CodeRed Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 22 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Evidently you don't like either of them, and that's fine. But don't just make things up, it cheapens your argument. I think he was parodying a certain poster on here who constantly slags off GJ !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 Just now, CodeRed said: I think he was parodying a certain poster on here who constantly slags off GJ !!! Nah that can’t be confirmed because it isn’t on the OS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 18 minutes ago, Davefevs said: That’s a very weird take on Gary Johnson. And inaccurate too. (if I’ve been whooshed, hey-ho) I think you have Dave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, CodeRed said: I think you have Dave! Darn you @cidered abroad. You young’uns!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley is our king Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, CodeRed said: I think he was parodying a certain poster on here who constantly slags off GJ !!! Maybe but Don't you think that if the post is ironic or sarcastic then it should also contain some sort of clue? Like.... well if you listen to some on here anyway I'm just a simple sort of chap, read it and replied to what it said.... Apologies @cidered abroad if that was the case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, Galley is our king said: Maybe but Don't you think that if the post is ironic or sarcastic then it should also contain some sort of clue? Like.... well if you listen to some on here anyway I'm just a simple sort of chap, read it and replied to what it said.... Apologies @cidered abroad if that was the case. @Davefevs at my age after a lifetime being a City fan, one needs a pretty warped sense of humour. Thankfully while I can dish it out, I can also accept it. Here's an example of my family's humour. My grandmother's burial was on a wet day at Greenbank Cemetery, with wooden boards around the grave. As the coffin was being lowered into it, my Mum, her daughter, slipped and Dad and I on either side, held on to her arms. I said "Go steady Mum it's not your turn". Ten years later at the same family grave, as Mum's coffin was lowered, Dad said "She finally made it into that grave". A sad day but we both laughed at the joke. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Port Said Red said: How do you think other Managers go about it, when they come to a club with players who only do what they want and create a bad atmosphere everywhere? They either try to get them back on side, isolate them or ship them out. From what I have read on their forum, he spent the first third of the season playing the same old faces, then when that didn't get them on side, he dropped them and introduced some of the others. In the January window he has apparently done well to ship some of those out, but like all clubs, he probably hasn't got rid of them all, so it's a case of just having to manage them away from the core group. It's not radically different to what Pearson has done here over the past two years. in short, if people don't want to be involved you ship them out, the creation of a poison pool is ridiculous ,as anyone competent in management would tell you.. It also reminds me of the school remedial groups that were abundant in the 70s. As ever, someone needs tp sense check his words before they fall out of his mouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, adamski said: in short, if people don't want to be involved you ship them out, the creation of a poison pool is ridiculous ,as anyone competent in management would tell you.. It also reminds me of the school remedial groups that were abundant in the 70s. As ever, someone needs tp sense check his words before they fall out of his mouth! But in the case of footballers on contract, how do you "ship them out", if a) they are happy to stay and pick up their money and/or b) nobody else wants them? You have to use other means, which lots of Managers do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, cidered abroad said: @Davefevs at my age after a lifetime being a City fan, one needs a pretty warped sense of humour. Thankfully while I can dish it out, I can also accept it. Here's an example of my family's humour. My grandmother's burial was on a wet day at Greenbank Cemetery, with wooden boards around the grave. As the coffin was being lowered into it, my Mum, her daughter, slipped and Dad and I on either side, held on to her arms. I said "Go steady Mum it's not your turn". Ten years later at the same family grave, as Mum's coffin was lowered, Dad said "She finally made it into that grave". A sad day but we both laughed at the joke. When my father in law got diagnosed with stage 4 brain tumour and 6 months to live, we were all with him in hospital, and his son said straight away "at least you don't have another 4 years of the ******* Tories!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 A new ‘Johnsonism’ to enjoy this fine Sunday lunchtime; ‘‘To a man, everybody competed and we had that one brain as a team that gave us the opportunity to get that big chance." I know LJ loves his fine margins, but surely group lobotomisation in order to beat St.Mirren is taking things a tad too far. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 Interesting to see that it was the battle of the ex City managers today - Johnson v McInnes. Johnson came out on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 47 minutes ago, eardun said: Interesting to see that it was the battle of the ex City managers today - Johnson v McInnes. Johnson came out on top. Billy The Fish scored one of the goals I see...................... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Now it’s unbeaten in four with three wins in that time. Up to fourth and a lot of Hibs fans sympathetic to the injuries he’s had to put up with this season. Amazing how fickle fans are and the short-termism of everything nowadays! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Now it’s unbeaten in four with three wins in that time. Up to fourth and a lot of Hibs fans sympathetic to the injuries he’s had to put up with this season. Amazing how fickle fans are and the short-termism of everything nowadays! Yeah, pretty crucial for the little run to cement top 6 when the league splits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Now it’s unbeaten in four with three wins in that time. Up to fourth and a lot of Hibs fans sympathetic to the injuries he’s had to put up with this season. Amazing how fickle fans are and the short-termism of everything nowadays! I assume you were not one of those calling for Pearson's head 6 weeks ago Edited February 19, 2023 by 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 21 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Now it’s unbeaten in four with three wins in that time. Up to fourth and a lot of Hibs fans sympathetic to the injuries he’s had to put up with this season. Amazing how fickle fans are and the short-termism of everything nowadays! As ever with LJ, the question will be what follows when the unbeaten run ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, 2015 said: I assume you were not one of those calling for Pearson's head 6 weeks ago Correct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Northern Red said: As ever with LJ, the question will be what follows when the unbeaten run ends. He’s achieved the league position they should be in,can he break into the top 2,think we all no the answer to that question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 26 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Now it’s unbeaten in four with three wins in that time. Up to fourth and a lot of Hibs fans sympathetic to the injuries he’s had to put up with this season. Amazing how fickle fans are and the short-termism of everything nowadays! It’s a pretty ridiculous league, too. Celtic & Rangers are so far ahead of everyone else in terms of finances it’s like League Two sides (certainly those who are around the bottom five) playing against Liverpool or Spurs. Hibs, Hearts & Aberdeen are borderline Championship in terms of their wages but even then more like Rotherham than a Norwich. It must be one of the most unequal leagues out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Just now, joe jordans teeth said: He’s achieved the league position they should be in,can he break into the top 2,think we all no the answer to that question Of course not, but many better managers than him wouldn't do it either and it shouldn't be held against him. Realistically the aim is always to be best of the rest, plus maybe try and pick up a cup if you can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, GrahamC said: It’s a pretty ridiculous league, too. Celtic & Rangers are so far ahead of everyone else in terms of finances it’s like League Two sides (certainly those who are around the bottom five) playing against Liverpool or Spurs. Hibs, Hearts & Aberdeen are borderline Championship in terms of their wages but even then more like Rotherham than a Norwich. It must be one of the most unequal leagues out there. Pretty much. This is a good chart: Albeit season before last,you can see how far ahead the Glasgow Pair are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Northern Red said: Of course not, but many better managers than him wouldn't do it either and it shouldn't be held against him. Realistically the aim is always to be best of the rest, plus maybe try and pick up a cup if you can. Exactly,he’s doing what he should be doing which is why this thread is funny,you have people slagging him for not doing his job and then people praising him for doing his job and no extra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Pretty much. This is a good chart: Albeit season before last,you can see how far ahead the Glasgow Pair are. A liitle surprised at how low League 1 is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cityboy1954 Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 03/02/2023 at 09:30, cidered abroad said: He is 41 with ten years in management. He'll never be better than a National League manager, just like his father! Talks the talk billy bullshitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 12 hours ago, Davefevs said: Yeah, pretty crucial for the little 'un to cement top 6 when the league splits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 12 hours ago, Reigate Red said: A liitle surprised at how low League 1 is. It’s got Bristol R####s in it; should need no further explanation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 14 hours ago, Davefevs said: Pretty much. This is a good chart: Albeit season before last,you can see how far ahead the Glasgow Pair are. 12 hours ago, Reigate Red said: A liitle surprised at how low League 1 is. It was 2 seasons ago, I would think the top six and teams like Portsmouth would push that up a bit this season. I am more surprised at Serie B in Italy, that's a huge drop off from Serie A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Stripe Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 16 hours ago, Reigate Red said: A liitle surprised at how low League 1 is. I'm not, having watched the Rovers v Burton highlights 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 17 hours ago, Reigate Red said: A liitle surprised at how low League 1 is. 4 hours ago, Port Said Red said: It was 2 seasons ago, I would think the top six and teams like Portsmouth would push that up a bit this season. I am more surprised at Serie B in Italy, that's a huge drop off from Serie A. Here is the latest version that I’ve created from the same data source (FiveThirtyEight). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 20/02/2023 at 12:18, Elmore James said: I'm not, having watched the Rovers v Burton highlights I suspect that Leagues One and Two are better football quality to any other countries third and fourth tier leagues. Mainly because apart from England all others are minnow clubs, regional, playing in front of hundreds as opposed to minimum in England of around 4,000/5,000. Also B teams of European big clubs are there. The equivalent to under 21's in England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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