Generic small time football blather thread FOREVER

[Gemmill 49834]

5 hours ago, Dougle said:

 

Anyone read this?

 

£0.99 on kindle at the mo

 

Any good? Or are you asking us? I hate it when you get a football book and it's like reading a dry as fuck text book. Worried it might be one of those.

[Holden McGroin 7562]

2 hours ago, Gemmill said:

 

Any good? Or are you asking us? I hate it when you get a football book and it's like reading a dry as fuck text book. Worried it might be one of those.

Basically, everything Jonathan Wilson has ever written.

[Ayatollah Hermione 14662]

I read about 300 pages of TBIR on a plane once and it was interesting enough, though took a bit of persistence to get going. Clearly incredibly well researched, much like his Olympics book. Maybe too comprehensive 

[Alex 36695]

Tooj recommended it to me ages ago. Not read it though. 

[RobElliott 1793]

Looking at the CL draw and there are some mighty strong teams in pot 1. Think if we had got through our options would have been Atletico, Bayern, Ream Madrid, Barcelona, Real Sociedad.

 

Just seen PSG just drew Sociedad!

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4250]

1 hour ago, RobElliott said:

Looking at the CL draw and there are some mighty strong teams in pot 1. Think if we had got through our options would have been Atletico, Bayern, Ream Madrid, Barcelona, Real Sociedad.

 

Just seen PSG just drew Sociedad!

Hope they get pumped 

[Tom 14082]

On 17/12/2023 at 09:16, Alex said:

Tooj recommended it to me ages ago. Not read it though. 

[Craig 6800]

Sounds like Steve Cooper has been sacked by Forest with Nuno Espirito Santo expected to replace him. I know they've had a shocking run of late, but I'm not sure I properly understand this one - think they might live to regret it. 

[wykikitoon 22773]

3 minutes ago, Craig said:

Sounds like Steve Cooper has been sacked by Forest with Nuno Espirito Santo expected to replace him. I know they've had a shocking run of late, but I'm not sure I properly understand this one - think they might live to regret it. 

In laws are Forest fans and are fuming about Cooper being sacked.

[ackas 311]

8 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

In laws are Forest fans and are fuming about Cooper being sacked.

 

If only the mackems hadn't pulled the trigger on Beale...

Anyway, back to reality, wonder where he ends up?

[ewerk 33151]

They're sitting 17th having won one match in the last 13. The players haven't turned on him, neither have the fans so ultimately it's got to be down to him.

[Craig 6800]

11 minutes ago, ewerk said:

They're sitting 17th having won one match in the last 13. The players haven't turned on him, neither have the fans so ultimately it's got to be down to him.

 

Depends who you talk to but a lot on conjecture that the players did turn on him and blamed him. It's a crazy call if you ask me. 

[wykikitoon 22773]

41 minutes ago, ewerk said:

They're sitting 17th having won one match in the last 13. The players haven't turned on him, neither have the fans so ultimately it's got to be down to him.

apparently last few games players have been hardly breaking a sweat.

[ewerk 33151]

The last I saw of them was against Wolves and I thought the players were putting in a shift for him.

[Kid Dynamite 7620]

 

 

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[Holden McGroin 7562]

News gathering that he’ll go to Man Utd. Shame but we stole him from a smaller club so that’s life.

[Gemmill 49834]

I'd take any and all reports that he's going to Man United with a pinch of salt. There will be a presumption in the press that Man United can just take him off us, cos half of them are either fans or just straight up enamoured with them. 

 

Until there's something concrete coming from the club that confirms he's going, I'm just gonna ignore it. 

[Gemmill 49834]

Also, the Ineos deal hasn't even gone through yet, has it. 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4250]

£500m and they can have him 

[wykikitoon 22773]

8 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Also, the Ineos deal hasn't even gone through yet, has it. 

Nah likely be end of Jan apparently 

[Ayatollah Hermione 14662]

If Ashworth does leave, the structure he’s put in place is probably the most important thing he’ll leave behind. Our new lot have a good track record of hiring people, what’s Michael Edwards doing these days?

[Holden McGroin 7562]

36 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

£500m and they can have him 

If they spent £80m on Anthony then I think they’ll see that as a bargain.

[Dr Gloom 23595]

I get why Man U is an attractive proposition to a bloke such as Ashworth. The chance to reshape a massive club which has fallen away  a bit.

 

But he’s badly got started with us, has he? Wonder if he’ll end up negotiating a big pay rise out of this. It’s the sort of thing I could see him taking in a couple of years but isn’t he going to want to oversee us winning something? 

[Kid Dynamite 7620]

I don't see the attraction personally. He's got an open cheque book here (within FFP), one of the best young managers around, a good squad, a bigger stadium on the way. 
 

Man Utd are a busted flush. The wages that the likes of Hojlund, Sancho, Martial, Maguire, Varana, Cesmiro, Wan Bissaka etc are on means they can't sell them to anyone willing to match their wages. They've got a shite manager, decrepit stadium and are dropping like a stone 

[Gemmill 49834]

Aye, more of a blank sheet of paper here. Massive problems to unpick at Man United, and if The Athletic Man United journos are to be believed they're right up against the buffers in FFP. 

 

BUT! It's Man United. It's about as big as it gets in this country.