John Eustace new assistant manager on 13:59 - May 25 with 4705 views | BazzaInTheLoft | Don’t get your feet under the table Lad, you’ll be out before your tea gets cold probably. | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 14:04 - May 25 with 4693 views | Jigsore | is the hair transplant why McClaren has got him in? | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 15:48 - May 25 with 4477 views | CliveWilsonSaid | Let’s hope this superb brand of football doesn’t involve playing 5 at the back or else there's going to be carnage! [Post edited 25 May 2018 15:54]
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 16:12 - May 25 with 4395 views | Esox_Lucius | If they don't average 2.5 points a game they'll be out on their ears. The vultures are circling before pre season has begun. | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 16:15 - May 25 with 4385 views | Northernr |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 16:12 - May 25 by Esox_Lucius | If they don't average 2.5 points a game they'll be out on their ears. The vultures are circling before pre season has begun. |
Christ if they average 2.5 points a game we'll be building fcking statues of them. | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 16:21 - May 25 with 4362 views | Esox_Lucius |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 16:15 - May 25 by Northernr | Christ if they average 2.5 points a game we'll be building fcking statues of them. |
I DID have my tongue firmly in my cheek LOL. 1.3-1.5 and I would be very happy. | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 16:25 - May 25 with 4349 views | derbyhoop | Vaguely remember him as a player. Somewhat akin to Sean Derry. | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 17:03 - May 25 with 4233 views | BklynRanger |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 16:12 - May 25 by Esox_Lucius | If they don't average 2.5 points a game they'll be out on their ears. The vultures are circling before pre season has begun. |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 17:13 - May 25 with 4215 views | PinnerPaul |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 13:06 - May 25 by Rangersw12 | It's going to be relayed in the summer |
Passed the baton well there! | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 17:27 - May 25 with 4182 views | rsonist |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 13:45 - May 25 by Northernr | I know Steve Cotterill did it once but does it not show the gap between the top two divisions and the rest when somebody i willing to leave an actual managerial job, albeit Conference North, to come and be the assistant to Steve McClaren at QPR, 16th in the Championship? |
I dunno, jumping four levels to work with the best qualified coach (yes, caveats, but on paper) outside of the top division doesn't strike me as a move particularly lacking in personal ambition or one that's representative of a greater competitive distortion (not to say that it doesn't exist). Also I was interested in this style of football he's been praised for at Kidderminster - not the type of success you hear about too often coming from that level compared to the usual puffed-up spirit, organization etc. By the looks of it a stubbornly passing game (the sort we used to roll our eyes at Swansea for) but naive and often vulnerable. The fans seem to have become disenchanted with it. But that might also explain why he's been willing to trade seniority for greater experience with the type of football he believes in. It's not Cotterill studying under Wilkinson at any rate... http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10658 http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10647 "Been in touch with an assistant manager of a National North side who gave his opinion on the Harriers style. He said they are technically fantastic and their Plan A game was great but.....opposition can set traps and isolate particular players too easily, weak at set plays, they play the same way regardless of weather, pitches and opposition - great in theory but in reality need a plan a, b, c & d to win games. " "So I just had a quick look and we've conceded around 10 goals from 80+ minute when in a winning position to either end of drawing or losing a game. Resulting in us losing 15-17 points this season. Theres obviously an issue with the mental strength of the team at times but how best to counter this in the long run? I personally think the squad is good enough to win the league, I dont think the manager is half bad either. I feel we just lack real leaders and characters still to rally the young squad. We need just a little more experience in the team and we could walk this league (IMO)." | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 18:50 - May 25 with 4002 views | enfieldargh |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 12:12 - May 25 by Jeff | was there anything official saying that Birch had left? I mean, it always happens when the manager changes that his team changes with him, i just missed that actual announcement... [Post edited 25 May 2018 12:16]
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Cant Birch be kept on like a Political Officer the Russkies employed on their subs and ships during the cold war? | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 20:13 - May 25 with 3847 views | FDC |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 12:37 - May 25 by BklynRanger | Who is doing the photography this week and why are they so patently shit at it?! |
I don't know what you mean. Capturing this lovely, natural moment when McClaten took time out to lean against the goal post shows great talent imo. | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 20:34 - May 25 with 3799 views | PunteR |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 20:13 - May 25 by FDC | I don't know what you mean. Capturing this lovely, natural moment when McClaten took time out to lean against the goal post shows great talent imo. |
I think McClaren should take a bit of credit there. His experience in front of the camera really shows. | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 20:54 - May 25 with 3761 views | BklynRanger |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 20:13 - May 25 by FDC | I don't know what you mean. Capturing this lovely, natural moment when McClaten took time out to lean against the goal post shows great talent imo. |
That one does have a timeless quality I must admit | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 20:57 - May 25 with 3753 views | hubble |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 13:06 - May 25 by Rangersw12 | It's going to be relayed in the summer |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 21:04 - May 25 with 3739 views | essextaxiboy |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 20:34 - May 25 by PunteR | I think McClaren should take a bit of credit there. His experience in front of the camera really shows. |
He is playing pocket billiards . | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 21:25 - May 25 with 3704 views | TopCat34 | Seems like a good move rather than the usual names you get. The pic they've done makes it look like he'll be offering people out in the Conningham every other Saturday night. | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 22:13 - May 25 with 3635 views | Boston | Thank gawd....I thought it read heart transplant. | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 01:14 - May 26 with 3489 views | timcocking | It'll be a shame if Bircham goes imo, i like having him. I'm somewhat suspicious of men who have hair transplants. That is a helluva lot of vanity, not a trait i greatly admire in blokes. | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 01:24 - May 26 with 3484 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 01:14 - May 26 by timcocking | It'll be a shame if Bircham goes imo, i like having him. I'm somewhat suspicious of men who have hair transplants. That is a helluva lot of vanity, not a trait i greatly admire in blokes. |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 01:28 - May 26 with 3480 views | isawqpratwcity |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 12:14 - May 25 by MrSheen | Allow me to be the first... |
I had the same thought of posting one of these cartoons, but I couldn't find one that I thought was particularly funny. They haven't aged well. | |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 08:22 - May 26 with 3305 views | richranger | Kidderminster's owner is Colin Gordon - who also just happens to be Steve McClaren's agent.. | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 08:47 - May 26 with 3274 views | Dorse |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 01:14 - May 26 by timcocking | It'll be a shame if Bircham goes imo, i like having him. I'm somewhat suspicious of men who have hair transplants. That is a helluva lot of vanity, not a trait i greatly admire in blokes. |
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John Eustace new assistant manager on 08:56 - May 26 with 3257 views | ElHoop | There's a slight whiff of Malcolm Allison's appointment of Terry Venables as a coach at Palace about this. Hopefully it'll work out something like that anyway. I've got no idea what was wrong with the Holloway regime in practical terms and no idea whether this one will be any better, but you can but hope that it works out. | | | |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 09:30 - May 26 with 3191 views | loneranger1 |
John Eustace new assistant manager on 01:14 - May 26 by timcocking | It'll be a shame if Bircham goes imo, i like having him. I'm somewhat suspicious of men who have hair transplants. That is a helluva lot of vanity, not a trait i greatly admire in blokes. |
Am also keen for Birch to stay - think he could be very useful as a kind of bridge between the Ollie's regime and the new one... I guess the question mark would be if his loyalty to Ollie would undermin McLaren. Think his closeness to some of the players in that arm-round-the-shoulder at the end of games kind of way could be worth holding on to with this young squad - and being kept on would also give him a great chance to keep learning as a coach. | | | |
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