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Eales Out
Sept 26, 2017 20:33:46 GMT
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Post by KristapsGrebis on Sept 26, 2017 20:33:46 GMT
Sadly you've reached your level of incompetence. Thanks for the memories. Time let someone else try and take this football club forward.
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Eales Out
Sept 26, 2017 20:42:40 GMT
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Post by hades on Sept 26, 2017 20:42:40 GMT
Should of gone in the summer rather then hang around and asset strip the club recouping investment. Have to agree time to go.
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Post by MJB on Sept 26, 2017 20:48:08 GMT
That's all very well but who exactly is going to step up and pay the bills?
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Post by scotchegg on Sept 26, 2017 20:51:30 GMT
Here they come!!
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Eales Out
Sept 26, 2017 20:54:38 GMT
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Post by Common Villager on Sept 26, 2017 20:54:38 GMT
That's all very well but who exactly is going to step up and pay the bills? Was there not someone earlier in the summer that was willing to pay quite a bit of money for the privilege to do exactly that?
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Post by isibuko on Sept 26, 2017 20:57:12 GMT
Sadly you've reached your level of incompetence. Thanks for the memories. Time let someone else try and take this football club forward. Don't embarrass yourself eh?
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Post by MJB on Sept 26, 2017 21:00:12 GMT
That's all very well but who exactly is going to step up and pay the bills? Was there not someone earlier in the summer that was willing to pay quite a bit of money for the privilege to do exactly that? Possibly, but if so, are they still willing to do so?
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Eales Out
Sept 26, 2017 23:41:11 GMT
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Post by KristapsGrebis on Sept 26, 2017 23:41:11 GMT
Sadly you've reached your level of incompetence. Thanks for the memories. Time let someone else try and take this football club forward. Don't embarrass yourself eh? What's the point in being embarrassed? This is a forum of public opinion, should I only keep to the status quo? Lots of people feel the same, they probably don't write it because they don't want to be hounded down by tosspots who have no value in any opinion not held by themselves. MJB raises a decent point, I wonder if the investors are still sniffing around. Hard to believe there wouldn't be the same people interested, we're only just over a month into the season.
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Post by Denissmithswig on Sept 26, 2017 23:44:13 GMT
Be careful what you wish for is all I'll say.
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Post by eraser on Sept 27, 2017 0:28:29 GMT
That's all very well but who exactly is going to step up and pay the bills? Was there not someone earlier in the summer that was willing to pay quite a bit of money for the privilege to do exactly that? Sartori was interested in May. It didn't happen but after the turn down MApp left, ticket prices rose, Learndirect scandal came out, Johnson was sold and DE went, and has been, silent! I reckon he'd sell for a quid now....
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Post by oxfordmitch on Sept 27, 2017 6:04:39 GMT
Money is there to be used, but won't be sanctioned for panic/rushed signings.
Yes, we didn't replace players well enough but the blame for that lies at PC door. Darryl doesn't make the signings.
I'll put my neck on the line and say, we will spend money in January.
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Post by scotchegg on Sept 27, 2017 6:22:53 GMT
2 weeks ago we were seconds away from beating Bradford and going 3rd/4th. There was a thread praising Eales and we were seeing exciting football being played.
3 defeats later people are putting the blame on DE and thinking we'd somehow be better off if we sold out to Thai business men or JS, or anyone for that matter.
Whatever anyone thinks of DE, no matter if he's the biggest arsehole in the world, he is not responsible for our performances in the last 2 weeks and putting the blame on him is pointless.
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Eales Out
Sept 27, 2017 6:45:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 6:45:28 GMT
I can't believe some on here want Eales out. This is a bad patch to be sure. We should have invested in a striker. With the loss of Johnson and Maguire we have not replaced them. So much for the squad being stronger. If it is meant to be the results against Blackpool Walsall and Bury certainly don't show it. I hope we don't get thumped by Peterborough otherwise we might be entering a crisis. Even at this early stage it looks far from good. If it wasn't for Eastwood it would be even worse.
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Post by londonroader on Sept 27, 2017 7:18:29 GMT
Don't embarrass yourself eh? What's the point in being embarrassed? This is a forum of public opinion, should I only keep to the status quo? Lots of people feel the same, they probably don't write it because they don't want to be hounded down by tosspots who have no value in any opinion not held by themselves. MJB raises a decent point, I wonder if the investors are still sniffing around. Hard to believe there wouldn't be the same people interested, we're only just over a month into the season.You state you have a right to air your opinion (obviously), then say we are only a month into the season. We have had a run of bad results which no one is happy about (well almost), but you are blaming the owner not the manager or recruitment team, why? Things seem to be not perfect at the moment but are they ever at many football clubs, things off the pitch are to the layman's eye not up to scratch so there is work to be done, but will the supposed magic wand of a new owner solve all the woe at the club or create more avenues of frustrations for the fans. People might keep their council for a reason, whatever their thoughts are.
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Eales Out
Sept 27, 2017 7:29:13 GMT
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Post by Sith Lord on Sept 27, 2017 7:29:13 GMT
Football is a very fine line theses days, it only takes a few back to back defeats before fans get edgy and start to question manager and player policy.
I can understand fans frustration,the chairman has been a little inconsistent with what he's been doing lately! Is he selling or staying?
We have had a fantastic resurgence the last few years and now it looks like we have regressed. Why?
The business model has changed, why?
Just when the decades of obscurity had looked to be banished we look to be back to the Kassam player recruitment type era.
What is the plan now...
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Post by sheikdjibouti on Sept 27, 2017 7:34:23 GMT
We are a jumpy lot, given our ownership history. Everything has hidden meaning or is a conspiracy the moment things start going wrong...
The problem with telling people to have faith is that time and again in the last 25 or so years, that faith has been proven to be misplaced, so why should this time be any different.
It's like we've been in a series of abusive relationships and we now have trust issues.
However, the silence does not help and one conclusion that might be drawn is that Darryl doesn't love us anymore....or perhaps his attention has been attracted elsewhere....maybe....like... sorting out the Learn Direct debacle. Could be massive for him right now.
But silence only makes us paranoid given our history.
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Post by ox4eva on Sept 27, 2017 7:54:42 GMT
MAPP is the one who caused the problem, jumping ship for more money right before the season began!
The club had signing targets, I can tell you now the lad from Partick Thistle who then ended up going to Barnsley had been down and was ready to sign until MAPP left.
We were left with no manager 2 weeks before the start of the season. So let's get a bit realist here!!
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Post by Sith Lord on Sept 27, 2017 8:30:59 GMT
MAPP is the one who caused the problem, jumping ship for more money right before the season began!
The club had signing targets, I can tell you now the lad from Partick Thistle who then ended up going to Barnsley had been down and was ready to sign until MAPP left. We were left with no manager 2 weeks before the start of the season. So let's get a bit realist here!! That is complete conjecture! But while we are on it, here is my spin on it...... Something changed in January? yes there were targets and there were players out of contract. IMHO DE stalled which made MAPP nervous and probably got his back up! Sartori was in the background, MAPP for all his mistakes in his last few Managerial appointments was riding high and he got respect back for his work in the footballing community. The longer things went on MAPP knew the game was up and the plan and ambition ran out of steam, he did what any of us would do if the company is going down the pan. Look for a new job! DE was still embroiled with Sartori and dealing with compo with Leicester, targets were lost some players got nervous and wanted out. The rest is history, yes early days but it feels like we have been here before! Complete conjecture of course!
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 27, 2017 9:42:23 GMT
MAPP is the one who caused the problem, jumping ship for more money right before the season began! The club had signing targets, I can tell you now the lad from Partick Thistle who then ended up going to Barnsley had been down and was ready to sign until MAPP left. We were left with no manager 2 weeks before the start of the season. So let's get a bit realist here!! Eh? Shurely shome mishtake. Pep didn't come in 2 weeks before the start of the season, did he? It was a month before, no? And what of all the managers (the majority) who take over mid-season, with zero preparation? Are they just expected to lose every game? It's easy to point the finger at the Board, but Clotet inherited a winning team and a first-class backroom staff. He was allowed to sign FOURTEEN of his own players and had almost a full month (basically pre-season after the fitness work). To be honest, there are not many managers who come into a club with a better set if circumstances. Not many people are saying he should be fired now. And I think that that is right. He needs 20 games, not 10. But it is bonkers to suggest that he cannot be expected to produce anything and that the club can afford to flabbily write the season off in early October as a sort of managerial YTS for Pep. That is a recipe for disaster.
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Post by oxfordyankee on Sept 27, 2017 10:48:28 GMT
I don't think anyone needs to criticise people for asking for Eales to leave. In my opinion, they're only echoing what the man himself wants.
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Post by whingit on Sept 27, 2017 11:20:35 GMT
Hopefully he sells to Kassam, you'd have something to moan about then.
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Post by oufcyellows on Sept 27, 2017 11:25:54 GMT
Hopefully he sells to Kassam, you'd have something to moan about then. Already offered it to him
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Post by ZeroTheHero on Sept 27, 2017 11:44:38 GMT
Hopefully he sells to Kassam, you'd have something to moan about then. That's a fairly drastic thing to wish for just to get one over on a forum member!
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Post by Gary Baldi on Sept 27, 2017 12:30:43 GMT
Hopefully he sells to Kassam, you'd have something to moan about then. Already offered it to him I thought the custodian of the club would be all over it
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Eales Out
Sept 27, 2017 13:04:01 GMT
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Post by ox4eva on Sept 27, 2017 13:04:01 GMT
MAPP is the one who caused the problem, jumping ship for more money right before the season began! The club had signing targets, I can tell you now the lad from Partick Thistle who then ended up going to Barnsley had been down and was ready to sign until MAPP left. We were left with no manager 2 weeks before the start of the season. So let's get a bit realist here!! Eh? Shurely shome mishtake. Pep didn't come in 2 weeks before the start of the season, did he? It was a month before, no? And what of all the managers (the majority) who take over mid-season, with zero preparation? Are they just expected to lose every game? It's easy to point the finger at the Board, but Clotet inherited a winning team and a first-class backroom staff. He was allowed to sign FOURTEEN of his own players and had almost a full month (basically pre-season after the fitness work). To be honest, there are not many managers who come into a club with a better set if circumstances. Not many people are saying he should be fired now. And I think that that is right. He needs 20 games, not 10. But it is bonkers to suggest that he cannot be expected to produce anything and that the club can afford to flabbily write the season off in early October as a sort of managerial YTS for Pep. That is a recipe for disaster. 2 weeks before pre season!
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Post by uptheus on Sept 27, 2017 13:32:55 GMT
I wonder if we're going on another 20 year journey or should I say mystery tour.
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 27, 2017 13:33:09 GMT
Eh? Shurely shome mishtake. Pep didn't come in 2 weeks before the start of the season, did he? It was a month before, no? And what of all the managers (the majority) who take over mid-season, with zero preparation? Are they just expected to lose every game? It's easy to point the finger at the Board, but Clotet inherited a winning team and a first-class backroom staff. He was allowed to sign FOURTEEN of his own players and had almost a full month (basically pre-season after the fitness work). To be honest, there are not many managers who come into a club with a better set if circumstances. Not many people are saying he should be fired now. And I think that that is right. He needs 20 games, not 10. But it is bonkers to suggest that he cannot be expected to produce anything and that the club can afford to flabbily write the season off in early October as a sort of managerial YTS for Pep. That is a recipe for disaster. 2 weeks before pre season! Thank you for the clarification!! Nobody is saying that Appletons departure in June was perfect timing. If he had to go, ideally he would have gone a month earlier. But Pep has had a more than fair run at it. Taking over a squad that had finished in a high; good local youngsters coming through; top recruitment team; highly regarded coaches sticking around. All he needed to do was nail down Maguire, bring in 6 quality replacements for those that had left and give himself some wriggle room for January. The cavalcade of old and injury-prone players that were hurried into the club - some if whom had been almost retired -was a huge risk.
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Post by manorlounger on Sept 27, 2017 13:45:48 GMT
2 weeks before pre season! Thank you for the clarification!! Nobody is saying that Appletons departure in June was perfect timing. If he had to go, ideally he would have gone a month earlier. But Pep has had a more than fair run at it. Taking over a squad that had finished in a high; good local youngsters coming through; top recruitment team; highly regarded coaches sticking around. All he needed to do was nail down Maguire, bring in 6 quality replacements for those that had left and give himself some wriggle room for January. The cavalcade of old and injury-prone players that were hurried into the club - some if whom had been almost retired -was a huge risk. And why didn't that happen?
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Post by socrates on Sept 27, 2017 14:12:14 GMT
How about this for a line-up...
Eastwood Baldock Nelson Wright Holmes-Dennis O'Dowda Lundstram Ledson Johnson Roofe McAleny
That XI would comfortably survive in the Championship.
My point? That DE's masterplan was working. It was working brilliantly. And Mapp's departure really shouldn't have altered the recruitment philosophy.
So why change it DE so drastically, horribly?
With a similar style of recruitment to previous seasons we should be on the periphery at the least. But there has not been ONE signing aligned to that philosophy since Mapp left.
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Post by oufcyellows on Sept 27, 2017 14:21:31 GMT
How about this for a line-up... Eastwood Baldock Nelson Wright Holmes-Dennis O'Dowda Lundstram Ledson Johnson Roofe McAleny That XI would comfortably survive in the Championship. My point? That DE's masterplan was working. It was working brilliantly. And Mapp's departure really shouldn't have altered the recruitment philosophy. So why change it DE so drastically, horribly? With a similar style of recruitment to previous seasons we should be on the periphery at the least. But there has not been ONE signing aligned to that philosophy since Mapp left. I think the key to that may be that it was never Darryls master plan. It was mark Ashton’s. And once he was relieved of his duties things became a little harder and started to slip. Particularly in the back room staff and feel good factor between club and fans
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