Although Dave Jones was heavily involved in the Beale saga (which he's got away with) so maybe they don't know 





Great post, until the last paragraph. We especially need all of the sane and knowledgeable posters through these tricky months!transfer window yet to start and the nay-sayers coming out already...this is gonna be an argumentative summer
BCB, they cocked up and apologised and with the news of recent weeks they honestly look like they are trying to 'make things better' and yes i do realise there is still a long way to go.
new coach, what exactly can the club say to the fans?...we are well aware that they have been/will be looking and until they find someone that is all we will know or need to know, all they could say is that they have been talking to people which tells us feck all anyway, they are never likely to be the first ever professional football club to show us a list of candidates that simply gets updated as each name is crossed off, are they?
we have no idea if the coach has already been decided and is out there finalising a few details or wanting to keep it quiet until a mutual day to announce it, because we as supporters know the sum total of feck all about the daily board room work which is exactly as it should be...'working with the fans' is good but choice of head coach and player targets should be left to the owners, we all think we know a good player but we would have a squad of 150 and the club bankrupt in a fortnight.
i may avoid forums for a few months cos this is gonna be hectic and we may see a meltdown of epic proportions ;D
Bloody typical, should have gone with that Italian consortium, they were from Rome I thinkSo apart from a Wembley trophy, promotion to the Championship and the PL play-offs - what have these owners ever done for us????
I disagreeRosenior would be a ****e appointment. Utterly ****e, and would just prove how ****ing useless Speakman is.
3 month of planning for our next head coach to end up with a bloke who failed to get a better team than us into the playoffs, who was sacked only a couple of weeks ago, whilst playing some of the dullest football I’ve ever seen.
Not exactly forward thinking, and really hope we don’t end up with him.
That’s your opinion mate and that’s fine but for me having owners who trapped and dismembered a journalist for having spoke out against them is more of a lifelong stain.They sold the club imo to make a few quid... Those who think this is all just going to fade into the back ground, well they are idiots. The BCB debacle is a lifetime stain on the club AND its supporters.
To be fair Smug when Speakman says, “ Aligning and engaging with supporters, businesses and communities”, he is setting himself up for a fall. No one is expecting them to tell us who they are interviewing but it would be nice to “engage” with the fans and have some sort of communication. Anything but silence is better because then people will make their own minds up. The club has set the guidelines for communicating, so then to go this long without a peep isn’t really keeping to the standards they have set.
So apart from a Wembley trophy, promotion to the Championship and the PL play-offs - what have these owners ever done for us????


We are all guilty of the latter just about, well I certainly am. I guess like you say if they said something people would find negativity in it. But people are finding negativity in the in the perceived inactivity, so anything rumoured to be a negative slant is pounced upon, anything that could be slightly positive is dismissed immediatelyThis is just guesswork but I reckon 85% of people are happy to just get on with the Bank Holiday/Summer, have some time away from SAFC and wait to see what happens ...
... those on forums may be becoming restless or perhaps they're on forums because of their nature.
I'd rather the club get on with sorting out the club than 'doing a Donald' and endlessly messaging.
Anything that's said has 100 different interpretations anyway, people 'read between the lines' to find the answer they want.
We are all guilty of the latter just about, well I certainly am. I guess like you say if they said something people would find negativity in it. But people are finding negativity in the in the perceived inactivity, so anything rumoured to be a negative slant is pounced upon, anything that could be slightly positive is dismissed immediately
Have a good weekend, no plans for me today other than the FA Cup final cheering on the red half, taking our 15 month old grandson out tomorrow, Monday play it by ear. Tuesday to Friday back to fretting that we still haven’t got a manager
Have we considered just having a season off? Let the stadium go fallow and come back nice and refreshed for 25/26?
Played some of the best football I've ever seen us play, treated us to the likes of Amad, Rigg, Clarke and others, committed to spending on the SOL/AOL, sorted out the academy, vastly increased the value of the squad and made a shirt big enough for me to squeeze into![]()
I read it as he was joking mate.
Saw a rumour Mike phelan is going with him which could make a canny differenceYou must log in or register to see media
Goodness me, good luck Argyle. I think you're going to need it!You must log in or register to see media
I have said this before but I think there is a good head coach in Rooney. I watched him closely at Derby and I was impressed with certain aspects. He became a leader and figurehead for a club in complete turmoil. He acted with real authority in that time, bringing some young players together with some older ones. Getting the fans onboard, in an us against them way was very Fergie esque. He cut a really good touchline figure as well. I saw some horrendous refereeing go against him and he was really calm at all times. Good in press conferences as well.You must log in or register to see media
Mike Phelan being mentioned as a possible assistantI have said this before but I think there is a good head coach in Rooney. I watched him closely at Derby and I was impressed with certain aspects. He became a leader and figurehead for a club in complete turmoil. He acted with real authority in that time, bringing some young players together with some older ones. Getting the fans onboard, in an us against them way was very Fergie esque. He cut a really good touchline figure as well. I saw some horrendous refereeing go against him and he was really calm at all times. Good in press conferences as well.
Not sure he was the coach on the grass. That was very much Rosenior I believe. There was signs of a very good pattern to their play, albeit players had to play a little bit out of position. I tend to think, contrary to popular opinion, if be gets his coaching team right, he could well be a success somewhere like Plymouth.