Moff
Well-Known Member
It's only taken two years or so, and its still only a rumour. Go Doug
I thought DK said at the forum that he planned to bring in a Sporting Director, and last week we were linked with Steve Round for that role ???
I dunno, maybe in a few years time we'll look back over the previous 20-30 years and think that actually the apathetic SISU era was the most stable, football wise at least. At least they would never have sacked Robins and just left him to it.Do you think the Owners of Man City, Arsenal, Etc had a deep understanding of football when they bought them ? No. Of course not. It’s true for most modern owners.
This isn’t the 1980’s where a guy who had made a few quid and loved his local club bought it.
I don;t know Doug but i do know business.
From what i can see he is trying to put in a high calibre team of people commercially and on the football side to give us the best chance of success. It might work, it might not but my god it’s so much better than we had under SISU and frankly so much better than most championship teams get. The only clubs who have invested more than we have over the last 2 years have been championships clubs who had recently dropped down from the Premier League.
Does Doug have an ego, almost certainly. Has he made some errors in driving change, yes. Are we better off for his involvement ? By a country mile.
You will be able to host the “SISU the golden years” party in a phone box.I dunno, maybe in a few years time we'll look back over the previous 20-30 years and think that actually the apathetic SISU era was the most stable, football wise at least. At least they would never have sacked Robins and just left him to it.
As good as the off field improvements are, I'd still rather that than a nice club shop - this is all on the assumption that it does transpire that Doug is in the midst of messing everything up, football wise.
So how do you know the above is true...
Reading that DK comes across as an arrogant sarcastic twatView attachment 39829
It does sound like he said is happy with the midfield here. And I would say it's a problem if the person making decisions on the deck thinks Andrews, Allen and Latibeaudiere are strong Championship midfield options
Yes he did.
There is an element of tongue in cheek in my post, but if Doug does mess it all up from here, then it could crazily be true.You will be able to host the “SISU the golden years” party in a phone box.
I mean we had Robins before that who was responsible for the football operations including final say on transfers.It's only taken two years or so, and its still only a rumour. Go Doug
Reading that DK comes across as an arrogant sarcastic twat
King is a failure, fucked up using all of the Gus and Gyokeres transfer fees effectively.
Fucked up appointing a new assistant
Fucked up sacking Robin
And is now going to fuck up appointing a new manager.
And a collection of other minor fuck ups along the way.
We know he knows nothing about football but appears he's a bit clueless about all matters.
He's happy with the midfield but we won't stop buying goalkeepers and strikersView attachment 39829
It does sound like he said is happy with the midfield here. And I would say it's a problem if the person making decisions on the deck thinks Andrews, Allen and Latibeaudiere are strong Championship midfield options
In pre-season, in an Interview, Eccles said we have a whole new approach to how we are going to play. We used to be predominantly a counter attacking team, now we are a pressing team that can't pass through the lines. Teams defend against us then find we are wide open on the break. Hence the two goals a game conceded problem.It should be. It was close last season and the only players we’ve lost are COH and Palmer. Looking at their statistical outputs this season, we’re not missing much!
How did a back 5 of Collins, MVE, Thomas, Kitching and Bidwell go from conceding next to 0 goals in 10-12 games to now leaking an average of 2 goals a game?
Don’t get me wrong, we need 2-3 players to top up the team but we really aren’t far away from having a top team in this division.
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It does sound like he said is happy with the midfield here. And I would say it's a problem if the person making decisions on the deck thinks Andrews, Allen and Latibeaudiere are strong Championship midfield options
and players who are ‘Premier League fit’
As we used to say when I was a kid, "If bullshit was music we would have a brass band". Currently we have a dictatorship. That needs to change quick.It's only taken two years or so, and its still only a rumour. Go Doug
Someone ought to tell him it's not his job to decide if the midfield is good enough - he's not qualified to make that decision. Fact he names some of those as viable midfield options right now tells you everything.View attachment 39829
It does sound like he said is happy with the midfield here. And I would say it's a problem if the person making decisions on the deck thinks Andrews, Allen and Latibeaudiere are strong Championship midfield options
What I love about it is that he says we had Kasey Palmer as though having had players counts. "...and there was O'Hare and Hamer... Paul Telfer - how many options does he want!?"View attachment 39829
It does sound like he said is happy with the midfield here. And I would say it's a problem if the person making decisions on the deck thinks Andrews, Allen and Latibeaudiere are strong Championship midfield options
I thought he was just giving a opinion, as for not being " qualified " well it's his club.Someone ought to tell him it's not his job to decide if the midfield is good enough - he's not qualified to make that decision. Fact he names some of those as viable midfield options right now tells you everything.
I thought he was just giving a opinion, as for not being " qualified " well it's his club.
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