity. I am at an age where I’m fed up with people that blow their own trumpet. A deed is worth a thousand words, or achievements first, words second. I get that fans are excited by next season but I’m not prepared to listen to garbage and BS anymore. |
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Post by baggins on Jul 30, 2020 12:38:54 GMT
Yes. I always seen GC as a short term appointment rather than a long term one. It is interesting that the view within the club matches how I saw GC. When you think about the whole evolution not revolution that Wael has banded about from the start, then really GC and Wael were not a match at all and did his job of steadying the ship when we needed it. The ‘project’ is a smoke screen used by chairmen and managers to buy them time. There are no guarantees in football. You take any success if and when it comes. That’s why I am highly suspicious of Wael and Garner and of their motives. I hate being taken for a fool and this seems to be the case. Garner is all bluster and theory. I shall hand pick my games this season. What motives do you think Wael has? |
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Post by baggins on Jul 30, 2020 12:40:58 GMT
Landrover - To follow-on from Jomos comments - I struggle to understand this logic & negativity in your post? I'm not saying you are wrong. I just don't understand it! Can you explain what you would like WAQ & BG to say or do differently from what they doing currently? Garner could talk for England as far as I’m concerned. And I would also claim that he’s sucked in his chairman and CEO too. Unusually, he took over a winning team, and began to dismantle it almost immediately. He always claimed he would leave it alone, well he didn’t. Hence my ‘taken for a fool’ observation. This passing game that’s become ever so chic is more about coaching vanity. I am at an age where I’m fed up with people that blow their own trumpet. A deed is worth a thousand words, or achievements first, words second. I get that fans are excited by next season but I’m not prepared to listen to garbage and BS anymore. That's a really odd outlook on what's going on at the club. |
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Post by chewbacca on Jul 30, 2020 12:45:57 GMT
Much the same Tommy as I spoke to last summer in Dublin, he's an engaging guy who I think is good at his job. I agree his job was a bit hamstrung under Coughlan, Coughlan is a black and white manager. I think he's potentially helping put together a decent squad, but I'm still completely unsure the manager will be able to manage it.
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