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20 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Brian Tinnion is feeding him info either directly or indirectly.  Directly is my guess.  And it’s not unusual for clubs to do this either, sometimes for good reasons, sometimes to try and offset some flak.

If I was the club, getting a bit of stick from fans, who would I choose (against my better judgement) - a Nige-hater with a big opinion.  Ian fits the bill perfectly to be a LM / Club advocate.

8 hours ago, AppyDAZE said:

Cult of Nige?

I'm sure i had their first two albums, but lost a bit of interest after they went all poppy.

I preferred their earlier stuff too.  Not the same when he went electric

Eventually found it on ESPN plus (16)

for those of us abroad 

which channel is the match on?

Anyone know what channel the game will be on? 

For those of us abroad

3 minutes ago, lenred said:

Not even bothered with the barbed bit just straight in

So his assistant is arriving as well

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

…and that’s fine if those academy players coming through are ready / good enough to keep taking us forward.  When they stop being able to progress you what does he do then?

You could argue that no academy player has broken through this season.  We joke about a conveyor belt, but it’s not.  It’s still impressive the number we have got through, but it’s not linear.  Yeboah hasn’t broken through, he’s yet to start, he’s yet to oust a “first-teamer”.  He’s not done a Bell or Conway yet.  That’s not me trying to put a downer on it, just a bit of realism that we’ve had a purple batch.  I guess Ayman’s return would be a real bonus…fingers crossed.

I think you and @Silvio Dante got there first.

Hugely annoyed they’ve sacked Nige (and his staff - let’s not forget that), but the only connect between Nige and Manning is that he’s his successor.  I don’t see that as a reason to “diss” Manning….not least before he’s been announced and showed what he can do.

I said when Nige was sacked I wouldn’t go down the route of researching prospective rumoured managers because I could probably spin it either way, everyone comes with pros and cons, depends how heavily you want to go on either side.  So no anger re Manning at all, good luck to him.  I hope I see him in as positive a way as I did Nige, even if it’s for different reasons.

And for a piece of pure made-up stuff, imagine Nige was the one who identified Manning as a potential successor.  That would change things wouldn’t it?

I think it’s pretty clear that he played back 3 at MKD and predominately back 4 at Oxford.

My takeaway is that he has a flexible approach, just like Nige did….tries to find the best approach for the players he has.

On an aside, I’m not sure if it’s a sign that Manning is definitely coming or who he’s bringing with him, but Craig Short’s (First Team Coach at Oxford) missus started following me on twitter last night.

 

@Davefevs I wouldn't read that much into it.

She most likely just fancies you

Busy bees

That night in Anfield

Jumpers for goalposts ... three and in ... isn't it?  Marvelous

Weird the op says he composed the music 

according to Shazam it’s by Juan Gabriel and called Mexico es Toddo

which I think translates to Mexico is everything ? 

Are the flecks on the collar purple and lime?

hard to tell on this laptop

6 hours ago, Ghost Rider said:

Our obsession with LJ is beyond weird, even for us. 

I think its because he is " a busy bee, if you like "

Plus his contribution to the managers lexicon should not be underestimated.

* admit it, you did the voice

My firestick IPTV sub is up in a couple of weeks and the guy seems to have vanished.

Does anyone know a decent provider?

DM me please

2 hours ago, Super said:

In fairness we would all be taking the piss if it was Rovers!

Funny you mention that ... they have posted on Twitter (or whatever its called now)

38 minutes ago, Zip Nolan said:

Frank Sidebottom?

Wasn't he a Man Citeeh fan?

Legend has it that Stone Island became the most integral brand in the terrace casual style in 1992. After England were eliminated from the group stages of the European Championship in Sweden, the fans apparently looted a Swedish clothing outlet called Genius and brought a bounty of shoplifted ‘Stoney’ back home. This is said to be the event that cemented its place as a pillar of casual culture.

https://culted.com/the-rise-of-stone-island-from-hooligan-to-high-fashion/

1 hour ago, italian dave said:

Is this the place to mention that when we went to Hull the other week we saw a group of local youth at a level crossing near the ground, and one of them was wearing a cardboard box. Tailored too - holes cut out of the sides for arms and all. 

Was he related to paperbag on head man?

On 02/09/2023 at 11:10, westonred said:

Just imagine if after all this time the away shirts finally turn up but have that ridiculous flying Robin on instead of the BCFC Robin. Can you imagine the meltdown on here

OTIB meltdown day ... or Tuesday as its often called

20 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Used to be a guy who went to England games in the 1980s, with a brown paper bag on his head, he kept popping up on camera at Mexico 86

how do you know it was the same bloke if he had a bag on his head?

18 hours ago, bcfc01 said:

All is explained in the Massengo thread - compo, timings, etc.

Isn't Obafemi out injured ? Thought I'd read that he tore a hamstring pre-season ?

Seems perfect for us

2 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

He’s an alien ffs. How anonymous can he remain?

Fair point ... now the US Govt has started squealing 

Bring on the Scooby Doo style unmasking

Just now, RedRoss said:

Wish one of the local podcasts could get Roy on. Would be the best one by far I'm certain.

I assume he would have his voice altered to protect his anominity.

7 minutes ago, iamalagerdrinker said:

 

Well now we're getting somewhere

Any update from Roy D'Alien?

48 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

Just to put into perspective the money that we're talking about (well, obviously not me and @soultrader) a £25m stack of newly minted £20 notes would be 141.25mtrs or 463.419ft high. That's a serious amount of money. Pub anyone?

Double or nothing for us reaching 200 posts?