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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 22, 2021 10:18:25 GMT
Pleased for Garner. Barton looked a tit blaming the previous management for his shortcomings as manager. Whose side are you on? I respect the sentiment, but surely you would rather Barton be successful now than not. Barton was always going to blame the previous regime as would Pulis, Allardyce, Holloway, Guardiola. I would like to see Garner be successful as I think he was sacked too soon and his own players could have responded to him. But I don't wish him to be successful this season in direct competition with us. It's just not on. He has no time to assemble any kind of squad or have any kind of pre-season, I think he has done well to get that job, but I am not sure it will work without them dropping into the conference first. If that happens they must stick with him and give him the time he did not get here. I still agree with Barton but blame Tisdale for our relegation. I feel sorry for Garner, circumstances just didn’t help him. I just don’t like being forced to support Barton but obviously being a rovers fan you just have to get on with. It feels similar to when your daughter gets engaged to someone you don’t like but you just have to support. This season will be interesting, I think Barton’s squad will play for him and it’s looking more balanced than last season. He’s still an awful bloke, even if he wins promotion.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 21, 2021 22:32:03 GMT
Pleased for Garner. Barton looked a tit blaming the previous management for his shortcomings as manager.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 21, 2021 13:24:06 GMT
I can see both Tisdale and Garner forming a coaching team at Swindle. I’d take that any day over Joeybags Dreamer.😏 Better than the nightmare we’re lumbered with
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 21, 2021 13:15:29 GMT
BG high in the favourites list to take over at Swindle. I can see both Tisdale and Garner forming a coaching team at Swindle. I’d take that any day over Joeybags
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 21, 2021 5:11:26 GMT
Exclusive: Clem Morfuni using Swindon board role to fix 'pathetic' Australian pathway by Andrew Maclean ( 3 years ago)
Clem Morfuni wants to use his platform as Swindon Town non-executive vice-chairman to fix what he describes as a "pathetic" pathway for Australian kids to play professional football.
The Sydney native is the founder of Axis Group, a multi-national building services contractor that was involved in the construction of new Wembley and the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
Morfuni has sponsored the League Two club since 2015 and was handed a position on the board by owner Lee Power in July last year.
Australian businesses have begun to make their mark in English football recently, with a consortium reportedly favourites to purchase League One club Charlton Athletic.
Speaking to Tribal Football, Morfuni says he plans to use his own standing at Swindon to provide new opportunities for aspiring footballers in Australia.
"We've employed a talent scout who is coming out to Australia in November," revealed Morfuni.
So we're looking for kids and we want to develop a pathway for kids in Australia to go to English and European football and the best way to have it is to have someone in that level that can pull a proper pathway for kids because I think the pathway in Australia is pathetic.
"And now that people know that I'm Swindon vice-chairman. And there's a couple of other things that I'm trying to do that I can't really announce yet. But we're trying to get that pathway where we're generating really good kids from Australia who can go and play football."
Morfuni does not state whether the idea would evolve in the form of an academy or direct trials at Swindon, but his argument that Australia needs a different platform for their young footballers is a strong one.
The A-League, which commenced in 2005, is one of the few professional domestic leagues in world football that does not have a relegation system.
Despite the league expanding to twelve franchises in 2019/2020, Morfuni argues that A-League clubs have no interest in developing youth.
"No disrespect to the A-League, I've been involved in the A-League. But there is no pathway. They just want to win their competition," Morfuni continued.
"They've got a lot of older players in that league and there is probably 10,000 Australian kids that want to play football and the A-League has 10 teams and none of these young kids have an opportunity to get in.
"Hopefully this works so there might be an opportunity for our national league to get even better.
"It's good for Australia because it gives us an opportunity and I'm over there enough to be heavily involved in it."
Morfuni's plans for young Australian footballers makes up a small fraction of his work at Swindon
Due to his vast experience in the construction industry, Morfuni has become an instrumental figure in negotiations over a proposed purchase of the club's 122-year-old stadium, the County Ground.
Swindon hopes they can buy the 15,728 capacity stadium off the local council and split the ownership 50-50 with two supporter groups, Trust STFC and STFC Supporters Club.
The stadium purchase has long been a topic of debate in Swindon, but Morfuni believes it will pay off in the long-term as Town aims to climb the rungs of the Football League.
"The football club started in 1879 so there's a lot of passion there. We've been in the Premier League before in 1993/94. We were up there for one season but we've been hovering around League One and League Two in the Football League.
"There's absolutely a lot of passion. It doesn't matter what club you support in English football, there's always passion over there. We're in League Two at the moment and we're trying to get promotion.
"We think we should be a Championship club. There's a big enough catchment, I think if we develop the ground it will be a lot better we'll get better income outside the pitch so we can put more money inside the pitch so that's what we're trying to do.
"Lee Power and I have been talking about it making it and that's our goal. To get them in the Championship minimum."
It wouldn't be the first time Swindon find themselves in the upper echelon of British football. The town might be famous for its railway history, but many nostalgic football fans will remember their ill-fated and solitary Premier League season in 1993/94.
Player-manager Glenn Hoddle departed for Chelsea before the season and the Robins would eventually finish bottom with five wins from 42 games.
Significant investment would be needed for a top-flight return, but given the emergence of other smaller clubs in recent years, such as Bournemouth, Brighton and Huddersfield, Morfuni hasn't given up hope.
"I always say we'd love to be in the top-flight but to be in the top-flight you need a couple of hundred million quid.
"If we can get in the Championship it'll be an accomplishment especially if we can purchase the ground with the supporters groups, it will be a good feat.
"You never know, you might get one freak season where you'll get in the Premier League. You got to think eight years ago, Brighton were in our division. But it's going to take time."
I wouldn’t want to swap the Sunshine Coast for Swindle
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2021 23:32:15 GMT
How does Barton identify the players he wants and then ultimately sign?
They are almost all northern. Do they have the same agents, are they part of some WhatsApp group shared with coaches/scouts?
Just interested in the mechanics of how players get signed.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2021 23:24:00 GMT
possible JB mindset ... that what he had [in his mind] were just not worth him having sleepless nights if he had came up one point short of survival....... I will get in who i think WILL do the job my way and start afresh ... we shall see. as been eluded to 10 games in should give us an idea as to where this club is going What happens if Barton flunks after ten games? Do we have a greater reset or do we just close our eyes abs hope it all comes good. I guess we haven’t much of a choice.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2021 23:21:12 GMT
We’ve had zero threat on Plymouth’s goal all half Unless we see a striker coming in and that’s a big if as we need to get 4 players out, I am prepared for this to be the narrative for the season to come. The game was awful to watch. Nothing up front the whole match. No dynamism or flair from midfield. The defence looked quite solid. It’s only a friendly but I’ve had more competitive games in a training session.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2021 12:49:23 GMT
We’ve had zero threat on Plymouth’s goal all half
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Signings
Jul 17, 2021 11:10:05 GMT
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2021 11:10:05 GMT
Top 24 guaranteed. I do think joeybag has signed characters that can work with him or at least admire him. There’s a lot of grit and pace in the team. I can just hear the northern soul being blasted from the training ground. I think we will be top ten. Top 7 is 6/5 with bet365 - better odds than you were offering Top ten ay Chelts.Going up in your estimation then.🙂 Ah but my offer of a wager was all about challenging those that have spent the Summer hoping the manager gets sent to prison etc etc. Ha, just getting a bite. I think we’ve signed players all with similar character and who should be relatively competitive at this level. I still think we’ll have a terrible disciplinary record though
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2021 9:15:54 GMT
Exactly this. Who can forget the euphoria when Buckle Mcfle signed a whole new team back in the day? We were going to win the league, win the Trophy, get to the latter stages of the 2 cups etc etc. 4 months later the divisive little troll was gone and we stayed up by the skin of our teeth. Then there was the great Garner revolution. It's still too painful to describe that. Just like you I refuse to get carried away. I will wait and see, more in hope than expectation. Perfectly reasonable posts,we've all been burnt before. Having said that, I think we'll challenge. Top 24 guaranteed. I do think joeybag has signed characters that can work with him or at least admire him. There’s a lot of grit and pace in the team. I can just hear the northern soul being blasted from the training ground. I think we will be top ten. Top 7 is 6/5 with bet365 - better odds than you were offering
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 17, 2021 5:00:04 GMT
I quite like it.
I think it's great the club are supporting the notion of diversity. The club should absolutely have an inclusive, non-threatening environment. Quite odd then we appoint Barton who has a history of thuggery and who called Thiago Silva an "overweight ladyboy" on his twitter feed...I'll stop there.
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Signings
Jul 13, 2021 12:06:42 GMT
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 13, 2021 12:06:42 GMT
They are coming in relatively early and in quantity. Many are under 24 so maybe there is future transfer fee potential. Almost all are Northerners. I wonder is there is a pattern in the agents used by the players or how Barton’s team selected the transfer targets.
With Widders demoted to loaning our existing players how many players are now out on loan? Do you think he buys into ‘the great reset’?
“Widdrington remains on the club's board, but he has been given a much less influential position, which will see him take charge of loan departures and "mirroring the first-team philosophy, that will be set by the first-team Manager, across the academy structure".
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 11, 2021 22:36:07 GMT
No, the real competition is actually the Olympic women’s soccer with team GB.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 11, 2021 20:17:17 GMT
So many Rover's players have played for England in my lifetime.;Geoff Bradford who scored in every game he played for his Country,Alan Ball,Mick Channon,Larry Lloyd ,Rickie Lambert,Nigel Martyn,Gary Mabutt, Keith Curle.Wonder if JB knows this?? John Scales, Fraser Forster, Mark Walters, Bobby Zamora. I’m sure there’s more. Martyn Margetson is the current keeper coach
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 10, 2021 10:03:16 GMT
What is the end-game for Joey? He either does well and leaves for a bigger project or he becomes the new Martin Allen where character alone doesn’t equip him to be a successful manager. Or the club goes pop. So he either succeeds and moves on to bigger and better things, or he doesn`t succeed at all. You could say that about any manager, who came here.
But the great reset is more than a managerial gig. It’s a club blueprint. So what happens if joeybag loses it by mid season or goes off to Preston after one season? Will Wael insist the next manager sticks to the plan?
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 10, 2021 1:47:59 GMT
What is the end-game for Joey?
He either does well and leaves for a bigger project or he becomes the new Martin Allen where character alone doesn’t equip him to be a successful manager.
Or the club goes pop.
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 9, 2021 10:39:39 GMT
Listing the three previous clubs played for (most recent first). Defenders Nick Anderton: Carlisle, Accrington, Blackpool. Mark Hughes: Accrington, Stevenage, Morecambe Connor Taylor: Chester, Ashton United, Stoke City Midfielders Paul Coutts: Salford City, Fleetwood Town, Sheffield United Sam Finley: Fleetwood Town, Accrington Stanley, Fylde Sion Spence (tbc): Crystal Palace U23, Cardiff U23, Barry Town (no games?) Forwards Harvey Saunders: Darlington, Hartlepool, Fleetwood. Aaron Collins: Colchester, Morecambe, Forest Green Rovers Luke Thomas (tbc): Leicester City So we may have a Spence & Saunders partnership? Most of our new signings have olde British sounding surnames which is the exact opposite strategy I used when I played football manager. Will Joeybag sign a Tonton Zola Mokouko or a Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto?
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 9, 2021 9:06:25 GMT
"There are many issues at this club and it’s my job to address that," Barton said. "I’ve just come out of a discussion with the owner and CEO there and we were saying we’ve just got to keep everybody upbeat and positive, I’ve been brought in here for the great reset." Wasn’t Ben Garner Wael’s first reset? The great reset (Barton’s phrase) must mean both Wael and Barton have a joint plan for the football club. I’d like to know if their is a specific end goal and what that would mean (for both).
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Post by chelt_gas on Jul 8, 2021 9:22:37 GMT
Condolences LIS. My thoughts are with you.
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