General Football Thread

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Hull sack Mike Phelan.

Edit. I posted without looking and see Cromer already posted about this, my apologies.
 
What is football coming to. Just like The Swansea boss. What the hell was the point in ever appointing him in the first place!?!
 
What is football coming to. Just like The Swansea boss. What the hell was the point in ever appointing him in the first place!?!
I always felt it was a risky option appointing Whelan. Still at least IF our board EVER decide to dismiss/sack AN, there is a ready-made cheap replacement!!! <doh>
After not being all that impressed with our link to him a few weeks ago, interest is hotting up for him!

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/03/watford-scott-hogan-offer-8m-west-ham
Seems utterly ridiculous and I'm just hopeful that we're not interested.
 
I always felt it was a risky option appointing Whelan. Still at least IF our board EVER decide to dismiss/sack AN, there is a ready-made cheap replacement!!! <doh>

Seems utterly ridiculous and I'm just hopeful that we're not interested.
Got to be a reason many Premiership clubs are chasing him. I've not seen a lot of him to warrant the price tag or Premiership interest. The scouts must all see something. If he's worth an 8M risk in the Premiership, he more the likely would have been worth the risk to us, desperate for anther striker who can finish.

Can't compete, they are interested now anyway, so it doesn't matter :emoticon-0110-tongu
 
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I had a smile when I read the BBC headline saying that "Birmingham's owners prefer selfies with Zola over Rowett". I wonder whether their fans prefer the results under Zola, including the latest 1-3 home defeat by Brentford, as they slide down the table. Foreign owners anyone?
 
Foreign owners anyone?
Yes, but to redress the balance, I bet if you ask any fans of Leicester City if they object to Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha landing his helicopter in the centre circle to get to matches at his club, they'd merely scoff at you :emoticon-0112-wonde
One size does NOT fit all and generalisations like this are wide of the mark <ok>
 
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