Generic small time football blather thread FOREVER

[toonotl 3070]

Money well spent!

[Alex 35534]

He’ll have made a small fortune but at least his reputation is in tatters both from a tangible results point of view and his complete lack of loyalty or scruples. The fucking snake. 

[Kid Dynamite 7161]

No way  

 

That's made up for us losing yesterday!

[PaddockLad 17590]

Has the “new Jose” took one look and given him the old

 

 

 

🤷🏻‍♂️

[GrahamTaylor5 944]

On 06/12/2024 at 12:28, Gemmill said:

I almost don't want us to go back in for Guehi in January after this armband nonsense.

 

Can I ask what is so bad about what he did with the arm band?

 

At least he wore it. 

 

I cannot stand the push of anything whether it be everyone having to wear the rainbow armband or everyone having to wear a poppy. 

 

I think it devalues the original message when people are expected/ in many respects forced to wear something rather than make a conscious effort to support a message.

[Kid Dynamite 7161]

I imagine him deciding to keep Ten Haag and letting him spend £200m on this pile of shite isn't unrelated

 

[Alex 35534]

1 minute ago, PaddockLad said:

Has the “new Jose” took one look and given him the old

 

 

 

🤷🏻‍♂️

I reckon it’s Radcliffe. Which bodes well if so. He seems to think he can just hire and fire like it’s any other business. Football’s a different animal because there’s a smaller pool of those with the expertise, access to scouting networks and (probably most importantly) the right agents. And while it couldn’t happen to a nicer cunt, if you think someone is the right person for that sort of role then surely you recognise it’s a long term project. He’s been there one window. I know they spent a lot in the summer and there’s not much to show for it on the evidence so far. But what if the new manager gets a tune out of the few signings and they turn out to be good ones? 
Hilarious though, obviously 

[Alex 35534]

5 minutes ago, GrahamTaylor5 said:

Can I ask what is so bad about what he did with the arm band?

 

At least he wore it. 

 

I cannot stand the push of anything whether it be everyone having to wear the rainbow armband or everyone having to wear a poppy. 

 

I think it devalues the original message when people are expected/ in many respects forced to wear something rather than make a conscious effort to support a message.

He put a Christian message on, which I think he was asked not to do. I agree with what you say but on that basis either wear it or  don’t. Seems like he wanted to have it both ways. Tbh, I wish people would just say they disagree with homosexuality instead of hiding behind religion. I don’t condone the view but at least it’s honest. 

[sammynb 3489]

Just now, Alex said:

He put a Christian message on, which I think he was asked not to do. I agree with what you say but on that basis either wear it or  don’t. Seems like he wanted to have it both ways. Tbh, I wish people would just say they disagree with homosexuality instead of hiding behind religion. I don’t condone the view but at least it’s honest. 

 

It was the religious message, which is banned from being on display within the PL. Now I hate all religions, so each to their own but if he had of put a betting logo or alcohol logo on the armband, he would have been fine and that's fucking ludicrious.

[GrahamTaylor5 944]

2 minutes ago, Alex said:

He put a Christian message on, which I think he was asked not to do. I agree with what you say but on that basis either wear it or  don’t. Seems like he wanted to have it both ways. Tbh, I wish people would just say they disagree with homosexuality instead of hiding behind religion. I don’t condone the view but at least it’s honest. 

I don't think the message showed homosexuality. He still wore the arm band which he didn’t have to do. 

 

Maybe it was his way if saying the two are not mutually exclusive which they are not.

 

I think this is the thing with forcing people to wear something.

[GrahamTaylor5 944]

2 minutes ago, sammynb said:

 

It was the religious message, which is banned from being on display within the PL. Now I hate all religions, so each to their own but if he had of put a betting logo or alcohol logo on the armband, he would have been fine and that's fucking ludicrious.

I think it is double standards. 

 

I 100% agree that religion should not be shown in sport as it is not the place. 

 

I don't think players should be wearing a poppy or a rainbow either. 

 

I am all for both causes but both are political and shouldn't be forced on people.

[Alex 35534]

Just now, GrahamTaylor5 said:

I don't think the message showed homosexuality. He still wore the arm band which he didn’t have to do. 

 

Maybe it was his way if saying the two are not mutually exclusive which they are not.

 

I think this is the thing with forcing people to wear something.

Yeah. That’s a good point actually. And fair enough. Same sec marriage is allowed in lots of churches now, you can be gay and be one of the clergy etc. 

[PaddockLad 17590]

14 minutes ago, Alex said:

I reckon it’s Radcliffe. Which bodes well if so. He seems to think he can just hire and fire like it’s any other business. Football’s a different animal because there’s a smaller pool of those with the expertise, access to scouting networks and (probably most importantly) the right agents. And while it couldn’t happen to a nicer cunt, if you think someone is the right person for that sort of role then surely you recognise it’s a long term project. He’s been there one window. I know they spent a lot in the summer and there’s not much to show for it on the evidence so far. But what if the new manager gets a tune out of the few signings and they turn out to be good ones? 
Hilarious though, obviously 

Yeah I remember a (rare) Mike Ashley interview where he said something along the lines of “if I drop 5/10 mill on a project I expect to see pretty much immediate improvement” it was when Pardew was manager I think. Ratcliffe may well turn out to be Ashley in overalls  

[sammynb 3489]

11 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

Yeah I remember a (rare) Mike Ashley interview where he said something along the lines of “if I drop 5/10 mill on a project I expect to see pretty much immediate improvement” it was when Pardew was manager I think. Ratcliffe may well turn out to be Ashley in overalls  

 

I still cannot believe old Mike was a squash champion or some such shite - unless it was him just sitting on soft fruit and stuff type squash!

[Gemmill 45832]

Fucking hell I missed the news about Ashworth. I think this is probably quite a big mistake from Ratcliffe and I enthusiastically applaud it. 

[Alex 35534]

Ashley was a county squash player when he was younger I think. It’s difficult to believe Steve Bruce was once a top class centre half when you see him now I suppose. 
Re: the Ashley/Radcliffe comparisons. It’s a sign of his huge arrogance that  the latter thought all he had to do was rock up apply some ‘business practices’ and Man Utd would be great again. He’s fired staff and put the ticket prices up. As though that does owt when you’ve got Rashford and Antony on £300k/ £200k a week anyway. Quite apart from making zero difference on the pitch 

[Dr Gloom 22116]

Wheel spoke wanker 

[MrBass 2695]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Wheel spoke wanker 

 

Bit harsh, I think Alex talks a lot of sense on here tbh 

[Gemmill 45832]

31 minutes ago, Alex said:

Ashley was a county squash player when he was younger I think. It’s difficult to believe Steve Bruce was once a top class centre half when you see him now I suppose. 
Re: the Ashley/Radcliffe comparisons. It’s a sign of his huge arrogance that  the latter thought all he had to do was rock up apply some ‘business practices’ and Man Utd would be great again. He’s fired staff and put the ticket prices up. As though that does owt when you’ve got Rashford and Antony on £300k/ £200k a week anyway. Quite apart from making zero difference on the pitch 

 

"Once I've got the cost base down, this baby will really start to purr" 

[Gemmill 45832]

"You don't win trophies with remote working." 

[Gemmill 45832]

"Preenteeism is our identity."

[Alex 35534]

7 minutes ago, MrBass said:

 

Bit harsh, I think Alex talks a lot of sense on here tbh 

It’s certainly inaccurate. I don’t even own a bike 

[Gemmill 45832]

Re Guehi, @GrahamTaylor5 it seems overwhelmingly likely to me that his "I love Jesus" carried the subtext "so I'm not down with this rainbow shit". 

[PaddockLad 17590]

1 minute ago, Gemmill said:

Re Guehi, @GrahamTaylor5 it seems overwhelmingly likely to me that his "I love Jesus" carried the subtext "so I'm not down with this rainbow shit". 

That was certainly my reading of what he meant  

[Dazzler 10293]

99% of cases where someone is asked about LGBT issues or support and they bring Jesus into the mix for no reason they are homophobic cunts. 

 

I’m willing to bet Guehi is no different, although accept I could be a mile off with my assumption.