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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Nov 30, 2023 21:27:32 GMT
If you lay out some of our managers in non linear form... Darrell Clarke. Matt Taylor. Graham Coughlan. Paul Tisdale. Joey Barton. Ben Garner.
You get.... Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, hello Sailor, Rich Man........THIEF!
Well, almost....you get the idea.
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Post by aghast on Nov 30, 2023 21:28:51 GMT
You lot make me laugh, this is the most important appointment in the clubs history and because its taken a few extra days to get right, this forum has a mega meltdown ffs It isn't the most important and there hasn't been a meltdown. Otherwise, you are about as accurate as ever.
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Post by dudelebowski on Nov 30, 2023 21:29:20 GMT
How accurate are reports of good footballing style. From the little I know I felt he was more pragmatic than many consider. Matt Jay was obviously a footballers footballer so alot depended when he played? Who was manager of Exeter when they went 4-0 up on us in 24 mins? Saw lots of Rovers fans leaving at half time at that game. 22mins & at 3-0 for me My mates said they’d hang on because you never know. Exeter got the 4th just as I was let out by the steward a minute later😄
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Post by legas on Nov 30, 2023 21:30:23 GMT
More importantly, how have so many people got a direct line to Karl Robinson?! Can we ask him anything? Does he like curry sauce or gravy on his chips? Neighbours or Home and Away? Curry sauce and Neighbours … that might just be me though.
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Post by warehamgas on Nov 30, 2023 21:34:03 GMT
I’m presuming that the last 10 pages or so has just been speculation / educated guesses / bs / or the information of someone itk because I’ve seen no official announcement of anyone being appointed……yet.
If it’s Taylor then that seems a decent appointment and better than it might have been seeing some of the names mentioned recently. Whatever, it needs sorting asap, and the last few days haven’t shown the club in the best light. I’ve no doubt the fans will soon get behind whoever’s appointed and I suspect that whoever is appointed there’s going to be a difficult few weeks esp sorting out his coaching team. Let’s hope it snows and freezes in the north to give whoever some time over the next week to avoid a banana skin at Crewe.
I would have liked to see a young coach, even someone we hadn’t heard of appointed with a career to build but I guess our squad is fairly experienced and our players who had a loyalty to JB. And that would have been a risk too far perhaps. Taylor would have inherited players at Rotherham who would have had great loyalty to Paul Warne and he did ok last season so he’ll be fairly experienced at coming into this situation.
As ever, no guarantees for any appointment but I think Taylor would be as good as anyone we could appoint at this point. 🤞🏽
UTG!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 30, 2023 21:37:34 GMT
I’m presuming that the last 10 pages or so has just been speculation / educated guesses / bs / or the information of someone itk because I’ve seen no official announcement of anyone being appointed……yet. If it’s Taylor then that seems a decent appointment and better than it might have been seeing some of the names mentioned recently. Whatever, it needs sorting asap, and the last few days haven’t shown the club in the best light. I’ve no doubt the fans will soon get behind whoever’s appointed and I suspect that whoever is appointed there’s going to be a difficult few weeks esp sorting out his coaching team. Let’s hope it snows and freezes in the north to give whoever some time over the next week to avoid a banana skin at Crewe. I would have liked to see a young coach, even someone we hadn’t heard of appointed with a career to build but I guess our squad is fairly experienced and our players who had a loyalty to JB. And that would have been a risk too far perhaps. Taylor would have inherited players at Rotherham who would have had great loyalty to Paul Warne and he did ok last season so he’ll be fairly experienced at coming into this situation. As ever, no guarantees for any appointment but I think Taylor would be as good as anyone we could appoint at this point. 🤞🏽 UTG! 41 not young now for a football manager?
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Post by warehamgas on Nov 30, 2023 21:39:04 GMT
Still pretty young GGMI! I guess it depends from where you’re looking. 😉
UTG!
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Nov 30, 2023 21:40:15 GMT
I’m presuming that the last 10 pages or so has just been speculation / educated guesses / bs / or the information of someone itk because I’ve seen no official announcement of anyone being appointed……yet. If it’s Taylor then that seems a decent appointment and better than it might have been seeing some of the names mentioned recently. Whatever, it needs sorting asap, and the last few days haven’t shown the club in the best light. I’ve no doubt the fans will soon get behind whoever’s appointed and I suspect that whoever is appointed there’s going to be a difficult few weeks esp sorting out his coaching team. Let’s hope it snows and freezes in the north to give whoever some time over the next week to avoid a banana skin at Crewe. I would have liked to see a young coach, even someone we hadn’t heard of appointed with a career to build but I guess our squad is fairly experienced and our players who had a loyalty to JB. And that would have been a risk too far perhaps. Taylor would have inherited players at Rotherham who would have had great loyalty to Paul Warne and he did ok last season so he’ll be fairly experienced at coming into this situation. As ever, no guarantees for any appointment but I think Taylor would be as good as anyone we could appoint at this point. 🤞🏽 UTG! 41 not young now for a football manager? Historically too old to get us promoted. All our promotion managers have been 40 or less.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 30, 2023 21:42:08 GMT
41 not young now for a football manager? Too old to get us promoted. All our promotion managers have been 40 or less. True. Similar age to Buckle when we appointed him. Also did well at a Devon club like Buckle did. Let's hope that's where the similarities end.
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Nov 30, 2023 21:55:33 GMT
Was just thinking to myself. When was the last time a Rovers manager left to move on to bigger things. Must be many years since we've had a manager leave to move onto a bigger job. Answers on a postcard to. BBC, childhood memories, London, W12 8QT
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Post by aghast on Nov 30, 2023 21:56:57 GMT
No history of violence, prison sentences and betting fraud.
That's enough for me to give him a fair chance and my support.
It's a fairly low hurdle really.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 30, 2023 22:00:40 GMT
Was just thinking to myself. When was the last time a Rovers manager left to move on to bigger things. Must be many years since we've had a manager leave to move onto a bigger job. Answers on a postcard to. BBC, childhood memories, London, W12 8QT Francis ?
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Post by twertongas on Nov 30, 2023 22:02:30 GMT
Was just thinking to myself. When was the last time a Rovers manager left to move on to bigger things. Must be many years since we've had a manager leave to move onto a bigger job. Answers on a postcard to. BBC, childhood memories, London, W12 8QT probably when Mark McGhee randomly became the Scotland assistant manager.
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Post by miamigas on Nov 30, 2023 22:06:11 GMT
Was just thinking to myself. When was the last time a Rovers manager left to move on to bigger things. Must be many years since we've had a manager leave to move onto a bigger job. Answers on a postcard to. BBC, childhood memories, London, W12 8QT DC could have but chose to stay with us. Just another reason to love the man. UTG!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 30, 2023 22:11:58 GMT
Was just thinking to myself. When was the last time a Rovers manager left to move on to bigger things. Must be many years since we've had a manager leave to move onto a bigger job. Answers on a postcard to. BBC, childhood memories, London, W12 8QT probably when Mark McGhee randomly became the Scotland assistant manager. I am convinced he gave up in the end and wanted to be sacked so he could walk into that job.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 30, 2023 22:16:14 GMT
Was just thinking to myself. When was the last time a Rovers manager left to move on to bigger things. Must be many years since we've had a manager leave to move onto a bigger job. Answers on a postcard to. BBC, childhood memories, London, W12 8QT DC could have but chose to stay with us. Just another reason to love the man. UTG! Remember that , when Leeds came in for him I was convinced he’d go…… but they were a basket case at the time.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 30, 2023 22:16:53 GMT
probably when Mark McGhee randomly became the Scotland assistant manager. I am convinced he gave up in the end and wanted to be sacked so he could walk into that job. Really ? 😂
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Post by twertongas on Nov 30, 2023 22:19:44 GMT
probably when Mark McGhee randomly became the Scotland assistant manager. I am convinced he gave up in the end and wanted to be sacked so he could walk into that job. haha you could be right. I can't remember the end in much detail but I'll always remember the start away at Cheltenham. We were loud that day! Good times!
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 30, 2023 22:19:50 GMT
I am convinced he gave up in the end and wanted to be sacked so he could walk into that job. Really ? 😂 Yes. His decision making was bizarre come the end and he never really cared about the job. Knew his mate Strachan would sort him out.
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Post by twertongas on Nov 30, 2023 22:22:56 GMT
Was just thinking to myself. When was the last time a Rovers manager left to move on to bigger things. Must be many years since we've had a manager leave to move onto a bigger job. Answers on a postcard to. BBC, childhood memories, London, W12 8QT DC could have but chose to stay with us. Just another reason to love the man. UTG! yeah and the dream of UWE wasn't it?
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