vaughan
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Post by vaughan on Dec 13, 2018 12:51:30 GMT
"The guy is deluded" in the sense that he had no idea how to move the football club on.
It was always going to end in tears, given DC's levels of frustration.
I told him that, in my opinion, he had never been the same since the UWE announcement in August 2017 and that he was cutting a frustrated figure. He agreed - he felt badly let down by promises that had not been kept. He wanted to walk, but did not wish to see the club going backwards.
He was undoubtedly the most honest manager that I have encountered. I will miss him and his demeanour.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 12:52:25 GMT
Now that DC has gone, I can share a conversation he had with me during a development game at Yate. He thought that Wael was "deluded", the AlQs wanted out and that he did not want for the club to go backwards. It was inevitable that if there was no takeover (He pointed to due diligence) at the time, that he would go. He does not wish to wear the stain of relegation.Dark days. I believe that things will get toxic now and we will enter a Blackpool-esque phase where we all unite against detested owners. Unite in terms of sentiment. That tarnishes things somewhat, for me. He himself admitted that he had a good budget. So he has saddled us with a load of crap and yet doesn't want to be responsible for the repercussions. One thing is for sure, if we do get relegated it will be difficult to place the blame at anyone else's door than the man who brought the current squad to the club.
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Post by trymer on Dec 13, 2018 12:52:42 GMT
Dwayne sports are doing their best to make it happen but 'theese theengs take time'.
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vaughan
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Post by vaughan on Dec 13, 2018 12:54:47 GMT
I think that he really wanted to walk as he knew the game was up. He did not say to me that he wanted to walk.
For clarity...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 12:55:21 GMT
If the interview panel is Hamer and Wael, I don't want anybody who would work for those 2 clowns.
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Post by Angas on Dec 13, 2018 13:00:48 GMT
Gutted. But relieved in a way for DC. He deserves better. At least he's got a chance of getting it, can't say the same for us
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irishrover
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Post by irishrover on Dec 13, 2018 13:01:39 GMT
Oh dear. I fail to see the midseason sacking of a manager as anything other than a disaster and indicative of a lot more being wrong on and off the pitch.
I mean the writing was probably on the wall after Saturday and it does seem as though relations had broken down with the board some time ago. It is true that not many managers would survive the run we've had over the last 30 games.
Nevertheless, this is hardly a positive move. It's panic and desperation with a whiff of waving the white flag about it. I have no confidence that any manager can come in and do better with this lot really because I see nothing that seems to galvanise them. It does at least make sense to bring in a new manager ahead of the January transfer window (assuming we get our act together sufficiently to do that) and hope that he is sufficiently backed to bring in a few players who can jolt our squad into life, though this would run counter to other rumours circling around budget cuts. In truth I can only think of 2 examples in recent memory where this occurred - 1. the arrival of O'Toole and 2. the arrival of Rammell; both of these happened in a division lower and neither helped us much in the long term. Right now I think engaging in a relegation battle would be a step forward because I think it's far more likely that we slip meekly away.
Thanks DC - normally after a long term manager is replaced the cliched line trotted out is 'he's taken the club as far as he could' - in this instance I fear that the opposite is more likely to prove true.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 13:03:34 GMT
Now that DC has gone, I can share a conversation he had with me during a development game at Yate. He thought that Wael was "deluded", the AlQs wanted out and that he did not want for the club to go backwards. It was inevitable that if there was no takeover (He pointed to due diligence) at the time, that he would go. He does not wish to wear the stain of relegation.Dark days. I believe that things will get toxic now and we will enter a Blackpool-esque phase where we all unite against detested owners. Unite in terms of sentiment. That tarnishes things somewhat, for me. He himself admitted that he had a good budget. So he has saddled us with a load of crap and yet doesn't want to be responsible for the repercussions. One thing is for sure, if we do get relegated it will be difficult to place the blame at anyone else's door than the man who brought the current squad to the club. Except it was vaughan who made the stain of relegation comment not dc.
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harrybuckle
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Post by harrybuckle on Dec 13, 2018 13:06:24 GMT
half a season left and a Wembley challenge for a new manager and a great fanbase whats not to like
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 13:18:13 GMT
That tarnishes things somewhat, for me. He himself admitted that he had a good budget. So he has saddled us with a load of crap and yet doesn't want to be responsible for the repercussions. One thing is for sure, if we do get relegated it will be difficult to place the blame at anyone else's door than the man who brought the current squad to the club. Except it was vaughan who made the stain of relegation comment not dc. Exactly. Well pointed out. Shame on you Vaughan. The club's owners were right to tell you to go away, you simply can't be trusted, turning the spotlight on yourself on a low-grade forum is more important to you than respecting the trust placed in you when comments are made, as part of a private conversation and are obviously made in confidence.
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Post by lavalamp on Dec 13, 2018 13:27:33 GMT
half a season left and a Wembley challenge for a new manager and a great fanbase whats not to like The owners? The lack of facilities? The lack of money? The lack of direction?
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vaughan
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Post by vaughan on Dec 13, 2018 13:39:35 GMT
BG - I know that you love to bait as a fulltime role on this Forum.
He has gone now. He made his views very clear about the owners to the Press. The club did not even publish what he said.
Deluded, charlatans, fantasists - these are words that are appropriate to describing DS. DC exposed them and well done to him for speaking out.
My point was that this has been brewing since August 2017.
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Post by a more piratey game on Dec 13, 2018 13:56:08 GMT
half a season left and a Wembley challenge for a new manager and a great fanbase whats not to like ooh, I think as a writer you've captured the mood of the moment there harry
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Post by utg12 on Dec 13, 2018 13:57:15 GMT
Now that DC has gone, I can share a conversation he had with me during a development game at Yate. He thought that Wael was "deluded", the AlQs wanted out and that he did not want for the club to go backwards. It was inevitable that if there was no takeover (He pointed to due diligence) at the time, that he would go. He does not wish to wear the stain of relegation. Dark days. I believe that things will get toxic now and we will enter a Blackpool-esque phase where we all unite against detested owners. Unite in terms of sentiment. No surprise. He has been unhappy and fustrated for quite a while. has a strong bond with Stewie so no surprise he wished to leave as well. he was very passionate about being the man to take Rovers to the championship. the writing was now on the wall that that was unlikely to happen as we would not get the infrastructure done , or even started, during the life of his contract. Whatever people want to believe or not, I can assure you all that people did / do want to buy the club.
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Post by utg12 on Dec 13, 2018 13:59:54 GMT
half a season left and a Wembley challenge for a new manager and a great fanbase whats not to like I always wanted to know when senility and immaturity might set in for a human male. Now I know.
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Post by eppinggas on Dec 13, 2018 14:21:36 GMT
Oh f*c*ing hell. Thank you DC for giving us some fantastic moments. Wembley. THAT game against the Daggers and the two successive promotions. The Gas were always behind you. You have been let down by charlatans, liars and cowards. One positive is that we can all unite and do whatever we can to get rid of Dwane Sports. Looking forward to the next home game Wael? Gonna be seeing you on the terraces Wael? F*ck of Wael. F*ck off Hamer. F*ck off Starnes. F*ck off Dwane Sports. F*ck off Dwane Sports. F*ck off Dwane Sports. F*ck off Dwane Sports. F*ck off Dwane Sports. F*ck off Dwane Sports.
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Post by crater on Dec 13, 2018 14:25:47 GMT
Darrell wasn't your usual conveyor belt type manager. In him we had a bloke who wanted to see the club progress but his ambitions weren't matched by the owners. How many lower league managers would have turned down Leeds United? Yes you can argue that Leeds is a basketcase but most managers would have jumped at the chance to raise their profile and if nothing else know that there was a payoff looming after less than a season in charge. Not our Darrell though and thats what sets him apart from practically every other manager out there. He wasn't motivated by money, he was motivated by a genuine love of our club and a desire to see us progress on and off the pitch. So what now? In all likelihood we'll get someone who is out for themself and will be happy to jump at the first opportunity to get a bigger club or conversely grab a payoff if things don't go so well. And you can guarantee that the new manager won't question the lack of infrastructure at the club as he won't really care. We were so lucky that Darrell landed on our doorstep and the club should have recognised this and treated him far better. In the fickle world of football, the Darrell Clarke's of this world are a rareity. Thank you for everything Darrell. The board may not have loved you but the fans sure did
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Post by eppinggas on Dec 13, 2018 14:29:37 GMT
If the interview panel is Hamer and Wael, I don't want anybody who would work for those 2 clowns. You do clowns a disservice Sir.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 15:03:41 GMT
Now that DC has gone, I can share a conversation he had with me during a development game at Yate. He thought that Wael was "deluded", the AlQs wanted out and that he did not want for the club to go backwards. It was inevitable that if there was no takeover (He pointed to due diligence) at the time, that he would go. He does not wish to wear the stain of relegation. Dark days. I believe that things will get toxic now and we will enter a Blackpool-esque phase where we all unite against detested owners. Unite in terms of sentiment. No surprise. He has been unhappy and fustrated for quite a while. has a strong bond with Stewie so no surprise he wished to leave as well. he was very passionate about being the man to take Rovers to the championship. the writing was now on the wall that that was unlikely to happen as we would not get the infrastructure done , or even started, during the life of his contract. Whatever people want to believe or not, I can assure you all that people did / do want to buy the club. What's the problem then? The asking price?
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Post by LPGas on Dec 13, 2018 15:16:54 GMT
We are now being led by without doubt the worst owners in my lifetime.(66 years of age). I think that accolade goes down to Higgs. Plus do we keep on with a manager with 8 wins in the last 40 games? No, nice man but lost it when he spent £350k on the useless Nichols
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