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« Reply #120 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 10:59:38 » |
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And handed us over to Jed McRoooaaarry.
TBF, I'm sure SWP, no not the Socialist Worker's Party (still going comrades https://www.swp.org.uk/) tried to find something better than Jed, but he was the only show in Town  |
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« Reply #121 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 11:06:20 » |
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Don't think anyone actually is. I think they are doing that forum thing and engaging in conversation  The bastards. |
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« Reply #122 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 12:07:51 » |
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TBF, I'm sure SWP, no not the Socialist Worker's Party (still going comrades https://www.swp.org.uk/) tried to find something better than Jed, but he was the only show in Town SWP took a bit of a shoeing in Private Eye a few months back, bought back some memories. Herein lies the problem, putting the club up for sale as demanded by many only has a positive outcome if there is someone better than the existing on the wings to take it over. |
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« Reply #123 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 12:44:56 » |
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TBF, I'm sure SWP, no not the Socialist Worker's Party (still going comrades https://www.swp.org.uk/) tried to find something better than Jed, but he was the only show in Town Only really because they wanted a quick sale and didn't want anyone taking time to do due diligence, if it had been marketed correctly at the time and with Black willing to write of the debts (with debenture) then there may have been a few others interested but that is history now, we live in the here and now |
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« Reply #124 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 20:17:48 » |
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I reckon over an average working day, I pause to check the adver site maybe 4 or 5 times in blind optimism that either LW has been sacked!
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« Reply #125 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 20:28:22 » |
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I reckon over an average working day, I pause to check the adver site maybe 4 or 5 times in blind optimism that either LW has been sacked!
Or? |
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« Reply #126 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 20:34:49 » |
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I reckon over an average working day, I pause to check the adver site maybe 4 or 5 times in blind optimism that either LW has been sacked! and every time this thread bumps I get raised expectations.. |
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« Reply #127 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 20:41:34 » |
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and every time this thread bumps I get raised expectations..
 Been like this since October, mind. |
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #128 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 20:49:56 » |
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If we go down will Power sack him, though?
As for Power selling up, I would imagine any new owner would revert to the traditional management structure.
At the moment, nobody really knows where the blame lies - Power/Sherwood?, Williams?, players?
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« Reply #129 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 21:07:04 » |
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All of the above.
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« Reply #130 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 22:27:12 » |
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Yesterday he was too close to the players, now they hate him. Sometimes the world moves pretty fast...
made me think of this
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Plays in midfield and his name is Tommy Miller,
signed him from Huddersfield his name is Tommy Miller,
first touch is average but his second is a killer,
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« Reply #131 on: Thursday, February 9, 2017, 22:40:12 » |
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Sherwood, anyone anyone anyone.
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« Reply #132 on: Friday, February 10, 2017, 00:55:17 » |
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It should be pointed out at this time, that Fitton/Black, also got us relegated to Div 4.
Indeed. Probably our "shot" at doing something significant and unfortunately the left the club marginally better than they found it. As good as the results and all under Di Canio he probably spent more money on players and wages than McMahon did in walking this league, for which the owners must take some blame. To have spent what we did and not have anything structural to show for it bar a better balance sheet is pretty negligent. |
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« Reply #133 on: Friday, February 10, 2017, 09:19:26 » |
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Only really because they wanted a quick sale and didn't want anyone taking time to do due diligence, if it had been marketed correctly at the time and with Black willing to write of the debts (with debenture) then there may have been a few others interested but that is history now, we live in the here and now
This. In my opinion, an STFC with Di Canio (and of course Ritchie) would have secured promotion. In the event, they didn't and lost a shedload on the fire sale of Ritchie regardless. My impression is that the damaging suddenness of Black's departure was due to a loss of trust by Black in Wray as well as Black's underlying tepidness as to the whole project. So much continues to be made as to Di Canio's spending and personality defects. Compared to LukeWarm however there are qualities of PDC I would love to see in a manager, namely intensity, his dedicated preparation and a ruthlessness about firstly instilling and then implementing a game plan on the pitch - and an ability to make decisions, even wrong or hurtful, in the form of substitutions. Changes surely need to be made before we are relegated not if or when we are relegated. |
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« Reply #134 on: Friday, February 10, 2017, 09:29:32 » |
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If, by changes, you mean a replacement for Luke, I cannot see it. He's been so poor for so long that if replacing him has ever been in Power's thoughts, he'd have done it by now.
Like others on here, player for player, we should be nowhere near the bottom 4, but with Power, in essence, replacing himself with Sherwood, the overall direction of the club will remain the same no matter who is in Luke's shoes.
Whether relegation will bring a reality check, I seriously doubt it.
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