Given recent threads, fair does big Ron

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Taking an enemy on the battlefield is like a hawk taking a bird. Even though it enters into the midst of a thousand, it pays no attention other than to the one that it has first marked.
 
Can't speak for other forums, but few on here called for him to be sacked...it was discussed as an unlikely possibility. And Ronald was getting grumpy....which to me made the results even more worrying. I feel entitled to worry when the manager does. But just as the manager carries the can for bad results (deservedly or not), he also gets to carry the plaudits. Well done, Ron.
 
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I don't see it as disrespectful to question how long a manager will stay in situ if performance continues to be poor. I didn't see anyone calling for a sacking. Given how quickly the trigger gets pulled these days in the PL its a reasonable thing to be discussed.

I think Ron is a great manager and great guy. While I don't like people suddenly saying his tactics are poor and he may be sacked, the posters who irritate me more are the "told you so, silly billy" brigade. By reacting in that way you are just propagating previous discussion. You will never change the reactionary nature of many football fans- don't even try. If you want to engage in discussion do so, if you don't want debate ignore it. When we win just bask in the glory and say to yourself "see, I was right" and post something about how great the team was (not how poor the not 606ers are).
 
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Lovelocum said:
I don't see it as disrespectful to question how long a manager will stay in situ if performance continues to be poor. I didn't see anyone calling for a sacking. Given how quickly the trigger gets pulled these days in the PL its a reasonable thing to be discussed.

I think Ron is a great manager and great guy. While I don't like people suddenly saying his tactics are poor and he may be sacked, the posters who irritate me more are the "told you so, silly billy" brigade. By reacting in that way you are just propagating previous discussion. You will never change the reactionary nature of many football fans- don't even try. If you want to engage in discussion do so, if you don't want debate ignore it. When we win just bask in the glory and say to yourself "see, I was right" and post something about how great the team was (not how poor the not 606ers are).
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Great post. We should never hound people for being wrong, no matter how much they might have irritated us in the past.
 
Lovelocum said:
I don't see it as disrespectful to question how long a manager will stay in situ if performance continues to be poor. I didn't see anyone calling for a sacking. Given how quickly the trigger gets pulled these days in the PL its a reasonable thing to be discussed.

I think Ron is a great manager and great guy. While I don't like people suddenly saying his tactics are poor and he may be sacked, the posters who irritate me more are the "told you so, silly billy" brigade. By reacting in that way you are just propagating previous discussion. You will never change the reactionary nature of many football fans- don't even try. If you want to engage in discussion do so, if you don't want debate ignore it. When we win just bask in the glory and say to yourself "see, I was right" and post something about how great the team was (not how poor the not 606ers are).
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It's a good post, however I haven't seen anyone at all saying "see I was right" or I told you so".... Some may have wanted too.

I think I've seen the opposite. My message was simple really to those who had criticised. .. Try not to do it so ferociously and be a little more open.

Anyway it's a football match. I've just got back from hospital where my sister was rushed into A&E. Possible head tumour. That's far more important than the game.
 
fatletiss said:
It's a good post, however I haven't seen anyone at all saying "see I was right" or I told you so".... Some may have wanted too.

I think I've seen the opposite. My message was simple really to those who had criticised. .. Try not to do it so ferociously and be a little more open.

Anyway it's a football match. I've just got back from hospital where my sister was rushed into A&E. Possible head tumour. That's far more important than the game.
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Oh that's awful FLT, thoughts and prayers with your sister.
 
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fatletiss said:
It's a good post, however I haven't seen anyone at all saying "see I was right" or I told you so".... Some may have wanted too.

I think I've seen the opposite. My message was simple really to those who had criticised. .. Try not to do it so ferociously and be a little more open.

Anyway it's a football match. I've just got back from hospital where my sister was rushed into A&E. Possible head tumour. That's far more important than the game.
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Hope it all works out for your sister.
In June 2014, my wife's legs "stopped functioning" correctly. Turned out to be lung cancer, that had spread to her spine. Her original prognosis was that she might live until August 2015, but owing to great support from the NHS, and her being a stubborn bugger, she is still with me and thriving.
As you say, more important than football, which is why I try to take a pragmatic approach to everything football related.
 
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St Badger said:
Hope it all works out for your sister.
In June 2014, my wife's legs "stopped functioning" correctly. Turned out to be lung cancer, that had spread to her spine. Her original prognosis was that she might live until August 2015, but owing to great support from the NHS, and her being a stubborn bugger, she is still with me and thriving.
As you say, more important than football, which is why I try to take a pragmatic approach to everything football related.
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And I hope she continues to thrive.
 
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fatletiss said:
It's a good post, however I haven't seen anyone at all saying "see I was right" or I told you so".... Some may have wanted too.

I think I've seen the opposite. My message was simple really to those who had criticised. .. Try not to do it so ferociously and be a little more open.

Anyway it's a football match. I've just got back from hospital where my sister was rushed into A&E. Possible head tumour. That's far more important than the game.
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Really sorry to hear that FLT. Hope it turns out not to be that serious. This sort of thing certainly puts things into perspective. <hug>
 
fatletiss said:
It's a good post, however I haven't seen anyone at all saying "see I was right" or I told you so".... Some may have wanted too.

I think I've seen the opposite. My message was simple really to those who had criticised. .. Try not to do it so ferociously and be a little more open.

Anyway it's a football match. I've just got back from hospital where my sister was rushed into A&E. Possible head tumour. That's far more important than the game.
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Ah mate. Thoughts and love with you all.
 
fatletiss said:
It's a good post, however I haven't seen anyone at all saying "see I was right" or I told you so".... Some may have wanted too.

I think I've seen the opposite. My message was simple really to those who had criticised. .. Try not to do it so ferociously and be a little more open.

Anyway it's a football match. I've just got back from hospital where my sister was rushed into A&E. Possible head tumour. That's far more important than the game.
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Oh, man. Hoping for the best for all affected, not least your sister.
 
fatletiss said:
It's a good post, however I haven't seen anyone at all saying "see I was right" or I told you so".... Some may have wanted too.

I think I've seen the opposite. My message was simple really to those who had criticised. .. Try not to do it so ferociously and be a little more open.

Anyway it's a football match. I've just got back from hospital where my sister was rushed into A&E. Possible head tumour. That's far more important than the game.
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Oh that's awful. Thoughts with you and your family and hope it's not as bad as it sounds.
 
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