Dr Gloom

Sums it up perfectly. Leazes was right! Hasn't Ashley put £250m into the club though, reducing the debt etc? Pumping that much money into the club,you would have thought the managers being linked now would be of a higher quality like. aye. that's what's been the thing that's disappointed me so much. i thought he might try for a really big name and back him to the hilt but redknapp could be a shepherd appointment tbh

i was ridiculed for suggesting as much yesterday - http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?showtopic=17722

I don't know much about spanish football in truth but is/was Ramos in terms of level in spain probably more akin to Allardyce/Moyes/Redkapp? nah; he won the uefa cup twice with seville didn't he?

no but i've heard it's good. tignes is the daddy for snowboarding. loads of snow this year though so it will be nice and powdery wherever you go. have fun

you couldn't make it up really. from sir bobby robson to 'appy 'array in 5 years via souness, roeder and big sam.

Being positive as I can, maybe it short-term - 3 years max by which time, if all goes to plan, we'll appoint someone bigger and better once we're established as top 6 again. Don't see why Spurs can attract somone like Ramos but we can't, however. i'm waiting but i'm not massively charmed by what we're seeing so far

come to think of it....can anyone think of any english managers other than sir bobby that have finished in the top 5 since harry did it for west ham in the late 90s?

61. fuck sake; it's hardly a long term appointment is it? bringing in shearer as his number 2 might be a masterstoke though as it could buy redknapp more time than sam was given. can't see him fancying it mind. redknapp is a nice bloke and he's always good value when he's interviewed but i don't see him taking us any further than the last fwe managers. shame because our new owners could have made a real statement of intent if they'd gone after one of the top men in europe.

... how funny that it's still bothering you

my feelings on the matter too. i was hoping our new chairman would be more ambitious than this. hope i'm wrong like but it's hard to get excited about another second rate english manager. i don't understand why can't we look abroad tbh

So is that a yes or a no? i will back him if he gets the job, and i hope we give him more than half a season to see what he can do if he does get it but he it is not an appointment i welcome, no.

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i personally think it would be another sideways step and because he's not a big name with a particularly good track record, we are unlikely to be any more patient with him than we were with allardyce.

I still hope there might be a twist in this managerial thing, btw.

Where exactly is the feelgood factor with Redknapp? he is kind of cute and cuddly looking. maybe he can dish out a few hugs?

redknapp would be as underwhelming as the last three appointments. when are we going to stop appointing second rate english managers and get a top foreign coach?

redknapp ffs

didn't redknapp say he had no intention of managing a club north of london?

don't

When you look at the disregard he has for his shareholders, the way the company's chairman suddenly departed and the fact that after 8 months they still haven't been able to find anyone suitable willing to take the job then you have to ask questions about his style and how he runs his businesses. I'm not saying that he's a bad business man but he certainly appears to have his failings and it'll be interesting to see how those failings affect us. he's ruthless like and doesn't care who he pisses off. probably the reason why there was so much gossip about him looking for a quick sale after buying us. but that doesn't look like it's the case - it seems he's in it for the long term which has got to be a good thing. That's better told you i was in the wait and see camp. won't stop me being nervous about the names the bookies have down as favourites

When you look at the disregard he has for his shareholders, the way the company's chairman suddenly departed and the fact that after 8 months they still haven't been able to find anyone suitable willing to take the job then you have to ask questions about his style and how he runs his businesses. I'm not saying that he's a bad business man but he certainly appears to have his failings and it'll be interesting to see how those failings affect us. he's ruthless like and doesn't care who he pisses off. probably the reason why there was so much gossip about him looking for a quick sale after buying us. but that doesn't look like it's the case - it seems he's in it for the long term which has got to be a good thing.

do tell more

What questions have I dodged then? well, not a question as such but you chose to pick up on my first sentence again rather than accept that that i might actually know a bit about ashley's reputation in the City. unlike craig who clearly knows nothing at all about sports direct's results since flotation and ashley's image among its shareholders.

Ashley seems to know what he's doing as a businessman. That rather depends on who you ask. Who should we ask, fellow self-made billionaires? sports direct shareholders and City types in general seem to think he's a bit of a joke tbh I won't even pretend to know what the city thinks of him although I've heard he's a bit of a maverick which probably ruffles a few feathers. As for Sports Direct, the floatation didn't go to plan. Are you seriously suggesting a bloke who is now a billionaire after starting with next to nowt and leaving school at 16 isn't business savvy though? no. you can't argue with his business acumen but he is viewed as a bit of a maverick Thought not. Did you have a point then? Thought not. fucking hell man. i'm sure it used to be fun exchanging banter with you sports direct has lost over two-thirds of its value since it floated and in their last results presser, ashley accused a merril anlyst of being a moron. so my point was that despite his obvious sucess, he's viewed as a bit of a joke in the city....and sd shareholders don't view him in the best light That's irony rather than sarcasm you're angling for one of these aren't you?