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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Polly13, Jan 2, 2019.

  1. Polly13

    Polly13 Well-Known Member

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    Yap.
     
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    Polly13 Well-Known Member

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    Spot on. He is positive and upbeat all the time, and that's a big part of managing people, regardless of the line of work you're in.

    If this annoys people, it probably says more about them than it does Nige.
     
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    I disagree. A manager shouldn't be upbeat & positive all the time, it's a fake emotion.

    Nigel is & as a result comes across, to me, as a little insincere, a little patronising, a little exaggerated & a little excessive. He regularly talks in a supercilious manner that I find irritating & fake.

    I do think he's a nice chap, but if **** needs to be said then it needs saying, obviously in a constructive way. By masking over things with phrases like "control the controllables" & "we had a good warm up" he is basically treating his audience as idiots.
     
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  4. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Don't they all just have a way of giving nothing away tho ben?
    I agree it's a bit irritating but it's him. Or an extension of him.
    Must admit I've never heard an in depth interview with him from burnstein. Might give a better picture of him.
     
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  5. Sir Cheshire Ben

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    If any of us had a Manager who spoke like he does he'd have the piss raked out of him continually. I don't like him because of his manner (& the Blunts & Scunts links). I can't take him seriously because he doesn't come across as genuine, even though he may be. He's like a caricature of positivity, some weird character that would appear in a second rate sit-com

    He is doing a splendid job though no qualms about his performance.
     
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    I think this is the nail on the head. It's his cloak/mask or whatever and allows him keep business internal.
     
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    A lot of his audience are idiots though, Ben. Just listen to RH phone ins or read the comments section of the HDM for confirmation.
     
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  8. Chazz Rheinhold

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    But does he to them?
    Was Brucey this nice unclish type alone with his players. The ex centre half for Man U?
    Nah I doubt it
    When someone like Roy Keane looks up to you and respects you as a leader then I doubt he was a big cuddly softy.
     
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    That I can't argue with. We used to have a laugh listening to the post game phone-ins heading home after a game. I tried to call after one game as a wind up but didn't make it on.

    Most of his audience though are not idiots.
     
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  10. Sir Cheshire Ben

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    We don't know how he talks to them.

    Polly thinks always being upbeat & positive is a requisite of a good manager. I don't.

    I can only judge him on how he talks to me, through the media (usually like normal people would talk to children) & his past clubs. I just don't like him. Although I can appreciate that he may be a genuinely nice guy.

    Roy Keane's a **** & needs someone to stand up to him. I wouldn't add value to anything he says. Jon Walters went massively up in my estimation for calling him out. I like Bruce though & do think he has a rough edge when needed.
     
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    I look forward to someone pointing me in the direction of a management book that suggests being anything other than positive and upbeat.

    "Whinging and Grumping Your Way To Success" by Mark Hughes, perhaps?
     
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    It’s the word “always” that gives us a difference of opinion.
     
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    The media tend to be idiots and ask stupid questions. Footballers are full of cliches and interviews rarely have much interest. So I don't know why people hang on every word.
     
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    I tried his diet once. Makes your breath stink. Wouldn’t do it again. There’s better out there.
    Nice to have a thread about something other than football.
     
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    I have been referred to as ‘annoyingly buoyant’ in the past...
     
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    Was someone trying to drown you?
     
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  17. Chazz Rheinhold

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    <laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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    A handy hint. <ok>

    please log in to view this image
     
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  19. Mark de Klein

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    Often..
     
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    Has anyone watched Adkins on the touchline? He is a million miles away from his interview persona.
     
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