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Senior Vick from Alicante

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  • Today at 11:53 AM
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fernandopartridge said:
The game is silly really, why on earth are clubs appointing people in their late 70s? What other industry would do that?
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Always thought this, if you have an aspiring young manager or someone whos stepping up from a lower league then it makes sense to bring them on board as an advisor. At 78 its a bit short termism unless as the BCFC fans think he will be the man thats going to be their new director of football.
 
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boatang

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  • Today at 12:17 PM
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Reids managerial talent at Sunderland was to pick Phillips and Quinn and swear a lot (see Premier Passions). Thats all.
Fucked us right over.
 

richnrg

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  • Today at 12:24 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
The game is silly really, why on earth are clubs appointing people in their late 70s? What other industry would do that?
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The US presidential industry?
 
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Chris1987

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  • Today at 12:27 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
The game is silly really, why on earth are clubs appointing people in their late 70s? What other industry would do that?
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US deranged Presidents?
 
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Grendel

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  • Today at 12:29 PM
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boatang said:
Reids managerial talent at Sunderland was to pick Phillips and Quinn and swear a lot (see Premier Passions). Thats all.
Fucked us right over.
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He was only appointed as that clown McGinnity decided he wanted a big name and asked Richard Keys who would be available. Keys said Reid would.

Years later Reid said that when he took the job he insisted McGinnity gave assurances Callum Davenport remained at the club. This led to the famous remark when Davenport wasn’t in training and he rang McGinnity for him to just say “he’s gone Peter”

A bit like Lampard Reid took Leeds when they were failing and us - two basket base clubs with basket case chairmen and was always going to fail
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Today at 12:35 PM
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I think Reid is not the villain of the piece like Grendel says, it was the utter arseholes that run the club at the time. Reid comes across well whenever you hear from him, I follow him on Twitter.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 12:36 PM
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Grendel said:
He was only appointed as that clown McGinnity decided he wanted a big name and asked Richard Keys who would be available. Keys said Reid would.

Years later Reid said that when he took the job he insisted McGinnity gave assurances Callum Davenport remained at the club. This led to the famous remark when Davenport wasn’t in training and he rang McGinnity for him to just say “he’s gone Peter”

A bit like Lampard Reid took Leeds when they were failing and us - two basket base clubs with basket case chairmen and was always going to fail
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To have been a fly on the wall when Tim Sherwood’s medical was signed off.
 

Grendel

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  • Today at 12:37 PM
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
To have been a fly on the wall when Tim Sherwood’s medical was signed off.
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He didn’t even have a medical as far as I’m aware
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Today at 12:43 PM
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I think that 2000-2007 period under the previous owners did far greater long term damage to the club than the subsequent SISU era.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 12:45 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
I think that 2000-2007 period under the previous owners did far greater long term damage to the club than the subsequent SISU era.
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Nah, surely not.

 
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Grendel

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  • Today at 12:45 PM
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The Sherwood comment wasn’t made as a flippant comment. He didn’t have a full medical as he’d have failed it - just the batshit world of Mike McGinnity
 

Grendel

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  • Today at 12:47 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
I think that 2000-2007 period under the previous owners did far greater long term damage to the club than the subsequent SISU era.
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McGinnity destroyed the club
 
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SwanLane

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  • Today at 12:47 PM
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Love this vid

 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 12:50 PM
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Grendel said:
The Sherwood comment wasn’t made as a flippant comment. He didn’t have a full medical as he’d have failed it - just the batshit world of Mike McGinnity
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I know it wasn’t flippant, but it is comical how that happened and he was given a 2 year deal.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Today at 12:58 PM
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From what I hear Hodgson has been put in to basically guide standards and procedures of what is expected as a minimum from their permanent appointment. Almost a director of football role with a bit of management on the side.
 

Shannerz

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  • Today at 1:01 PM
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SwanLane said:
Love this vid

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So childish.
 

jordan210

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fernandopartridge

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  • Today at 1:24 PM
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Hodgson sounds like Harold Steptoe:

You can stop the interview now you dirty, disgusting, 'orrible old man!
 
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