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Post by TAGas on Nov 9, 2023 10:24:39 GMT
I wonder if this search for a manager will drag on into late next week now. No clear favourite in the betting and no clear candidate according to reports! Thought I seen in the Post this morning that progress has been made
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Post by TAGas on Nov 9, 2023 13:12:08 GMT
Very slight change in the odds.
Robinson now 6/4 was evens.
Could there be an announcement before having a gas tonight 👀
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Post by westfieldgas on Nov 9, 2023 13:15:22 GMT
Very slight change in the odds. Robinson now 6/4 was evens. Could there be an announcement before having a gas tonight 👀 Is this not a weakening of his odds as of recent? I cannot see an announcement until next week, think the post have confirmed Mang’s will take charge Saturday….
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Post by yattongas on Nov 9, 2023 13:17:48 GMT
Very slight change in the odds. Robinson now 6/4 was evens. Could there be an announcement before having a gas tonight 👀 Is this not a weakening of his odds as of recent? I cannot see an announcement until next week, think the post have confirmed Mang’s will take charge Saturday…. The post Expects him to be in charge….. in other words they’re guessing. But that looks likely.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Nov 9, 2023 13:38:19 GMT
I'd be a lot more confident than what we've seen from our new owners, that is for sure. Anindya Bakrie - heir to a business empire worth over £11 billion. Erick Thohir - Inter Milan owner and president between 2013 and 2019, and previously the majority shareholder at DC United in the US. Estimated personal net worth of $1.2 Billion and from a family worth $3.45 Billion. Tim Williams - a chartered accountant, a visiting professor at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, sits on the advisory board of the MMU Institute of Sport and previously served as chief financial officer at Inter Milan and group financial controller at Manchester United. Grant Ferguson - On the board at Inter Milan from 2014 to 2017, when Thohir owned the club. No idea why they choose to get involved in Oxford but there's little we can do if our owners are not as wealthy? Regardless we're in a damn sight better position than we would be if NH was still the owner. On the flip side the rumours are Swindon conceded 7 to Aldershot because the players effectively went on strike has they haven't been paid this month, the replica shirts are apparently being sold at half price to increase cashflow. The real issue is Wael has sold us down the river for years suggesting that a new stadium was viable, first the UWE, then the FM, when it now seems it was never viable. I just hope that your wrong and Wael has not been left in charge of selecting the new manager as that could be another disaster looming. Not sure putting £20m + into the club is being sold down the river...
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Post by Henbury Gas on Nov 9, 2023 14:00:24 GMT
The forum seems to have taken on a rather nasty tone, with personal vendettas being acted out on almost every thread. Such a shame as it used to be my "go to" place to keep up with what's going on at Rovers. This is one of the reasons i don't post these days because of the personal insults flying around about any posts. i was privy to some interesting information from my local councilor who is on one of the planning committee's but did not post as i know Kn*bs on here would just dis it
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 9, 2023 14:06:20 GMT
Very slight change in the odds. Robinson now 6/4 was evens. Could there be an announcement before having a gas tonight 👀 11/10 now. Garry Monk 2/1!
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Post by yattongas on Nov 9, 2023 14:07:51 GMT
The forum seems to have taken on a rather nasty tone, with personal vendettas being acted out on almost every thread. Such a shame as it used to be my "go to" place to keep up with what's going on at Rovers. This is one of the reasons i don't post these days because of the personal insults flying around about any posts. i was privy to some interesting information from my local councilor who is one a planning committee's but did not post as i know Kn*bs on here would just dis it Oh well.
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Post by outsidehitter30 on Nov 9, 2023 14:08:24 GMT
1) John Eustace 2) Paul cook 3) Gary Rowett Hard No's 1) Carl Robinson 2) Steve Cotterell 3)Dean Holden From way back on page 1 on this thread! Karl Robinson still at 1/1 for the fourth day! I'll be absolutely gutted if we end up with this jobbing manager on the merry go round! Would also like to add Andy Mangan (Was open minded until after the Reading Game) & Gareth Ainsworh to the No list. Come-on Rovers be brave push the boat out & get Cook or Eustace. www.bettingodds.com/thesackrace/teams/bristol-roversIn other Managerial News Fankie boy has been desperately hawking the CV around saying "I used to play for England, I was quite good" & it looks like Oxford could have just bitten! www.bettingodds.com/thesackrace/teams/oxford-unitedIf we end up with Robinson & Oxford up with Lampard I predict we will end up bottom 6 & Oxford will end up between 12 & 7th. IE both teams will go backwards.
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Post by bridgwatergas on Nov 9, 2023 14:36:04 GMT
Very slight change in the odds. Robinson now 6/4 was evens. Could there be an announcement before having a gas tonight 👀 11/10 now. Garry Monk 2/1! It dosent take much money to move the price in these markets but someone is having a few quid on Monk he was 10/1 2 days ago and 4/1 yesterday. Fingers crossed its right as he is my choice for the job.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2023 15:19:35 GMT
If you went and stuck £1,000 now on Steve Cotteril, just your bet alone would send his odds crashing!
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Post by BrightonGas on Nov 9, 2023 15:24:06 GMT
The forum seems to have taken on a rather nasty tone, with personal vendettas being acted out on almost every thread. Such a shame as it used to be my "go to" place to keep up with what's going on at Rovers. This is one of the reasons i don't post these days because of the personal insults flying around about any posts. i was privy to some interesting information from my local councilor who is on one of the planning committee's but did not post as i know Kn*bs on here would just dis it It's possible lots of people have information which shouldn't be put on here, it doesn't make them a hero if they don't post it!!
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Post by pirate on Nov 9, 2023 15:25:54 GMT
I see Thomas Wörle appears on the bookies list now at 33/1 👀 😆
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Post by chewbacca on Nov 9, 2023 15:49:04 GMT
Taking our time and speaking to anyone that's interested?? As long as we create a decent short list and make sure that we conduct decent interviews, then I'm all for it. If we rushed to an appointment, people would be moaning then. The owner did say he would welcome applications, but we wouldn't be afraid to approach some candidates as well. Hopefully we are looking into their long term goals, what they would do with the academy, what potential transfer targets they would want to target in January and how they would fit into the squad etc. Going from his interview, they are more involved than I thought they would be. He spoke about him and his son being around the club daily. I thought they were going to take more of a back seat rule. Well, I assume the press aren't just pulling names out their arse. With regards to a scatter gun approach, it's more the type of football I guess. One of the reasons I'd rule out Ainsworth for instance is the players at the club don't really fit his style of play. Obviously there's a bit of briefing coming from somewhere, and the reported names just don't really add up to having a long term plan to how we'll play. Oh, and in other news I've heard some mumbles from North of the boarder that Robbie Neilson has applied. Tampa over Severn Beach? Pathetic.
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Post by gasmania on Nov 9, 2023 15:51:33 GMT
I see Thomas Wörle appears on the bookies list now at 33/1 👀 😆 He appeared on the Lincoln lists as well before apparently getting ruled out haha
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Post by peterhooper57 on Nov 9, 2023 16:19:37 GMT
Very slight change in the odds. Robinson now 6/4 was evens. Could there be an announcement before having a gas tonight 👀 Is this not a weakening of his odds as of recent? I cannot see an announcement until next week, think the post have confirmed Mang’s will take charge Saturday…. Lets hope so, although once Joey gets another job, unless Andy Mangan is made permanent manager of BRFC, the exodus of both the backroom staff and the better players will begin. Then the haters would have won, enter stage left a Cotterill, Garner lookalike and we are back to a boss with no contacts, and a team which habitually bounces around in the bottom third of the division.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 9, 2023 16:26:48 GMT
If you went and stuck £1,000 now on Steve Cotteril, just your bet alone would send his odds crashing! If you stuck £1,000 on Steve Cotteril you’d be a bloody idiot ! 😂
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Post by percy on Nov 9, 2023 16:31:49 GMT
Is this not a weakening of his odds as of recent? I cannot see an announcement until next week, think the post have confirmed Mang’s will take charge Saturday…. Lets hope so, although once Joey gets another job, unless Andy Mangan is made permanent manager of BRFC, the exodus of both the backroom staff and the better players will begin. Then the haters would have won, enter stage left a Cotterill, Garner lookalike and we are back to a boss with no contacts, and a team which habitually bounces around in the bottom third of the division. hahaha like with Joey then?! Cheer up and move on
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Post by daniel300380 on Nov 9, 2023 16:38:53 GMT
I see Thomas Wörle appears on the bookies list now at 33/1 👀 😆 He was on the list a day or two after you posted about him and it was repeated in Twitter. His odds hasn't changed much since then though.
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 9, 2023 16:52:32 GMT
I sense the owners are either just hoping AM keeps the unbeaten run going and so they can then eventually name him as the permanent manager, or they are making the likes of Robinson offers and they are just getting knocked back.
Any other club would have sorted out the managerial position by now.
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