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Post by kylegas on Nov 29, 2023 22:54:57 GMT
He’s been given high profile jobs and failed them all by the look of his cv Suggest you look closer. The only club Monk failed at was Sheffield Wed, sacked when they were 2nd bottom of the Championship. At Swansea in his first season he saved them from relegation and the following season they finished 8th their highest ever position in the Premier league, beating Man Utd and Arsenal home and away in the same season, one of only three clubs to ever do that. He was manager of the month in that season as well.He was sacked when they were 15th in the Premier league. He resigned from Leeds after they finished 7th in the Championship after a poor end to the season where they had been in the playoffs until the final day. The Leeds owners were mystified as to why he resigned. At Birmingham he did very well and his spell at Middlesborough did not get them back to the Premier league as they wanted. Can hardly been described as a failure. So Swansea got relegated, and he failed to get 3 championship clubs promoted. Promotion was the target and it wasn’t achieved so that would be failures? to us a 7th place championship finish seems amazing but that wasn’t good enough for those clubs 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 22:58:21 GMT
I still reckon it will be interesting to see who we eventually appoint... Matt taylor Only met you Malcolm on this forum but you don’t get much wrong and I appreciated your phone call today. You were spot on today with what you told me, I think you are right again. Oh and did you see the latest Barton Twitter interview, glorying on his past again #WeveGotOurRoversBack #HijackOver 🎣
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:04:20 GMT
Only met you Malcolm on this forum but you don’t get much wrong and I appreciated your phone call today. You were spot on today with what you told me, I think you are right again. Oh and did you see the latest Barton Twitter interview, glorying on his past again #WeveGotOurRoversBack #HijackOver 🎣 Thanks, Paul. I’ve stopped posting anything I hear on this forum as did it once and was ridiculed for it. Once bitten and twice shy. Hoping for positive news tomorrow. I think the swamp may be drained soon enough.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:06:43 GMT
I’m hearing the Veto’s are being made redundant, the Scouse Mafia all gone #HijackOver #WeveGotOurRoversBack
And I’m getting it in now, if anyone is upset with my posting, jog on 👍
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Post by albaron on Nov 29, 2023 23:14:17 GMT
I’m hearing the Veto’s are being made redundant, the Scouse Mafia all gone #HijackOver #WeveGotOurRoversBack And I’m getting it in now, if anyone is upset with my posting, jog on 👍 Sorry But who are the veto's ? and who do you consider the scouse mafia ?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:23:00 GMT
I’m hearing the Veto’s are being made redundant, the Scouse Mafia all gone #HijackOver #WeveGotOurRoversBack And I’m getting it in now, if anyone is upset with my posting, jog on 👍 Sorry But who are the veto's ? and who do you consider the scouse mafia ? A mate of mine got them two Mercedes Veto’s, they all used to come back for 2pm training on a Tuesday. And the Scouse Mafia, I am hearing the rest have joined Barton and Jennings (he’s 💯 gone), the rest includes Mangs. #HijackOver
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Post by pirate on Nov 29, 2023 23:23:27 GMT
I’m hearing the Veto’s are being made redundant, the Scouse Mafia all gone #HijackOver #WeveGotOurRoversBack And I’m getting it in now, if anyone is upset with my posting, jog on 👍 Matt Taylor done deal. Mangs, Whelan and Ventre gone.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:24:10 GMT
I’m hearing the Veto’s are being made redundant, the Scouse Mafia all gone #HijackOver #WeveGotOurRoversBack And I’m getting it in now, if anyone is upset with my posting, jog on 👍 Matt Taylor done deal. Mangs, Whelan and Ventre gone. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 and technical analysts #HiJackOver
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:29:03 GMT
As much as I think Mangs is probably a decent bloke and previously I had said I could see why they might give him the job, despite him not being even close to my choice…..I hope this is true and he is gone.
I think that we need to start again in a lot of areas , including the coaching team.
Taylor (if finalised) has a job and a half on his hands here. I hope he has some good contacts in the game because our scouting department is farcical and I can’t see, Spendlove hanging about.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:33:27 GMT
As much as I think Mangs is probably a decent bloke and previously I had said I could see why they might give him the job, despite him not being even close to my choice…..I hope this is true and he is gone. I think that we need to start again in a lot of areas , including the coaching team. Taylor (if finalised) has a job and a half on his hands here. I hope he has some good contacts in the game because our scouting department is farcical and I can’t see, Spendlove hanging about. #draintheswamp Spendlove back to Huyton or coaching girls soccer camps in the US again I hope. Agree on Mangs to be fair, seemed a decent bloke and most of us all have a mate whose a bit of a prick or has been in the past, in his case he had a full blown one. Clean slate now #HijackOver
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Post by BuckNaked on Nov 29, 2023 23:36:43 GMT
Rotherham had sh** players to work with and a ridiculously small budget so looking at that, I think he did a decent job there. Not going to hold my hand up and say he is gonna be incredible here, but its intriguing to see what he can do at the very least, if he is confirmed to be the guy.Need somthing a bit more pleasing on the eye when it comes to tactics.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:36:52 GMT
As much as I think Mangs is probably a decent bloke and previously I had said I could see why they might give him the job, despite him not being even close to my choice…..I hope this is true and he is gone. I think that we need to start again in a lot of areas , including the coaching team. Taylor (if finalised) has a job and a half on his hands here. I hope he has some good contacts in the game because our scouting department is farcical and I can’t see, Spendlove hanging about. #draintheswamp Spendlove back to Huyton or coaching girls soccer camps in the US again I hope. Agree on Mangs to be fair, seemed a decent bloke and most of us all have a mate whose a bit of a prick or has been in the past, in his case he had a full blown one. Clean slate now #HijackOver Tensions seemed high to me last night at the game. Martin didn’t acknowledge him coming off, some players were arguing with him whilst being given instructions. I think the long wait for a manager and unstability came to a head last night. Time to move on now, hopefully Wayne Carlisle is coming with Taylor. Always liked him
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:38:08 GMT
Rotherham had sh** players to work with and a ridiculously small budget so looking at that, I think he did a decent job there. Not going to hold my hand up and say he is gonna be incredible here, but its intriguing to see what he can do at the very least, if he is confirmed to be the guy.Need somthing a bit more pleasing on the eye when it comes to tactics. Good post Buck. He was poor at Rotherham but a lot of people are. Let’s hope he can get something out of brown who’s been a waste of time so far
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Post by BuckNaked on Nov 29, 2023 23:40:03 GMT
As stated above, our scouting department as it were is a joke most of the time. Need to find some hidden gems as it were, all over Europe. I don't care if they played in the Estonian premier league if they got something about them and we could get them to fit within our budget.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:41:41 GMT
As stated above, our scouting department as it were is a joke most of the time. Need to find some hidden gems as it were, all over Europe. I don't care if they played in the Estonian premier league if they got something about them and we could get them to fit within our budget. I’d like us to get something set up properly in this country before we think about looking overseas!
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Post by wallywalters on Nov 29, 2023 23:43:24 GMT
I’m hearing the Veto’s are being made redundant, the Scouse Mafia all gone #HijackOver #WeveGotOurRoversBack And I’m getting it in now, if anyone is upset with my posting, jog on 👍 Matt Taylor done deal. Mangs, Whelan and Ventre gone. Good news if true pirate. I'm happy with Taylor over mangan. Sad to see him and Whelan go but that's life I suppose.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2023 23:43:31 GMT
As stated above, our scouting department as it were is a joke most of the time. Need to find some hidden gems as it were, all over Europe. I don't care if they played in the Estonian premier league if they got something about them and we could get them to fit within our budget. Spot on, very good post and this scouting was a main part of the hijacking. It’s a fresh new start tomorrow and let’s hope we get our Rovers back with dignity and a proper working structure not controlled by a control freak.
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Post by pirate on Nov 30, 2023 0:01:21 GMT
Rotherham had sh** players to work with and a ridiculously small budget so looking at that, I think he did a decent job there. Not going to hold my hand up and say he is gonna be incredible here, but its intriguing to see what he can do at the very least, if he is confirmed to be the guy.Need somthing a bit more pleasing on the eye when it comes to tactics. Make no mistake Taylor is going to have my full support once he is announced, but I certainly have serious doubts and concerns. The job he did at Rotherham was nowhere near decent in my opinion, it is a big question mark hanging over him for me. We are a similar sized club with Championship aspirations, so there are legitimate concerns over his record there. Paul Warne laid the foundations at Rotherham and left them when 8th in the Championship having lost only 1 of the first 9 games, with 1.56 PPM and a +6 goal difference. They finished 19th under Taylor who lost 44% of his games, with 1.00 PPM, winning just 8 from 36 games, scoring 37 goals and a -15 goal difference. Thankfully for Rotherham they had that good start under Warne or else they would have been doomed. This season Taylor had the chance to go and stamp his mark on the side and was even allowed to break the Rotherham transfer record, but looked out of his depth at the level and things continued on the same downward trajectory getting even worse, with 0.69 PPM, no away wins in the past YEAR, conceding an average of 2 goals a game with 32 conceded in 16 games, just 15 goals scored and only two wins when he was sacked with Rotherham cut adrift of fourth bottom. A total 20% win percentage during his time at club, a PPM of 0.90 and an overall -38 goal difference. If someone like a Steve Evans had gone back in there with the chance to break transfer records, do you think things would have been just as bad? I don't. After allowing the former manager to sign a centre half for £300k, 11 other players and then experienced Chris Martin a month before he was sacked, I really hope it is worth it and they have made the right call. Expectations are lower at Exeter and Taylor has a lack of experience at this level, having only been in charge for 11 games with 4 wins and a PPM of 1.36. Andy Mangan's PPM in League One as caretaker for us is 1.60. Joey previously took Fleetwood to the League One playoffs, so has that experience Taylor doesn't. Taylor won promotion from League Two. Joey won promotion from League Two at the first attempt. Can he handle egos? We saw shenanigans from one or two experienced pros yesterday evening for example. What is his recruitment record like? Can he handle a decent budget? - (things got worse after he broke Rotherham transfer record), What are his contacts like ? Can he attract an Eliot Anderson type on loan? Eye for a non-league gem?
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Post by Bolders on Nov 30, 2023 0:31:15 GMT
Rotherham had sh** players to work with and a ridiculously small budget so looking at that, I think he did a decent job there. Not going to hold my hand up and say he is gonna be incredible here, but its intriguing to see what he can do at the very least, if he is confirmed to be the guy.Need somthing a bit more pleasing on the eye when it comes to tactics. Make no mistake Taylor is going to have my full support once he is announced, but I certainly have serious doubts and concerns. The job he did at Rotherham was nowhere near decent in my opinion, it is a big question mark hanging over him for me. We are a similar sized club with Championship aspirations, so there are legitimate concerns over his record there. Paul Warne laid the foundations at Rotherham and left them when 8th in the Championship having lost only 1 of the first 9 games, with 1.56 PPM and a +6 goal difference. They finished 19th under Taylor who lost 44% of his games, with 1.00 PPM, winning just 8 from 46 games, scoring 47 goals and a -15 goal difference. Thankfully for Rotherham they had that good start under Warne or else they would have been doomed. This season Taylor had the chance to go and stamp his mark on the side and was even allowed to break the Rotherham transfer record, but looked out of his depth at the level and things continued on the same downward trajectory getting even worse, with 0.69 PPM, no away wins in the past YEAR, conceding an average of 2 goals a game with 32 conceded in 16 games, just 15 goals scored and only two wins when he was sacked with Rotherham cut adrift of fourth bottom. A total 20% win percentage during his time at club, a PPM of 0.90 and an overall -38 goal difference. If someone like a Steve Evans had gone back in there with the chance to break transfer records, do you think things would have been just as bad? I don't. After allowing the former manager to sign a centre half for £300k, 11 other players and then experienced Chris Martin a month before he was sacked, I really hope it is worth it and they have made the right call. Expectations are lower at Exeter and Taylor has a lack of experience at this level, having only been in charge for 11 games with 4 wins and a PPM of 1.36. Andy Mangan's PPM in League One as caretaker for us is 1.60. Joey previously took Fleetwood to the League One playoffs, so has that experience other Taylor doesn't. Taylor won promotion from League Two. Joey won promotion from League Two at the first attempt. Can he handle egos? We saw shenanigans from one or two experienced pros yesterday evening for example. What is his recruitment record like? Can he handle a decent budget? - (things got worse after he broke Rotherham transfer record), What are his contacts like ? Can he attract an Eliot Anderson type on loan? Eye for a non-league gem? Ta Mr p. Just popping the last pill in my mouth. Much luv. B x
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Post by pirate on Nov 30, 2023 0:33:17 GMT
Make no mistake Taylor is going to have my full support once he is announced, but I certainly have serious doubts and concerns. The job he did at Rotherham was nowhere near decent in my opinion, it is a big question mark hanging over him for me. We are a similar sized club with Championship aspirations, so there are legitimate concerns over his record there. Paul Warne laid the foundations at Rotherham and left them when 8th in the Championship having lost only 1 of the first 9 games, with 1.56 PPM and a +6 goal difference. They finished 19th under Taylor who lost 44% of his games, with 1.00 PPM, winning just 8 from 46 games, scoring 47 goals and a -15 goal difference. Thankfully for Rotherham they had that good start under Warne or else they would have been doomed. This season Taylor had the chance to go and stamp his mark on the side and was even allowed to break the Rotherham transfer record, but looked out of his depth at the level and things continued on the same downward trajectory getting even worse, with 0.69 PPM, no away wins in the past YEAR, conceding an average of 2 goals a game with 32 conceded in 16 games, just 15 goals scored and only two wins when he was sacked with Rotherham cut adrift of fourth bottom. A total 20% win percentage during his time at club, a PPM of 0.90 and an overall -38 goal difference. If someone like a Steve Evans had gone back in there with the chance to break transfer records, do you think things would have been just as bad? I don't. After allowing the former manager to sign a centre half for £300k, 11 other players and then experienced Chris Martin a month before he was sacked, I really hope it is worth it and they have made the right call. Expectations are lower at Exeter and Taylor has a lack of experience at this level, having only been in charge for 11 games with 4 wins and a PPM of 1.36. Andy Mangan's PPM in League One as caretaker for us is 1.60. Joey previously took Fleetwood to the League One playoffs, so has that experience other Taylor doesn't. Taylor won promotion from League Two. Joey won promotion from League Two at the first attempt. Can he handle egos? We saw shenanigans from one or two experienced pros yesterday evening for example. What is his recruitment record like? Can he handle a decent budget? - (things got worse after he broke Rotherham transfer record), What are his contacts like ? Can he attract an Eliot Anderson type on loan? Eye for a non-league gem? Ta Mr p. Just popping the last pill in my mouth. Much luv. B x Mwah x
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