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  1. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    In other news:


    Sheffield United have sacked manager Chris Wilder following a review of last season when the team missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the play-off final.

    An agreement is understood to be close for Ruben Selles to succeed Wilder at Bramall Lane following talks with the former Hull City manager.

    Selles, who was sacked by the Tigers despite keeping them in the Championship, had previously been the manager of Reading and was interim boss at Southampton. The Spanish coach also beat Wilder's Blades 3-0 at Bramall Lane with Hull back in January.

    The Blades won 90 points last season - a total which would have equalled their club record but for a two-point deduction imposed by the EFL - and that tally would have been enough to go up automatically in eight of the last 10 seasons.
     
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    He was never good enough in all honesty
     
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    100% agree - hell, we’ve signed some ‘duds’ in recent years <cheers>
     
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    Ludicrous. What do these owners expect? Apart from miracles. Very unlucky not to go up but one "off" performance in the play off final isn't a sacking offence IMO.
     
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    However, he can try and find another job now instead of after the inevitable sacking 10 games in should they have won promotion.
     
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    So true <laugh>
     
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    Swansea City goalkeeper Kit Margetson will spend the 2025-26 season on loan at Cymru Premier club Connah's Quay Nomads.
     
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    Fair play to him though. Could easily have just sat around waiting for another opportunity.
     
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    He lost my baggage...
     
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    He’s a customer care assistant, I believe <cheers>
     
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    Maybe it just got passed around at the back of the conveyor belt for too long ?
     
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    Fixtures tomorrow at noon.
     
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    Wrexham away first match? <whistle>
     
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    Be a Tuesday night in February
     
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    <laugh><laugh><laugh> <cheers>
     
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    both Wrexham games will be televised by either S4C or BBC Wales at stupid o'clock you watch...Saturday or Sunday mornings....
     
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    Boro away first game, Charlton at home last game.

    Wrexham at home Dec 20th and away March 14th.

    Sheff Utd at home second game and a not too daunting run of games after that. Hopefully we can be up and running fairly quickly and not lose pace on the top spots.
     
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    When do we play Cardiff ?


    …..oh wait……..
     
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