Doug King out (1 Viewer)

ms639 · Nov 7, 2024

He’s walked into a club on a massive upwards trajectory, a winning formula, burgeoning fan base and decided right everything is going well but let’s rip it all up and start again, it’s backfired massively.

All of the blame is at Doug King’s feet and I genuinely believe it’s impossible for him to win the fans back around.

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HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Nov 7, 2024

ms639 said:
He’s walked into a club on a massive upwards trajectory, a winning formula, burgeoning fan base and decided right everything is going well but let’s rip it all up and start again, it’s backfired massively.

All of the blame is at Doug King’s feet and I genuinely believe it’s impossible for him to win the fans back around.

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It’s not impossible though is it - hire a manager that turns out to be good, and we’ll all be behind him again

let’s not pretend we’re any different to any other fanbase. We’ll be as fickle as everyone of them

fernandopartridge · Nov 7, 2024

skybluecam said:
Record transfer income and spending

Redeveloped the training ground

Revolutionised the commercial side of the club

Record season ticket sales

King modernised the club.

The record income and the season ticket sales have little to do with him. As for 'revolutionising' the commercial side of the club, the upper tier of the West Stand is still empty. It's probably best to wait to see the accounts before making that statement.

BlueSkiesForever · Nov 7, 2024

I’ve got some doubts about King but I don’t think that we’ll progress as a club by trying to tear down the owner. We’ve just lost a club legend, I get the frustration but I don’t think we need to make it worse by trying to oust the club owner as well, let’s just give it a chance and see who we get as manager If we end up with Lampard then by all means we should be marching to the Ricoh

fernandopartridge · Nov 7, 2024

BlueSkiesForever said:
I’ve got some doubts about King but I don’t think that we’ll progress as a club by trying to tear down the owner. We’ve just lost a club legend, I get the frustration but I don’t think we need to make it worse by trying to oust the club owner as well, let’s just give it a chance and see who we get as manager If we end up with Lampard then by all means we should be marching to the Ricoh

But surely by your own logic you'd just wait to see how Lampard does

ProfessorbyGrace · Nov 7, 2024

torchomatic said:
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Needs some extra gouged strokes, methinks. Very modern style, however.

Evo1883 · Nov 7, 2024

The relationship with supporters is clearly going to be strained for some time to come now .. genuinely

BlueSkiesForever · Nov 7, 2024

fernandopartridge said:
But surely by your own logic you'd just wait to see how Lampard does

That is a very good point, you got me there I just think we all know Lampard is shit so it’s an easy decision not to go there, I’m open to the suggestion of these Rohl-type managers that people haven’t really heard of though. I’m not saying that’s the best option but it’s definitely better than the Lampard or Rooney crowd etc.

usskyblue · Nov 7, 2024

clint van damme · Nov 7, 2024

Para1140 said:
Everyone going to Sunderland. We need a chorus of one Mark Robins all game

Think that's a given

clint van damme · Nov 7, 2024

AOM said:
I'm gutted with the decision to get rid of Mark Robins, but the calls for violence or lynching Doug King at a fans forum are absolutely ridiculous

You think it should be done at the stadium?

fernandopartridge · Nov 7, 2024

BlueSkiesForever said:
That is a very good point, you got me there
I just think we all know Lampard is shit so it’s an easy decision not to go there, I’m open to the suggestion of these Rohl-type managers that people haven’t really heard of though. I’m not saying that’s the best option but it’s definitely better than the Lampard or Rooney crowd etc.

He isn't shite though really, his record is good at this level. It's only his spell at Everton which isn't that good and is still no worse than their general level over the past few years

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ms639 · Nov 7, 2024

Most wins in 2024 in all competitions, joint 2nd 🫡

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stevefloyd · Nov 7, 2024

We want stability if Lampard came here and done reasonably well he would be off like a rocket at the first opportunity

Sky Blue Goblin · Nov 7, 2024

Great_Expectations said:
I wonder if he’ll still be seen as a positive owner when he sells us to Mike Ashley.

Don’t claim to be an ITK, but I do know he’s still waiting in the wings.

The investment in the stadium improvements wasn’t done just to be helpful.

Can he just get on with it then please

JoeCCFCPUSB · Nov 7, 2024

Absolutely shocked hearing the news Robins has been sacked.
What we do know is tho

£40 something million has been spent

Training ground has been upgraded

We fans have spent a boat load on season tickets, merchandise and everhthing else that comes with supporting a football club

An army of 'fuck knows what they do' are now sat behind Robins in the dugout

We lost Gyok, Hamer, O'Hare, Palmer, Fadz, Godden and Kelly, some seriously influential/ experienced leaders in that group.

We never replaced Hamer and to a lesser extent O'Hare.

We were crying out for a CM, CB, LB, Gk as absolute an priority before we even considered improving the Forward positions.

We signed Mason Clarke, Rudoni, Asante, Bassette, Dovin and Raphael Borgues.

The team as a collective has performed terrible and results have also been poor.

So for me is this all on Robins?
Did Robins identify and sign all those players?
Was it recruitment?
What have the new coaching staff brought to the table?
Why was it our priority signing was Stamenic that deal fell through and we didn't go back in for the same type of player ability wise.

Things are a fucking mess for me, granted performances, tactics have been absolutely dreadful and so have the players, yes you can blame Robins to some extent, but for me this group of players are weak minded, have no fight in them and get bullied by poor but physical sides.

Milan, Haji and Sheaf are the 3 players in our squad that will inevitably move on to a level above us.

The rest of our squad just lacks leadership, desire or any fluidity and you have to look at whether this is Robins, recruitment or coaching.

We can all see what Robins is capable of, so for me most of this is a fucking Doug King backed shit show.

Alan Dugdales Moustache · Nov 7, 2024

stevefloyd said:
We want stability if Lumpwood came here and done reasonably well he would be off like a rocket at the first opportunity

Lumpwood ? Is he a manager?
You can't have a manager called Lumpwood, surely. That's ridiculous.

Alan Dugdales Moustache · Nov 7, 2024

JoeCCFCPUSB said:
Absolutely shocked hearing the news Robins has been sacked.
What we do know is tho

£40 something million has been spent

Training ground has been upgraded

We fans have spent a boat load on season tickets, merchandise and everhthing else that comes with supporting a football club

An army of 'fuck knows what they do' are now sat behind Robins in the dugout

We lost Gyok, Hamer, O'Hare, Palmer, Fadz, Godden and Kelly, some seriously influential/ experienced leaders in that group.

We never replaced Hamer and to a lesser extent O'Hare.

We were crying out for a CM, CB, LB, Gk as absolute an priority before we even considered improving the Forward positions.

We signed Mason Clarke, Rudoni, Asante, Bassette, Dovin and Raphael Borgues.

The team as a collective has performed terrible and results have also been poor.

So for me is this all on Robins?
Did Robins identify and sign all those players?
Was it recruitment?
What have the new coaching staff brought to the table?
Why was it our priority signing was Stamenic that deal fell through and we didn't go back in for the same type of player ability wise.

Things are a fucking mess for me, granted performances, tactics have been absolutely dreadful and so have the players, yes you can blame Robins to some extent, but for me this group of players are weak minded, have no fight in them and get bullied by poor but physical sides.

Milan, Haji and Sheaf are the 3 players in our squad that will inevitably move on to a level above us.

The rest of our squad just lacks leadership, desire or any fluidity and you have to look at whether this is Robins, recruitment or coaching.

We can all see what Robins is capable of, so for me most of this is a fucking Doug King backed shit show.

I don't know enough about this and perhaps I'm not alone .
How much of this £40m was spent on players? How much on coaches, Ryton etc ?

How much of top players leaving was on Robins ? Hamer and Gyok were always going to leave . McFadzean was very strange for me. It certainly came out of the blue and for me that is the point at which I began to think things weren't right .

stevefloyd · Nov 7, 2024

Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
Lumpwood ? Is he a manager?
You can't have a manager called Lumpwood, surely. That's ridiculous.

Stupid bleeding autocorrect

Sky Blue Dal · Nov 7, 2024

The post title "Doug King Out" ??

Now let's all calm down folks. I am gutted and frankly pissed off with the way he sacked MR, and getting rid of Adi and Laurence. A winning combination BUT let's see how this plays out and what Doug does now.

I don't know what he is playing at but damn did he throw that curve ball at us this morning. It sure has ruffled a lot of feathers and highly so.

I hope he delivers but knowing the club history with owners, they never come to fruition.

Alan Dugdales Moustache · Nov 7, 2024

stevefloyd said:
Stupid bleeding autocorrect

Sorry. I genuinely thought that was his name . My bad.

Cally Fedora · Nov 7, 2024

Jeez. King out now. Who in though?

Skyblue Bangkok · Nov 7, 2024

Sky Blue Dal said:
The post title "Doug King Out" ??

Now let's all calm down folks. I am gutted and frankly pissed off with the way he sacked MR, and getting rid of Adi and Laurence. A winning combination BUT let's see how this plays out and what Doug does now.

I don't know what he is playing at but damn did he throw that curve ball at us this morning. It sure has ruffled a lot of feathers and highly so.

I hope he delivers but knowing the club history with owners, they never come to fruition.

DK owns the club good luck in trying to get rid of him. Look how long it took to get rid of the odious Sisu lot .

Samueljames1991 · Mar 6, 2025

This is funny to read back

Specially after the accounts came out as well

Need to make a Doug King apology form to go with the Frank Lampard one

quinn1971 · Mar 7, 2025

Samueljames1991 said:
This is funny to read back

Specially after the accounts came out as well

Need to make a Doug King apology form to go with the Frank Lampard one

It is, some made to look clueless, kings got it spot on maybe just stick to supporting, let the people who do know how to run a football club get on with it

Gynnsthetonic · Mar 7, 2025

Samueljames1991 said:
This is funny to read back

Specially after the accounts came out as well

Need to make a Doug King apology form to go with the Frank Lampard one

That is a great early morning pick me up reading through them. Some absolute corkers

TomRad85 · Mar 7, 2025

Samueljames1991 said:
This is funny to read back

Specially after the accounts came out as well

Need to make a Doug King apology form to go with the Frank Lampard one

One of the most embarrassing threads in forum history I think.

Gynnsthetonic · Mar 7, 2025

TomRad85 said:
One of the most embarrassing threads in forum history I think.

It's great though isn't it. I particularly like the Frank Lumpwood (autocorrect)

Deity · Mar 7, 2025

Yep. It’s too early to say Frank will be a success in the medium term but by god he has been to date.

I don;t care how loyal you are to Robins, and i think he was fab for us, no one can suggest Robins would have got the same degree of response.

edgy · Mar 7, 2025

Great read.

PUSB-We_are_going_up · Mar 7, 2025

Mcbean · Mar 7, 2025

Has aged well !

skybluecam · Mar 7, 2025

Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue said:
Fuck the team, cunts like Dovin and Kitching need to be broken and tormented for how much money they cost yet how utter wank they have performed.

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 7, 2025

skybluecam said:

Men don’t grow up, they just get older.

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Mar 7, 2025

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
It’s not impossible though is it - hire a manager that turns out to be good, and we’ll all be behind him again

let’s not pretend we’re any different to any other fanbase. We’ll be as fickle as everyone of them

Called it…

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