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Post by dinsdale on Aug 17, 2014 16:37:20 GMT
Still trying to work out what he did to get the job in the first place. He has done nothing apart from a half decent job at bloody Salisbury. This bloke is more clueless than Ward. The board gave John Ward free reign to appt an assistant manager, he couldnt find an experienced league manager as he promised and in a bit of a panic offered it to DC when he rang up to arrange a pre season friendly. DC "hi John , can you come play us in a friendly, we are not that s**t we won the waaaaa bodyform, bodyform for you title" JW " ok but only if you become my assistant im f**king desperate nobody wants to be a part of my dire miserable football style" Following this the board thought we were going down so did the old switcheroo expecting a bounce. It didn't happen but they are too arrogant to admit they did something stupid so gave him the job full time in the hope that he would jam a good season and make them look visionary.
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Post by clockendgas on Aug 17, 2014 16:37:51 GMT
dos he like pasties and cider?
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Post by nickchippenhamgas on Aug 17, 2014 16:45:01 GMT
Hi guys, just been reading this very entertaining thread, but thought I'd just nip the 'john Still for potential manager' bit in the bud. not that he would come anyway, but I know someone who has a foot in both the Luton and rovers camp, back room like, and that person assures me that John Still is a big family man who surrounds himself with his family on matchdays and loves the south east, the main reason he didn't come when approached by us when he was with Dag & Redbridge?? I don't know, so, though he still talks with some fondness of our club, family reasons would scupper any chance of him rescuing us from our plight!!
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Post by Royal Blue on Aug 17, 2014 17:01:25 GMT
When you slag off the new signings you have to remember why we are signing these players in the first place. Our budget isn't as big as it should be and isn't helped by the likes of MMc, TP and Mildenhall being on very good Football League wages whilst we compete in the Conference with costs being cut here, there and everywhere. Because DC didn't have a lot of money to play with he's had to go for players (the majority, anyway) who play in the West Country and are probably happy for the opportunity to live at/near home. Bearing this in mind he was hampered with what he could do recruitment-wise, although I do not dispute the fact that complacency and the attitude of 'we'll go to Altrincham and win' is worrying. I hope/think this is a one-off, badly worded comment from Mansell where he means to say that he personally thought we had a team capable of going there and getting a victory.
DC isn't a stupid guy. He knows nobody can be underestimated at this level because his former Salisbury side were competing against sides bigger in stature than they were but still coming out on top. For me it is abundantly clear the players look petrified to be pulling on the shirts at the moment and don't want to try anything that would leave them open to criticism because the understandable feeling coming from the fans at the moment is one of anger. That translates to the players as they know that they are in the firing line - the public face of Rovers - and the unfair thing is they are taking the brunt of the frustration that we should be aiming at the Board for their failings. We've played 3 games for goodness sake and wouldn't have lost to Barnet or Alty if it wasn't for silly individual errors.
Don't get me wrong, the performances haven't been good enough in the two away games so far and our attacking play has been poor. Nobody can doubt that. We have to remember though that these players are adapting to a new club that have two/three/four times as many fans at one home game than they've played in front of in a month(s) in years gone by. Give it the 'they're professional players, they should deal with it' all you want; the fact of the matter is they are human beings - seemingly decent, humble human beings - who feel pressure and stress as much as the rest of us. I have seen encouraging signs from Matty Taylor and Jake Gosling, for example, so far but it isn't quite coming off for them at the moment and the situation is being made worse by the ill-feeling we all harbour after last year's shambles.
I'm not saying DC is/is not the long-term answer because we'll only find that out at a later date. What I do know, however, is that he is trying very hard to make things right and we have only played 3 games of the season, which is nowhere near enough time to make an accurate judgement as to whether he has assembled a good team and whether he can manage them effectively. People were supporting John Ward several months into last season even though it was abundantly obvious we were heading downwards after a disastrous summer of recruitment. I know people have lost all patience and objectivity since then (God knows I have too) but surely this guy deserves a fair chance as well? We are where we are - as unacceptable as it is - yet it doesn't mean that making hasty decisions is the right way to go. It hurts me an unbelievable amount to see Rovers in the Conference; never in my wildest dreams as a kid did I ever contemplate my team competing in non-league. I want to curl up in a ball and pretend it's not real when I'm stood on a terrace in Altrincham watching us concede a silly own goal for 2-0. It pains me to think of playing Forest Green Rovers in a league game on BT Sport with the very real possibility of being shown up by them in front of the watching nation. I'm embarrassed that we are no longer discussed in the final minute of the Football League Show by the bloody awful Steve Claridge and instead have to put up with a one hour national radio show on a Sunday morning that offers barely anything other than the occasional namecheck. I hate hearing City, Swindon, Yeovil and Wycombe nobodies giving us stick and having nothing to come back with. Like you I wonder what I have done to deserve this nightmare becoming a reality after years of loyal, unequivocal support, etc...
The problem has been clear for a number of years now: the root of this cancer at Bristol Rovers is those who supposedly lead us. For reasons discussed to death on countless other threads, this Board have overseen a disastrous sequence of events in recent years and are not willing to act in the club's interests to halt the slide. There is no hiding place for them now as even the optimists are piecing together the one constant in our failings in the last few campaigns. We want change, we need change and we have to now seek out this change in an organised way that tells them, in no uncertain terms, that we've had enough of their mismanagement at our (you know what I mean) football club. I don't have the answer as to the best way of staging this but as a fan base we need to come together to bring about the change we all wish to see.
However, while all this is going on we have a 16(?) man squad that are terrified of playing in front of us because of the impending outpouring of anger every time we misplace a pass or fail to control a difficult bouncing ball. If we make the atmospheres at home and away games toxic and poisonous for our own players we run the very real risk of falling of losing more games in tame fashion and, before we know it, realise we are in a relegation scrap at the bottom of the Conference. These players need our support (or at least a more pleasant environment) to play football in as they are representing our club and are playing for the points we need to be competitive. The new signings in particular don't deserve the abuse we are giving because of last year's debacle and won't improve sufficiently to start winning games if we make life difficult for them instead of the opposition. When I think back to when John Ward first came back to the club at Christmas in 2012, everyone had written us off, but somehow we got some momentum and the support we gave the players at home games (the Barnet one springs to mind) was absolutely outstanding and helped us win matches. We now need to be doing the same thing for this team to try and get the best out of them.
It's difficult, I know. People are reaching boiling point and want things to change instantly but that isn't going to happen as there's no miracle cure for the mess we find ourselves in. However, I think it's important we focus our energy in the right way and channel our desire for change in ways that let the Board know how we feel without damaging our on-field performances.
This is a long post - like many posted in the last few months - and I'm not even sure if people are reading at this point but I felt a more reasoned(?), philosophical view was necessary given the recycled messages everyone else seems to be posting. I eagerly anticipate a constructive, well thought-out proposition as to what we can do as supporters in the coming days. Have a good week, all.
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Post by Peter Parker on Aug 17, 2014 17:08:02 GMT
I would have went for Van Gaal, but after Man U yesterday, clearly isnt good enough
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Post by gasguzzler on Aug 17, 2014 17:53:20 GMT
When you slag off the new signings you have to remember why we are signing these players in the first place. Our budget isn't as big as it should be and isn't helped by the likes of MMc, TP and Mildenhall being on very good Football League wages whilst we compete in the Conference with costs being cut here, there and everywhere. Because DC didn't have a lot of money to play with he's had to go for players (the majority, anyway) who play in the West Country and are probably happy for the opportunity to live at/near home. Bearing this in mind he was hampered with what he could do recruitment-wise, although I do not dispute the fact that complacency and the attitude of 'we'll go to Altrincham and win' is worrying. I hope/think this is a one-off, badly worded comment from Mansell where he means to say that he personally thought we had a team capable of going there and getting a victory. DC isn't a stupid guy. He knows nobody can be underestimated at this level because his former Salisbury side were competing against sides bigger in stature than they were but still coming out on top. For me it is abundantly clear the players look petrified to be pulling on the shirts at the moment and don't want to try anything that would leave them open to criticism because the understandable feeling coming from the fans at the moment is one of anger. That translates to the players as they know that they are in the firing line - the public face of Rovers - and the unfair thing is they are taking the brunt of the frustration that we should be aiming at the Board for their failings. We've played 3 games for goodness sake and wouldn't have lost to Barnet or Alty if it wasn't for silly individual errors. Don't get me wrong, the performances haven't been good enough in the two away games so far and our attacking play has been poor. Nobody can doubt that. We have to remember though that these players are adapting to a new club that have two/three/four times as many fans at one home game than they've played in front of in a month(s) in years gone by. Give it the 'they're professional players, they should deal with it' all you want; the fact of the matter is they are human beings - seemingly decent, humble human beings - who feel pressure and stress as much as the rest of us. I have seen encouraging signs from Matty Taylor and Jake Gosling, for example, so far but it isn't quite coming off for them at the moment and the situation is being made worse by the ill-feeling we all harbour after last year's shambles. I'm not saying DC is/is not the long-term answer because we'll only find that out at a later date. What I do know, however, is that he is trying very hard to make things right and we have only played 3 games of the season, which is nowhere near enough time to make an accurate judgement as to whether he has assembled a good team and whether he can manage them effectively. People were supporting John Ward several months into last season even though it was abundantly obvious we were heading downwards after a disastrous summer of recruitment. I know people have lost all patience and objectivity since then (God knows I have too) but surely this guy deserves a fair chance as well? We are where we are - as unacceptable as it is - yet it doesn't mean that making hasty decisions is the right way to go. It hurts me an unbelievable amount to see Rovers in the Conference; never in my wildest dreams as a kid did I ever contemplate my team competing in non-league. I want to curl up in a ball and pretend it's not real when I'm stood on a terrace in Altrincham watching us concede a silly own goal for 2-0. It pains me to think of playing Forest Green Rovers in a league game on BT Sport with the very real possibility of being shown up by them in front of the watching nation. I'm embarrassed that we are no longer discussed in the final minute of the Football League Show by the bloody awful Steve Claridge and instead have to put up with a one hour national radio show on a Sunday morning that offers barely anything other than the occasional namecheck. I hate hearing City, Swindon, Yeovil and Wycombe nobodies giving us stick and having nothing to come back with. Like you I wonder what I have done to deserve this nightmare becoming a reality after years of loyal, unequivocal support, etc... The problem has been clear for a number of years now: the root of this cancer at Bristol Rovers is those who supposedly lead us. For reasons discussed to death on countless other threads, this Board have overseen a disastrous sequence of events in recent years and are not willing to act in the club's interests to halt the slide. There is no hiding place for them now as even the optimists are piecing together the one constant in our failings in the last few campaigns. We want change, we need change and we have to now seek out this change in an organised way that tells them, in no uncertain terms, that we've had enough of their mismanagement at our (you know what I mean) football club. I don't have the answer as to the best way of staging this but as a fan base we need to come together to bring about the change we all wish to see. However, while all this is going on we have a 16(?) man squad that are terrified of playing in front of us because of the impending outpouring of anger every time we misplace a pass or fail to control a difficult bouncing ball. If we make the atmospheres at home and away games toxic and poisonous for our own players we run the very real risk of falling of losing more games in tame fashion and, before we know it, realise we are in a relegation scrap at the bottom of the Conference. These players need our support (or at least a more pleasant environment) to play football in as they are representing our club and are playing for the points we need to be competitive. The new signings in particular don't deserve the abuse we are giving because of last year's debacle and won't improve sufficiently to start winning games if we make life difficult for them instead of the opposition. When I think back to when John Ward first came back to the club at Christmas in 2012, everyone had written us off, but somehow we got some momentum and the support we gave the players at home games (the Barnet one springs to mind) was absolutely outstanding and helped us win matches. We now need to be doing the same thing for this team to try and get the best out of them. It's difficult, I know. People are reaching boiling point and want things to change instantly but that isn't going to happen as there's no miracle cure for the mess we find ourselves in. However, I think it's important we focus our energy in the right way and channel our desire for change in ways that let the Board know how we feel without damaging our on-field performances. This is a long post - like many posted in the last few months - and I'm not even sure if people are reading at this point but I felt a more reasoned(?), philosophical view was necessary given the recycled messages everyone else seems to be posting. I eagerly anticipate a constructive, well thought-out proposition as to what we can do as supporters in the coming days. Have a good week, all. What a great post. Like everyone I have loads of mixed up feelings at the moment - anger, annoyance, frustration, incomprehension at the bloody mess we're in. And I want to hit out at someone. The board, players, manager, fellow fans...anyone. After 47 years of following the Gas through thick (very little) and thin this relegation has felt like a body blow, and I'm still not over the Mansfield game. Don't think anyone is. Yet alone getting one point out of nine in the new season! So this post sums up more eloquently than I or most fans could put it how we feel, and how we need to get behind the team. I can't be there on Saturday or next Monday, but I'll be there in spirit. UTG
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Post by gasguzzler on Aug 17, 2014 17:54:51 GMT
Alan Dicks? Am I reading this right? FFS?
Is this a joke thread?
If so, the joke's on all of us!
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Post by dinsdale on Aug 17, 2014 18:15:02 GMT
When you slag off the new signings you have to remember why we are signing these players in the first place. Our budget isn't as big as it should be and isn't helped by the likes of MMc, TP and Mildenhall being on very good Football League wages whilst we compete in the Conference with costs being cut here, there and everywhere. Because DC didn't have a lot of money to play with he's had to go for players (the majority, anyway) who play in the West Country and are probably happy for the opportunity to live at/near home. Bearing this in mind he was hampered with what he could do recruitment-wise, although I do not dispute the fact that complacency and the attitude of 'we'll go to Altrincham and win' is worrying. I hope/think this is a one-off, badly worded comment from Mansell where he means to say that he personally thought we had a team capable of going there and getting a victory. DC isn't a stupid guy. He knows nobody can be underestimated at this level because his former Salisbury side were competing against sides bigger in stature than they were but still coming out on top. For me it is abundantly clear the players look petrified to be pulling on the shirts at the moment and don't want to try anything that would leave them open to criticism because the understandable feeling coming from the fans at the moment is one of anger. That translates to the players as they know that they are in the firing line - the public face of Rovers - and the unfair thing is they are taking the brunt of the frustration that we should be aiming at the Board for their failings. We've played 3 games for goodness sake and wouldn't have lost to Barnet or Alty if it wasn't for silly individual errors. Don't get me wrong, the performances haven't been good enough in the two away games so far and our attacking play has been poor. Nobody can doubt that. We have to remember though that these players are adapting to a new club that have two/three/four times as many fans at one home game than they've played in front of in a month(s) in years gone by. Give it the 'they're professional players, they should deal with it' all you want; the fact of the matter is they are human beings - seemingly decent, humble human beings - who feel pressure and stress as much as the rest of us. I have seen encouraging signs from Matty Taylor and Jake Gosling, for example, so far but it isn't quite coming off for them at the moment and the situation is being made worse by the ill-feeling we all harbour after last year's shambles. I'm not saying DC is/is not the long-term answer because we'll only find that out at a later date. What I do know, however, is that he is trying very hard to make things right and we have only played 3 games of the season, which is nowhere near enough time to make an accurate judgement as to whether he has assembled a good team and whether he can manage them effectively. People were supporting John Ward several months into last season even though it was abundantly obvious we were heading downwards after a disastrous summer of recruitment. I know people have lost all patience and objectivity since then (God knows I have too) but surely this guy deserves a fair chance as well? We are where we are - as unacceptable as it is - yet it doesn't mean that making hasty decisions is the right way to go. It hurts me an unbelievable amount to see Rovers in the Conference; never in my wildest dreams as a kid did I ever contemplate my team competing in non-league. I want to curl up in a ball and pretend it's not real when I'm stood on a terrace in Altrincham watching us concede a silly own goal for 2-0. It pains me to think of playing Forest Green Rovers in a league game on BT Sport with the very real possibility of being shown up by them in front of the watching nation. I'm embarrassed that we are no longer discussed in the final minute of the Football League Show by the bloody awful Steve Claridge and instead have to put up with a one hour national radio show on a Sunday morning that offers barely anything other than the occasional namecheck. I hate hearing City, Swindon, Yeovil and Wycombe nobodies giving us stick and having nothing to come back with. Like you I wonder what I have done to deserve this nightmare becoming a reality after years of loyal, unequivocal support, etc... The problem has been clear for a number of years now: the root of this cancer at Bristol Rovers is those who supposedly lead us. For reasons discussed to death on countless other threads, this Board have overseen a disastrous sequence of events in recent years and are not willing to act in the club's interests to halt the slide. There is no hiding place for them now as even the optimists are piecing together the one constant in our failings in the last few campaigns. We want change, we need change and we have to now seek out this change in an organised way that tells them, in no uncertain terms, that we've had enough of their mismanagement at our (you know what I mean) football club. I don't have the answer as to the best way of staging this but as a fan base we need to come together to bring about the change we all wish to see. However, while all this is going on we have a 16(?) man squad that are terrified of playing in front of us because of the impending outpouring of anger every time we misplace a pass or fail to control a difficult bouncing ball. If we make the atmospheres at home and away games toxic and poisonous for our own players we run the very real risk of falling of losing more games in tame fashion and, before we know it, realise we are in a relegation scrap at the bottom of the Conference. These players need our support (or at least a more pleasant environment) to play football in as they are representing our club and are playing for the points we need to be competitive. The new signings in particular don't deserve the abuse we are giving because of last year's debacle and won't improve sufficiently to start winning games if we make life difficult for them instead of the opposition. When I think back to when John Ward first came back to the club at Christmas in 2012, everyone had written us off, but somehow we got some momentum and the support we gave the players at home games (the Barnet one springs to mind) was absolutely outstanding and helped us win matches. We now need to be doing the same thing for this team to try and get the best out of them. It's difficult, I know. People are reaching boiling point and want things to change instantly but that isn't going to happen as there's no miracle cure for the mess we find ourselves in. However, I think it's important we focus our energy in the right way and channel our desire for change in ways that let the Board know how we feel without damaging our on-field performances. This is a long post - like many posted in the last few months - and I'm not even sure if people are reading at this point but I felt a more reasoned(?), philosophical view was necessary given the recycled messages everyone else seems to be posting. I eagerly anticipate a constructive, well thought-out proposition as to what we can do as supporters in the coming days. Have a good week, all. The players have had great support first three games, dont agree they are scared
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Post by therealist on Aug 17, 2014 18:20:26 GMT
“It was an embarrassment of a game. We turned up and thought, because we were Bristol Rovers, that we were going to turn them over."
Totally unaccaptable. Who is responsible for this attitude - The "big club" rhetoric from Clarke and "big budget" BS from Higgs maybe?
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Post by swissgas on Aug 17, 2014 18:45:20 GMT
The problem has been clear for a number of years now: the root of this cancer at Bristol Rovers is those who supposedly lead us. For reasons discussed to death on countless other threads, this Board have overseen a disastrous sequence of events in recent years and are not willing to act in the club's interests to halt the slide. There is no hiding place for them now as even the optimists are piecing together the one constant in our failings in the last few campaigns. We want change, we need change and we have to now seek out this change in an organised way that tells them, in no uncertain terms, that we've had enough of their mismanagement at our (you know what I mean) football club. I don't have the answer as to the best way of staging this but as a fan base we need to come together to bring about the change we all wish to see. Good post Royal Blue but I'm sure you agree that if we get some decent results over the next few weeks everything will be forgotten until the next crisis hits which won't be far away because of the underlying cause you highlighted. I've suggested the Swansea City model which involved their fans from all over the country and from all walks of life coming together with local investors and international investors to form a new ownership group. And then saying to the present board "this is what we plan to do and this is what we are prepared to pay you". If they publicly turn down such an offer then they will have to come up with something better or they will be fully exposed as acting against the best interests of the club.
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Post by Phrench Phil on Aug 17, 2014 19:19:20 GMT
Yes he is still alive,very old but I don't think that age should count against you,its knowledge and experience that you should be paid for..do you remember Joe Mercer and Malcolm Alliison at Manchester City ? Joe was very old then but they made a successful partnership. Joe Mercer was never out of the game for decades like Dicks,does he still watch football,as for age it does not matter as long as your brain still works and your mobile I believe that Alan Dicks' brain still works and that he has a Blackberry or Apple type telephone. I am not so sure, however, that he can still run around like used to.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 19:51:21 GMT
Joe Mercer was never out of the game for decades like Dicks,does he still watch football,as for age it does not matter as long as your brain still works and your mobile I believe that Alan Dicks' brain still works and that he has a Blackberry or Apple type telephone. I am not so sure, however, that he can still run around like used to. He is the most successful manager of a Bristol football club up until now. Of course he cant run around like he used to,thats why I said he should have a track suited assistant,I made the comparison to Joe Mercer / Malcolm Allison. The problem here is ageism,people with vast experience being thrown on the scrapheap because they are perceived as "too old",in other societies the elders are regarded as the wisest.
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Post by Cosmic Pasty on Aug 17, 2014 19:59:34 GMT
The players have had great support first three games, dont agree they are scared Agreed. According to Lee Mansell... 'We turned up and thought, because we were Bristol Rovers, that we were going to turn them over.' That hardly suggests 'mental fear'! Instead it suggests to me that either Clarke is relying on invention in order to cobble together his excuses, or he's so far removed from the mental state of his players that he has almost zero chance of influencing them. I want to give him a chance, but not at the expense of the club and all the other people that could lose their jobs too if we can't gain ground. Yes, I know we've had lots of other managers in a short space of time, but there would probably be no such thing as the light bulb if the inventor had kept pursuing a method he knew not to work just because he'd already identified a ton of other methods that didn't work either. I don't want our club to be in darkness forever because we've given Clarke a chance and are reluctant to admit until too late that he's blown it. I have no idea what the answer is and wouldn't claim to, but I haven't seen a single thing yet that suggests that Darrell Clarke is it.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 17, 2014 20:26:00 GMT
Seriously you are suggesting after just one home game, where we avoided defeat, we should sack the manager even though most fans accepted he had done a reasonable job in the transfer market this summer.
Let's sack DC and employ an OAP not that he'll do any better but sacking managers is all we can now do as a club.
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Post by GasMacc1 on Aug 18, 2014 7:41:28 GMT
I believe that Alan Dicks' brain still works and that he has a Blackberry or Apple type telephone. I am not so sure, however, that he can still run around like used to. He is the most successful manager of a Bristol football club up until now. Of course he cant run around like he used to,thats why I said he should have a track suited assistant,I made the comparison to Joe Mercer / Malcolm Allison. The problem here is ageism,people with vast experience being thrown on the scrapheap because they are perceived as "too old",in other societies the elders are regarded as the wisest. Whilst agreeing with your thoughts about ageism, I think I should point out that AD will be eighty years old in two weeks time! Joe Mercer's last job as a senior manager in professional football was in 1974, when he was a spring chicken at just sixty years old.
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Post by davehuddscousin on Aug 19, 2014 10:17:08 GMT
I agree about the Swansea City model. Remember it was only 10-12 years ago we were both scrapping at the wrong end of League 2 wasn't it? We should also look at the example of West Sydney Wanderers and their fans group 'Red and Black Bloc.' This club was a new creation but got fan involvement from day one. The passion and commitment of the RBB just has to be seen to be believed, check out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sydney_Wanderers_FC or I believe Rovers fans can match the commitment of those of Swansea and the RBB anyday, but we need to be fully involved with our club and not subjected to 'mushroom management' by the Board
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Post by Cheshiregas on Aug 19, 2014 10:25:02 GMT
“It was an embarrassment of a game. We turned up and thought, because we were Bristol Rovers, that we were going to turn them over." Totally unaccaptable. Who is responsible for this attitude - The "big club" rhetoric from Clarke and "big budget" BS from Higgs maybe? At least they recognise one of the issues. Now they have to do something about it. We the fans were warned by the fans of Lincoln, Grimsby etc that we would be like big time Charlies. Well we are ~ we are the mighty Bristol Rovers ~ being legged over by the part timers because they know where they are and what they are. It is obvious our players had other ideas. The attitude needs to change and change quickly!
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Post by timothyq on Aug 19, 2014 10:32:26 GMT
“It was an embarrassment of a game. We turned up and thought, because we were Bristol Rovers, that we were going to turn them over." Totally unaccaptable. Who is responsible for this attitude - The "big club" rhetoric from Clarke and "big budget" BS from Higgs maybe? At least they recognise one of the issues. Now they have to do something about it. We the fans were warned by the fans of Lincoln, Grimsby etc that we would be like big time Charlies. Well we are ~ we are the mighty Bristol Rovers ~ being legged over by the part timers because they know where they are and what they are. It is obvious our players had other ideas. The attitude needs to change and change quickly! That quote just gets weirder every time I read it. Benefit of the doubt and you might say at least he's being candid, but if this really is reflective of the attitude then something has to change culturally, and that has to be the responsibility of management.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 10:33:49 GMT
Alan Dicks,is he still alive,i think you mean Curbishly, if thats how you spell it Yes he is still alive,very old but I don't think that age should count against you,its knowledge and experience that you should be paid for..do you remember Joe Mercer and Malcolm Alliison at Manchester City ? Joe was very old then but they made a successful partnership. alan dicks?? wasnt he the manager who gave clive whitehead an 11 year contract and bankrupted city? can you imagine it,,,ollie clarke on a 6 year deal and maybe a 9 year deal for matty taylor as he looks usefull!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 11:03:29 GMT
Still trying to work out what he did to get the job in the first place. He has done nothing apart from a half decent job at bloody Salisbury. This bloke is more clueless than Ward. Nice to yet another positive post from you "supersteve" long may they continue
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