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Post by The Equaliser on Apr 17, 2023 18:16:54 GMT
I suppose it depends if you think 15th in League 1 is good or average. Each to their own. First season back, yes I think mid table is good, compared to the other promoted sides we have faired well. Despite a poor January we have regularly been entertaining to watch (judging by the feelings, reactions of those around me), generally Gasheads are going to every game with a renewed optimism which doesn’t seem to wane even after defeats. It appears we have a better mix of young, old, male, female who look like they can’t wait for the next game. Overall it’s a fun place to be again following our team, which shouldn’t be underestimated 👍🏾 |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 17, 2023 18:17:06 GMT
I can see his biting Vale in the ass in the long run, decent manager 3 promotions on his CV speaks volumes. It seems strange them sacking him after he was only given a 5 year contract in May I've always had a soft spot for DC W I H H B probably not got to remember him as a legend we saw it worked out when Francis and Ward returned for second spells. He would be a good fit for Torquay should they sack Johnson but I don't think he will be short of offers from other clubs, dare I say it Scunny would be a challenge for him. Giving managers 5 yr contracts is just plain bloody daft . It probably had get out clauses, if not I doubt DC will be too upset if he's bagged a big pay off. I could never understand why getting promoted via the play offs warranted such a contract offer. |
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Post by gulfofaden on Apr 17, 2023 18:17:23 GMT
I know nothing, or very little, but I thought I saw on Vale fans forum that when the Pompey job came up, DC wanted to apply for it. Vale wouldn't allow it and, I think, told him that they would demand prohibitive compensation. Some Vale fans impression was that DC lost interest in Vale. Just saying, it's what I read. If their forum is anything like this one then that’ll be absolute bollox. What if they’re ITK though? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 17, 2023 18:21:08 GMT
I know I’m not meant to answer this, but of course I’d have him back because he’s DC. Not right now though as we’re doing OK as we are. People always say don’t go back there are really good exceptions to that rule and who knows, if the circumstances are right in the future! On totally footballing grounds why on earth would anybody want DC back, when he's proven his level is probably L2, as he's never built a side which could compete in L1, he tried it at Rovers and signed players like Nichols and Payne, now he's flopped again at PV. My money's on him getting a job again in L2 rather than L1. |
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Post by wertongas on Apr 17, 2023 18:52:34 GMT
Poor and surprising decision, Port Vale may already have enough points to stay up as the fourth and fith from bottom teams have averaged less than a point a game this season and may not reach 46 points. DC was too good for a club like Port Vale anyway.
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Apr 17, 2023 19:07:14 GMT
I know I’m not meant to answer this, but of course I’d have him back because he’s DC. Not right now though as we’re doing OK as we are. People always say don’t go back there are really good exceptions to that rule and who knows, if the circumstances are right in the future! On totally footballing grounds why on earth would anybody want DC back, when he's proven his level is probably L2, as he's never built a side which could compete in L1, he tried it at Rovers and signed players like Nichols and Payne, now he's flopped again at PV. My money's on him getting a job again in L2 rather than L1. He’s built two teams that competed well with most of league one up until a point. It’s a very unforgiving league where there is usually a mini division of 7 or 8 clubs that we haven’t been able to compete with in terms of budget, regardless of who our manager is. You have to go back to the turn of the century to when we had a team that could genuinely compete at the top of the division and to go back another decade to when we could actually get promoted from the division. I agree with you that he’ll probably go back to league 2 but I do think under the right circumstances he can be successful in this division. He had two teams around the play off places but couldn’t sustain the challenge either time. He is still fairy young in management terms and I’d expect him to learn from his mistakes. |
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Post by trueblur4u on Apr 17, 2023 19:10:23 GMT
I am not surprised Darrell has been sacked as he hasn't really established himself in Division1!
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Post by gulfofaden on Apr 17, 2023 19:14:40 GMT
I am not surprised Darrell has been sacked as he hasn't really established himself in Division1! Can I check, trublue because you’re rovers or are you reppin your crip set? |
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Post by aghast on Apr 17, 2023 19:17:55 GMT
I know I’m not meant to answer this, but of course I’d have him back because he’s DC. Not right now though as we’re doing OK as we are. People always say don’t go back there are really good exceptions to that rule and who knows, if the circumstances are right in the future! On totally footballing grounds why on earth would anybody want DC back, when he's proven his level is probably L2, as he's never built a side which could compete in L1, he tried it at Rovers and signed players like Nichols and Payne, now he's flopped again at PV. My money's on him getting a job again in L2 rather than L1. This is the sort of stuff I don't get. We and Port Vale were both promoted last season and now they are three league places below us..we of course had just been relegated before that, bottom of the table. Yet DC is a proven failure in L1 and sacked, and Joey is brilliant in L1 and all is well. Please explain. |
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Post by dudelebowski on Apr 17, 2023 19:22:49 GMT
DC had a great first season in L1, a decent follow up season & then made some horrendous decisions in transfer windows which started the decline that GC had to save us from.
Would I want him back? Nope, 1 because it’ll never be as good as first time round and 2 I want rovers to compete at the top end of league one more than I’d want to be able to say DC is our manager again.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 17, 2023 19:57:02 GMT
On totally footballing grounds why on earth would anybody want DC back, when he's proven his level is probably L2, as he's never built a side which could compete in L1, he tried it at Rovers and signed players like Nichols and Payne, now he's flopped again at PV. My money's on him getting a job again in L2 rather than L1. This is the sort of stuff I don't get. We and Port Vale were both promoted last season and now they are three league places below us..we of course had just been relegated before that, bottom of the table. Yet DC is a proven failure in L1 and sacked, and Joey is brilliant in L1 and all is well. Please explain. Not sure who's saying JB's brilliant or what he's got to with DC getting sacked but he's doing a job for us where he doesn't warrant being sacked after also getting Fleetwood into the play offs then getting sacked when they were mid table, DC's now been sacked twice for having teams threatened with relegation, as I've already posted his next job is likely to be in L2. |
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Post by holmesgas1 on Apr 17, 2023 20:10:26 GMT
I suppose it depends if you think 15th in League 1 is good or average. Each to their own. Totally agree we are doing well. Consolidated in league 1. Some good youngsters coming through. Young ambitious manager. What’s not to like. |
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Post by Colyton Gas on Apr 17, 2023 20:17:09 GMT
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 17, 2023 20:23:03 GMT
Just as well given that Vale still have Sammy Robinson, Funso Ojo and Dennis Politic suspended after they were sent off over the last three games
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2023 6:21:49 GMT
Am I alone in thinking this wasn't a football related decision? We use the word sacked, PV say they have parted company. DC has been through the ringer and back. Maybe a relegation battle was shredding him to bits and he had the nuts to admit as much to his employers. This is not an attempt at rumour mongering, just putting an idea forward.
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Post by Colyton Gas on Apr 18, 2023 7:25:14 GMT
Major debate on Radio Stoke this am but people within the club were critical of DC's recruitment.
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Post by gaschat on Apr 18, 2023 8:49:13 GMT
Never a fan of how he presented himself, in his pressers much too ready to grab the praise after good results and his “not down to me guv” demeanour always watered me off, so I’m really not surprised because I doubt he had changed much.
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Apr 18, 2023 9:02:41 GMT
Major debate on Radio Stoke this am but people within the club were critical of DC's recruitment. I thought recruitment was Flitcroft’s responsibility? |
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Apr 18, 2023 10:10:32 GMT
Major debate on Radio Stoke this am but people within the club were critical of DC's recruitment. I thought recruitment was Flitcroft’s responsibility? The owner recently said that if it kicks a ball, it goes through Flitcroft. |
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Post by mariobalotelli on Apr 18, 2023 10:56:01 GMT
I hope he takes a year or two off, I don't think he's grieved properly - he only took a month of last season.
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