eppinggas
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Post by eppinggas on Oct 29, 2023 14:48:05 GMT
A bit of money for Gary Monk by the looks of it. Tightening odds in bold:
Dean Holden 5-1
Neil Harris 5-1
Ian Holloway 5-1
Gary Monk 2-1
Steve Cotterill 8-1
Karl Robinson 12-1
Danny Cowley 12-1
John Eustace 12-1
Andy Mangan 12-1
Nathan Jones 14-1
Stephen Clemence 12-1
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Post by laughinggas on Oct 29, 2023 16:30:34 GMT
What odds for Pearson?
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Post by lostinspace on Oct 29, 2023 16:41:29 GMT
If you have talked with Ollie then you’d know he will not be back , it looks like the bookies have just got a list of all out of work ex managers. We shall see how long this goes on for. Hoping for some players, Vale and Azza to be played in their more natural positions Holloway was approached to help out at the traning apparently, his good lady told him 2 days only NO more...so he returned to enquire about remuneration..oh we expected you to help out for free!! Still has those 2 days to hisself and her indoors!! |
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Post by trymer on Oct 29, 2023 17:02:22 GMT
How about Ollie Clarke as player/manager ? maybe with an older experienced coach.
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Post by zfc on Oct 29, 2023 23:03:25 GMT
I think that Eustace was sacked from Brum for playing old school Wimbledon style. TBH I've no idea why he was sacked but they were winning games unlike Rovers with 70% possession using the much loved tippy tappy game. No he was sacked because the owners wanted Wayne Rooney to take over. |
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Post by Mrs V Smegma on Oct 29, 2023 23:36:18 GMT
In the book "Knight in Anarchy" by George Shipway, he describes how Knights horses are trained. They used straw shields to train the horses to run through shield walls. When they get to their first battle, they eagerly run straight in to the wall of wood and steel ful of confidence. By the time they get to their second or third battle they are not so keen and err on the cautious side in fact some refuse to run and take the risk. Some types of football manager are like that. They enter management after playing full of bravado from their priviledged life and charge straight at walls and make crazy ass decisions that sometime work. When their luck changes and it doesn't go their way and they get the sack because they aren't smart enough to change their behaviour, their next job becomes more cautious and usually less succesful. Some are plain bonkers and carry on doing what they have always been doing, like Warnock or Clough. But when you think of some of the guys we have had like Greydon and Atkins, their war weariness leads to ultra defensive and cautious behaviour. From my point of view, we need someone who hasn't had the sack yet and can demonstrate how they turned a team around rather than inherited one. I don't want another bonkers manager, but somoene who is on the up rather than one the way down. I am not sure any of these names fit the bill. the bookies favourites, Garry Monk, Dean Holden and Neil Harris all have some miserable looking sackings on their CV where they failed to turn a club round. If it were me, I would be looking to steal a management team from maybe a National League club. I don't know enough about the National League to name a name, but probably not Tommy Widdrington! One who is on the up is Andy Peaks at Tamworth. Previously did well at Rubbish and Dustbins before that. Whether or not he is up to being an EFL manager is open to debate. Tamworth were well organised when I saw them win Southern League Prem Central last season at Redditch. I would go for the Cowley brothers though. Good win % even at Pompey and a work colleague who is a Terriers fan thought they did well there in difficult circumstances Edit: amazed to see Widdrington has the shots up to 7th. Best filed under “don’t touch with a bargepole” though |
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Post by harrybuckle on Oct 30, 2023 15:22:38 GMT
So he looks to take over for Saturday against the non leaguers Whitby Town
Hope it starts with a 6 nil victory
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Post by rideintothesun on Oct 30, 2023 15:38:30 GMT
So he looks to take over for Saturday against the non leaguers Whitby Town Hope it starts with a 6 nil victory Decent appointment and a clear upgrade, if confirmed. I don't think our Red friends across the river would be disappointed with Monk, which speaks volumes. Has managed in the PL and championship. |
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Post by Gasmad on Oct 30, 2023 15:56:19 GMT
So he looks to take over for Saturday against the non leaguers Whitby Town Hope it starts with a 6 nil victory Can’t see it anywhere? |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Oct 30, 2023 16:09:02 GMT
If true, I find it a mild appointment.
What I like is, he was with Swansea through the divisions to Prem and I've always found him a warm manager to the fans.
What I don't like is he hasn't been successful for years.
It could be a lot worse, a bit better, but as always jury is out (for me) until he hits that GC benchmark.
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harrybuckle
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Post by harrybuckle on Oct 30, 2023 16:18:35 GMT
James Beattie his assistant at Sheff Wednesday coming with him ?
That's is unless Monk takes the Italian job...Sampdoria as Pirlo being sacked shortly
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2023 16:29:45 GMT
So this remains rumour?
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Post by laughinggas on Oct 30, 2023 16:37:24 GMT
Why would someone start a thread like that?
Can see no reference to this anywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2023 16:55:13 GMT
So he looks to take over for Saturday against the non leaguers Whitby Town Hope it starts with a 6 nil victory You haven’t got a Scooby-Doo who the next manager is have you? |
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Post by johnmalyckyj on Oct 30, 2023 16:58:18 GMT
So he looks to take over for Saturday against the non leaguers Whitby Town Hope it starts with a 6 nil victory You haven’t got a Scooby-Doo who the next manager is have you? |
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Post by oldie on Oct 30, 2023 17:06:58 GMT
You haven’t got a Scooby-Doo who the next manager is have you? Oh god.... |
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Post by laughinggas on Oct 30, 2023 17:07:44 GMT
You haven’t got a Scooby-Doo who the next manager is have you? Are you Garner in disguise will be the chant |
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Post by steviegas on Oct 30, 2023 17:16:23 GMT
The Owner says he wants someone with experience with taking a club up from League 1 to The Championship. If Holden is appointed this does not compute!!
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Post by JeffNZ on Oct 30, 2023 17:19:56 GMT
Why would someone start a thread like that? Can see no reference to this anywhere. Trying to create some sort of self fulfilling prophecy perhaps. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2023 18:00:31 GMT
Why would someone start a thread like that? Can see no reference to this anywhere. Desperate click-bait is how it comes across. |
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