NewBlue Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Being extremely cynical, if he knew he was going to get the Barnsley job why on earth was he left to manage a team that would be his soon-to-be employer's rivals? Not accusing him of anything, but in theory he could've done anything to benefit them. Very reckless and careless from the Oldham hierarchy to not recognise this clear conflict of interests. Edited February 25, 2015 by NewBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanakapan Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Good riddance.....some of the performances lately have been dross......lets hope he takes some of his players with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor evil Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 LJ : "Hey lads, im off to barnsley after this so you just play crap and lose." Team : "OK boss, anything for you". Cant help but feel someone would say no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) LJ : "Hey lads, im off to barnsley after this so you just play crap and lose." Team : "OK boss, anything for you". Cant help but feel someone would say no. He probably said just play normally and they obeyed him. Edited February 25, 2015 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 All these threads are making me laugh. So many have much to learn, life is a series of crushing defeats with the odd glimmer or a bright spot ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Did we know he applied for the Brighton job recently? Anyway, there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 In LJ I trusted. Now I know how gullible I am. We all thought he was being encouraged to go for the compensation when in fact he was writing his application and telling us how happy he was to be here, how flattered he was to have his name linked. No lies just deceit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Waaaaaaaaaaaah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Waters Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I was offered a new job late last year , lots more money & great benefits......of course I took it. So why would a football manager not , they rarely manage the teams they support , it is a job . This 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latic76 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It's not a job in the real world tho is it, football management? I'm sure, as a football fan, you already know that. So I'm not sure why you'd write what you just have....Football is tribal and emotional where all fans want their players / coaches / managers to be loyal. Especially ones that say they are loyal and have love for the club. For me, it feels like I've just found out that my best mate has slept with an ex who I was head over heals about, who's just dumped me. Even tho he said he'd never do anything like that 'coz he's me best mate'......Just gutted really, and then you find out Dean Holden is manager. So underwhelming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It's not a job in the real world tho is it, football management? Absolutely not. It's nowhere near as important as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 That is a matter of opinion. It all is. And that's why I love reading it all, regardless of how much I disagree with it. He's gone. Like many before him and many after him will do. Nothing can be done about it. Put your energy into supporting the current regime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitey1980 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Firstly, bollocks to the little fella, and I wish him nothing but failure at Barnsley and in the future. To leave is his right - to embarrass us as he did as a club employee last night - and behave as disengenuously as he has of late, is not. Nobody asked him for all the hashtag nonsense, but he chose to put it out there as his persona. People (indeed myself) chose to believe in elements of it as he had a credibility as an individual, and an age that suggested he could commit the time, to lend some substance to hyperbole.....but here's the rub.... You can only do that once. Those fans, players and officials at Barnsley are aware of what they have bought into. He has not let us down as fans - its our choice to follow and believe in him - but he has let down his players. They deserve better than the message his actions have conveyed to them. Yes recent performances have been poor - this in part explains why. He has said to them that somebody else is a better bet - not just in the future, but right now!! Whoever takes the job here must channel into that and instill a hurt into our performances that show him the opportunity to succeed now that he had passed up here. We have an opportunity that still exists, lets bury them in a few weeks - and drive on for that 6th spot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Firstly, bollocks to the little fella, and I wish him nothing but failure at Barnsley and in the future. To leave is his right - to embarrass us as he did as a club employee last night - and behave as disengenuously as he has of late, is not. THIS-the short arsed little SCAB! Edited February 25, 2015 by ChaddySmoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchierich Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Tried to watch the press conference but felt sick after the first few words "bigger club, bigger support, bigger budget, bigger history" get lost you jumped up little squirt Can I have my £100 back for the trip to Orient when you clearly threw the game? What a dissingenuous little :censored: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_lover Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Watching his last interview on LP after Orient and knowing he knew he was off to Barnsley knocks you sick before anyone tries it. What a prick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddy_Ender Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Makes you wonder whether he knew pre Colchester, the fallout from that game may in the long run hurt us the most, after going behind so early in the game to continue to play such a negative defensive formation was mystifying and not for the first time this season the manager in my opinion set us up to fail, at the time it just appeared strange but as things have transpired it does make you wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Makes you wonder whether he knew pre Colchester, the fallout from that game may in the long run hurt us the most, after going behind so early in the game to continue to play such a negative defensive formation was mystifying and not for the first time this season the manager in my opinion set us up to fail, at the time it just appeared strange but as things have transpired it does make you wonder. I'd suggest in the two days since Wilson was sacked, Barnsley hadn't approached the club, been granted permission, interviewed LJ and the others on the shortlist and agreed terms. And then waited ten days to announce it. There really has been some utter drivel on here today (more so than ever). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitey1980 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I'd suggest in the two days since Wilson was sacked, Barnsley hadn't approached the club, been granted permission, interviewed LJ and the others on the shortlist and agreed terms. And then waited ten days to announce it. There really has been some utter drivel on here today (more so than ever). I totally agree with the general sentiment here - but he has been disengenuous and that breeds a level of suspicion. Nobody knows with certainty how this has all played out - but Lee Johnson does not deserve the benefit of the doubt. Edited February 26, 2015 by whitey1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I totally agree with the general sentiment here - but he has been disengenuous and that breeds a level of suspicion. Nobody knows with certainty how this has all played out - but Lee Johnson does not deserve the benefit of the doubt. And does nobody else think it fishy that we threw away a comfy 2-0 lead against them in the JPT? And the performance at Oakwell the other week? Don't even get me started on him releasing his mate Rachubka so he could punch one in his own goal against them last week. They're all in on it. Benefit of the doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitey1980 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) And does nobody else think it fishy that we threw away a comfy 2-0 lead against them in the JPT? And the performance at Oakwell the other week? Don't even get me started on him releasing his mate Rachubka so he could punch one in his own goal against them last week. They're all in on it. Benefit of the doubt. No - Do I think his committment to managing Oldham Athletic Football Club as per the terms of his contract has been beyond reproach in the last 2 weeks - I don't. That is my concern. Of course he hasn't been doing some of the bollocks suggested, but has he done his job properly and to the best of his considerable ability of late? That is an entirely different question that nobody on this forum can honestly answer for sure, but I for one have my doubts. Edited February 26, 2015 by whitey1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddy_Ender Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Whilst a lot of what Ive said is unlikely, after the Barnsley defeat he went to great lengths to tell us about what a great club they are, even going as far to tell us where they ranked in the League 1 pay league its obvious to me somebody had caught his ear there and he liked what he had heard, its probably part of the reason he wasnt as hard on the players post match Colchester and Orient because he knew he hadnt focussed on those games as he should, it appears now all his efforts went into engineering his move away, which given our position after the Swindon game is shocking, it just shows you the contempt of the man that he can sit in the stands watching Barnsley whilst in our supporters eyes still manager of our club, for a man who talks the talk this has to rank amongst the most cuntish ways to behave towards our fans that I have seen the fact I bought into his bull:censored: makes it even more galling, Tommy Wright should hold his head in shame as well for feeding the blokes ego and being party to all of this for me the pair of them can rot for all I care for, two men you wouldnt want in the trenches with you when the chips where down for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 There's no way on God's green earth that Barnsley game was fixed; we were just :censored:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddy_Ender Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 There's no way on God's green earth that Barnsley game was fixed; we were just :censored:. Agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 You don't impress a new employer by being :censored: at your old job. And a new employer is hardly going to want someone who is prepared to throw games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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