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Whitejock said:
Interesting that Strachan hasn't made the list. Dark horse IMO. Will almost certainly become available is Scotland don't win their next match.

Not surprised that Evans is not on the list, but I'd actually welcome him back.
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Sorry WJ. Proven failure at this level.
 
Leedsoflondon said:
Sorry WJ. Proven failure at this level.
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Evans a failure? If he got the support that Monk got, you might have been surprised. Wonder how Monk would have worked out with the support & interference Evans had to put up with.

Just occurred to me - there is a silver lining. My fave DM on our books is Diagouraga. Monk was going to get rid. He can't now!
 
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Whitejock said:
Evans a failure? If he got the support that Monk got, you might have been surprised. Wonder how Monk would have worked out with the support & interference Evans had to put up with.

Just occurred to me - there is a silver lining. My fave DM on our books is Diagouraga. Monk was going to get rid. He can't now!
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Thought you meant Strachan. No way is Evans coming back to the club whatever anyone thinks, good or bad.
 
Felt for a while that Monk might struggle with second season syndrome, so possibly good for us that he's cashing in while his stock is high. Like the players, he exceeded expectations. Previous posters are right, could have been a legend at Leeds, sh@t in the nest.

I feel the same way about Wood, who I like and admire - I just don't expect him to have another season like that, and he will most likely slide back to mediocrity. If there's mad money available I'd take it, and wish him well elsewhere. It would buy back ER ffs!

Sneaky liking for the Clotet idea.

Whatever, MOT - we're still here!
 
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TC (Lovely Geezer) said:
Although you lot will disagree, I don't think your season was as successful as you make out.
Look at what Monk was given to work with compared to his predecessors.


Green
Bartley
Jansson
Bridcut on a perm
Hernandez
Roofe
Antonsson
O'Kane
Sacko
Ayling
Pedraza
Grimes
Barrow

Cellino threw the kitchen sink at it last season hence the refund offer.
Look at who Reading, Huddersfield and Fulham bought in as a comparison.
When you think at how far ahead of 7th you were for most of the season, that squad should have been challenging for top 2 and to fail to reach the playoffs WAS NOT a good season imo!!
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Said all along Monk made too many poor signings, our success last season was Wood and our defence. I also remember an article by one of the players, Bartley I think it was. The article came out shortly after our results started to get better after the poor start to the season. The player said Clotet noticed something on the pitch and made a small change that made a huge difference.

No idea what that was but without that change and without Clotet how long would Monk have lasted.

Edit** Found one reference http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37450604

Could also explain the collapse, Pontus was dropped, Pontus had lots of yellows, his game style had to change slightly???
 
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Bob the slob said:
Monk's after the Arsenal job.

In case you are in any doubt what 7th in the Championship means to Mr Monk, he wrote this in his autobiography -

'“Looking back now,” says Garry, “I'm glad we didn't get into the play-offs with Paulo, as he did not deserve to be the one to take us to the Premiership. He had not earned that right... In terms of the progression Swansea City had made under Kenny Jackett and then Roberto, I saw Paulo's time in charge as a wasted season. Yes, we finished seventh, which was one place higher than the previous season, but I put that achievement down to the attitude of the players rather than anything Paulo Sousa gave us.”

For the record Sousa was starved of transfers and taught the Swans how to defend (we had no strikers so he had to) including the woeful Garry Monk.
Our defence led by Monk went into melt down in the final few games and many believe the season was deliberately undermined by a small group of players.
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I can believe that too Bob....:emoticon-0148-yes:
 
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