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Reply | Mark Warburton interview
at 12:25 18 Nov 2024
And let's not forget that Warburton likes to sign his former players!
Which manager would be comfortable with a changing room full of the DoF's favourites?
And while it's unfair to compare Warburton to Harry Redknapp, we shouldn't forget that HR became Sporting Director at Pompey in 2001 and was managing the team eight months later!
Being on the spot gives a huge advantage if a position becomes vacant.
Given Warburton's history here I think most managers would feel undermined if he came in as DoF. And if the chance arose I don't think he would be able to resist returning to the dugout.
So, much as I like him and regretted him going, I think it would be best for all concerned to leave the past alone.
But this is QPR, so he'll probably be back before Christmas! Closely followed by Moses and Andre Gray in the January sales. [Post edited 19 Nov 0:42]
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:45 13 Nov 2024
Given his age and experience, I think more than six months would be excessive.
I always assumed Hoos was kept onboard partly to mentor Nourry, but also in case Nourry didn't work out and a stop gap was needed at short notice.
But Hoos cited family reasons for stepping back, and he might be unwilling to be CEO again, even on an interim basis.
And if Hoos were reluctant to be CEO again, that might make Nourry very difficult to shift. |
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:11 13 Nov 2024
The CEO is the most important and powerful individual at any organisation on a day-to-day basis.
As such their employment contracts usually come with lengthy notice periods.
I would be very surprised if his notice period was less than three months. |
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Reply | Fan Mobilisation - Nourry Out
at 15:07 13 Nov 2024
If I recall correctly, the owners did say at the September 2023 Fans Forum that they had been "too open" in the past and would be doing things differently.
I don't think anyone asked exactly what that would mean.
I guess we know now!
Clearly things have gone too far the other way and risks losing the goodwill of the fans (not to mention our small army of journalists, podders, bloggers, poets, musicians, performance artists, and god knows what else).
Clearly the current policy is not fit for purpose.
Alienating/dismissing/patronising the fans when you're bottom of the table isn't a smart move. And you shouldn't need a degree from Oxford to realise that!
The club needs to find a better balance for managing its information. Otherwise Uncle Albert's next visit to Loftus Road will be in a Walsall shirt! |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 20:57 29 Aug 2024
You're worried he has Freyzen up!?
Perhaps his joints are made from Toblerone. That could be a bit clunky!
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 18:11 29 Aug 2024
"Frey seizes up in the cold weather"
Frey's Swiss. If he can't take the cold we might need a closer look at his passport!
And we're all forgetting that Jimmy "Write the theme tune, Sing the theme tune" Dunne could probably do a passable job up there if asked. |
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Reply | Eze release clause
at 14:18 19 Aug 2024
A release clause is just a sale price at which a club is willing to sell a player.
If a potential buyer makes an offer matching the release clause it means that buying club then has permission to talk to the player to offer terms.
But it doesn't automatically mean the player has to be sold:
1. The player might be happy where he is and refuse to leave.
2. The selling club might decide they would rather keep the player than have the transfer fee. In which case they could offer the player a new contract on better terms.
The release clause gives the player bargaining power. But it doesn't automatically mean he gets sold. |
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Reply | Chair - what's the story?
at 01:34 19 Aug 2024
Leeds have been offloading players all summer to pull their finances into shape.
It's no secret they're desperate for a playmaker. So desperate they've been using Piroe as their "10".
I wouldn't be surprised if Chair is a player they have been looking hard at.
Whether Leeds can meet our valuation, or whether Chair would even want to go there are they key questions. |
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Reply | Cifuentes Post-Match
at 01:36 12 Aug 2024
"I think I’m right in saying the last manager to be poached from us was Jim Smith"
Ahem - Mick Beale!
Admittedly he couldn't have been more blatant if he'd been putting cards in Govan phone boxes promising "Cheeky Cockney will tickle your PowerPoints"
But they did pay to take him off our hands! |
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Reply | QPR bolster midfield with Varane capture – Signing
at 10:14 5 Aug 2024
Can you give some context on the percentiles.
I get that it shows how he ranks to other players. But who exactly is he being compared to here?
Teammates? La Liga players? The universe? The West London Ladies Hockey League?? |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 22:32 25 Jul 2024
Just pulling your leg.
He might just be repeating something he read elsewhere. These wannabe journalists have to start out somewhere :-) |
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Reply | Potential update on Illias Chair...
at 22:15 20 Jun 2024
There is a lot I don't understand about this case. But what little we do "know" seems to come from rough and ready translations of foreign news reports.
And neither newspapers nor online translators are exactly renowned for their accuracy.
Common sense would suggest that if this really were a serious assault with a rock, in France, resulting in a skull fracture then it wouldn't take four years to reach court in another country, Chair wouldn't have been advised that he didn't need to attend court, and the prosecution wouldn't be recommending community service.
AND, even our basket case of a club would have hotshot lawyers swarming all over it if they thought there was even a chance their prize asset could end up doing le porridge! [Post edited 20 Jun 22:18]
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Reply | I hope this is and stays just a rumour.
at 17:31 13 Jun 2024
I was basing that on what he has done in his career so far. He hasn't been afraid of going to new countries to get the experience.
But you are probably right. Now that he is here in England it might take something big to tempt him away. Who knows, Bayern Munich might have another vacancy in twelve months time. |
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Reply | I hope this is and stays just a rumour.
at 16:54 13 Jun 2024
I like Marti. Who doesn't?
Lots of fans at rival clubs are casting envious eyes at our shiny new manager.
But he has had less than one season with us. And he hasn't stayed in any of his jobs for more than two years, so far.
Any Championship club with a vacancy to fill has Steve Cooper, Paul Heckingbottom, Liam Rosenior and Gary Rowett to choose from. All four are out of work, and all four have achieved more in the Championship than Marti.
Any ambitious Championship club willing to trigger a release clause would almost certainly have Carlos Corberan top of their list for Santa. Not to mention Danny Rohl.
I doubt that Marti will leave us for another Championship club before the start of next season. Although that's not to say he wouldn't be tempted by a job in another country if the opportunity was there. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 11:25 24 May 2024
You can make deals and announce them any time you like. There's nothing underhand about it, provided you're not tapping up players who are under contract.
Rotherham have already been busy with their keeper off to Stoke and several new signings already announced.
The transfer window exists for registration of players. No deal is complete until the registration is done.
I would be amazed if we haven't identified a few targets and already made a few approaches. And I would be just as amazed if we haven't been negotiating with some of the clubs being linked to JCS. |
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Reply | These Manager Appointments are Mad
at 11:12 24 May 2024
Kompany was being talked of as a future Man City manager from the minute he quit playing.
Eyebrows were raised when he joined Burnley from Anderlecht because he hadn't pulled up any trees over there.
Eyebrows are now giving it the full Ancelotti with him heading for Bayern.
But what would another season in the Championship do for his development? He won it the last time, and he can't improve on that.
And who needs an agent when you've got City pulling strings for you and steering your career! |
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Reply | Pitch size
at 14:58 18 May 2024
Where are you going to put the linesmen?
Strap them to drones and have them hovering over the pitch.
Maybe give the keeper a bonus for downing one. That'll motivate Begovic to work on his kicking. |
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Reply | End of Term Report 23/24 – Goalkeepers
at 12:31 17 May 2024
I'm going to be slightly contrary and say D is a bit harsh.
The defensive unit has been one of the best in the Championship under Cifuentes. That can't be achieved without a keeper who is doing his job right.
I wouldn't disagree with any of the criticisms. But keepers (like strikers) tend to have their mistakes getting stuck in the mind because they are usually costly.
Personally don't think we should give him another year, but C/C- would be about right for me. |
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