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Post by toggsy2 on May 23, 2024 14:13:33 GMT
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Post by bidefordgas on May 23, 2024 14:28:45 GMT
Had 36 games to turn Cheltenham around and failed to save them.
Who can blame him for taking a job in our league with a big team who had just been beaten in the playoffs.
All about the money I would suggest.
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Post by justin blue on May 23, 2024 15:00:16 GMT
Great move. So happy he's finally getting a decent gig. Not sure what's surprising? Has done well in L1, almost got us promoted and has only ever been in League 1 with squads with poor budgets? Definitely a "time to prove yourself" move but confident he will. Left both us and Port Vale struggling near the bottom of L1. He did well for us in the first season back here, but apart from that, nothing which should excite a club who will expect nothing less than promotion. I wouldn't even want him back here Who knows how well he will do with a decent squad to start with and a decent budget none of which he had here, or I doubt at any of the others he managed in league 1. Hope it works out for him. |
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Post by Gassy on May 23, 2024 15:00:41 GMT
Oh wow, did not see that coming! Great opportunity for him. This is his real opportunity to manage at a higher level than L1/2 after turning down Leeds all those years ago.
Good luck to him!!
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Post by mariobalotelli on May 23, 2024 15:12:56 GMT
Had 36 games to turn Cheltenham around and failed to save them. Who can blame him for taking a job in our league with a big team who had just been beaten in the playoffs. All about the money I would suggest. Probably the smallest team in the league and they had 0 points and 0 goals scored when he took over and they went into the final day with a chance of staying up? Remarkable even if it didn't happen. |
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Post by rememberhalifax on May 23, 2024 15:40:15 GMT
Huge test for D/C and good luck to him, will be operating at the highest level he ha ever worked at, time will tell.
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Post by SleepyGas on May 23, 2024 15:49:13 GMT
Had 36 games to turn Cheltenham around and failed to save them. Who can blame him for taking a job in our league with a big team who had just been beaten in the playoffs. All about the money I would suggest. Probably the smallest team in the league and they had 0 points and 0 goals scored when he took over and they went into the final day with a chance of staying up? Remarkable even if it didn't happen. Exactly. .. and clearly has done enough to impress Barnsley if they have appointed him to try and challenge for promotion to the Championship. |
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Post by DrFaustus on May 23, 2024 16:21:02 GMT
Leeds wanted him when they had that mental owner that went through 50 managers. He was sensible not to pursue a move there. If Barnsley arent top 3 by Xmas he'll be gone cant see their fans jumping with ecstatic jubilation if he does get the job Having been to Barnsley on a number of occasions, believe me the only thing worth jumping for joy about is when you're on the train to Sheffield. Good luck Darrell. 💙 |
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Post by Topper Gas on May 23, 2024 16:44:22 GMT
Great move. So happy he's finally getting a decent gig. Very surprised Barnsley would want Clarke as League 1 seems to be his ceiling limit and they will want promotion Not sure what's surprising? Has done well in L1, almost got us promoted and has only ever been in League 1 with squads with poor budgets? Definitely a "time to prove yourself" move but confident he will. When did DC ever almost get us promoted from L1, I can't recall him ever managing us whilst we were in the top 6, let alone almost get us promoted. It's a totally random appointment given that in recent seasons he's only ever managed teams at either the bottom of L1 or the top of L2. It'll be interesting to see how he gets on and also what Barnsley fans make of the appointment. |
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Post by mariobalotelli on May 23, 2024 16:54:25 GMT
Great move. So happy he's finally getting a decent gig. Not sure what's surprising? Has done well in L1, almost got us promoted and has only ever been in League 1 with squads with poor budgets? Definitely a "time to prove yourself" move but confident he will. When did DC ever almost get us promoted from L1, I can't recall him ever managing us whilst we were in the top 6, let alone almost get us promoted. It's a totally random appointment given that in recent seasons he's only ever managed teams at either the bottom of L1 or the top of L2. It'll be interesting to see how he gets on and also what Barnsley fans make of the appointment. Topper it’s well known you play devils advocate just for attention on here. I’m not going to tell you something you know but pretend to be none the wiser of. |
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Post by gassince1957 on May 23, 2024 17:07:58 GMT
When did DC ever almost get us promoted from L1, I can't recall him ever managing us whilst we were in the top 6, let alone almost get us promoted. It's a totally random appointment given that in recent seasons he's only ever managed teams at either the bottom of L1 or the top of L2. It'll be interesting to see how he gets on and also what Barnsley fans make of the appointment. Topper it’s well known you play devils advocate just for attention on here. I’m not going to tell you something you know but pretend to be none the wiser of. Topper is correct - DC never got close to promotion from League 1. Maybe if Matty Taylor had not left and not been replaced adequately, he might have been in with a chance, but it didn't happen. |
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Post by Topper Gas on May 23, 2024 17:39:51 GMT
When did DC ever almost get us promoted from L1, I can't recall him ever managing us whilst we were in the top 6, let alone almost get us promoted. It's a totally random appointment given that in recent seasons he's only ever managed teams at either the bottom of L1 or the top of L2. It'll be interesting to see how he gets on and also what Barnsley fans make of the appointment. Topper it’s well known you play devils advocate just for attention on here. I’m not going to tell you something you know but pretend to be none the wiser of. Why not just accept your wrong, no team ever gets promoted in December and once MT was sold and not adequately replaced we eventually finished 12th. Even with MT in the side we were only ever around 7th or 8th before he left. The only time in recent years we've ever looked serious promotion contenders was under GC, but that season also fizzled out once he jumped ship and was replaced by BG. |
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Post by mariobalotelli on May 23, 2024 17:40:16 GMT
Topper it’s well known you play devils advocate just for attention on here. I’m not going to tell you something you know but pretend to be none the wiser of. Topper is correct - DC never got close to promotion from League 1. Maybe if Matty Taylor had not left and not been replaced adequately, he might have been in with a chance, but it didn't happen. 6 points off in 16/17 after losing our top striker in Jan. That’s close to being in contention for promotion. |
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Post by mariobalotelli on May 23, 2024 17:40:53 GMT
Topper it’s well known you play devils advocate just for attention on here. I’m not going to tell you something you know but pretend to be none the wiser of. Topper is correct - DC never got close to promotion from League 1. Maybe if Matty Taylor had not left and not been replaced adequately, he might have been in with a chance, but it didn't happen. We finished 10th bud. Can never take you seriously |
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Post by phillistine on May 23, 2024 17:42:52 GMT
cant see their fans jumping with ecstatic jubilation if he does get the job Having been to Barnsley on a number of occasions, believe me the only thing worth jumping for joy about is when you're on the train to Sheffield. Good luck Darrell. 💙 it really is a ground i dislike - maybe because its along way to go and never come back with anything. |
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Post by Topper Gas on May 23, 2024 18:07:43 GMT
Topper is correct - DC never got close to promotion from League 1. Maybe if Matty Taylor had not left and not been replaced adequately, he might have been in with a chance, but it didn't happen. 6 points off in 16/17 after losing our top striker in Jan. That’s close to being in contention for promotion. Being close is not being in actual contention, nobody who watched us play that season thought we were in with a chance of promotion once MT departed. It'll be interesting to see how DC gets on as he needs to go from a manager who's never managed a side in the top 6 to really needing to be there all season. |
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Post by warehamgas on May 23, 2024 18:25:21 GMT
Oh wow, did not see that coming! Great opportunity for him. This is his real opportunity to manage at a higher level than L1/2 after turning down Leeds all those years ago. Good luck to him!! Spot on. It is a great opportunity. But it’s also a bit of a defining appointment for him. After us, Walsall, Port Vale and Cheltenham this appointment with a club who will demand to be among the top six is very different from the others. This is his chance and he needs to take it. No smaller club achieving well above what they should be doing. Fail here and he will be limited to league 2 or lower league 1 jobs. Pressure will be on. Good luck to him. UTG! |
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on May 23, 2024 18:46:13 GMT
Good luck to DC, I hope that it works out well for him.
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Post by yattongas on May 23, 2024 18:50:22 GMT
Good luck to DC, I hope that it works out well for him. They’ll expect no more than promotion, so he’ll be under pressure from the start. |
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Post by lavalamp on May 23, 2024 18:55:46 GMT
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