Doug got it right (2 Viewers)

Saddlebrains · Feb 15, 2025

We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

tommy hutch legend · Feb 15, 2025

totally agree, Robins did a great job but it was becoming very flat

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

hill83 · Feb 15, 2025

False9 · Feb 15, 2025

Funny that Doug knows more than most of us about football. Took the emotion out of the decision and did the right thing.

SKYBLUES90 · Feb 15, 2025

It’s a combination of things, I feel the players have always been capable of this, for what ever reason it wasn’t working, it certainly is now.

Robins alluded to it in his last few interviews, we needed some confidence. We have that and momentum, not playing particularly well but we’re winning and that’s all that matters.

Lampard is a winner, he’s a football man and you can just tell he wants this to work. 100 percent is the right man to take us forward.

Onwards and upwards. PUSB.

JSL · Feb 15, 2025

False9 said:
Funny that Doug knows more than most of us about football. Took the emotion out of the decision and did the right thing.

He must have got good advice from somewhere

peteCCFC · Feb 15, 2025

After a free holiday?......

Saddlebrains · Feb 15, 2025

peteCCFC said:
After a free holiday?......

No he's too old for me to wank off

pusbccfc · Feb 15, 2025

He got SISU out like he said he would

skybluecam · Feb 15, 2025

Diogenes · Feb 15, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

Cuck

fatso · Feb 15, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

Looks like he's 100% right.
And he backed Frank with 2 experienced players coming in.

long way home · Feb 15, 2025

His vision of the club comes with an expectation that unfortunately MR was struggling to deliver. He thought the squad was better than 20th and picked a different path to go down. It looks like he not only made the right decision, but showed intelligence in the replacement and the timing of the announcement. I don't have an opinion on Doug as an individual, mainly because if his vision becomes reality nobody's opinion of him will matter anyway.

Samo · Feb 15, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

I have to agree.
And it takes massive balls to take unpopular decisions.

clint van damme · Feb 15, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

Agree.
Still think the forum was a PR disaster and still have trust issues with him based on how a non football fan woke up one morning owning a football club.

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · Feb 15, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

lord_garrincha · Feb 15, 2025

hill83 said:
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I'm in Fuerteventura this week & the episode with all the fathers on the plane popped in my head on the flight.

Sorry, are we talking about priority points on this thread?

bigfatronssba · Feb 15, 2025

His motives are obvious. That he wants promotion to maximise the value of his asset.
However unlike his predecessors, he seems to understand that for promotion to happen we need a decent team and decent staff. I get the impression that he sees the management side of the club as being no different to any business. He alluded to that in the forum where he said he wanted an hierarchy in the coaching staff, and everyone being aware of their responsibilities.

He has, and will continue to make mistakes. But compared to the owners we've had in my 35 years supporting the club, he is at the top.

exhallskyblue · Feb 15, 2025

Jheez saddle. Wasn’t expecting this from you. Fair play

quinn1971 · Feb 15, 2025

He’s nearly got the top 6 deck he said we had

baldy · Feb 15, 2025

Diogenes said:
Cuck

Paul?

covcity4life · Feb 15, 2025

clint van damme said:
Agree.
Still think the forum was a PR disaster and still have trust issues with him based on how a non football fan woke up one morning owning a football club.

There were some football fans on here who didn't want lampard so let's thank our lucky stars we have a non football fan in charge!

mmttww · Feb 15, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
Still don't trust him though

so the TL;DR version is that you wouldn't buy a used car from him, amirite? Fair f*cks for the post, fella.

dadgad · Feb 15, 2025

Robins deserved the boot for being stale, boring. He was unable to change.

rockwoodfleet · Feb 15, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

Respect to you Saddle. Takes a real man to accept they may be wrong but even bigger to post and admit it....

Perennial Lurker · Feb 15, 2025

dadgad said:
Robins deserved the boot for being stale, boring. He was unable to change.

That's very unfair given just how often he maximised the limited resources he was dealt

Perennial Lurker · Feb 15, 2025

I was one who didn't want Lampard but as a Cov fan first and foremost I will back any manager who is in charge .
We are playing well , the squad seems settled and confident so no complaints so far , as long as we don't see the suicidal high line too often

PUSB-We_are_going_up · Feb 15, 2025

A lot of us myself included were very anti king when he made that choice fair fucks to him its paid off and certainly when the anger ran out it was clear why he had to go. And Super Franky Lampard will lead us to victory

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Feb 15, 2025

It was definitely a controversial decision, and many of us felt like sacking Robins was short sighted given how long he was here and the achievement he had.

However, I remember pointing out months ago that he was coming across a bit flat and defeatist in interviews. His body language and general demeanour seemed off to me, but it was like we didn't want to question it because of how much of a legend he was. I recall many people saying that this was nonsense when I flagged it, but the more I look at it now, the more I think I was right.

I had little expectation with Lampard, and I wasn't happy with the Robins sacking, but I said I would give it a chance. Let's just say the results we are seeing are well above what I thought would happen. It's actually quite refreshing listening to him speak as well, and unlike the interviews with Robins at the end, which just felt depressing and flat.

I'm really enjoying it at the moment, and long may it continue.

Gynnsthetonic · Feb 16, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

Was there a right way though, I'm sure Robins knew his job was in jepody

Fergusons_Beard · Feb 16, 2025

Saddlebrains said:
We all know I don't trust the bloke

However

His decision to remove Mark Robins and get in Lampard was right. I dont think anyone can disagree on that anymore. Granted the way it was done could have shown more appreciation etc, but I must say, what a set of bollocks he had to make that call, stand by it, and live or die by the sword with his choice

Looking back i find it quite admirable to be honest

Well done Douglas, and if he gets us to the top flight I will take back all ive said

Still don't trust him though

Takes some bollocks to admit you were wrong SB.

Kudos to you pal.

Onward and upward!

Pusb

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SkyBluePower · Feb 16, 2025

Well he was right because he knew all the facts. We only knew half the story. A brave decision still but one he had to make.

Deity · Feb 16, 2025

I have no idea whether Frank will prove to be a good manager in the long run but for now I can see the improvements he’s making and I’m impressed with the bond he’s built with a very sceptical and angry fan base.

The fact that Chelsea, Everton and Derby fans all wish him well says a lot for him as a person I think.

MalcSB · Feb 16, 2025

JSL said:
He ust have got good advice from somewhere

Harry Redknapp?

Deity · Feb 16, 2025

MalcSB said:
Harry Redknapp?

Christ he spoke to him once 8 years ago …. Now that’s what I call long term planning !

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