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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Charon, Apr 5, 2015.

  1. Charon

    Charon Well-Known Member

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    Change your manager - the teams that changed look like they're staying up - Palace, West Brom, Villa, Sunderland and possibly QPR - the three that didn't look like they're going down - Leicester, Burnley and us - Everton didn't change but I don't think anyone ever thought they were part of the relegation race
     
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  2. PLT

    PLT Well-Known Member

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    But last year it was the opposite, you never know.

    I think we'd have benefited from a new manager, but Bruce deserves some loyalty for his success in the first two seasons and I'm glad we've given him it.
     
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  3. ElTigre

    ElTigre Well-Known Member

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    Yes last season the three who went down all sacked a manager during the season. Or two managers in Fulham's case.
     
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  4. Dills double deckers

    Dills double deckers Well-Known Member

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    If we had changed then for me only Pulis in. Love him or hate him he keeps teams up
     
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  5. Charon

    Charon Well-Known Member

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    Strange season last year as there were numerous managerial sackings - only three teams in the bottom 10 didn't change - ourselves, West Ham and Villa - changes at Palace, West Brom and Sunderland certainly saw them move up the table - Norwich sacked Hughton only when it was too late anyway
     
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  6. Hank Scorpio

    Hank Scorpio Well-Known Member

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    What a load of bollocks.

    You can't keep on sacking managers- the Mackems might get away with it again, but they'll be relegated soon if they carry on that way.
     
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    BOJACKHCAFCMAN Well-Known Member

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    We need stability not sacking the manager every 5 minutes
     
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  8. Charon

    Charon Well-Known Member

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    Interesting fact - Phil Brown - 157 games - 65 defeats - Brucie - 137 games - 58 defeats
     
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  9. Sir Cheshire Ben

    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    Interesting? I found it very, very boring but each to their own.
     
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  10. Hank Scorpio

    Hank Scorpio Well-Known Member

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    That's not interesting whatsoever.
     
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  11. tigerpants54

    tigerpants54 Active Member

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    we got a new coach. which helped us for about 3 games, maybe just changing the GK might work for us!
     
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  12. Sir Cheshire Ben

    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    It could get us the goals we need.

    Perhaps Harper in goal, McGregor up front & stick Phelan in midfield, he used to be quite handy in there before he was a **** coach?
     
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  13. BrAdY

    BrAdY Well-Known Member

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    i said change bruce back in december.. changing now will do NOTHING

    so we stick with bruce

    thing what i've been thinking about is

    sunderland -

    they seem to just stay up every season.. is that y'know? exciting..

    think the premier league can get extremely ****ing dull tbh
     
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  14. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, let's stick our 40 year old goalkeeper with the distribution skills of a chimp in goal. Or maybe you'd like the third choice, plays against Gateshead reserves goalkeeper who is remembered by fans as a blunder machine?

    Get a grip, McGregor hasn't been on top form, but he's won us more points this season than he's cost us, easily. Same last season.
     
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  15. Kevin Francis

    Kevin Francis Well-Known Member

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    Mcgregor needs replacing, but he's the best we have at the minute so there no point complaining really
     
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  16. SydneyTiger14

    SydneyTiger14 Well-Known Member

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    He really hasn't.
     
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  17. Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC

    Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC Well-Known Member

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    IS THIS A 'MATCH DAY THREAD'?
     
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  18. tigerpants54

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    I swear your all f*****g stupid! And you sound more and more stupid the more you stick up for him.

    I dont really mind if we play with a 50 year old in goal, as long as he can do the most easiest of tasks without turning it into a mistake. McGregor has cost us way too many points this season and a run in europe with his stupid pass to their striker.

    You have your own rose tinted opinion on McGregor but please dont try and prove me wrong, the guys a liabilty! and if we go down 6 points worse off I will massively blame him! For atleast one of his many mistakes! No matter what
     
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  19. The greengrocer

    The greengrocer Well-Known Member

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    Bruce will see mcgregor in training & in video analysis so if he thinks he's the no1 then that'll do me! The last thing we need is people calling individual players when we need everyone pulling in the right direction! Plenty of twists to go yet.
     
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  20. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    No mate, you're the ****ing stupid one if you can't differentiate between being out of form and having a lack of ability. You know full well that McGregor has made countless saves this season, including a penalty against WBA and yet he makes mistakes. Well, **** me, can you tell me a footballer that doesn't make a mistake? Ever? Yeah he's dropped a couple of clangers but the only reason it's highlighted more is because he's a goalkeeper. Take Saturday for example, why didn't anybody close Shelvey down, despite knowing he can score from range? Why didn't anybody pick up Ki's run into the box? Yes, McGregor could've pushed it in a different direction, fine, but he actually SAVED the initial shot from going in, when you in particular were critical of us conceding from outside the area. I can remember two games where his and his mistakes alone have cost us the game, but I can remember a lot of times he's saved penalties, made one handed wonder saves and kept us in matches. He's out of form at the moment, but then looking at the Swansea game, there are a fair few who aren't doing so well. This happened to Jakupovic and he wasn't seen again for nearly a year, so why do you think Bruce persists with him? Just to annoy you or because he's actually a good goalkeeper and your point of view has skewed your way of looking at how he plays? You'll obviously blame the goalkeeper, of course you will, you're incredibly short sighted and clearly need some sort of scapegoat to justify why we end up where we are. If we go down, it's because the team as a whole weren't good enough over the course of 38 games, not because of one single player.

    It's obvious we need another goalkeeper, Harper is retiring so we need somebody else to challenge for McGregor's place. No doubt you'll be on his case too when he inevitably concedes a goal.
     
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