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Post by piratetoff on Nov 26, 2023 11:02:15 GMT
This is me, he’s winning football matches, the best of the uninspiring lot, Taylor maybe the top of the pile. No to Robinson, I only said him due to what the chairman wanted. Gassy above replied to me, we are splitting hairs now on if it was 4 weeks today they decided Barton was going, come Monday it’s night on 4 weeks if they make a statement then. Got to be my last post on this thread unless someone is sacked in Div2 this weekend and the bookies take the p**s again and fire in a new favourite! Last post you say? 🤥 I think we all realised that was never going to be the case Dr F - ‘nurses and surgeons’ ‘wedding cake and icing’. It’s ever so slightly amusing, if nothing else I suppose.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2023 11:09:09 GMT
I think we need more than that. Sorry I must have missed that - you’ve only shared your thought that the squad is crap on every page of the last 30 odd of this thread Didn’t say crap. Said it’s not as good as we’ve been told. Results back this up as well. If you don’t like it then don’t read it 👍🏻
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2023 11:11:29 GMT
Sorry I must have missed that - you’ve only shared your thought that the squad is crap on every page of the last 30 odd of this thread Didn’t say crap. Said it’s not as good as we’ve been told. Results back this up as well. If you don’t like it then don’t read it 👍🏻 sh**ters everywhere, it’s funny.
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Post by Quarters on Nov 26, 2023 11:20:43 GMT
Thought Tisdale was pilloried for having only one striker as his target, who he thought would sign. Now it appears it's all about the failure to get JCH to sign on the last day. Is he the saviour if bought in Jan or just a naughty boy.
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Post by singupgas on Nov 26, 2023 11:39:38 GMT
How many consecutive weeks were we in the play offs that season? Do you get promoted for the most consecutive weeks in the playoffs? Anyway, that wasn't the point you made. You'd have to be a proper pessimistic fan to claim that being three points off the playoffs with twenty-one points to play for meant we had no chance of being promoted that season.... You've answered my question to be fair, we didn't spend many if any weeks in the play offs...we are often 3 or 4 points off play offs. I want to see us in the play offs for weeks and weeks, not just climb in last game of the season.
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 26, 2023 11:41:26 GMT
Sorry I must have missed that - you’ve only shared your thought that the squad is crap on every page of the last 30 odd of this thread Didn’t say crap. Said it’s not as good as we’ve been told. Results back this up as well. If you don’t like it then don’t read it 👍🏻 How would someone know if they don’t like a post without reading it in the first place? 🤔
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Post by singupgas on Nov 26, 2023 11:43:07 GMT
What league is impossible to get promoted from? Point is he has never got promoted as a manager, which means consistently winning over 46 games. Appreciate he had one good season, but that is it. Again, he inherited a decent squad. All our fans love DC, but never looked like getting us out of league 1 either. The premier league is impossible to get promoted from Yes mate obviously. Surely it was obvious that conversations are all about promotion from league 1, Championship. Monk didn't achieve any of that. One good season with someone else team..
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Post by DrFaustus on Nov 26, 2023 11:48:52 GMT
Best of it, we said in my group, let’s see if Shane comes looking for you 😂👍 Dusty 👏 You've completely lost me here.
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Post by playtowin on Nov 26, 2023 11:50:48 GMT
Just need to make a list of all nanagers that are still youngish and have gained promotion from league one. Those that have also had experience managing or playing at champ/prem level get extra attention.
Anyone on here bothered to make that list ?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2023 12:28:13 GMT
The premier league is impossible to get promoted from Yes mate obviously. Surely it was obvious that conversations are all about promotion from league 1, Championship. Monk didn't achieve any of that. One good season with someone else team.. You said he never got Swansea promoted. He can’t have because it was impossible to do so during his time there
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 26, 2023 12:35:47 GMT
Topper, if, but and maybes, Oxford, Posh first 20 minutes, it’s been like this all season and the league table doesn’t lie. Our top scorer was unemployed and thank god we got him in desperation. The midfield rarely score goals, we don’t have a Bodin, Disley, just admit your statement re best squad since Holloway was a major mistake, we all make them! We're still on course to have one of our best finishes since the Holloway era, happy to be corrected but I don't think we've finished above 11th since he departed, as you say the table doesn't lie as that's where we positioned after yesterday's game. As far as Martin's signing that's down to the club messing up JCH's transfer. I doubt many midfield players will come closer to Ward scoring yesterday!
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Nov 26, 2023 12:38:07 GMT
Topper, if, but and maybes, Oxford, Posh first 20 minutes, it’s been like this all season and the league table doesn’t lie. Our top scorer was unemployed and thank god we got him in desperation. The midfield rarely score goals, we don’t have a Bodin, Disley, just admit your statement re best squad since Holloway was a major mistake, we all make them! We're still on course to have one of our best finishes since the Holloway era, happy to be corrected but I don't think we've finished above 11th since he departed, as you say the table doesn't lie as that's where we positioned after yesterday's game. As far as Martin's signing that's down to the club messing up JCH's transfer. 10th under DC , season 16-17
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2023 12:40:49 GMT
We're still on course to have one of our best finishes since the Holloway era, happy to be corrected but I don't think we've finished above 11th since he departed, as you say the table doesn't lie as that's where we positioned after yesterday's game. As far as Martin's signing that's down to the club messing up JCH's transfer. 10th under DC , season 16-17 You and your damned facts
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Post by gingerandwhitegas on Nov 26, 2023 12:42:05 GMT
10th under DC , season 16-17 You and your damned facts
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 26, 2023 13:13:33 GMT
Do you get promoted for the most consecutive weeks in the playoffs? Anyway, that wasn't the point you made. You'd have to be a proper pessimistic fan to claim that being three points off the playoffs with twenty-one points to play for meant we had no chance of being promoted that season.... You've answered my question to be fair, we didn't spend many if any weeks in the play offs...we are often 3 or 4 points off play offs. I want to see us in the play offs for weeks and weeks, not just climb in last game of the season. Not sure it matters when you make the play offs as long as you make them, I can't recall many complaining when we sneaked in under DC?
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 26, 2023 13:14:51 GMT
We're still on course to have one of our best finishes since the Holloway era, happy to be corrected but I don't think we've finished above 11th since he departed, as you say the table doesn't lie as that's where we positioned after yesterday's game. As far as Martin's signing that's down to the club messing up JCH's transfer. 10th under DC , season 16-17 So if we finish 10th or better this season then this will be the best squad since the Holloway era, given the table doesn't lie?
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 26, 2023 13:16:17 GMT
Thought Tisdale was pilloried for having only one striker as his target, who he thought would sign. Now it appears it's all about the failure to get JCH to sign on the last day. Is he the saviour if bought in Jan or just a naughty boy. I doubt PT got as close as we did with JCH, plus at least JB then went out and found another striker not just gave up on signing one.
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Post by singupgas on Nov 26, 2023 13:57:35 GMT
Rumour I heard at yesterdays game was the owners like to get involved with picking the team, which led to fall out between them, Jennings and Joey.
Not sure if managers speak, but if that was doing the rounds amongst managers, I can see it being quite off putting.
Interesting if true. Would certainly be a reason for us taking a month so far to appoint someone.
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Post by holmesgas1 on Nov 26, 2023 14:03:01 GMT
Rumour I heard at yesterdays game was the owners like to get involved with picking the team, which led to fall out between them, Jennings and Joey. Not sure if managers speak, but if that was doing the rounds amongst managers, I can see it being quite off putting. Interesting if true. Would certainly be a reason for us taking a month so far to appoint someone. Well I never heard that at yesterday’s game, and sounds total rubbish, but that’s the trouble; the longer this goes on, conspiracy theories will run riot. Time a decision is made, so we can all get behind the new manager and team.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 26, 2023 14:03:02 GMT
Rumour I heard at yesterdays game was the owners like to get involved with picking the team, which led to fall out between them, Jennings and Joey. Not sure if managers speak, but if that was doing the rounds amongst managers, I can see it being quite off putting. Interesting if true. Would certainly be a reason for us taking a month so far to appoint someone. Rumours like that are interesting. "Dear manager, why do you keep picking Finlay, Grant, Collins?" could be "picking the team" to some but unreasonable to others. But for me, a far cry from actually picking the team IMO.
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