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Evo1883

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #246
Grendel said:
You can’t compare him to managers who couldn’t attain promotion

Many of those managers had an objective of survival and until Strachan achieved it.

You now have a fairly comparable situation to those managers in this season and it’s a struggle

The other concern is his recruitment has been poor this season - few players have made the grade and the whole overseas recruitment strategy has lumbered us with players who are a wage burden

Like many managers he is one way or the highway and becomes more stubborn the more the problems get.

His decision making at this level is highly questionable
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Robins is better than Strachan.. Would you take perennial failure in England strachan back here today over Robins?
 
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procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #247
This thread is as daft as the last taxi thread. I’ll ask for the umpteenth time, this time in upper case. WHO COULD WE ATTRACT THAT IS REALISTICALLY BETTER THAN WHO WE HAVE NOW. I want names, not skirting around the question with fluff and nonsense
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #248
procdoc said:
This thread is as daft as the last taxi thread. I’ll ask for the umpteenth time, this time in upper case. WHO COULD WE ATTRACT THAT IS REALISTICALLY BETTER THAN WHO WE HAVE NOW. I want names, not skirting around the question with fluff and nonsense
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People have said this with every manager
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #249
The people saying we can’t get any better than Robins are the same ones saying we couldn’t have signed any better than Gyokeres in January
 

letsallsingtogether

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #250
Sick Boy said:
Yes but we didn’t, it’s the story of the season.
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So he was right in what he said.
We all know we need a striker I'm sure he knows but to get a proven striker in is out of our budget.
Quite a few clubs in our predicament the Duke missed 3 yesterday for Brum, they are desperate for a striker, our opponents yesterday don't have one There are 6 teams that have scored less than us all need a striker thing is some a have better defence putting them higher in the league then us.
 
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procdoc

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #251
Boosh said:
The people saying we can’t get any better than Robins are the same ones saying we couldn’t have signed any better than Gyokeres in January
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Name a better manager we could realistically get then, seems as you’re oh so fucking clever
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #252
Nick said:
People have said this with every manager
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And they all failed... Until Robins

Sheffield United, rock bottom... Fans gutted he left because of what he did for them, he wasn't sacked BTW.

Why are we such a bunch of special cases?
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #253
procdoc said:
Name a better manager we could realistically get then, seems as you’re oh so fucking clever
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We can’t mate. We couldn’t get better then Gyokeres in January either. Wilson is our best keeper and Biamou is our only fit striker.

At least that’s what I read on here anyway
 
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procdoc

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #254
Nick said:
People have said this with every manager
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That’s bollocks really isn’t it. When we had Thorn and Slade most people could easily name better managers we could realistically get at the time. We got Robins after Slade who has proven to be 1000 times better
 
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Evo1883

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #255
Boosh said:
The people saying we can’t get any better than Robins are the same ones saying we couldn’t have signed any better than Gyokeres in January
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Most of us just appreciate what he's done here and are willing to give him time to try again?
 
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letsallsingtogether

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #256
Boosh said:
The people saying we can’t get any better than Robins are the same ones saying we couldn’t have signed any better than Gyokeres in January
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But we don't know who they tried to sign in January if any.What backing did they have from the club for financing a move.
 
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procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #257
Boosh said:
We can’t mate. We couldn’t get better then Gyokeres in January either. Wilson is our best keeper and Biamou is our only fit striker.

At least that’s what I read on here anyway
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So you’re just posting bollocks then, thanks for confirming
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #258
letsallsingtogether said:
But we don't know who they tried to sign in January if any.What backing did they have from the club for financing a move.
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The £10k a week they’re paying James for a start. And the money they spent on Reid and Tavares
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #259
Evo1883 said:
Most of us just appreciate what he's done here and are willing to give him time to try again?
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I appreciate what he’s done but I’m not willing to give him time if we are relegated this season. It’s a ruthless business as Leicester showed with Ranieri. I don’t think they regret not giving him time.

I am seriously worried about his team selections at the minute though. Recruitment I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt on if we stay up
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #260
Boosh said:
I appreciate what he’s done but I’m not willing to give him time if we are relegated this season. It’s a ruthless business as Leicester showed with Ranieri. I don’t think they regret not giving him time.

I am seriously worried about his team selections at the minute though. Recruitment I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt on if we stay up
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I disagree
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #261
procdoc said:
That’s bollocks really isn’t it. When we had Thorn and Slade most people could easily name better managers we could realistically get at the time. We got Robins after Slade who has proven to be 1000 times better
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It’s not, the reality was that we were told that no one would be able to do a better job, including Ferguson.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #262
Sick Boy said:
Has he actually said he was happy with the performance?
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Have a listen to it yourself
 
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Gregbant

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #263
Boosh said:
The £10k a week they’re paying James for a start. And the money they spent on Reid and Tavares
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You think we are paying 10k a week to a player?
 
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procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #264
Sick Boy said:
It’s not, the reality was that we were told that no one would be able to do a better job, including Ferguson.
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Name someone now who is available, that is a realistic target and who you would back to do a better job than Robins. If it’s so easy to say sack the manager then you should be able to answer
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #265
procdoc said:
Name someone now who is available, that is a realistic target and who you would back to do a better job than Robins. If it’s so easy to say sack the manager then you should be able to answer
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I’ve not said that I want him sacked.
 
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procdoc

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #266
Sick Boy said:
I’ve not said that I want him sacked.
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I’m aiming it more at the people that are saying he should be sacked than you to be honest. If people want someone sacked they should know who they want as a replacement that is realistic
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #267
Gregbant said:
You think we are paying 10k a week to a player?
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It’s possible as it’s equivalent to paying someone 5k for the whole season. Stacking the side with defensive midfielders has proven something of a mistake
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #268
Gregbant said:
You think we are paying 10k a week to a player?
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Without doubt we are. O’hare won’t be too far off it either.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #269
procdoc said:
I’m aiming it more at the people that are saying he should be sacked than you to be honest. If people want someone sacked they should know who they want as a replacement that is realistic
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No it shouldn’t and again same applies to slade and thorn
 
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procdoc

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #270
PVA said:
Yeah, and we ended up in League fucking Two ffs.

So yeah let's replace the guy that got us from there to the Championship because we didn't beat Wycombe and he signed Gyokeres on loan.
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Maybe Reading should sack their manager because Wycombe beat them 1-0 a few weeks ago
 
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procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #271
Grendel said:
No it shouldn’t and again same applies to slade and thorn
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Slade and Thorn were abominations that achieved nothing at the club. Again, name me viable replacements for Robins instead of your usual deflection tactics
 
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PVA

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #272
Why do you keep bringing up Slade and Thorn in comparison to Robins you weirdo?

It's like saying we should sell Godden because Denzel Slager was rubbish.
 
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procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #273
PVA said:
Why do you keep bringing up Slade and Thorn in comparison to Robins you weirdo?

It's like saying we should sell Godden because Denzel Slager was rubbish.
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He won’t give you a straight answer so you’re wasting your time
 
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Peter’s ndying lovu

Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #274
Best manager we've had in a long time, achieved amazing things with scraps. Champions of league one probably prematurely. Now has a league one squad in the championship. With one of the lowest budgets in the league, managed to find a bargain in hamer and loan of Ostigard to improve the first team, the rest are to pad out the squad which was a necessity. We simply don’t have the resources to be bringing in 4/5 starters. Discovering some players haven’t/won’t make the step up, key players either out injured for long spells or underperforming, our main source of goals out for too long. Picked up points where we shouldn’t have had a hope and sure, not taken points when we might have expected to. As it stands, we are staying up, which in itself is miraculous. If it happens, another year in this league and the Ricoh return is a major boost to the coffers and bigger appeal for recruitment. If we lost all of the remaining games and went down, Robins is still our best hope for the future. Chopping and changing over the years has achieved us absolutely nothing we should strive for some degree of consistency. For the fickle types, observe Solskjaer. And breathe
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #275
Peter’s ndying lovu said:
Best manager we've had in a long time, achieved amazing things with scraps. Champions of league one probably prematurely. Now has a league one squad in the championship. With one of the lowest budgets in the league, managed to find a bargain in hamer and loan of Ostigard to improve the first team, the rest are to pad out the squad which was a necessity. We simply don’t have the resources to be bringing in 4/5 starters. Discovering some players haven’t/won’t make the step up, key players either out injured for long spells or underperforming, our main source of goals out for too long. Picked up points where we shouldn’t have had a hope and sure, not taken points when we might have expected to. As it stands, we are staying up, which in itself is miraculous. If it happens, another year in this league and the Ricoh return is a major boost to the coffers and bigger appeal for recruitment. If we lost all of the remaining games and went down, Robins is still our best hope for the future. Chopping and changing over the years has achieved us absolutely nothing we should strive for some degree of consistency. For the fickle types, observe Solskjaer. And breathe
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What a username
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #276
PVA said:
Grendel has been absolutely gagging to make this thread for a while, you can just tell.

Of course the last time he made this thread we went on to win the league.

Also the man he wanted to replace Robins has just been sacked by a League One team.

We could lose every game for the rest of the season and Robins would still have my backing and that of the majority of fans.
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I was in the camp before yesterday. We’ve got 9 games left of the season. Yesterday at home to the worst team in the league we started 3 defensive midfielders and 1 striker... the excuse bandied about his height. There was no intent to win the the game and when we fluffed the chances we had we reverted to nothing.

we’re sleep Walking to relegation and the manager has no idea how to stop it

the budget argument is stupid, whilst there’s merit to it, last season Luton stayed up at a canter. Their budget is not going to a mid table budget
 
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procdoc

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #277
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
I was in the camp before yesterday. We’ve got 9 games left of the season. Yesterday at home to the worst team in the league we started 3 defensive midfielders and 1 striker... the excuse bandied about his height. There was no intent to win the the game and when we fluffed the chances we had we reverted to nothing.

we’re sleep Walking to relegation and the manager has no idea how to stop it

the budget argument is stupid, whilst there’s merit to it, last season Luton stayed up at a canter. Their budget is not going to a mid table budget
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Again name a replacement. I bet you can’t. Luton finished three points outside of the bottom three. Clown
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #278
procdoc said:
Again name a replacement. I bet you can’t. Luton finished Four points outside of the bottom three. Clown
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In the last week alone, Paul Cook and Danny Cowley have got jobs in league one.
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #279
Boosh said:
The £10k a week they’re paying James for a start. And the money they spent on Reid and Tavares
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Reid and Tavares? 2 kids who are meant for the U23 team?

Have a word mate
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Mar 21, 2021
  • #280
David O'Day said:
Reid and Tavares? 2 kids who are meant for the U23 team?

Have a word mate
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Didn’t we pay £100k+ for Reid? It all adds up.
 
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