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Tuesday's match could be one of those lose and you're out games. I think Caldwell is the more likely to be jobless a week from now. But if I were Paul Warne right now I wouldn't want to be playing a side on a run like Exeter's.

2 minutes ago, Srg said:

What remaining contract? He’s in the dole queue. 

I can't imagine his contract ran out on 9th October, 2023. Even if his contract was only till the end of this season that's seven months at a reported £20,000 p.w. that he won't receive if he takes another job. Much will depend on how long and at what rate the contract offered by a prospective new club will be.

31 minutes ago, I Am Sheep said:

Is Eustace still available?

I mean for real now, is he?

That is a very sensible question and I'm sure the answer is "yes". There is always the problem regarding his remaining contract at Brum, how long left and what was he on.

Of course the last manager unfairly sacked by Birmingham whose next club was yours didn't work out too well. But I think Eustace will prove to be a better coach/manager than Rowett has; and more loyal. It isn't just his impressive time at St Andrews. His Kiddy team played such lovely football they were dubbed "the non-league Barcelona".

I was stupid enough to put a lot of money on you today. I thought you'd blow The Shrews away. Ah well silly me! 

Well the bookmakers expectations are that you'll be champions. I think 5/1 is a very short price but that's currently the best I can see.

1 minute ago, Grumpy Git said:

Correct, proper scabs.

Proper heroes actually to most of the country at the time. Brave men who refused to be bullied or intimidated into striking when there hadn't been an official national ballot. But as Steadybreeze wrote earlier this subject doesn't belong on a football forum. 

Apparently The Robins were appalling at Pompey yesterday so it should be a good opportunity to get back on track.

4 hours ago, BriggRam said:

Its what the Yorkshire miners called other miners who worked while they were on strike in the 80's.........Notts miners were the first to fold so why Derby get labelled i dont know, maybe someone knows more than me

Or more accurately the Notts miners never folded. They worked from start to finish.

I'm amazed at the negativity already about Warne. He's had four league matches, two of which he's won. He might not be the most exciting appointment but he's proved thrice that he can get a team promoted from League One. It might be beyond him this season but after a couple of transfer windows I'm confident he'll have you challenging in 2023-4.

2 hours ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Why is he so bad ?

Nothing is certain in football and Caldwell might prove me wrong. But his managerial record and the low regard in which he is held by supporters of the teams he's managed would suggest this is a very bad appointment by The Grecians.

His managerial career started very well. He took Wigan straight back up to The Championship as title winners in his first full season. But it's been all downhill ever since. Fans of a club where a manager has been sacked will rarely have anything good to say about their former man. But the vitriolic language used by both Chesterfield and Partick Thistle supporters regarding Caldwell is particularly extreme. At both clubs he was an abysmal failure and he is very fortunate to have been given the Exeter City post. It has taken Exeter ten seasons to eventually gain promotion to League One and I fear they'll regret placing their hard won status in the hands of Mr Caldwell.

2 hours ago, jimtastic56 said:

First game under a new manager - Exeter players will be running their socks off trying to impress the new Gaffer. We need to sort our midfield out asap It’s supposed to be the engine room of the team.

It's unfortunate timing. Gary Caldwell is an atrocious appointment, an astonishingly bad choice. But it's his first match in charge so the new manager impetus will kick in while it will take a few matches before the effect of just how inept the new man in charge is becomes clear.

2 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said:

Why would Warne leave Rotherham for Derby right now?

Because you're a much bigger club whatever short term problems you might have.

12 minutes ago, curb said:

That would open up another can of worms.

Do they promote the higher league position or the play off finalist?

It would be the beaten play-off finalist if precedent is followed. In 1990 Sunderland finished sixth in The Second Division and were beaten 1-0 by Swindon Town in The Play-Off Final. Swindon were then found to have breached League rules and had their promotion taken from them and handed to us, rather than Newcastle United who'd finished sixth.

56 minutes ago, Andicis said:

You're aware we currently can't pay any of our bills? Mike Ashley leaves Newcastle in a financially stable position. 

Exactly. Whatever the ups and downs of the team the club has been a model of stability during Ashley's fourteen years of ownership. He's also left the club in a position which will allow the new despots/owners to spend a lot of money over the next few years without being caught up in F.F.P..