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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2023 20:43:06 GMT
The Lincoln appt is brilliant for them, low risk and every chance of succeeding. Buckingham for Oxford is a strange one given where they are in the league. He’s Oxford born which helped him but they did background checks with Man City lot and Manning recommended him as well.
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Post by percy on Nov 16, 2023 20:45:02 GMT
I’ll be glad when this is over The appointment of the manager and this thread!
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Post by 4d on Nov 16, 2023 20:45:25 GMT
Neil Lennon being rumoured now
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2023 20:51:01 GMT
A bit of Oxford obsession but just reading up on Des Buckingham and came across this.
Oxford really going for some left field lofty targets
An alternative to Buckingham and Williams could however be Brighton & Hove Albion first team coach *Andrew Crofts.*
The 39-year-old rejoined the Seagulls in July 2019 in a player-coach role as part of the Under-21s. He took over the side following Simon Rusk’s move to Stockport County.
Crofts then took on the role of interim head coach after Graham Potter left for Chelsea in September 2022, and became a coach with the first team under Roberto De Zerbi.
This newspaper also understands that Crystal Palace assistant *Paddy McCarthy* has been interviewed by the U’s.
Approaches for the 40-year-old were reportedly dismissed by Palace earlier in the year when United were looking to replace Karl Robinson.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 16, 2023 20:59:29 GMT
A bit of Oxford obsession but just reading up on Des Buckingham and came across this. Oxford really going for some left field lofty targets An alternative to Buckingham and Williams could however be Brighton & Hove Albion first team coach *Andrew Crofts.* The 39-year-old rejoined the Seagulls in July 2019 in a player-coach role as part of the Under-21s. He took over the side following Simon Rusk’s move to Stockport County. Crofts then took on the role of interim head coach after Graham Potter left for Chelsea in September 2022, and became a coach with the first team under Roberto De Zerbi. This newspaper also understands that Crystal Palace assistant *Paddy McCarthy* has been interviewed by the U’s. Approaches for the 40-year-old were reportedly dismissed by Palace earlier in the year when United were looking to replace Karl Robinson. I suppose Buckingham is near Oxford so it makes sense 😉
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Post by singupgas on Nov 16, 2023 21:16:05 GMT
Just give Mangan the job.
The club would benefit more having a DoF in place, someone who can establish a long term vision of how football things should look. Also someone who has strong contacts to attract players.
We clearly have no idea in the club currently. Can only imagine what the players and coaches are thinking.
I think the new owners have come in hastily made a decision, I honestly don't the results would have been any different if Joey managed past 4/5 games and wed all be happily sat in 10th spot.
As someone else has said, I can imagine he spoken up and maybe he even knew what was coming, the change of stance with the ground, annoyed still that we messed up signing JCH.
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Post by madgas on Nov 16, 2023 21:27:51 GMT
Not huge on Taylor. 5th, 9th, 5th, 2nd at Exeter is decent but that special?
Joey did 3rd, in a single season.
From the top 10 or so per the bookies I like:
- Robinson - Mangan - Paul Cook
I like Clough and L Williams from the division below to.
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Post by madgas on Nov 16, 2023 21:29:36 GMT
Neil Lennon being rumoured now No thanks
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Post by wallywalters on Nov 16, 2023 21:29:57 GMT
Neil Lennon being rumoured now Please god no. Il take anyone but that man.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 16, 2023 21:31:58 GMT
I’ll be glad when this is over The appointment of the manager and this thread! Then we can start the get him out thread.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2023 21:46:05 GMT
I’ll be glad when this is over The appointment of the manager and this thread! Then we can start the get him out thread. Shoulders going here, proper made me giggle 😂👏👏👏
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Post by gasify on Nov 16, 2023 21:50:00 GMT
Isn't that a bit like saying if Garner had taken us down, even the strongest Garner hater can't say for sure that he wouldn't have taken us straight back up. It is a silly thing to say. JB may have produced these results, may have not. JB may have not taken the FA Cup seriously enough and we might have been knocked out by a non league side. Who is to say. What is fact though is JB win percentage, which wasn't good enough this year. I mean sure the wording could have been better as obviously nobody can be 100% sure of anything. ‘Can be very confident’ might have been better. I don’t think you will find a single Gashead confident that Garner would have brought us back up but many could confidently say Barton would have got similar results to Mangan. I’m not sure this needed clarifying but there it is. I disagree. JB had run out of ideas. I think Mangan has put a little more urgency and directness into the team.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2023 22:09:54 GMT
Not huge on Taylor. 5th, 9th, 5th, 2nd at Exeter is decent but that special? Joey did 3rd, in a single season. From the top 10 or so per the bookies I like: - Robinson - Mangan - Paul Cook I like Clough and L Williams from the division below to. One glaring thing you miss, Taylor doesn’t have a relegation on his cv. He came into Rotherham in a worse position than Barton coming into Rovers, one won the battle to stay up, one didn’t?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2023 22:11:34 GMT
Not huge on Taylor. 5th, 9th, 5th, 2nd at Exeter is decent but that special? Joey did 3rd, in a single season. From the top 10 or so per the bookies I like: - Robinson - Mangan - Paul Cook I like Clough and L Williams from the division below to. I’d be willing to have a healthy wager with you that Taylor spent absolutely nowhere near the level of cash that Barton did.
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Post by pirate on Nov 16, 2023 22:24:35 GMT
Not huge on Taylor. 5th, 9th, 5th, 2nd at Exeter is decent but that special? Joey did 3rd, in a single season. From the top 10 or so per the bookies I like: - Robinson - Mangan - Paul Cook I like Clough and L Williams from the division below to. I’d be willing to have a healthy wager with you that Taylor spent absolutely nowhere near the level of cash that Barton did. They literally broke their transfer record this summer spending a million on one player.
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Post by pirate on Nov 16, 2023 22:29:06 GMT
Not huge on Taylor. 5th, 9th, 5th, 2nd at Exeter is decent but that special? Joey did 3rd, in a single season. From the top 10 or so per the bookies I like: - Robinson - Mangan - Paul Cook I like Clough and L Williams from the division below to. One glaring thing you miss, Taylor doesn’t have a relegation on his cv. He came into Rotherham in a worse position than Barton coming into Rovers, one won the battle to stay up, one didn’t? Taylor took over Rotherham with them 8th in the table after Paul Warne laid the foundations having lost only 1 of the first 9 games, with 1.56 PPM and a +6 goal difference. They eventually finished 19th under Taylor who lost 44% of his games with a 1.00 PPM and a -15 goal difference. Thankfully for Rotherham they had that good start under Warne otherwise they would have been in big trouble. 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, with 0.69 PPM, no away wins in the past year, conceding an average of 2 goals a game, just two wins from their 16 league games and sacked when 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.
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Post by kampucheagas on Nov 16, 2023 22:32:55 GMT
One glaring thing you miss, Taylor doesn’t have a relegation on his cv. He came into Rotherham in a worse position than Barton coming into Rovers, one won the battle to stay up, one didn’t? Taylor took over Rotherham with them 8th in the table after Paul Warne laid the foundations having lost only 1 of the first 9 games, with 1.56 PPM and a +6 goal difference. They eventually finished 19th under Taylor who lost 44% of his games with a 1.00 PPM and a -15 goal difference. Thankfully for Rotherham they had that good start under Warne otherwise they would have been in big trouble. 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, with 0.69 PPM, no away wins in the past year, conceding an average of 2 goals a game, just two wins from their 16 league games and sacked when 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. Bring back Garner, hey Pirate?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2023 22:35:08 GMT
I’d be willing to have a healthy wager with you that Taylor spent absolutely nowhere near the level of cash that Barton did. They literally broke their transfer record this summer spending a million on one player. I’m on about at Exeter, pirate. One million in the championship is small money as we both know.
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Post by madgas on Nov 16, 2023 22:38:33 GMT
Not huge on Taylor. 5th, 9th, 5th, 2nd at Exeter is decent but that special? Joey did 3rd, in a single season. From the top 10 or so per the bookies I like: - Robinson - Mangan - Paul Cook I like Clough and L Williams from the division below to. One glaring thing you miss, Taylor doesn’t have a relegation on his cv. He came into Rotherham in a worse position than Barton coming into Rovers, one won the battle to stay up, one didn’t? The pro Taylor response shouldn't be: "he hasn't been relegated" We want to aim higher than "not relegated" My comparison to Barton was merely to state its very far from an obvious upgrade.
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Post by pirate on Nov 16, 2023 22:41:44 GMT
Taylor took over Rotherham with them 8th in the table after Paul Warne laid the foundations having lost only 1 of the first 9 games, with 1.56 PPM and a +6 goal difference. They eventually finished 19th under Taylor who lost 44% of his games with a 1.00 PPM and a -15 goal difference. Thankfully for Rotherham they had that good start under Warne otherwise they would have been in big trouble. 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, with 0.69 PPM, no away wins in the past year, conceding an average of 2 goals a game, just two wins from their 16 league games and sacked when 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. Bring back Garner, hey Pirate? Didn't want him last time and had the foresight to change my mind and admit my mistake. gaschat.co.uk/post/606035
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