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Post by droitwichgas on Feb 20, 2020 21:35:38 GMT
Pretty impressive current form by IH given that Grimsby were on a long winless run when he was appointed, if he'd replicated a similar run at Rovers we could well now be still looking at a top 6 finish, instead of just waiting for the season to end. Pretty sure the likes of Kilgore would have higher transfer values in the top 6 than mid table!
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Post by lostinspace on Mar 3, 2020 20:51:52 GMT
wheels coming a bit loose with IH of late, bad defeat at the weekend, and now 3-0 down at Argyle tonight....
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Post by bloogas on Mar 4, 2020 8:46:29 GMT
wheels coming a bit loose with IH of late, bad defeat at the weekend, and now 3-0 down at Argyle tonight.... On Thursday last week my son saw IH crossing the road at Yate Shopping Centre. I assume though he has some way of managing remotely.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 4, 2020 13:03:23 GMT
wheels coming a bit loose with IH of late, bad defeat at the weekend, and now 3-0 down at Argyle tonight.... I didn't know Ian Holtby had gone there? He gets about a bit. Quite quickly too. You need some speed to do that..
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Post by bloogas on Mar 4, 2020 14:54:12 GMT
wheels coming a bit loose with IH of late, bad defeat at the weekend, and now 3-0 down at Argyle tonight.... I didn't know Ian Holtby had gone there? He gets about a bit. Quite quickly too. You need some speed to do that.. Nice one!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2020 18:06:34 GMT
I never thought IH should return as BRFC manager. I do wonder whether he could be a BRFC director though. He had to invest funds to manage Grimbsy, didn't he? I would have loved him to invest funds to direct BRFC. This would be a more permanent position, a directorship. He would recruit the various BRFC teams' coaches/managers. Youth and development managers in line with philospohy. First team managers to match. He would be the board's football director. A long term vision to survive managerial hiring and firing. Stepping downstairs as caretaker manager when necessary. Someone who knows the game, and has a club affiliation. Bankers, constructors, businessmen, and dairies can run 1883 ltd. But why we do expect them to appoint football managers well? If not IH, then who?
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 5, 2020 11:35:43 GMT
I never thought IH should return as BRFC manager. I do wonder whether he could be a BRFC director though. He had to invest funds to manage Grimbsy, didn't he? I would have loved him to invest funds to direct BRFC. This would be a more permanent position, a directorship. He would recruit the various BRFC teams' coaches/managers. Youth and development managers in line with philospohy. First team managers to match. He would be the board's football director. A long term vision to survive managerial hiring and firing. Stepping downstairs as caretaker manager when necessary. Someone who knows the game, and has a club affiliation. Bankers, constructors, businessmen, and dairies can run 1883 ltd. But why we do expect them to appoint football managers well? If not IH, then who? He knew, only too well, that he would not have been allowed to do the job you portray. He didn’t HAVE TO buy shares but did so of his own volition. He’s been in Bristol a few times since taking the job.
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Post by Blue Mist on Mar 5, 2020 12:01:05 GMT
I never thought IH should return as BRFC manager. I do wonder whether he could be a BRFC director though. He had to invest funds to manage Grimbsy, didn't he? I would have loved him to invest funds to direct BRFC. This would be a more permanent position, a directorship. He would recruit the various BRFC teams' coaches/managers. Youth and development managers in line with philospohy. First team managers to match. He would be the board's football director. A long term vision to survive managerial hiring and firing. Stepping downstairs as caretaker manager when necessary. Someone who knows the game, and has a club affiliation. Bankers, constructors, businessmen, and dairies can run 1883 ltd. But why we do expect them to appoint football managers well? If not IH, then who? He knew, only too well, that he would not have been allowed to do the job you portray. He didn’t HAVE TO buy shares but did so of his own volition. He’s been in Bristol a few times since taking the job. Yes this is true and i dont understand people saying he bought his managerial position at all as he stated openly that he bought shares to show how serious he was and to show his commitment to GTFC. The best of luck to him and them. How I wish we had someone like him here right now.
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Post by trunky on Mar 5, 2020 12:03:27 GMT
I would have Holloway back in a flash, I think taking Blackpool into the prem was an achievement comparable to the Arsenal invincibles. If you remember they were hot favourites to be relegated from the Championship that season, had average gates of 8000 and he actually made a small profit on his transfer activity, that he was in charge if anyone can name another manager that could have emulated that I would have to disagree. Apart from that I have watched Rovers since 1961 with lots of ups and downs but despite the fact he never won anything I think the seasons he was in charge were my most enjoyable memories.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 5, 2020 12:20:09 GMT
I would have Holloway back in a flash, I think taking Blackpool into the prem was an achievement comparable to the Arsenal invincibles. If you remember they were hot favourites to be relegated from the Championship that season, had average gates of 8000 and he actually made a small profit on his transfer activity, that he was in charge if anyone can name another manager that could have emulated that I would have to disagree. Apart from that I have watched Rovers since 1961 with lots of ups and downs but despite the fact he never won anything I think the seasons he was in charge were my most enjoyable memories. Wish I could say the same but the nearly season of 99/00 did me in and the team was awful after that.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 5, 2020 13:54:17 GMT
Is the Holloway resonance based purely on emotional memory?
A bit shallow if true. Especially as he publicly sided with our opponents on one match last season?
But... Ollie has managerially messed up at some clubs, he isn't perfect (and certainly not perfect for us if he's expecting to be stalked by our owners) and has not been successful for years. I think logically he has to be seen as a yesterday's manager.
He's on the managerial merry go round, and if we need to move forward, we don't need appointments based on the past (Gerry and John Ward, anyone?) Or the present (which I see as putting us further behind as a progressive club).
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