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Post by yellowoptimist on Jul 1, 2017 12:54:33 GMT
Are your friends aware that we are in league 1, not the Conference? Did they expect him to walk straight into a championship job when those are reserved for proven winners? I'm perfectly happy with this appointment, but some of the grovelling going on us really weird and faintly disrespectful to a club that has had some huge names as manager. People were far more questioning of the MAPP appointment, yet we were a mid-table League 2 club. I suspect, slightly pathetically, that it's because pep is from Spain rather than Manchester. None of the above is Pep's fault. I hope that, like wilder and Mapp, his time with us is successful and fruitful. But let's keep perspectivr, both now and if there is a slow start. Build them to knock them down is what happened with Kemp, Wright, Shotton, Rix etc. We were more measured in our response to CJW and MApp and it didn't do them much harm! Charlie, you need to realise that within the game we aren't seen as a massive club that some of our fans think we are. We are seen as a progressing club that's current level is about right for a club our size. Yes we have potential to grow our fan base and with a bit of money could quite well hold our own in the championship but as it stands we aren't at that stage. We are seen as a club that is a good fit for a young, up and coming coach/manager. Surely we are a club in crisis ! 😉
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Post by The Fence End on Jul 1, 2017 12:55:51 GMT
Still no pictures if him holding a scarf or shirt!
Wonder where the interviews were held?
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Post by lambchop on Jul 1, 2017 13:06:29 GMT
Are you feeling alright Sussox... sorry I mean Ragnar.... for the record I do actually like your posts they bring a Ying to everyone else's yang [ Ragnar not Sussex honestly Marvellous, the sun is out, we've got a great appointment for next season. I only ever give an opinion, others call it moaning, don't really care. The ones that get personal not just to me but tothers too have their own problems. They forget we all support the same club, and making it personal is simply pathetic I don't take sides I laugh at both ;-) but to be fare you do wind people up with your opinions as they are alternative lol .... anyway you can't kid a kidder Mr Sussox ;-)
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Post by highlander on Jul 1, 2017 13:15:04 GMT
Current odds on what Nick Harris will call him:
Perp Clooney 2/1 Pup Clotted 4/1 Pump Cluedo 8/1
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Post by lambchop on Jul 1, 2017 13:22:44 GMT
Current odds on what Nick Harris will call him: Perp Clooney 2/1 Pup Clotted 4/1 Pump Cluedo 8/1 I've put £5 on Peep Clotti
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Post by Kris Grebis on Jul 1, 2017 13:30:02 GMT
Very happy with this appointment, just who I would have chosen given the choice - good job Darryl
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Post by bobsyouruncle on Jul 1, 2017 13:42:48 GMT
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Post by eighteen93 on Jul 1, 2017 13:50:23 GMT
Terrific piece on Rad Oxf just now where BBC Leeds' Adam Pope discusses Pep Clotet with BBC Oxford's Danny Cox.
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 1, 2017 13:51:13 GMT
Current odds on what Nick Harris will call him: Perp Clooney 2/1 Pup Clotted 4/1 Pump Cluedo 8/1 I've put £5 on Peep Clotti I quite like don cloteti. Shame he's not Italian . Would have made a great flag
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Post by kidintheriot on Jul 1, 2017 13:51:42 GMT
Friends of mine in the game, who know I'm a yellows fan, have all been in touch today saying it's a coup for Oxford and are impressed he's come here. Said before and I will again, he is regarded as one of the best young coaches in Europe. It's a great appointment. There's risk, as there always is, but I think this is a really promising move. Oh no - I can already sense the meltdown in 18m time whenever a struggling Premier League team manager gets the chop and he's linked to them. "We're just a stepping stone" "Why can't Daryl hold onto managers longer-term" Excited by the appointment, the feedback from Leeds fans and for the next chapter for OUFC. In my time of supporting the club Atkins, Wilder and Mapp have been the standouts (Mapp more so) so not a huge bar to reach for me! #COYY
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 1, 2017 13:52:40 GMT
'Littlemore' confirmed on P4 that it is definitely Clo as in 'go' and Tet as in 'bet'. Pep go bet ? Doesn't sound right
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Post by lambchop on Jul 1, 2017 13:55:53 GMT
Friends of mine in the game, who know I'm a yellows fan, have all been in touch today saying it's a coup for Oxford and are impressed he's come here. Said before and I will again, he is regarded as one of the best young coaches in Europe. It's a great appointment. There's risk, as there always is, but I think this is a really promising move. Oh no - I can already sense the meltdown in 18m time whenever a struggling Premier League team manager gets the chop and he's linked to them. "We're just a stepping stone" "Why can't Daryl hold onto anagers longer-term" Excited by the appointment, the feedback from Leeds fans and for the next chapter for OUFC. In my time of supporting the club Atkins, Wilder and Mapp have been the standouts (Mapp more so) so not a huge bar to reach for me! #COYY If it's Leicester we'll offer the job to their out of work number 2
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Post by charliesghost on Jul 1, 2017 13:59:46 GMT
Charlie, you need to realise that within the game we aren't seen as a massive club that some of our fans think we are. We are seen as a progressing club that's current level is about right for a club our size. Yes we have potential to grow our fan base and with a bit of money could quite well hold our own in the championship but as it stands we aren't at that stage. We are seen as a club that is a good fit for a young, up and coming coach/manager. Surely we are a club in crisis ! 😉 Ha. Yes, the idea that we were 'in crisis' because we had lost our manager was always ludicrous. I think that the phrase Denis uses here is about right. We are seen as a good fit for an up and comer. Such was wilder. Such was mapp. But the way some posters were going on, we should regard ourselves as exceptionally lucky for Pep Clotet (who until last week 97 per cent of our fanbasr had never heard of) even to think about giving up his gilded career as a Championship club to step one level down as a number 1. This is a massive opportunity for him and possibly his last chance to establish himself as a manager, after several false starts. The same (massive opportunity) was true for mapp and cjw and I think that in both cases it focused their mind and we got some prime years out of them. One last thing. There is suddenly excitable chat about a promotion season, whilst there wasn't under mapp. Why?! This time last year, when tgere was arrogant talk about waltzing to promotion, I said that MApp's par score was a comfortable mid-table, given how many new players had to bed in and how well financed some of the other clubs were. Given where we are now - 16 players and half last season's goals gone - I think that Pep will be doing decently to match last season's finish. Of course that would all change if he's given big money to go out and buy the 4 top League 1 players Appleton wanted. But as things stand i don't think we should place unreasonable expectations on him.
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Post by maggiesdad on Jul 1, 2017 14:03:19 GMT
'Littlemore' confirmed on P4 that it is definitely Clo as in 'go' and Tet as in 'bet'. Pep go bet ? Doesn't sound right Instead of Pep, he should be known as Jo Clo.... and his song a Beyonce variation...Jo Clo,Jo Clo,Jo Clo...(twerking optional)....
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 1, 2017 14:10:02 GMT
Surely we are a club in crisis ! 😉 Ha. Yes, the idea that we were 'in crisis' because we had lost our manager was always ludicrous. I think that the phrase Denis uses here is about right. We are seen as a good fit for an up and comer. Such was wilder. Such was mapp. But the way some posters were going on, we should regard ourselves as exceptionally lucky for Pep Clotet (who until last week 97 per cent of our fanbasr had never heard of) even to think about giving up his gilded career as a Championship club to step one level down as a number 1. This is a massive opportunity for him and possibly his last chance to establish himself as a manager, after several false starts. The same (massive opportunity) was true for mapp and cjw and I think that in both cases it focused their mind and we got some prime years out of them. One last thing. There is suddenly excitable chat about a promotion season, whilst there wasn't under mapp. Why?! This time last year, when tgere was arrogant talk about waltzing to promotion, I said that MApp's par score was a comfortable mid-table, given how many new players had to bed in and how well financed some of the other clubs were. Given where we are now - 16 players and half last season's goals gone - I think that Pep will be doing decently to match last season's finish. Of course that would all change if he's given big money to go out and buy the 4 top League 1 players Appleton wanted. But as things stand i don't think we should place unreasonable expectations on him. Let's not forget the season there was arrogant talk of relegation, with the need to bring in mickey Adams . And the season we were told kemar was on 4K a week FACT. No one is over reacting Charles. And no one is ever always right. A lot of us called a mid table finish last season, I predicted 9th. Not hard to gamble on finishing on budget. But it's all people's opinions, some will be more realistic than others. I again think we have enough in the side so far that despite the changes mid table is still doable, what we bring in in terms of quality and numbers will decide if we finish slightly higher than that and challenge for playoffs, or don't quite click in time and have a season of adjustment. Another season safe in l1 is certainly not going to be a Failure.
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Post by yellowmellow on Jul 1, 2017 14:45:48 GMT
Sargent Pep's yellow submarine :-)
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 1, 2017 15:16:23 GMT
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Post by manorlounger on Jul 1, 2017 15:21:17 GMT
Surely we are a club in crisis ! 😉 Ha. Yes, the idea that we were 'in crisis' because we had lost our manager was always ludicrous. I think that the phrase Denis uses here is about right. We are seen as a good fit for an up and comer. Such was wilder. Such was mapp. But the way some posters were going on, we should regard ourselves as exceptionally lucky for Pep Clotet (who until last week 97 per cent of our fanbasr had never heard of) even to think about giving up his gilded career as a Championship club to step one level down as a number 1. This is a massive opportunity for him and possibly his last chance to establish himself as a manager, after several false starts. The same (massive opportunity) was true for mapp and cjw and I think that in both cases it focused their mind and we got some prime years out of them. One last thing. There is suddenly excitable chat about a promotion season, whilst there wasn't under mapp. Why?! This time last year, when tgere was arrogant talk about waltzing to promotion, I said that MApp's par score was a comfortable mid-table, given how many new players had to bed in and how well financed some of the other clubs were. Given where we are now - 16 players and half last season's goals gone - I think that Pep will be doing decently to match last season's finish. Of course that would all change if he's given big money to go out and buy the 4 top League 1 players Appleton wanted. But as things stand i don't think we should place unreasonable expectations on him. I think you missed the point Charlie. Losing Mapp was not reason for the club to be in crisis but a symptom of a perceived malaise. That the player budget was not what Mapp wanted or expected, the twice failed sale to Sartori, the stalled stadium solution, the loss of several key personnel and the rumour of personal problems for DE was what led to the "crisis" as you describe. We don't know all the facts and probably never will but, there was enough going on to lead many of us to great concern and to voice those concerns. This appointment is a very good start to bringing all of us back to believing. If the squad is increased and results go our way then hallelujah, praise be to Eales, if not then I, for one, will certainly voice those concerns again.
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Post by lambchop on Jul 1, 2017 15:37:32 GMT
Can we get everyone's tipping point so that when we reach it we can expect the moaning...... I hate to see people go off prematurely to quote my Mrs
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Post by lambchop on Jul 1, 2017 15:38:09 GMT
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Post by salaghaf on Jul 1, 2017 16:35:48 GMT
Lots and lots of praise and goodwill from Leeds fans. Looks like they thought he was a touch of class, and many say he would be welcome back. Welcome Pep, exciting times.
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Post by ox5 on Jul 1, 2017 16:45:38 GMT
Current odds on what Nick Harris will call him: Perp Clooney 2/1 Pup Clotted 4/1 Pump Cluedo 8/1 I've put £5 on Peep Clotti Surely even Nick Harris can get the Pep bit right?
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Post by malcolmnl on Jul 1, 2017 17:04:19 GMT
I've put £5 on Peep Clotti Surely even Nick Harris can get the Pep bit right? Don't put any money on that!
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Post by taffyewe on Jul 1, 2017 17:11:57 GMT
Welcome Pep. Please not too many changes, keep the good times rolling!
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Post by nottsyellow on Jul 1, 2017 17:14:31 GMT
Welcome Josep Clotet Ruiz.
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Post by Bue Guado on Jul 1, 2017 18:49:40 GMT
Current odds on what Nick Harris will call him: Perp Clooney 2/1 Pup Clotted 4/1 Pump Cluedo 8/1 My money's on him purposely trying to make the name sound foreign, but pronouncing it Cloté, as the French would...
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Post by amershamdave on Jul 1, 2017 19:34:12 GMT
I suppose you could say that he would give the team a 'pep talk' before each game, to encourage the lads.
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Post by oxfordgobrach on Jul 1, 2017 19:36:54 GMT
Haha, they should call the post match interview Pep talk.
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Post by gilgy on Jul 1, 2017 19:39:03 GMT
Does somebody want to tell him that's not our crest anymore?
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 1, 2017 19:55:30 GMT
Does somebody want to tell him that's not our crest anymore? I may be wrong but I think it's the seats in the dugout. Maybe u should mention it to the club
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