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Merrick's Marvels

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  1. He's obviously got a degree of genuine inside intel. But it doesn’t come from physically meeting Mehmeti or any other player we sign or being involved in that process. And he doesn’t work for BCFC, I know that much.
  2. But not surprising. Tell me you're not surprised by that.
  3. Yes ironic given that's precisely what Man City did when promoted from the Second Div in 66, winning the First in 68, FA Cup in 69 and League Cup and Cup Winners Cup in 70. A golden period built on nothing more than good players and good coaching. Different times.
  4. Precisely. This is exactly the type of fixture non committal Bristolians rock up to.
  5. 2nd leg was at Spurs, 2-0 loss Chivers with a header for the 2nd, game went to extra time I think. First leg at AG had finished 1-1 Gilzean scored for Spurs.
  6. That's not a manager saying "he's going nowhere".
  7. Not sure this lad will be rushing to swap a club that could be in the Prem next season for one that might be in League 1. Think our current league position might give some of our targets pause for thought before committing to us.
  8. Bristol Live understands that Crystal Palace, Semenyo’s preferred destination due to his London roots, were invited to make a counter offer but that hasn’t been forthcoming and Bournemouth have been the only club to make a credible bid and the 23-year-old is set to undergo a medical this afternoon.
  9. I'm not aware we were 2nd at Xmas last season and then failed to even make the playoffs. Which is the whole point when discussing that season. Thanks for prompting me to look this up and factcheck - we did indeed finish 11th. So I'm definitely not buying the argument others seem to be making that finishing 11th with a budget ranked 14th can be classed as over achieving. Unless I've got my wires crossed! A fantastic first half to the season, for sure. But 4 wins and 13 defeats from the last 25 games was appalling.
  10. Just my opinion but I don't think the answer to saving Everton from relegation is Antoine Semenyo.
  11. No but i understood you as saying that by having the 14th highest wage bill but finishing 8th, Johnson had over achieved. In a season when most would say that by failing to make the playoffs, having been 2nd at Xmas, the opposite was the case. Apologies if that wasn't your point.
  12. I know the book and its premise. Having met the author, he seemed less than impressed at the way we survived in 1982 btw and I believe it's in this book he describes us as the original "phoenix club". **** him, with all genuine respect to the excellent books he's written - Football against the enemy, Ajax The Dutch The War. I don't disagree entirely with the bit quoted above. I just think it's a far too crude metric to judge a club by in the Championship - parachute payments alone completely skew the playing field in this division.
  13. But the 14th highest wage bill doesn't guarantee a 14th placed finish, does it? That would be far too literal - unless you have stats showing every other club, say in the last 10 years, with the 14th highest wage bill has, indeed, finished 14th. My guess is... they haven't. Sure, there's data indicating a broad correlation between income/wages and where you finish in the table. In the Premier League certainly. But in the Championship, I'd suggest it's just as important how well you spend your income, how well your club is run, how well you make decisions. Things we haven't exactly excelled at in the past and the reason why minnows such as Brentford, Luton, Millwall etc etc have all consistently out performed us.
  14. "Mildly less crap". F*****g hilarious. Deluded doesn't come close.
  15. Pearson didn't say. Nor was he asked. He didn't say how much Bournemouth have bid either. Nor was he asked. Some proper numpties about these days - of course, he probably wouldn't say but unless you ask....
  16. We play 3 in midfield. Massengo isn't even our 5th best option in there. Plus if he doesn't want to stay, we're better off picking players who are committed to us long term. Simples.
  17. Rinus Michels. Shankly. Clough. No mention of Alan Dicks, yet. Interesting.
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