BaaLocks Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 9 hours ago, Grimbeard said: Oh gods, it's gonna be uncle 'Arry, innit? I was thinking 'Oh Gods, it's going to be Wenger isn't it?' and then I thought that if we are really starting on this journey we need to make sure the first few steps are in the right direction. For what we were paying Johnson and Butterfield a week I am sure we could get a few months of a real top, recently moved on, coach. Why not? You don't buy the house of your dreams and then get your mate in to fix the bathroom (unless your mate is a top notch plumber of course but I'm a pen pusher so I have no friends who actually do anything useful in life). P.S. Mel was excellent again, I totally agree with the point that he has obviously worked hard to learn how to be a football chairman. It's not as simple as throwing a cheque book at it or rolling out some soundbites and he has clearly worked that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 What does Arsene Wenger know about the Championship to be able to help cocu navigate it? "Scho Arsene, we are in this place Huuderschfield. How are we getting there?" "Ai don know....I didn't seee eet. Zis is not acceptable...." Etc...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 A much better programme without Ramage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Just now, ilkleyram said: A much better programme without Ramage. Even better if it was without ed dawes. Several negative references to schteve which i'm surprised eric let him get away with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, ilkleyram said: A much better programme without Ramage. I like Rammage for the comedy crappiness, but Steel was really good last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 11 hours ago, Remy the hare said: Long term vision? ? Our track record with managers doesn’t lend well to the term “future vision”. We’ve had 7 managers since May 2015 (when Mel took fully over) and were is the vision there? 11 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said: To be fair to Mel, with Rowett and Frank they were both pinched and he seems to have matured since the Clement/Dazwaz/Pearson/Mac2 couple of monster years... I don't think it's fair to lay Mac, Clement and Pearson at Mel's door - He was letting Rush take most of the decisions at that point by all accounts Since Rush left he brought in Rowett, Lampard and Cocu which were all long term potential type appointments - And he's made £10m (rumoured) on managers in 2 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, RamNut said: Even better if it was without ed dawes. Several negative references to schteve which i'm surprised eric let him get away with. Although I did notice Mel's, "Thanks Chris, and always a pleasure to speak to you Eric" before hanging up. Even though Ed Dawes was there and had asked questions. Maybe the viscous negativity of Dawes (except when we score 90th minute winners) has been noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinder Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Mel really is coming out of this very well. He’s been been dignified throughout - a class act. And he’s pulled a rabbit out of the hat with Cocu. I’d have been very despondent if we’d lost Lampard and replaced him with one of the usual suspects, but I’m buzzing again and very glad I’ve got a season ticket for next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 hours ago, HantsRam said: What does Arsene Wenger know about the Championship to be able to help cocu navigate it? "Scho Arsene, we are in this place Huuderschfield. How are we getting there?" "Ai don know....I didn't seee eet. Zis is not acceptable...." Etc...? Didn’t know he was German! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remy the hare Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 hours ago, cheron85 said: I don't think it's fair to lay Mac, Clement and Pearson at Mel's door - He was letting Rush take most of the decisions at that point by all accounts Since Rush left he brought in Rowett, Lampard and Cocu which were all long term potential type appointments - And he's made £10m (rumoured) on managers in 2 years... That’s a very fair point ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockholmRam Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 18 hours ago, RamNut said: He's in a phone box with a load of loose change and the pips are going to go. Ahhhh the good old days RamNut. Remember that did happen in early 80s on a RD phone in report from Alfreton Town or Ilkeston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, ThePrisoner said: Didn’t know he was German! From alsace wasn't he? So half German ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, HantsRam said: From alsace wasn't he? So half German ? Strasbourg which I think has flicked between France and Germany and back again in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, mastah said: Strasbourg which I think has flicked between France and Germany and back again in recent times. That would be Strasbourg the capital of alsace (which google tells me is called something different now)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, HantsRam said: That would be Strasbourg the capital of alsace (which google tells me is called something different now)? Wikipedia confirms that it is Alsace that has flicked between Germany and France; not just Strasbourg. Always thought it was funny that Arsene never lost his accent and got a Cockney twang though admittedly, the German type accents are very hard to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 22 hours ago, cheron85 said: I don't think it's fair to lay Mac, Clement and Pearson at Mel's door - He was letting Rush take most of the decisions at that point by all accounts Since Rush left he brought in Rowett, Lampard and Cocu which were all long term potential type appointments - And he's made £10m (rumoured) on managers in 2 years... I would think that £10 million is a long way off the mark. £2 million for Rowett is pretty much confirmed, and £4 million for Frank is the rumour that has been around for a long time. I don't think we got any more for Rowett's back room staff, but even at a million I really can't see that we've got £3 million more for the two that Frank has taken with him. A more probable £7 million total is still very helpful mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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