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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from SKRam in Relegation watch
Can't wait for trips to Plymouth and Portsmouth next season
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Ghost of Clough reacted to Black ('n' White) Sheep in Relegation watch
... can we have 'Boro investigated for match fixing? Just a suggestion ?
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from RamontheMoor in Realistic Manager Alternatives
Evatt achieved in in non-league with Barrow. He's achieving it with Bolton. What makes you think he couldn't do it with us?
If we go with someone like Pulis, then we may as well sack off the academy and sell every single player we currently own. It would be the single worst decision in Mel's reign as owner.
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Ghost of Clough reacted to LeedsCityRam in Realistic Manager Alternatives
Ian Evatt would be my number one choice - 4 reasons;
On the verge of taking Bolton back into League One meaning in his first 3 seasons of football management, he will have got 2 teams promoted (other one was Barrow from the National League - he took over after they'd finished bottom 6 season previously) Plays entertaining attacking football - heavily influenced by Ian Holloway's Blackpool side in which he played when they got to the Prem in 2009. His Barrow team were known as 'Barrowcelona' such was the style they played with. Young, ambitious manager on the way up and Derby would be an exciting opportunity for him (rather than us having to convince a 'name' to drop down to our level) He is a Derby fan - came through the Academy here, went to Wembley in 2014 to watch us in the playoff final & in an interview with RamsTV 2 months ago, expressed a wish to return back here one day... https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2021/02/ramstv-meets-ian-evatt
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Ravabeerbelly in Realistic Manager Alternatives
Evatt achieved in in non-league with Barrow. He's achieving it with Bolton. What makes you think he couldn't do it with us?
If we go with someone like Pulis, then we may as well sack off the academy and sell every single player we currently own. It would be the single worst decision in Mel's reign as owner.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from Deej in Realistic Manager Alternatives
Evatt achieved in in non-league with Barrow. He's achieving it with Bolton. What makes you think he couldn't do it with us?
If we go with someone like Pulis, then we may as well sack off the academy and sell every single player we currently own. It would be the single worst decision in Mel's reign as owner.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from jimtastic56 in Relegation watch
*Gibson urges Warnock to throw the games to spite Rams*
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Ghost of Clough reacted to IslandExile in Would a spell in League One actually be a good thing?
I really hope we do not go down. However, if we do, then how we approach it is critical.
To me, having a Tiger's fan as a friend, I would hold Hull City up as a good example.
They were comfortably mid-table in the Championship in the season they went down, even looking to get into the play-offs. January transfer window, they sold Bowen to West Ham and Grosicki to West Brom.
They dropped like a stone in the second half of the season and were relegated.
The supporters generally dislike the owners - the Allam family. No longer invest since their attempt to change the name from "Hull City" to "Tigers" failed. They have been trying to sell the club but cannot find a buyer.
However, what they did do right was hire a bright young manager, who had achieved some success at Doncaster, Gavin McCann. They wheeled and dealed in the transfer market and found some decent players. They knitted together a decent team and are now one or two points away from instant promotion.
The key for me is recruitment: manager and players.
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Ghost of Clough reacted to Olton Ram in Relegation watch
Some absolute stone cold classic threads there. Beautiful.
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Ghost of Clough got a reaction from IslandExile in Would a spell in League One actually be a good thing?
I don't see it myself. The wage bill will drop severely for the 3rd successive year. A number of in contract players will definitely be moved on for cash (Marshall, Byrne, Shinnie, Lawrence, Jozwiak). At the very least, I'd expect us to make a cash profit next season.
Time to actually go back to building a team around the academy graduates, rather than use them to fill gaps around the past it experienced players.
