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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2023 22:16:01 GMT
I know you can't take the betting odds as confirmation who is the favourite and who isn't and lets be honest if out board are still unsure then how the bookies will know is anyones guess but how much would it have taken for Nathan Jones odd to go from 33/1 to 16/1 over the past few hours?? A fiver by a person or would it have to have been a big lump on him or a quite a few people putting money on him?? Not a lot when they are big odds. 10-20 quid probably
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Post by aghast on Nov 26, 2023 22:42:33 GMT
No appointment by Wednesday afternoon and I'm going to be very disillusioned with what on earth is going on, I think after then we should start demanding answers. That should work 👍
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Post by Claremont Gas on Nov 27, 2023 9:22:08 GMT
No appointment by Wednesday afternoon and I'm going to be very disillusioned with what on earth is going on, I think after then we should start demanding answers. " Demanding Answers" - Priceless ! Perhaps you could storm the directors box at the next home game ?
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Post by RD on Nov 27, 2023 9:36:23 GMT
Surely we'll hear today or tomorrow at the latest...!?
Any longer than that and I would be extremely nervous about the future of this football club, as it would appear we're being led by complete and utter buffoons... South Stand debacle, JCH debacle and now new manager debacle...... terrific start by the new owners...
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Post by percy on Nov 27, 2023 9:56:57 GMT
Surely we'll hear today or tomorrow at the latest...!? Any longer than that and I would be extremely nervous about the future of this football club, as it would appear we're being led by complete and utter buffoons... South Stand debacle, JCH debacle and now new manager debacle...... terrific start by the new owners... Is it a debacle? Some on here call for a plan we stick to - if the plan is keep the coaching team in tact, then it will take longer to find the right person (and the person willing to take them all on) rahter than appointing another new man with a carte blanche to rebuild all the coaching staff again. Mangs and team are giving them the time to do that by getting some results. Just cos fans feel they need to know and be part of everything doesnt make that the best route. It may be a debacle, time will tell, but currently it's just an unknown. Do feel it will be resolved one way or the other by Saturday though as Mangs looked frustrated for the first time after the Derby game
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 27, 2023 10:00:32 GMT
Surely we'll hear today or tomorrow at the latest...!? Any longer than that and I would be extremely nervous about the future of this football club, as it would appear we're being led by complete and utter buffoons... South Stand debacle, JCH debacle and now new manager debacle...... terrific start by the new owners... Oh, I don't know. I'd say the south stand initially started before they really got their feet under the table, probably left it to existing staff but then got new people involved, BNP Paribas? JCH was an admin cockup wasn't it? Not sure they would have been that hands on. Manager wise, who really knows outside of the club. We may disagree on how they are going about it, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they are floundering. I'd give them a little slack at the moment, certainly the recent interviews have been decent.
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Post by wallywalters on Nov 27, 2023 10:13:45 GMT
Surely we'll hear today or tomorrow at the latest...!? Any longer than that and I would be extremely nervous about the future of this football club, as it would appear we're being led by complete and utter buffoons... South Stand debacle, JCH debacle and now new manager debacle...... terrific start by the new owners... Is it a debacle? Some on here call for a plan we stick to - if the plan is keep the coaching team in tact, then it will take longer to find the right person (and the person willing to take them all on) rahter than appointing another new man with a carte blanche to rebuild all the coaching staff again. Mangs and team are giving them the time to do that by getting some results. Just cos fans feel they need to know and be part of everything doesnt make that the best route. It may be a debacle, time will tell, but currently it's just an unknown. Do feel it will be resolved one way or the other by Saturday though as Mangs looked frustrated for the first time after the Derby game If that's what they are doing then ok it's their money , they own the club so they call the shots but at least show the supporters ( who are the most important thing about any football club ) some respect by releasing some kind of holding statement. If you are right in what you say then they could simply say we are carrying out a root and branch process to implement not only a new head coach but behind the scenes recruitment , dof etc etc. As it stands it just appears to be an incompetent haphazard approach to finding us a new manager. I have spoke to someone who is fairly close to mangan and he is still genuinely in the dark about wether or not he is to be offered the job. That isn't right it's been almost 5 weeks he should at least have an indication by now. It's creating massive uncertainty amongst the fans and players.
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Post by buktaboy on Nov 27, 2023 10:15:32 GMT
The more it drags on the more it seems they will give Mangan the job. They either weren't keen on the candidates on offer or the ones they did like weren't keen on us.
They're just waiting for the right result so they can say he's done a great job so far so they're giving him a chance.
I'm sure if we'd got a draw at Derby that would've done it, as it is they're now hoping we beat Orient tomorrow night so they can announce it.
God knows what happens if we don't win as I'm sure any other keen candidates will have had enough and moved on.
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Post by Gaswood on Nov 27, 2023 10:33:15 GMT
Surely we'll hear today or tomorrow at the latest...!? Any longer than that and I would be extremely nervous about the future of this football club, as it would appear we're being led by complete and utter buffoons... South Stand debacle, JCH debacle and now new manager debacle...... terrific start by the new owners... Take out the word “debacle” and it sounds like a list of progression we wouldn’t have expected 2 years ago… South Stand - built, solid, drastically bigger JCH - Ambitious move to spend big and bring back the most prolific L1 striker, spending money to move forwards New Manager - linked with the likes of Gary Monk instead of the likes of Tisdale Let’s see where we are in January or even end of season, when that list COULD be a list of contributing factors to us getting up the table!
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Post by rovers78 on Nov 27, 2023 11:20:04 GMT
Mangan is in charge tomorrow. I am still told the job is his. I really don’t know what the hold up is, but this is an absolute shambles
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Post by GasAttacK on Nov 27, 2023 11:42:50 GMT
Mangan is in charge tomorrow. I am still told the job is his. I really don’t know what the hold up is, but this is an absolute shambles Clearly they haven't decided on Mangan yet, otherwise he'd have been appointed by now. Can you honestly see them announcing Mangan as our permanent manager on Wednesday if we lose at home to Orient tomorrow? I don't think we've played well under Mangan. We maybe deserved 3 or 4 points from our 4 league games, 3 of which against very poor opposition. I've seen nothing to suggest he'd been an upgrade on Barton. He's learnt everything he knows working with JB so very little would change with him in charge. Absolutely pointless sacking Barton - who does have a L1 play off, a L2 promotion and good contacts on his CV - just to replace him with a complete rookie like Mangan in my opinion.
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Post by twertongas on Nov 27, 2023 11:46:25 GMT
No appointment by Wednesday afternoon and I'm going to be very disillusioned with what on earth is going on, I think after then we should start demanding answers. " Demanding Answers" - Priceless ! Perhaps you could storm the directors box at the next home game ? OK show dissatisfaction moreso
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Post by yattongas on Nov 27, 2023 12:01:59 GMT
" Demanding Answers" - Priceless ! Perhaps you could storm the directors box at the next home game ? OK show dissatisfaction moreso Stamp your feet !
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Post by TAGas on Nov 27, 2023 13:13:49 GMT
I have no issue with the board taking this long to appoint a new manager.
What I do have an issue with is the zero communication what what the next step is.
I do think if it was Mangan he would have been given the job by now.
Surely something from the board will have to buy communicated on Wednesday.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2023 13:21:16 GMT
Been told earlier, Mangs seen pulling into the Mem car park which can only assume is a meeting, it’s not the Quarters is it, why else would he be there 🤷🏼♂️
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Post by heartofgas on Nov 27, 2023 13:22:09 GMT
Surely we'll hear today or tomorrow at the latest...!? Any longer than that and I would be extremely nervous about the future of this football club, as it would appear we're being led by complete and utter buffoons... South Stand debacle, JCH debacle and now new manager debacle...... terrific start by the new owners... I think the south stand was actually handled quite well. If we would have followed the consultation and proper procedure route we'd still be arguing with the residents over the colour of JCB that would be used to clear the ground and looking to complete in 2030. We have got a lovely new stand and got it pretty quickly ~8 months from start of process to finish.
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Post by baggins on Nov 27, 2023 13:23:08 GMT
Been told earlier, Mangs seen pulling into the Mem car park which can only assume is a meeting, it’s not the Quarters is it, why else would he be there 🤷🏼♂️ Bite to eat?
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Post by poorblue on Nov 27, 2023 13:40:28 GMT
Been told earlier, Mangs seen pulling into the Mem car park which can only assume is a meeting, it’s not the Quarters is it, why else would he be there 🤷🏼♂️ Bite to eat? To eat some of Wael's leftover lasagne
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 27, 2023 13:43:59 GMT
Been told earlier, Mangs seen pulling into the Mem car park which can only assume is a meeting, it’s not the Quarters is it, why else would he be there 🤷🏼♂️ In many office jobs you’ll get a weekly (or fortnightly or maybe even monthly) 1-2-1 with your manager to check in on progress, discuss any concerns of either party and how things are going in general. If your manager leaves and you’re covering his responsibilities you’ll probably meet with their manager until a replacement is sorted. If Gorringe wasn’t doing something similar with Mangan then something would be wrong. Not necessarily out of the usual for Mangan to be heading to the Mem for a meeting.
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Post by eric on Nov 27, 2023 13:45:59 GMT
Been told earlier, Mangs seen pulling into the Mem car park which can only assume is a meeting, it’s not the Quarters is it, why else would he be there 🤷🏼♂️ In many office jobs you’ll get a weekly (or fortnightly or maybe even monthly) 1-2-1 with your manager to check in on progress, discuss any concerns of either party and how things are going in general. If your manager leaves and you’re covering his responsibilities you’ll probably meet with their manager until a replacement is sorted. If Gorringe wasn’t doing something similar with Mangan then something would be wrong. Not necessarily out of the usual for Mangan to be heading to the Mem for a meeting. Perhaps he’s picking up some £10 off away shirts before they sell out?
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