Championship 2018-19

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

I forgot he was even there. 

God, we missed a trick with not appointing him 

We could have been where Cardiff are now.

[rigger]

43 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

We could have been where Cardiff are now.

Wales ?

[Stuart]

Start hammering that laughter button folks!

Shits about to get real!

[CP Company Lad]

Leeds Leeds are falling apart again.

[davulsukur]

22 minutes ago, CP Company Lad said:

Leeds Leeds are falling apart again.

Only lost the last 2 league games and won 7 on the bounce prior to that.

Still top as well. 

Friday against Derby will be a reasonable test but Leeds stuffed them earlier in the season.

[Roving Mick]

On ‎08‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 13:35, davulsukur said:

Stoke will be calling him up about now i reckon. (Doubt he'd go there but still)

Stoke have appointed a bloke named after a Supremes song (not Love Child).

[jodrell]

21 minutes ago, Roving Mick said:

Stoke have appointed a bloke named after a Supremes song (not Love Child).

i just hope its not after the Grateful Dead version.

[SBlue]

31 minutes ago, Roving Mick said:

Stoke have appointed a bloke named after a Supremes song (not Love Child).

 

Baby Love

 

Joachim's younger brother

 

[arbitro]

2 hours ago, Roving Mick said:

Stoke have appointed a bloke named after a Supremes song (not Love Child).

As long as he's been gone too long. ?

[SBlue]

Looks an interesting appointment to be fair. It will either go spectacularly right or crazily wrong - exciting.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

There's a good article in todays " Guardian " by David Conn regarding events at Bolton. It's a shambles basically, The new guy sounds a real dodge pot. If you shook hands with him you'd need to count your fingers afterwards.

They have tee shirts that say -  "No Ken Do" . I'd modify it to " No Ken, Do One ".

[Mattyblue]

Two more winding up petitions have been raised.

Not sure how much longer Anderson can keep spinning these plates...

[K-Hod]

He seems like that guy at Portsmouth who blatantly didn't have the readies to take over, but did anyway. 

I suppose the only thing you can say in Ken Anderson's favour is that he is actively trying to sell the club.....

Quite how they've escaped a points deduction is beyond me. It all makes a mockery of the 'fit and proper' person's test. 

They seem to owe money all over the gaff. The alarm bells should have been ringing when they sold their training ground and land around the stadium for car parking really!

Edited January 10, 2019 by K-Hod

[philipl]

Apparently Karanka on point of being dismissed at Forest because of disagreements.

[JHRover]

Just now, philipl said:

Apparently Karanka on point of being dismissed at Forest because of disagreements.

Karanka who has a track record of falling out with people, working for an owner who goes through managers for fun, at a club that should be under immense pressure to get promoted this season given their outlay.

Not exactly surprising but given their position just outside the play-offs I'd expect them to wait a bit before making a change.

Absolutely no time or sympathy for them if it all goes pear-shaped.

[philipl]

5 hours ago, JHRover said:

Karanka who has a track record of falling out with people, working for an owner who goes through managers for fun, at a club that should be under immense pressure to get promoted this season given their outlay.

Not exactly surprising but given their position just outside the play-offs I'd expect them to wait a bit before making a change.

Absolutely no time or sympathy for them if it all goes pear-shaped.

Seems to be falling outs not league position-related.

He has survived today so I guess they are keeping him.

 

[perthblue02]

Aitor Karanka has asked to be released from his contract as the manager of Nottingham Forest Football Club. Club agrees

https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/january/club-statement/

Ex Rover Simon Ireland in temporary charge

 

Edited January 11, 2019 by perthblue02

[DE.]

Karanka does seem very tempermental, from recollection he nearly quit Boro when they were in the automatic promotion spots. I wonder if that might be his last English job. 

[philipl]

Spoke too soon, Karanka has resigned.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Ex Fulham manager the favourite. I can see things imploding there if they don't go up this year or next 

[Bbrovers2288]

I’d take karanka here no worries

[JHRover]

Looks dodgy to me with all the various people there behind the scenes. Marinakis from Olimpiakos owning the club, an assortment of foreign directors, some hot-shot QC there as Chairman.

Hope they crash and burn as they've done exactly what FFP rules are supposed to prevent and clearly think it is as simple as chucking huge money at it and going up like Wolves did.

Never liked Karanka from when he was at Middlesbrough. Very much in the Mourinho mold of being hard to beat, defensively based and could fall out in an empty phone box but without Mourinho's track record to fall back on.

[JacknOry]

17 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Looks dodgy to me with all the various people there behind the scenes. Marinakis from Olimpiakos owning the club, an assortment of foreign directors, some hot-shot QC there as Chairman.

Hope they crash and burn as they've done exactly what FFP rules are supposed to prevent and clearly think it is as simple as chucking huge money at it and going up like Wolves did.

Never liked Karanka from when he was at Middlesbrough. Very much in the Mourinho mold of being hard to beat, defensively based and could fall out in an empty phone box but without Mourinho's track record to fall back on.

Think he has fallen out with them over expectations - I think what you said in that they were expecting to throw money at it and go straight up is the crux of it. They might be well placed to make the playoffs but a couple of poor defeats seemingly has pushed them to push him out as they expect automatic promotion. The fans actually rate the manager saying he is the best they have had for many years and cannot believe this has happened and I find it all odd anyway, he was still molding his team.

it seems that the Championship has become a gambling tool for the super rich. Chuck a ton of money at it and hope to reach the promised land and mega-TV deals.

Edited January 11, 2019 by JacknOry

[Bigdoggsteel]

32 minutes ago, OnePhilT said:

Although they spent £24m under Karanka in summer, I think they've balanced it out with sales from Assombalonga, some other player who's name escapes me (was sold last January I think), and Brereton. So they have had some good sales, recently.

Still, even with those players moving out (not that Brereton was ever part of Karanka's plans), most managers would give an arm and leg to spend that much on their own players!

I think it's crazy sacking a manager who is 7th in the league. Money doesn't guarantee instant success , especially in this league.  

[Bigdoggsteel]

Can someone explain to me what is going on with Bolton and Forrest Green? I have seen tweets on twitter from both clubs, but I don't understand what happened