kevinhectoring

Hello

Warne pointed in his post match to the financial benefits of a cup run. That might well have come up in a recent discussion with DC. Maybe that was behind his decision to stick with the more senior players, despite that they were knackered

SMALL way? But wasn’t it he who trolled through our accounts and announced to the world that our amortisation policy was questionable? Which led to Gibson jumping on the bandwagon…

Very very sad to read this. Sincere condolences to Daniel’s family. Today’s result very fitting

2-1 Collins frgs

Trump’s base requires him to support Israel unconditionally. It’s why he moved the embassy to Jerusalem, a devastating thing for the Palestinians. Another Trump presidency would be disastrous for any peace process

First thing I heard him say about Bird was that, when he met him, he was surprised how big he was. Sure, Bird might have thought nothing of it at all. Or he might have thought ‘Jesus he’s telling the world he’s looked at the tapes and thinks I play like a wimp’. Careless personal comment. The McGoldrick comment was the most concerning, because if I recall correctly there was just a suggestion Didzy was faking injury. Did Didzy just shrug it off? Maybe. Did he even hear it, who knows? But: careless, careless, careless. The description of his conversation with Bird about a possible transfer made me cringe, because Warne managed to give the impression that Bird’s loyalty to the club was paper thin, that he didn’t care whether he stayed or left. ‘Belittle’ is too narrow - I just mean anything that could lead a player to take the hump. As I said about 6 posts ago, I think he’s come to understand he needs a clutch between his ego and his brain Whether fans always hear these comments is not the point. The point is: players in common with most human beings listen very carefully to what their bosses say about them, especially if it’s said in public, and they are often proud, paranoid, prickly and prone to petulance. The best managers know how to use the microphone to motivate their men

I shan’t ‘argue’ with you any more. Perhaps by extension you believe the US connived in the 9/11 attacks. To be honest I find your post disturbing and it’s disappointing the mods didn’t pull it

The elephant in the room is Trump. The US has given Israel unstinting support for 40 years which has contributed to this mess. Biden and Blinken are now making clear their view that Israel needs to find a political settlement with the Palestinians. Unfortunately, when the dust settles on all the bodies, Israel will calculate that if they drag their feet long enough, Trump will become president and all pressure on them to seek a long term peace will dissipate. That could lead to WW3

No no no. He has the microphone. If he uses it to belittle players there are some who will not forgive him.

There’s a very big difference between - Netanyahu tolerating hamas because it suits his purposes - Netanyahu conspiring in a scheme that results in the death of 1,400 Israelis and 150 being held hostage. The first is perfectly believable. The second is not, it doesn’t begin to hold water but it is the sort of thing that is meat and drink to conspiracy theorists

My own opinion of Warne’s man management isn’t just plucked out of the air. I started posting in late ‘22 that the way he speaks about his players in interviews was a recipe for an unhappy dressing room. There was a specific comment about McGoldrick - relating to an injury (I’m guessing, but maybe around Nov 22) where Warne tried to be funny whilst taking a dig at Didzy. It was careless., misjudged and disrespectful. Warne has so far as I can see stopped doing this now - last time I can remember him at it was when he was speaking about Bird’s transfer. It’s the sort of thing he could perhaps get away with at Rotherham but many ‘bigger’ players won’t put up with it. Even before Didzy left, I would have assumed his and Warne’s relationship was frosty. Then Didzy left, having had his best season ever and with the weekly adulation of 26,000 people ringing in his ears. The timing of that move didn’t stack up for me (for football or financial reasons) tho I accept there’s plenty to debate in that. I think that if he’d enjoyed playing for Warne he would have stayed. I don’t mind people questioning the opinion in that last sentence but it’s not plucked out of thin air.

The Economist has said that Netenyahu has for years tolerated Hamas because it allows him to refuse peace talks. That’s credible enough and has come from several sources. But your suggestion that there was a cunning plan to allow Hamas to inflict such horror on 7/10 is not credible. Not least because that would have required senior IDF officers to have participated in the conspiracy. No way

Didzy’s got class that’s all it’s telling you

Yes you’re right of course. But he would have understood that to skulk away and in particular to have criticised Warne would have damaged the club. And he’d had too good a season - and imo he’s too decent a guy - to want to stick the boot in.

I’d say Warne’s careless way of speaking to the media about his players is likely to be part of the reason. Including about McGoldrick.

Religion. Or real estate (that’s what this one is ultimately about) . Or oil. Or communist/capitalist ideology. Or some guy being assassinated. Or something else. But yes often religion

One of the lines is not straight it has a little kink in it where the Arabist from the foreign office got his finger in the way of the pencil.

There’s a goal scoring machine at notts county who might disagree

It’s not enough to look decent against the weaker sides in the league. It’s about results against the stronger sides. if we don’t get those, the gap just gets wider.

I don’t want Ashley or a man like Ashley. My point was that a very wealthy owner ( even one like Ashley) will take us further than that nice man Mr Clowes

I have nothing bad to say about DC but of the two of them I think Ashley is the one who would take us up the furthest (and maybe down the furthest on the way). If we don’t acquire a seriously wealthy owner there’s a fair chance we’ll languish in this miserable division for many a long season.

So, 12 ?

Another pointless thread

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