Other Football League 2018/19

[rog of the rovers]

Delighted for Ainsworth and Wycombe.

I've met him a couple of times also and he was a genuinely nice guy, hope he continues to do well and maybe one day become Rovers manager.

Also nice to see Coventry and Oxford or Wycombe joining the Championship next season, nice to see new teams down at Ewood at this level, although we do have the ultimate yo-yo club in Rotherham joining them!

Fleetwood would have been a handy away fixture, but its always satisfying to see Joey Barton fail.

Edited July 7, 2020 by rog of the rovers

[chaddyrovers]

Look like Dunn will become Barrow manager and Rob Kelly his number 2 shortly from reports

[Tom]

entertaining league one play off final.

Wycombe went 1-0 up after a header across goal went in off our old boy Eastwood

1-1 after a cross flew in then 2-1 to Wycombe after Eastwood absolutely clattered a Wycombe man after a mistake from the defender 

[Tom]

Ainsworth does it, Wycombe win!

 

[phili]

A very impressive promotion considering the squad reduction and sell off he had to do last summer.

 

[AllRoverAsia]

FFS I slept through an alarm call and missed the game

 

[philipl]

Brilliant from Ainsworth.

[arbitro]

The first day of pre season training Wycombe had nine players and two of them were trialists. That out Mowbrays bedding in theory into a cocked hat.

Excellent from Gareth and his players. I just hope the grounds are open so their supporters can enjoy the ride.

[phili]

What was Wycombe's wage budget for the year, around £2m to 2.5m tops?

[chaddyrovers]

delighted for Wycombe and Ainsworth

[Kie_BRFC]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

delighted for Wycombe and Ainsworth

I don't know why. Wycombe should accept being a lower league club rather than get promoted, just like Burnley should forfeit playing in Europe and Norwich getting promoted to the Prem. After all, there's no point in having any ambition according to yourself. 

[chaddyrovers]

48 minutes ago, Kie_BRFC said:

I don't know why. Wycombe should accept being a lower league club rather than get promoted, just like Burnley should forfeit playing in Europe and Norwich getting promoted to the Prem. After all, there's no point in having any ambition according to yourself. 

have I said that Wycombe should accept being a lower league club. 

All I have done is stated the reasons and understand the reasons why Norwich didn't spend much when they reach the Premier League

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

have I said that Wycombe should accept being a lower league club. 

All I have done is stated the reasons and understand the reasons why Norwich didn't spend much when they reach the Premier League

Theres not "spending much" and theres accepting relegation before youve kicked a ball, spending less than many Championship clubs with your manager telling the team before the season that they have at best 5% chance and comparing it to "men against boys!"

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

Theres not "spending much" and theres accepting relegation before youve kicked a ball, spending less than many Championship clubs with your manager telling the team before the season that they have at best 5% chance and comparing it to "men against boys!"

Understand the reasons why Webber and the Norwich Board made that decision!!!

[roversfan99]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Understand the reasons why Webber and the Norwich Board made that decision!!!

No, the way that they have acted is totally unnecessary, totally against the spirit of the game and spitting in the faces of their supporters. I include the manager in that.

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

No, the way that they have acted is totally unnecessary, totally against the spirit of the game and spitting in the faces of their supporters. I include the manager in that.

that's your opinion and as Webber said he made that decision and many others. and if people don't like it blame him. Is the club on a more solid financial footing, better training facilities, better Academy facilities, better recruitment and scouting departments than when Webber join to now? Yes! 

Have you seen any of their supporters complaining? or do they back Webber and Farke for the decisions they did to protect the club's future. 

Watch that interview yet?

[K-Hod]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

that's your opinion and as Webber said he made that decision and many others. and if people don't like it blame him. Is the club on a more solid financial footing, better training facilities, better Academy facilities, better recruitment and scouting departments than when Webber join to now? Yes! 

Have you seen any of their supporters complaining? or do they back Webber and Farke for the decisions they did to protect the club's future. 

Watch that interview yet?

Just because their owner has said that is what he wanted all along, doesn’t mean that you have to blindly defend his decision.

Personally, I agree with everyone else, it’s a bit rubbish if there’s no ambition and a shrug of the shoulders about relegation. It’s a bit aimless and sad, that it’s the limit of that club’a ambition.

Can see this going down in folklore with the fans: ‘19-20 season was a cracker wasn’t it? We got smashed most weeks, but we made up the numbers! Halcyon days’.

[Mattyblue]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

Have you seen any of their supporters complaining? or do they back Webber and Farke for the decisions they did to protect the club's future. 

 

They are delighted, they’re organising a (socially distanced) open top bus ride through the non pedestrianised parts of Norwich as we speak...

https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/138551-why-do-people-hate-delia-so-much/#comments

[roversfan99]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

that's your opinion and as Webber said he made that decision and many others. and if people don't like it blame him. Is the club on a more solid financial footing, better training facilities, better Academy facilities, better recruitment and scouting departments than when Webber join to now? Yes! 

Have you seen any of their supporters complaining? or do they back Webber and Farke for the decisions they did to protect the club's future. 

Watch that interview yet?

My comments are more about football in general. How you can endorse this sort of thinking is beyond me.

I have no interest in watching the interview, I know for a fact that there was no need to take the ATTITUDE that theyve taken in the MANNER theyve accepted it. It goes against everything football should be, its disgusting and if Rovers did it in the same way id be really outraged by it.

If their fans have accepted not even necessarily the pitiful budget, the lack of ambition and fight, the attitude of the managee towards the players and the embracing of the relegation then they are as bad as you and have clearly been brainwashed. 

They could have still done all of those improvements. Even without money the manager could have at least been more ambitious, and not told his players they basically have no chance. This Webber guy could have prudently expected relegation but hoped for survival. And beyond that, a few playing improvements made modestly and sensibly could have helped them give it a real go or worse case scenario, have added assets for the promotion push next year or even be sold on had it come to that.

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, K-Hod said:

Just because their owner has said that is what he wanted all along, doesn’t mean that you have to blindly defend his decision.

Personally, I agree with everyone else, it’s a bit rubbish if there’s no ambition and a shrug of the shoulders about relegation. It’s a bit aimless and sad, that it’s the limit of that club’a ambition.

Can see this going down in folklore with the fans: ‘19-20 season was a cracker wasn’t it? We got smashed most weeks, but we made up the numbers! Halcyon days’.

Webber isn't the owner but the Sporting Director of the club who has overseen a massive restructuring of the club including much improved training ground facilities, better academy facilities and improvements made to the recruitment and scouting network. 

I am saying no cant blame them for their decisions as they have put the club more solid financial footing and after 3 years ago being so close to administration. Protecting their long term future on the club. Their owner Delia Smith doesnt have the owner to fund the club long term. 

Burnley came up and then got relegated then achieved Promotion the season after. Norwich will probably do the same

[Mattyblue]

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

 

If their fans have accepted not even necessarily the pitiful budget, the lack of ambition and fight, the attitude of the managee towards the players and the embracing of the relegation then they are as bad as you and have clearly been brainwashed. 

 

They haven’t, see my link above your post. A load of them want the lot cleared out.

Though I defer to Chaddy who I believe met a Canary down Great Yarmouth last year...

Edited July 14, 2020 by Mattyblue

[roversfan99]

Just now, Mattyblue said:

They haven’t, see my link above good post. They want the lot cleared out...

Good to see that football fans are not endorsing such a bizarre outlook on promotion! And that chaddy is very much a lone wolf as the echo chamber of the Norwich boardroom for whatever reason, without critique or even any lateral thought.

A positive attitude and moderate strengthening and they might have stayed up, would that have been unwelcome?!

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

They are delighted, they’re organising a (socially distanced) open top bus ride through the non pedestrianised parts of Norwich as we speak...

https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/138551-why-do-people-hate-delia-so-much/#comments

https://forum.pinkun.com/index.php?/topic/138618-20172020-a-remarkable-transformation/

This guy post is spot on

[Mattyblue]

But I thought you said their fans were happy with the owners and their decision making?

Plenty aren’t, obviously, as the replies show...

Edited July 14, 2020 by Mattyblue

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, Mattyblue said:

But I thought you said their fans were happy with the owners?

Plenty aren’t, obviously...

You can't judge a fan base by some fans on a internet forum. 

Just like on here with some people wanted rid of Mowbray. But at games before pre Covid-19 you hear no chants for him to be sack or remove. The close we got was Barnsley at home.