Match Thread Supporter's Meeting with Doug King Match Thread

[Jamesimus]

Might have been difficult to concentrate with all those tongues up his arse

And Lorna from CWR holding her pitchfork at his throat!

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He focused a lot on tactics etc.

Which reverts back to coaching, not the players themselves. Which I still think is the biggest factor of all.

 

[Sick Boy]

Dean Austen sounds like he should be selling fruit and veg at an East London market.

I thought he came across well.

 

[Deleted member 7943]

Did anybody seriously think that the Dr Claire woman picks the team and tactics rather than what he explained?

Can we stop calling her Dr claire roberts , it screams Glen hoddle 1998.

Like doug is bewitched

 

[Jamesimus]

Did anybody seriously think that the Dr Claire woman picks the team and tactics rather than what he explained?

Some people seemed to suggest she had a far deeper input than I thought she had.

 

[Jamesimus]

I thought he came across well.

Im just being nasty, he was fine.

 

[clint van damme]

Right then, the conspiracy theorists can take their tin foil hats off now.

Unless Doug King told barefaced lies, MR a) had final day on all signings and b) chose the coaching setup. Which is what common sense told us all.

AV and MR had a falling out for whatever reason and the failure to adequately replace AV led to MR because it was felt that the current coaches were not elite coaches.

I’m glad that DK called out the sexist narratives around Dr Roberts her remit is not ‘team performances’, it’s things like nutrition, S&C and lifestyle choices (sleep) to support player performances.

Like him or loathe him, you’ve got to respect King for facing the music in public to talk through his thought processes. There were some people in the audience that were quite arsey too.

If you think everything he said is true, or if you think everything he said is a lie you're mad.

I think the truth lies somewhere in between.

For example, I think he's probably right about what happened with Robins and Adi, but I don't believe for one minute they couldn't have got a decent assistant in and think they actively made sure it wouldn't happen

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Round of applause for king. Apaprently I don't live in the real world where people are fuming though and won't move on

No applause from me
People love rich people

 

[Nick]

Can we stop calling her Dr claire roberts , it screams Glen hoddle 1998.

Like doug is bewitched

I was going to say performance director. I will say Roberts

 

[EalingSB]

Bit weird giving Rob Gurney a clap. That would have been far more productive with a single, professional interviewer picking apart answers. Obviously accept that it was a fans' forum, of course.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

That was mental

I quite like King but at the same time I smell bullshit.

As for whose fault everything is, it’s often a matter of perspective, King might say Robins ripped it all up, Robins may well say King ripped it all up, unless someone has it documented in black & white that the other one didn’t want x,y,z then the talk of defamation is stupid and anyone can spin things however they want. King isn’t the devil, Robins isn’t all to blame, it’s shades of grey and they’re all involved.

Don’t feel we really learned anything or gained anything from that hour, big questions were left out, but it was entertaining alright

 

[Deleted member 7943]

I was going to say performance director. I will say Roberts

Just claire roberts surely

 

[covcity4life]

Glazing on gurneys cock.

 

[Gint11]

If you think everything he said is true, or if you think everything he said is a lie you're mad.

I think the truth lies somewhere in between.

For example, I think he's probably right about what happened with Robins and Adi, but I don't believe for one minute they couldn't have got a decent assistant in and think they actively made sure it wouldn't happen

He did say most interested wanted to be head coach, not assistant. To be fair, I could well believe that.

 

[shmmeee]

That was mental

I quite like King but at the same time I smell bullshit.

As for whose fault everything is, it’s often a matter of perspective, King might say Robins ripped it all up, Robins may well say King ripped it all up, unless someone has it documented in black & white that the other one didn’t want x,y,z then the talk of defamation is stupid and anyone can spin things however the want. King isn’t the devil, Robins isn’t all to blame, it’s shades of grey and they’re all involved.

Don’t feel we really learned anything or gained anything from that hour, big questions were left out, but it was entertaining alright

We learned a lot in the first five minutes, even if you don’t believe it it says something. After that not so much.

 

[covcity4life]

This guy is trying to pull Lorna lol. Can't believe he spoke to you like that lol

 

[David O'Day]

anyway that was far more lively than I thought

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

That was mental

I quite like King but at the same time I smell bullshit.

As for whose fault everything is, it’s often a matter of perspective, King might say Robins ripped it all up, Robins may well say King ripped it all up, unless someone has it documented in black & white that the other one didn’t want x,y,z then the talk of defamation is stupid and anyone can spin things however the want. King isn’t the devil, Robins isn’t all to blame, it’s shades of grey and they’re all involved.

Don’t feel we really learned anything or gained anything from that hour, big questions were left out, but it was entertaining alright

The bullet for me on this is simply.

If Robins wanted to keep Adi, why didn’t he at any point either by statement or press pay respect for what Adi Vinesh has done with him.

 

[Nick]

Glazing on gurneys cock.

All over his deck

 

[Major Tom]

I don’t think so I think he’s angry

He was asked a question and then asked exactly the same question. What a waste of valuable time with the owner.

 

[Jamesimus]

If you think everything he said is true, or if you think everything he said is a lie you're mad.

I think the truth lies somewhere in between.

For example, I think he's probably right about what happened with Robins and Adi, but I don't believe for one minute they couldn't have got a decent assistant in and think they actively made sure it wouldn't happen

That part is the part I struggled with. Some people are looking for that post, they may be happy as No.2 for now. 70 applications for a vacant manager but we couldn't find a single assistant?

 

[Mr Panda]

Incredible what we've witnessed tonight if you think about it. What other manager sackings get this kind of transparency and bombshell moment?

 

[SwanLane]

Doug is "the board"

Hell of a statement that. All the talk of bringing in new people in new roles. But the board? Yeah that’ll be me. I can do all that.

 

[sometimesDanielle]

Lampards on his way and his bringing his own deck

 

[clint van damme]

Don’t feel we really learned anything or gained anything from that hour, big questions were left out, but it was entertaining alright

Was always going to be the case. I genuinely think it was,an error, especially without a new manager imminent.

 

[Gint11]

Love robins and will be eternally grateful but I’m firmly sitting in the King camp and backing him.

 

[stevefloyd]

Got to say the womans trying to nail them and asking some decnt questions...listening to it on catch up

 

[Nick]

He was asked a question and then asked exactly the same question. What a waste of valuable time with the owner.

Yeah that was weird, literally asked the same question as the person before.

 

[Nick]

Love robins and will be eternally grateful but I’m firmly sitting in the King camp and backing him.

That's weird as well.

Just back the club / team.

 

[sw88]

That's the same at every football club, the average manager lasts 12-18 months, before getting a big payoff.

We won't be short of applicants.

Potentially be one he interviewed last time round who didn’t want to be a no.2

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Just claire roberts surely

Dr Who?

 

[Major Tom]

The mission is now after that is don't get relegated or we're truly finished

And with some of the comments to him and the staff on social media which he eluded too.. he may have lost a bit of loyalty to the club.

 

[bawtryneal]

I thought Doug came across very well
We are in good hands moving forwards
Onwards and upwards

 

[clint van damme]

He did say most interested wanted to be head coach, not assistant. To be fair, I could well believe that.

I dont. I believe he stopped the Ramsey appointment

 

[GaryJones]

What makes you believe this is all 100% true?

You can only judge a person by what they say & do so we will see - overall I was pleasantly surprised by him.