Nuwtfly Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: Cool. Nice little gamble by Boro. Hopefully that's one less potential big hitter to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: I don’t think the Middlesbrough fans will be very upbeat about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Gamble by boro Jesus, wouldn’t expect him to get that job to start his managerial career. Managed to get some good coaches with him mind, Steve round is a good assistant. Boro fans will be panicking tho cause that could all go very tits up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 10 hours ago, Sparkle said: I don’t think the Middlesbrough fans will be very upbeat about that Replacing Pulis with anyone is enough to make all their fans upbeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TibshelfRam Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Will massively appease the fans - but then, anybody other than Pulis would have done that. It's a gamble and hopefully one that will backfire. Get the impression that it was difficult to attract people there as clearly their budget is very limited. Woodgate is also free for them. But I am baffled by posters saying that its a mistake. Appointing Woodgate is no more of a mistake than Lampard and most of us on here would say that he's done a decent job in what are, probably similar circumstances - a big club having done okay last season. Fanbase sick of an outdated manager playing prehistoric football and creating a level of fan apathy whilst building an aging squad. Need rejuvenating but with a very limited budget. Hire an untested manager with no previous experience. Remind you of anyone? Could backfire, could be a masterstroke. How can we possibly tell so perhaps wrong to write this one off. And for what its worth - Steve Round is an excellent coach and an astute appointment as No2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I really expected that job to go to Pearson. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK-Ram Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 29 minutes ago, TibshelfRam said: Will massively appease the fans - but then, anybody other than Pulis would have done that. It's a gamble and hopefully one that will backfire. Get the impression that it was difficult to attract people there as clearly their budget is very limited. Woodgate is also free for them. But I am baffled by posters saying that its a mistake. Appointing Woodgate is no more of a mistake than Lampard and most of us on here would say that he's done a decent job in what are, probably similar circumstances - a big club having done okay last season. Fanbase sick of an outdated manager playing prehistoric football and creating a level of fan apathy whilst building an aging squad. Need rejuvenating but with a very limited budget. Hire an untested manager with no previous experience. Remind you of anyone? Could backfire, could be a masterstroke. How can we possibly tell so perhaps wrong to write this one off. And for what its worth - Steve Round is an excellent coach and an astute appointment as No2. Lampard had global appeal and turned us into a global news story overnight. We expected his status to be instrumental in attracting top quality players and, indeed, if it wasn't for him then I very much doubt we would have got Tomori, Mount, and Wilson. Woodgate's most well-known moment was scoring an own goal and being sent off in his Real Madrid debut so I don't expect he will have the same draw. Not saying he is a bad appointment, just one that carries much more risk than Lampard. I think I would have been much more concerned had we given the job to someone like Idiakez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TibshelfRam Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, MK-Ram said: Lampard had global appeal and turned us into a global news story overnight. We expected his status to be instrumental in attracting top quality players and, indeed, if it wasn't for him then I very much doubt we would have got Tomori, Mount, and Wilson. Woodgate's most well-known moment was scoring an own goal and being sent off in his Real Madrid debut so I don't expect he will have the same draw. Not saying he is a bad appointment, just one that carries much more risk than Lampard. I think I would have been much more concerned had we given the job to someone like Idiakez. I don't disagree with you. But being a global name isn't intrinsically linked to being a successful manager. (Henry, Maradona, Shearer) Of course it is a risk. But, global name/status or not, so was Lampard - massively, massively so. Woodgate could flop. He might not. But I just don't see how we can write him off. Plenty would have happily written off Lampard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, MK-Ram said: Lampard had global appeal and turned us into a global news story overnight. We expected his status to be instrumental in attracting top quality players and, indeed, if it wasn't for him then I very much doubt we would have got Tomori, Mount, and Wilson. Woodgate's most well-known moment was scoring an own goal and being sent off in his Real Madrid debut so I don't expect he will have the same draw. Not saying he is a bad appointment, just one that carries much more risk than Lampard. I think I would have been much more concerned had we given the job to someone like Idiakez. I think it's Rounds reputation as a coach that will go a long way and allow them to get some good loans in. I think it's a decent move for them in their position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 If he doesn't succeed do you think Gibson will sue us for giving him the idea of appointing a novice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Think I recall reading on here somewhere that he's a tad short in the grey matter department... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag zig Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 11/06/2019 at 21:56, Sparkle said: I don’t think the Middlesbrough fans will be very upbeat about that That’s pretty much what I heard from a couple I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag zig Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 13 hours ago, TibshelfRam said: Will massively appease the fans - but then, anybody other than Pulis would have done that. It's a gamble and hopefully one that will backfire. Get the impression that it was difficult to attract people there as clearly their budget is very limited. Woodgate is also free for them. But I am baffled by posters saying that its a mistake. Appointing Woodgate is no more of a mistake than Lampard and most of us on here would say that he's done a decent job in what are, probably similar circumstances - a big club having done okay last season. Fanbase sick of an outdated manager playing prehistoric football and creating a level of fan apathy whilst building an aging squad. Need rejuvenating but with a very limited budget. Hire an untested manager with no previous experience. Remind you of anyone? Could backfire, could be a masterstroke. How can we possibly tell so perhaps wrong to write this one off. And for what its worth - Steve Round is an excellent coach and an astute appointment as No2. Woodgate was long part of the furniture at the academy. But that’s not telling the full story, I know some of his decisions on kids coming through have been quite unpopular at times. Woodgate not the fan favourite you would think and besides Derby fans, there’s plenty that think Steve Gibson has lost the plot up there. Hearing besides Round, who is excellent, he’s after Robbie Keane and Liam Rosenior too, which would be equally astute, so maybe surround himself with decent coaches who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 9 hours ago, HantsRam said: Think I recall reading on here somewhere that he's a tad short in the grey matter department... His nickname among the Leeds players was "village" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Zag zig said: Woodgate was long part of the furniture at the academy. But that’s not telling the full story, I know some of his decisions on kids coming through have been quite unpopular at times. Woodgate not the fan favourite you would think and besides Derby fans, there’s plenty that think Steve Gibson has lost the plot up there. Hearing besides Round, who is excellent, he’s after Robbie Keane and Liam Rosenior too, which would be equally astute, so maybe surround himself with decent coaches who knows? its almost as though woodgate is the Boris Johnson figure - utterly carp but hoping to get away with it by surrounding himself with semi-sensible people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 2 hours ago, CWC1983 said: His nickname among the Leeds players was "village" ooh.......altogether now...... Y.......M........C...A, that's what im singing, the Y.............M..............C...A................yayyyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Johnathan Woodgate has got one of the best agents in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 43 minutes ago, David said: Johnathan Woodgate has got one of the best agents in the game. Sadly he was at Elland Road at the time.......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 To be fair injuries aside he was a decent defender, Leeds had a few decent players back in the day. What happened to David O’Leary? Can’t be bothered to Wiki him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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