Nogbad the Bad Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Septic Peg said: Both Scotty and Tinman started before LJ. I think the whole 'jobs for the boys' came in when SL took on LJ. Then Wade got the boot, along came Holden and Macca as well as another Barnsley ex coach being linked with us, and it appears to outsiders that LJ is getting all his buddies around him and employed... Whilst it would be great to get Wilbs on board with coaching, after watching the RB interview with him a few weeks back, I think he reckons he has a few seasons still in him yet. And with his family still located up north and L1 football being a little less taxing than Champ football, i do think he'll do another season elsewhere in the lower league. If I'm right, I hope he scores a hat trick against Rovers at the Mem for whoever he is with. Agent Wilbs reporting for duty. Not sure if the two are buddies exactly but LJ was seen seeking Wilbs' advice on the touchline in several matches according to RB commentators. Mind you, quite natural I suppose with Wilbs being a couple of years older than him and having had a far more successful career, including PL experience. Little surprise then that when Championship level management seemed on the verge of overwhelming him that LJ might pick the brains of a universally respected pro. and seek his guidance in the heat of battle. Someone for LJ to look up to in more ways than relative stature and, if he goes, no doubt his presence around the club will be sorely missed in many areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_South_End Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Absolute legend, will be sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meryl Goodrum Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 3 hours ago, petehinton said: We'll be able to tell at the Brum game based on his reaction to the crowd post game. Id definitely keep him for another year personally. Unbelievable pro. Really hope he stays. Always feel more confident when he's playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 I think he has been a great signing, but I hope he's not here as a player next season. We've got to move on and need players who a pressing for a regular first team place. Good as he is, he won't be doing that anymore. Those on the fringe of the first team squad should be young players who can get the occasional game / sub appearance so that they can develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 hours ago, MigratedRobin said: It's a real shame that time travel hasn't been invented yet! Replacing the Wilbraham we have with a 25 year old version would be perfect. Sorry , I've not quite perfected it yet . Hi , from the swinging sixties man. Love not war . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Like many on here I was totally underwhelmed by his signing but he has been proved to be one of the best in many a year, should be very proud of his achievements and the massive respect of the fans during his time at AG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted April 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 34 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Sorry , I've not quite perfected it yet . Hi , from the swinging sixties man. Love not war . Can you tell Maggie not to take on the miners and the unions and also not to take the milk away from the kids? Ta muchly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 3 hours ago, MigratedRobin said: It's a real shame that time travel hasn't been invented yet! Replacing the Wilbraham we have with a 25 year old version would be perfect. I don't like posting bad news but time travel will never be invented because if it is to be invented then we would have had people from the future visiting us now but there have been no reports in the past couple of thousand years plus of anyone from the future ever having visited. Having said that, there's always the possibility that anyone traveling back to the past from our future is under strict orders to only observe the past and to do nothing that can change the course of history etc. This might sound odd but if you look at the scene of King Harold copping it with the arrow in the eye on the Bayeux Tapestry, the chap viewing it third from the left I am sure I was stood next to in the East End v Ipswich Town in 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elruliri Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 54 minutes ago, Septic Peg said: Can you tell Maggie not to take on the miners and the unions and also not to take the milk away from the kids? Ta muchly. Don't forget about selling off social housing, I'm sure we could do with some of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 19 minutes ago, handsofclay said: I don't like posting bad news but time travel will never be invented because if it is to be invented then we would have had people from the future visiting us now but there have been no reports in the past couple of thousand years plus of anyone from the future ever having visited. Mind. Blown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 With all due respect to Wilbs, this is a football club not a retirement home. He's been a loyal servant and compensated duly while he's been here, many clubs wouldn't have given him the 'extra' year we did this season. People want the club to look forward, compete and be cut throat - well unless Wilbs has a real role to play on the pitch or a real position off the pitch next season, then time to move on, with our thanks for the memories and a warm welcome whenever you're back in BS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elruliri Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Perhaps we could get a time travel 11 available to the first bloke who invents it, or lady I'm not sexist. We could have a bigger squad than Chelsea! Think of the loan money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandy1 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 5 hours ago, petehinton said: We'll be able to tell at the Brum game based on his reaction to the crowd post game. Id definitely keep him for another year personally. Unbelievable pro. Surely not as a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Bristol_South_End said: Absolute legend, will be sorely missed. Now look at these goals and compare them with a certain Tammy Abrahams goals this season...... Seems like the art of being in the right place at the right time has been coached/taught to our young loanee But as he's an ex player he can't be a coach on our books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Monkeh said: same thing, I don't see how its jobs for the boys, or does that only crop up when people don't like an ex-player, you never see it mentioned about Scotty and Tinman for instance, The fact people wanted Joe Jordan as a coach, isn't that just jobs for the boys?, All coaches have to start somewhere, and I'd rather we give people like Wilbs Mcalister and Wade a chance to earn their stripes with us, if they have something worthwhile to add then bring in more coaches like Wigley, Everyone has to start somewhere I didn't say it was jobs for the boys personally although I can how some would view it that way tbf. Not sure how a mentor and a coach is the same thing personally, and I would expect senior pros to fulfill that role without employing a non player to do that. I can't imagine Wilbs will want to be in Bristol next season, but he goes with my very best wishes as he's been great in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 1 hour ago, handsofclay said: I don't like posting bad news but time travel will never be invented because if it is to be invented then we would have had people from the future visiting us now but there have been no reports in the past couple of thousand years plus of anyone from the future ever having visited. Having said that, there's always the possibility that anyone traveling back to the past from our future is under strict orders to only observe the past and to do nothing that can change the course of history etc. That'll be UFOs. And your second point is why they don't land very often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Monkeh said: coaching role would be good, Has he got a PCV/PSV driving license? ...could be handy, hope he like Wurthers Originals though, (if coach one rumours are to be believed ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 5 hours ago, MigratedRobin said: It's a real shame that time travel hasn't been invented yet! Replacing the Wilbraham we have with a 25 year old version would be perfect. He scores more as a 38 year old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 hours ago, handsofclay said: I don't like posting bad news but time travel will never be invented because if it is to be invented then we would have had people from the future visiting us now but there have been no reports in the past couple of thousand years plus of anyone from the future ever having visited. Having said that, there's always the possibility that anyone traveling back to the past from our future is under strict orders to only observe the past and to do nothing that can change the course of history etc. This might sound odd but if you look at the scene of King Harold copping it with the arrow in the eye on the Bayeux Tapestry, the chap viewing it third from the left I am sure I was stood next to in the East End v Ipswich Town in 1976. There was a documentary a few years ago, I think Tommy Lee Jones narrated it, that explained how you can wipe peoples' memories. This is all taken care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 He should be off but it will not happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted April 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: There was a documentary a few years ago, I think Tommy Lee Jones narrated it, that explained how you can wipe peoples' memories. This is all taken care of. I saw that. Will Smith was in it too. Told me to look at some hand-held light at the end but I blinked at the wrong moment... everyone else was stunned and then he started going on about the tv show we just watched being about a fella from Philly who moved to his Aunt's gaff? No idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 We are a try & error project. Not a football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Red Army 75 said: When he first signed people wrote him of straight away. To old, doesn't score enough. How he proved people wrong. Been an immense player for us . On and off the pitch. Hope he gets the plaudits he deserves. Whatever happens. Wish he was 10 years younger I was one of them,happily to be proved wrong for once,should he be given a contract tho as a player for next season of course not.Backroom staff I'm not sure about either,should be the best man for the job and not because he is a good egg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealing Robin Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Love wilbs but the idea he should automatically become a coach is not one i back. Stefan Jones, ex Somerset writes some fantastic articles about how ex pro's need to learn how to coach, spending time away from the game exploring various occupations and sports to really give back . Dare i say it almost like LJ has with his escapades..... No issue with him coming back when he can bring fresh ideas/insights to the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 6 hours ago, View from the Dolman said: Is Gerrard getting the Liverpool U18s managers job a case of "jobs for the boys"? Yes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 7 hours ago, Septic Peg said: Both Scotty and Tinman started before LJ. I think the whole 'jobs for the boys' came in when SL took on LJ. Then Wade got the boot, along came Holden and Macca as well as another Barnsley ex coach being linked with us, and it appears to outsiders that LJ is getting all his buddies around him and employed... Whilst it would be great to get Wilbs on board with coaching, after watching the RB interview with him a few weeks back, I think he reckons he has a few seasons still in him yet. And with his family still located up north and L1 football being a little less taxing than Champ football, i do think he'll do another season elsewhere in the lower league. If I'm right, I hope he scores a hat trick against Rovers at the Mem for whoever he is with. Agent Wilbs reporting for duty. There were constant calls for Carey to be given a coaching job regardless of whether there was a vacancy or if he was qualified. As it was he was effectively non-playing captain for 2 years out of sentiment. I'm sure that was what SL was referring to when he said we needed to be less attached to players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 7 hours ago, Loon plage said: So a mentor not a coach? We can't keep giving coaching jobs to the boys because they are good in the changing room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobintheRed Red Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 9 hours ago, bris red said: Why? Its this giving jobs to the boys culture that really lets us down here at BCFC. agree let them go were not a carehome for old shirehorses some on here want to give a job to all retired players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsRed Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Spent a fair bit of time with Wilbs as he helps out around the community a fair bit off of his own back. A nice bloke, I know he misses being home though, family live in Coventry I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityred exile Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Absolutely Essential , Alby Must Stay !! Share duties with Milan as the target man , , Upgrade to Player Striker Coach , No Brainer for me , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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