Superjack

Still playing: Webster or Semenyo.

Past: Nicky Morgan or Bob.

3 hours ago, phantom said:

OK, let's put it another way.

How many of the squad we currently had were brought in by Pearson and how many by Manning?

Odd how every other Manager is given a period of X number of transfer windows before it is recognised as being "their squad"

Probably because it was stated that Manning was brought in to get more out of the current one.

2 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

FFS, I started this thread as I do every year on April 7th (It’s a very special date on a personal level), i give up

Flint said no. 

Even without you starting it every year, maybe it has run it's course. 

Maybe don't start threads if you aren't prepared to accept where they will take you.

Got to be honest. Never really liked him. 

But R.I.P nonetheless. And thoughts to his friends and family.

6 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said:

Is it bollux ..... its relevant and is pointing out how history repeated itself over a 9 year period.  

That '14/15 season was absolutely brilliant and we had that same sort of momentum as we'd had under GJ in our Play-Off season, or more recently you could look at the likes of Ipswich this season.  Shows the big difference when a manager is backed by the owner, compared to one who isn't.  Shall I just also point out the sale of Alex Scott and not allowing it to be reinvested in the squad and instead, creating a very large nest-egg as another comparison?  

5 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said:

Pearson still had a pretty good squad to work with last season

And he was working well with it. 

On 04/04/2024 at 15:29, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

A Land Down Under...Men At Work

4 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

Yet another thread being hijacked 

Get back to your fishnets.

3 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Although Cotts telling him “to f++k off out my dressing room” probably didn’t help!

Quite right though.

2 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

Yet another thread being hijacked 

Aaw, bless.

5 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said:

Ironic how two of the most popular managers with fans for decades, were actually so thoroughly disliked by the owner. 

And there is your link.

5 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Don't like it Dave. That's self fulfilling. 

For me it's all about performances now. 

Because Manning is all about Manning. 

If only we had a 'manager' that was all about the club...

26 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

Here we go again 

22 minutes ago, Superjack said:

Expand, please.

Nothing to say then. 

May as well just have shut up in the first place.

8 minutes ago, TDarwall said:

An iron & a putter is sufficient....

I thinks sand wedge and a pair of waders would be advantageous with the current ownership.

5 minutes ago, CodeRed said:

As Ron Walker said in his excellent Sky Sports article

  "a club perpetually searching for its identity."

"a dictatorship that doesn't have a ****ing clue."

4 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I refuse to comment.

Oh go on. You know you want to.

4 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

Here we go again 

Expand, please.

On 07/04/2024 at 11:41, Back of the Dolman said:

I don’t get the impression LM is of a mind to change what he’s doing and what he believes 

If that's the case,then it isn't good enough. 

'Proper' managers (as @Robbored would say) look at what they have and adapt. 

Like the last one did (Sorry,not sorry).

On 07/04/2024 at 11:05, Davefevs said:

Apparently attacking intent only comes if the opposition allow that.  It’s not about “us”, according to Hoggy (who sings from the same hymn sheet as Manning).

That’s a slightly facetious comment, but with a large element of truth about it.

That’s what we have, a team / game-plan based on what the opposition allow us, rather than us imposing our style / identity.

I can’t wait!  

Bang on. 

And the main reason that the LJ MKII comments have some credibility to them.

On 07/04/2024 at 09:34, Bris Red said:

We haven't even come close as a club to the togetherness and the fan connection that we had in 14/15. It was the us v the world siege mentality that Cotts instilled in the club that i loved at the time. We so desperately need that again IMO, that is when this football club is at it's best.

It wasn't a togetherness throughout the club though. The hierarchy couldn't stand him. I had it on very good authority that they thought that he was a 'nutter' and a nightmare to work with. 

Which basically translates as he wouldn't tolerate their bullshit and suck up. 

Fast forward nine years. Oh... here we are again!

Difference is that Cotterill may have been a bit of a 'nutter'. 

2 hours ago, phantom said:

I guess it is still Pearson's squad which doesn't help

I don't know how you can guess that it is Pearson's squad when he was denied the money to complete it. 

Money that I will bet you a pound to a penny will be thrown at Manning when things start to go tits up.

On 06/04/2024 at 21:22, phantom said:

Pretty much where we have been for years and probably will stay for a definite near future 

It's amazing how quickly others forget this 

Glad you are confident about that.

Never been concerned about relegation.

This season.

12 minutes ago, Harry said:

“Doing our business early”. 
 

They say that every bloody window and it’s only ever happened once. 
In 2014 when we got Wade Elliot, Mark Little, Korey Smith & Luke Freeman before the end of June, and swiftly followed by Wilbraham and Ayling a week later. 
We were all done and dusted by 8th July!  
It’s never happened since……..and it ain’t gonna happen this summer either, not with tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee doing the deals. 

Exactly. 

And as our Total Dipshit Teknikal Direkter talks nothing but self-preserving bullshit, there is slightly less than **** all chance of it happening this time.

3 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

I absolutely despise how Manning sets us up to not lose. To protect his own record and position. What we witnessed today was not what fans want to see. 

 

 

 

 

LJ MKIi.

1 minute ago, AshtonGreat said:

Recent results suggest otherwise

Depends how recent.

Just now, Robbored said:

I didn’t know that.

I believe that he is recuperating in Devon now. 

He also fell in love with North Somerset though. 

Better Plymouth than the Gas, I suppose. 

I will still be gutted though.