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Nads said:
My immediate and honest thoughts are we are stuck in this league for another year, and where does that leave us?

We have a lack of quality in the squad and we needed a manager who is going to change the way we play, the thought process, everything.

Replacing a hoofball merchant with a hoofball merchant on the cheap changes nothing. The league already knows how to stop us winning, evidenced over the last season and a quarter.

The owners have ****ed this one. Royally ****ed it. There is nothing on his CV that suggests he is anywhere near what we were looking for or needed.

Everything here screams ‘cheap as ****’. It matches everything coming out of the club.

I shudder to think who makes our kits next season, and what pittance they pay us for that dubious honour.

Am I overreacting? I don’t believe I am. There’s options there that fit the needs (Stendel) or would galvanise the club and fans (Nige & Kev).

They went for a Poundland punt.
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The thing that I'm struggling with is next year without the Parachute payments we have a major financial issue and a circa 15 million pound difference between income and expenditure.

That's makes us an even worse prospect for investment as we can't cover our costs, so why risk the opportunity with the takeover and the choice of manager?
 
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6inarow said:
I didnt expect such a meltdown here tbh.....I think its a safe & decent appointment from somebody whos done it before. Much more capable than Jack Ross 10 fold
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Its like for like mate.

The failing has been HOW we’ve played and HOW we’ve set up.

How is going for a gaffer who plays arguably more towards the failing way than Ross going to be anything but a disaster?

We haven’t the players for hoofball. A different name on the door won’t change that.

Lads will have spent fortunes to get down to Bucks on Saturday, ****ing fortunes.
 
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Can still back him on Betfair if anyone is sure about this story, I got odds of 1.3

SMB is down, don't know if it's in response to this news, signed up here so I can still talk bollocks.
 
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Kip Spinach said:
A truly terrible appointment if it happens. Absolutely shockingly bad. I’m struggling to think of an appointment that could be worse. Probably bringing Buxton back.
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Buxton's record was probably slightly better than Parkinson's pre signing for us. Doesn't mean Parkinson will be a failure mind
 
Nads said:
Its like for like mate.

The failing has been HOW we’ve played and HOW we’ve set up.

How is going for a gaffer who plays arguably more towards the failing way than Ross going to be anything but a disaster?

We haven’t the players for hoofball. A different name on the door won’t change that.

Lads will have spent fortunes to get down to Bucks on Saturday, ****ing fortunes.
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Mate he got much lesser teams than ours promoted, surely you have got to see that? Jack Ross's team was an emulation of himself, dour and dull. Everyone has got a right to thier opinion, the best man I thought for the job was Nigel Pearson this fella has been appointed so lets get behind him
 
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Smiler said:
Buxton's record was probably slightly better than Parkinson's pre signing for us. Doesn't mean Parkinson will be a failure mind
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I’m finding it difficult seeing him be successful at the moment. Him coupled with the owners isn’t exactly reassuring.
 
6inarow said:
Mate he got much lesser teams than ours promoted, surely you have got to see that? Jack Ross's team was an emulation of himself, dour and dull. Everyone has got a right to thier opinion, the best man I thought for the job was Nigel Pearson this fella has been appointed so lets get behind him
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Did he though? There’s a massive lack of quality in our squad.

If he wants to play off a target man, then we are ****ed as we simply don’t have one of any calibre or reliability.

We needed a completely fresh approach to games. It’s not against Parkinson personally, it’s against how his sides play.

They play like we have been.
 
Kip Spinach said:
I’m finding it difficult seeing him be successful at the moment. Him coupled with the owners isn’t exactly reassuring.
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It's always hard to say, a player or manager sometimes fits one club more than they do another. He's done well quite a few times at this level before so may be able to do the same here. Time will tell I guess
 
Wonder if we would have approached Phil Parkinson if he had still been at Bolton and we would have had to pay compensation for him?? Very much doubt it. I’ll back him but Donald wants to pray he’s got this right
 
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Nads said:
Did he though? There’s a massive lack of quality in our squad.

If he wants to play off a target man, then we are ****ed as we simply don’t have one of any calibre or reliability.

We needed a completely fresh approach to games. It’s not against Parkinson personally, it’s against how his sides play.

They play like we have been.
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So if the players are that bad who did you expect to come and manage them? A lot of people are jumping up and down but surely weve got to be realistic about things, as is this is a realistic appointment
 
6inarow said:
So if the players are that bad who did you expect to come and manage them? A lot of people are jumping up and down but surely weve got to be realistic about things, as is this is a realistic appointment
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The players we have would be a lot more suited to playing football.

We do have a few players who are comfortable on the ball and some good runners.

We do not have players who win second balls and who are going to win physical battles.
 
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HEISENBERG said:
Told yas
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Yeah you told us it was a wind up. Should have stuck to your guns fella and you would have got some credit.

Anyway, none of us know how he's going to do so let's not cry into our beer and let's assume the best until there's a reason not to. I think a lot of us wanted a higher profile appointment to reassure us that everything's cushty at the club but maybe those guys weren't right. It sounds like it's been carefully considered and we haven't just seen who's cheapest and said "he'll do".
 
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Nads said:
The players we have would be a lot more suited to playing football.

We do have a few players who are comfortable on the ball and some good runners.

We do not have players who win second balls and who are going to win physical battles.
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Im sure he will play to the strengths of the players we have, I expect he will be more flexible than what you have been reading about him. Look at Allardyce when he came here, everybody took to him as we survived with decent football, maybe Parkinson might do the same (promoted I mean)
 
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Nads said:
The players we have would be a lot more suited to playing football.

We do have a few players who are comfortable on the ball and some good runners.

We do not have players who win second balls and who are going to win physical battles.
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True but if he can do what Ross never did and get them pressing and fighting physically then the extra quality we have will be a bonus on top of that. If he makes the team all about that and sacks off proper football entirely it won't work but we might end up with a nice balance.

I don't think we needed a tactical genius the players just need a rocket up their arses so we don't hand the oppo a 1-0 lead time and time again.
 
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6inarow said:
Im sure he will play to the strengths of the players we have, I expect he will be more flexible than what you have been reading about him. Look at Allardyce when he came here, everybody took to him as we survived with decent football, maybe Parkinson might do the same (promoted I mean)
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We can but hope mate. I’ll get over it in time to support at next home game, but I think it’s a horrific appointment.

Believe me I hope he proves me wrong and I’m open to that.
 
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