Championship 2017/18

[davulsukur]

34 minutes ago, DE. said:

https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/sarcastic-cheers-aimed-at-steele.1399488/

Wow, they rate him less than we do by the looks.

He is awful though.

Edit: G Force sums it up nicely on those Sunderland boards:

"He's f***ing S***e"

Edited October 28, 2017 by davulsukur

[LDRover]

Sheffield United looked a good side last night, Wilder certainly seems like he's got something about him and in Duffy and the young lad Brooks who scored the winner has some quality on the pitch. They could easily get promoted on that showing.

[Skiptonrover]

Listened to it last night on radio Leeds Cresswell was on, think the wheels are starting to come off for Leeds still fancy them for playoffs though.

[JacknOry]

2 hours ago, davulsukur said:

Wow, they rate him less than we do by the looks.

He is awful though.

Edit: G Force sums it up nicely on those Sunderland boards:

"He's f***ing S***e"

I particularly liked this one

"He's @#/?ing terrible. Great signing from Grayson. Shay Given on a free would have been better than him and Given is about 45."

[davulsukur]

Sunderland just gone 2-3 down against Bolton (Karl Henry, of all people, putting Notlob in front)

Grayson to get the chop of it stays like that.

[chaddyrovers]

Grayson sacked

[Vinjay]

Knowing Venkys he will probably end up at Ewood.

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fulham-data-analyst-calls-police-after-being-sacked-by-club-a3675151.html

Allegations made on twitter too which he's since deleted. Seem rather outlandish. Khan has made mistakes of course but they didn't seem malicious and he's shown signs of learning from them somewhat.

Wonder how Mike Rigg (worked for Fulham in recent seasons and is currently on some short term arrangement with Rovers who he's also worked with) got along with Kline. Maybe baseless speculation on tenuous links (they might not even have gotten around) and I imagine Kline's going to be busy in court for next few months,

 

Edited December 4 by Vinjay

[Bigdoggsteel]

Nice win for Villa 2-0 away to Preston. The seem to be getting their shit together. Luckily for them, they really need to get promoted soon. Wolves looking nailed on to go up too. So it seems money really does buy success...except in League 1 

[JHRover]

7 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Nice win for Villa 2-0 away to Preston. The seem to be getting their shit together. Luckily for them, they really need to get promoted soon. Wolves looking nailed on to go up too. So it seems money really does buy success...except in League 1 

Going to be one or two running into difficulties in the near future. Sheffield Wednesday well off the pace despite massive spending - hard to see how that can carry on if they miss out again. Derby have been having a go for years and need to go up. Norwich will be running out of money soon. Middlesbrough spent £50 million and aren't even in the top 6.

Also goes to show with clubs like Cardiff and Sheffield United right up there despite minimal spending that it can still be done for the less well funded clubs (not our problem as we have 'billionaire owners' who 'never say no' to spending money - its only FFP that stops them). It wouldn't surprise me if both those clubs had smaller wage bills than Rovers looking at the sort of players they have signed and that we appeared to be handing Whittingham more than Cardiff were which again just rubs more salt in the wounds.

[Blue blood]

Steele watch.

New caretakers managers in, Steele out. Dropped by Sunderland by the caretaker managers. Shows what a poor player he is. Sunderland still lost - huge problems at the club that Imo have been festering for some time.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Coleman leaving Wales to take over at Sunderland apparently.

[davulsukur]

9 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Coleman leaving Wales to take over at Sunderland apparently.

Talk about a risky decision!

[JacknOry]

39 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Talk about a risky decision!

I would say low risk.

Turn things around there and he is lauded, fails and he has the ready made excuses already in place.

[davulsukur]

2 hours ago, JacknOry said:

I would say low risk.

Turn things around there and he is lauded, fails and he has the ready made excuses already in place.

I was looking at it from the point that he’s not been in club management for a fair while and his first job back is a complete basket case of a club. 

He might turn it round but he’s hardly giving himself a stable environment to get back into it. 

[JacknOry]

11 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

I was looking at it from the point that he’s not been in club management for a fair while and his first job back is a complete basket case of a club. 

He might turn it round but he’s hardly giving himself a stable environment to get back into it. 

Not sure he had many other options - it was stay on with wales for another couple of seasons at least or make a move now to get back into club football. Could have possibly waited a few more months and some sackings would probably have occurred in the Championship. Wales would have been pushing for him to sign up now though.

Edited November 18, 2017 by JacknOry

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I can't see him being any more successful the either Moyes or Grayson there. They're set up to fail, just like we are.

[Bigdoggsteel]

3 hours ago, JacknOry said:

I would say low risk.

Turn things around there and he is lauded, fails and he has the ready made excuses already in place.

He is more likely to fail imo. Im sure he work have had better offers. If he does badly there, where too from there? Strange one for me 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Amazing how well Sheffield United are doing. It would give you hope, if it wasnt for Venkys

Edited November 18, 2017 by Bigdoggsteel

[blueboy3333]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Amazing how well Sheffield United are doing. It would give you hope, if it wasnt for Venkys

A 'front foot' old-school manager who is brave enough to have a go. If Venky's ever find one of them we will have a chance.

[jim mk2]

 

Also interesting to see how well 2 of last season strugglers Cardiff (until Warnock took over) and Bristol City are riding high in the league, showing how the team spirit from a relegation fight can carry over to the next season. Ultimately we were unlucky to go down by such a fine margin and I think  we would have been okay in the championship this year. 

[Waggy76]

On ‎18‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 07:32, JacknOry said:

I would say low risk.

Turn things around there and he is lauded, fails and he has the ready made excuses already in place.

I suspect the latter is favourite ....

Money talks in football maybe he will give his chump a job , bring him back from Brunei ???

[JacknOry]

17 hours ago, Waggy76 said:

I suspect the latter is favourite ....

Money talks in football maybe he will give his chump a job , bring him back from Brunei ???

Are they mates then? if they are Mr Coleman just went down 100 steps in my estimations.

[MarkBRFC]

38 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

Are they mates then? if they are Mr Coleman just went down 100 steps in my estimations.

Coleman and Kean were big mates yeah, think Kean worked under Coleman in Spain before he come here, infact it was Coleman to recommended that Big Sam took him on here as a coach!

I think Coleman hsa come out since though and said that he was embarrassed to have recommended him here after all the shady goings on that happened once he was appointed.

[Vinjay]

Maybe Mourinho will give him a job 

[islander200]

41 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Coleman and Kean were big mates yeah, think Kean worked under Coleman in Spain before he come here, infact it was Coleman to recommended that Big Sam took him on here as a coach!

I think Coleman hsa come out since though and said that he was embarrassed to have recommended him here after all the shady goings on that happened once he was appointed.

He worked with him at Fulham too