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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:09 pm
cockhat wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:02 pm I can only assume the other 39 were totally poo poo!
Ling should be ashamed.
Wasn't just Ling that interviewed candidates.
No, he was assisted by Matt Porter.

No disrespect to Matt but what the f*** does he know about football management.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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RedO wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:06 pm
Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:09 pm
cockhat wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:02 pm I can only assume the other 39 were totally poo poo!
Ling should be ashamed.
Wasn't just Ling that interviewed candidates.
No, he was assisted by Matt Porter.

No disrespect to Matt but what the f*** does he know about football management.
Judging by the appointment probably as much as Ling!!
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Whatever you think of Lingy or the dof role, he knows the game.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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cockhat wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:57 pm
Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:41 pm
cockhat wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:30 pm

You should do the post match interviews, because you make no more sense the Fletcher!
That makes no sense at all. Just stop digging.
That’s what I’m saying you make no sense at all!
Oh you're playing that game now. No wonder when your hat has osmosed into your personality.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:34 pm
cockhat wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:57 pm
Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:41 pm

That makes no sense at all. Just stop digging.
That’s what I’m saying you make no sense at all!
Oh you're playing that game now. No wonder when your hat has osmosed into your personality.
No game smeghead, just stating facts, most of what you post is nonsense.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Playing well previously - playing poo poo now.

Something not right.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Omygawd wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:08 pm I am already reserving my right to PANIC!
Or as Corporal Jones in Dads Army would say.....( and often at that !! ) ''Permission to panic, permission to panic'' !!
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Anyone think he looks like Guardiola? Maybe Ling thought that was who we were getting
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Orient Punxx wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 7:15 pm Playing well previously - playing poo poo now.

Something not right.
We got done at Plymouth a few hours after he took over the team. Then we played some of the best football we have this season in the first half vs Carlisle, before a poor second half but took a point. We were poor at Morecambe and hopefully that is our low point. We then had an excellent second half against BHA u21s. It has not been a great spell, but there ae signs there might be something there. If the form continues into December then I'd be concerned, but for now, I'm willing to give him a chance. We've got 3, potentially 4 home games in a row. Lets see where we are after those.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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I do feel for Fletcher in that he's the first outsider that has taken over since the events of the summer, which was going to be difficult for anyone. He isn't helped by the fact that you can't point to a proven track record or affinity to the club. His interviews haven't been great, but I do feel like people who were anti his appointment have jumped on it a little as a stick to beat him with.

He may well turn out to be a totally inappropriate appointment, but I'm willing to give him more than 4 games and judge him on more than his elocution.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Red_Army wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:17 am I do feel for Fletcher in that he's the first outsider that has taken over since the events of the summer, which was going to be difficult for anyone. He isn't helped by the fact that you can't point to a proven track record or affinity to the club. His interviews haven't been great, but I do feel like people who were anti his appointment have jumped on it a little as a stick to beat him with.

He may well turn out to be a totally inappropriate appointment, but I'm willing to give him more than 4 games and judge him on more than his elocution.
Sounds fair.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Red_Army wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:17 am I do feel for Fletcher in that he's the first outsider that has taken over since the events of the summer, which was going to be difficult for anyone. He isn't helped by the fact that you can't point to a proven track record or affinity to the club. His interviews haven't been great, but I do feel like people who were anti his appointment have jumped on it a little as a stick to beat him with.

He may well turn out to be a totally inappropriate appointment, but I'm willing to give him more than 4 games and judge him on more than his elocution.
Can’t agree with the “first outside appointment since JE” stuff causing issues. In fact I would hazard a guess and say the players have even more reason to try and build on the JE legacy. A negative reaction to the new man being an outsider is in my opinion highly disrespectful to Justin. I would suggest the players are working hard in memory of a great man and don’t want to let him down.

But of course he needs more than 4 games and he will get many more than that. The remainder of the season at least, assuming we don’t plumet down the table.

His interviews are pure cack. Lack lustre, uninspiring and difficult to comprehend what he plans moving forward. But that won’t matter once we get a few wins under our belt, starting with the next two Saturdays. A great opportunity to see how he wants us to play, I suspect 451. But a couple of wins and we will all feel more positive about his appointment.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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dOh Nut wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:54 am
Red_Army wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:17 am I do feel for Fletcher in that he's the first outsider that has taken over since the events of the summer, which was going to be difficult for anyone. He isn't helped by the fact that you can't point to a proven track record or affinity to the club. His interviews haven't been great, but I do feel like people who were anti his appointment have jumped on it a little as a stick to beat him with.

He may well turn out to be a totally inappropriate appointment, but I'm willing to give him more than 4 games and judge him on more than his elocution.
Can’t agree with the “first outside appointment since JE” stuff causing issues. In fact I would hazard a guess and say the players have even more reason to try and build on the JE legacy. A negative reaction to the new man being an outsider is in my opinion highly disrespectful to Justin. I would suggest the players are working hard in memory of a great man and don’t want to let him down.

But of course he needs more than 4 games and he will get many more than that. The remainder of the season at least, assuming we don’t plumet down the table.

His interviews are pure cack. Lack lustre, uninspiring and difficult to comprehend what he plans moving forward. But that won’t matter once we get a few wins under our belt, starting with the next two Saturdays. A great opportunity to see how he wants us to play, I suspect 451. But a couple of wins and we will all feel more positive about his appointment.
I wasn't talking about the players, I was talking about the fanbase. There are a number of people who I believe will never fully warm to an outsider which is understandable in many ways.

Anyway, you were bizarrely against appointing an insider this summer, so I don't expect you to understand why it would be difficult for an outsider at this stage.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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I get no pleasure in criticising the man again, but I've just listened to another interview (Brighton) The times his opening words to a question are prefixed with a slightly high pitched. .. errr. A sign of insecurity that. Sorry, but I have no confidence in this appointment whatsoever.
What on earth did Ling and Co see in CF at interview?
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Red army Doh has consistently slaughtered fletch alas your trying to educate someone who has already made his mind up, I feel for you!
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Chief crazy horse wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:10 pm I get no pleasure in criticising the man again, but I've just listened to another interview (Brighton) The times his opening words to a question are prefixed with a slightly high pitched. .. errr. A sign of insecurity that. Sorry, but I have no confidence in this appointment whatsoever.
What on earth did Ling and Co see in CF at interview?
Are you serious?
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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I’d like to hear Tony Blackburn give us the top 10 countdown, or failing that Gilso in his best Brian Moore commentators voice.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Thor wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:19 pm I’d like to hear Tony Blackburn give us the top 10 countdown, or failing that Gilso in his best Brian Moore commentators voice.
Brian Moore has also sacked Gilso. So no chance of that happening. It's been a bad year for him.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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P45 after P45 I feel for him!
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Red_Army wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:13 pm
Chief crazy horse wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:10 pm I get no pleasure in criticising the man again, but I've just listened to another interview (Brighton) The times his opening words to a question are prefixed with a slightly high pitched. .. errr. A sign of insecurity that. Sorry, but I have no confidence in this appointment whatsoever.
What on earth did Ling and Co see in CF at interview?
Are you serious?
No understand.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Red_Army wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:48 pm
dOh Nut wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:54 am
Red_Army wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:17 am I do feel for Fletcher in that he's the first outsider that has taken over since the events of the summer, which was going to be difficult for anyone. He isn't helped by the fact that you can't point to a proven track record or affinity to the club. His interviews haven't been great, but I do feel like people who were anti his appointment have jumped on it a little as a stick to beat him with.

He may well turn out to be a totally inappropriate appointment, but I'm willing to give him more than 4 games and judge him on more than his elocution.
Can’t agree with the “first outside appointment since JE” stuff causing issues. In fact I would hazard a guess and say the players have even more reason to try and build on the JE legacy. A negative reaction to the new man being an outsider is in my opinion highly disrespectful to Justin. I would suggest the players are working hard in memory of a great man and don’t want to let him down.

But of course he needs more than 4 games and he will get many more than that. The remainder of the season at least, assuming we don’t plumet down the table.

His interviews are pure cack. Lack lustre, uninspiring and difficult to comprehend what he plans moving forward. But that won’t matter once we get a few wins under our belt, starting with the next two Saturdays. A great opportunity to see how he wants us to play, I suspect 451. But a couple of wins and we will all feel more positive about his appointment.
I wasn't talking about the players, I was talking about the fanbase. There are a number of people who I believe will never fully warm to an outsider which is understandable in many ways.

Anyway, you were bizarrely against appointing an insider this summer, so I don't expect you to understand why it would be difficult for an outsider at this stage.
Nothing bizarre at all. To this day, the loss of a close, young, workmate/teammate/friend haunts me. I understand only too well the emotions surrounding such a situation. I wish I didn’t. My opinions are based on very tragic circumstances and the experiences that followed.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Chief crazy horse wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:36 pm
Red_Army wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:13 pm
Chief crazy horse wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:10 pm I get no pleasure in criticising the man again, but I've just listened to another interview (Brighton) The times his opening words to a question are prefixed with a slightly high pitched. .. errr. A sign of insecurity that. Sorry, but I have no confidence in this appointment whatsoever.
What on earth did Ling and Co see in CF at interview?
Are you serious?
No understand.
Do you not think that your overanalysing his interview a bit?
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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If saying 'errr' before giving an answer is a sign of insecurity, then boy, there are a lot of insecure footballers out there.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Wally Banter wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:48 pm If saying 'errr' before giving an answer is a sign of insecurity, then boy, there are a lot of insecure footballers out there.
Well yes there are! Insecure or maybe not so sure of themselves when speaking. Which Fletcher is.
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Re: If Fletcher was the best of 40

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Err what you saying then!😂
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