ChaddySmoker Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Worse, they wouldn't have released Hasselbaink till Clough was signed up. Always thought we had someone lined up but got let down. Do you mean that you were let down or that the person lined up let the club down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 When Graham Westley took over at Peterborough he promised attacking football. They currently sit 6th in the league having scored 46 goals. Statistics from their game today against Luton: 34 shots, 15 on target. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 What were we promised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 When Graham Westley took over at Peterborough he promised attacking football. They currently sit 6th in the league having scored 46 goals. Statistics from their game today against Luton: 34 shots, 15 on target. Nice. Imagine if we had appointed him? Meltdown wouldn't have covered it. And I think it was more of a condition of employment from MacAnthony. And they have the players to play that way. But there's no reason why we can't to look build towards something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningman Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 What were we promised? possesion in the middle third Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Imagine if we had appointed him? Meltdown wouldn't have covered it. And I think it was more of a condition of employment from MacAnthony. And they have the players to play that way. But there's no reason why we can't to look build towards something similar. We scored 3 at top of the table Gillingham not many moons ago, have we lost those players then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 We scored 3 at top of the table Gillingham not many moons ago, have we lost those players then? Did it happen many times before? Or since? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 What were we promised? The cure for insomnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Did it happen many times before? Or since? No but the point I'm making is they have it in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 No but the point I'm making is they have it in them. Freaky things happen, we beat Liverpool once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drphibes Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Sheffield United couldn't wait to get rid. Boring football, small players not up for the fight. Their co chairman is still blaming him and his signings for them still not being able to get out of this "diabolical" league. Don't think he's the one to bring back the 90s. Below is description of Clough from the BBC. Now does that look like a record of a bad manager ? He laid the foundations for the Burton side which would win the Conference title that season, gaining promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. Clough spent more than three and a half years at Derby, but 10th place was the club's best finish under him in his final full season in charge. He was sacked in September 2013 after a 1-0 loss to fierce rivals Forest left the Rams 14th in the Championship after nine games. Less than a month later he was back in football as manager of League One Sheffield United, guiding them away from the relegation zone and to an FA Cup semi-final against Hull City at Wembley. The following season he led the Blades to the semi-finals of the League Cup, losing to Tottenham over two legs, but was sacked in May 2015 after the Blades were knocked out of the League One play-offs by Swindon Town after a 5-5 draw in the second leg of their semi-final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Below is description of Clough from the BBC. Now does that look like a record of a bad manager ? He laid the foundations for the Burton side which would win the Conference title that season, gaining promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history. Clough spent more than three and a half years at Derby, but 10th place was the club's best finish under him in his final full season in charge. He was sacked in September 2013 after a 1-0 loss to fierce rivals Forest left the Rams 14th in the Championship after nine games. Less than a month later he was back in football as manager of League One Sheffield United, guiding them away from the relegation zone and to an FA Cup semi-final against Hull City at Wembley. The following season he led the Blades to the semi-finals of the League Cup, losing to Tottenham over two legs, but was sacked in May 2015 after the Blades were knocked out of the League One play-offs by Swindon Town after a 5-5 draw in the second leg of their semi-final. On the other hand, you could say he couldn't get Burton out of the Conference for five years, couldn't get Derby much past midtable in four years, couldn't get Sheffield United up last season either. 17 years as a manager and one promotion from the Northern Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drphibes Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I think he had to deal with Derby's relegation from the premier league and the massive wage bill. The cup semis and a playoff defeat sounds bloody marvellous compared to what we have stomached over the past 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Don't know if anybody else has got Walsall v Port Vale on at the moment but I'd like to think if we were having a cracking season at the top we'd have a better atmosphere than this, midday KO or not. Morgue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Looks like Colchester will have Keen is as manager before we play them.....no doubt we will be on the receiving end of any bounce the appointment brings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Martin Ling leaves Swindon after 56 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Martin Ling resigned as Swindon manager with health issues. Also, not League 1 but Leeds have banned Sky from entering Elland Road ahead of their scheduled televised game tonight. Cellino has complained before about the issue, ordering a 2000 fan cap on Leeds away games in protest. Be interesting to see how that pans out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Martin Ling leaves Swindon after 56 days. Very sad to hear. I've been reading "Living in the Volcano" by Michael Calvin recently and it goes into detail about Ling's problems with depression. It's certainly an eye-opener. I hope he gets better soon and manages to find work in football again if he wants it, but I can't imagine that he'll get another management job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 http://www.theleaguepaper.com/latest-news/football-league-division-one/3397/barnsley-to-let-forward-trio-leave/ Well, none of them can be any worse than Cassidy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 http://www.theleaguepaper.com/latest-news/football-league-division-one/3397/barnsley-to-let-forward-trio-leave/ Well, none of them can be any worse than Cassidy... I like Cassidy but then again I'd have Conor back. Wouldn't be suprised if Barnsley put a cheeky bid in for Murphy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluear Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I like Cassidy but then again I'd have Conor back. Wouldn't be suprised if Barnsley put a cheeky bid in for Murphy. I'd take reece wabara back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Very sad to hear. I've been reading "Living in the Volcano" by Michael Calvin recently and it goes into detail about Ling's problems with depression. It's certainly an eye-opener. I hope he gets better soon and manages to find work in football again if he wants it, but I can't imagine that he'll get another management job. Got that in Secret Santa this year and looking forward to reading it. Real shame for him and hope he is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I like Cassidy but then again I'd have Conor back. Wouldn't be suprised if Barnsley put a cheeky bid in for Murphy. If there's a way that we could pick up Wilkinson on a free then we should go for it. Not the finished article yet but I could see him being worth undisclosed within 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowl Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 If there's a way that we could pick up Wilkinson on a free then we should go for it. Not the finished article yet but I could see him being worth undisclosed within 18 months. He was lazy and stroppy for most of his time here last season, he's not someone I want in a team who are in a relegation dogfight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 If there's a way that we could pick up Wilkinson on a free then we should go for it. Not the finished article yet but I could see him being worth undisclosed within 18 months. Had a scrap in training & his attitude stunk the place out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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