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Proud_Fox said:
Leeds showing some ambition for a change

@SkySportsNews: SKY SOURCES: Leeds expected to announce former Forest Green boss David Hockaday as manager tomorrow. More on #SSN

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His assistant is Junior Lewis <laugh> <laugh>

Hockaday isn't even a "young and upcoming" English manager who nobody has heard of... He's 56, and managed Forest Green <laugh><laugh>
 
Jack Lesterfan said:
Is this in reference to Costa?

Think Chelsea have signed another dud of a striker!?
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For getting rid of Robben

Costa doen't seem to like the loan striker role, how do Chelsea play ... oh **** ...

Im sure Costa will come good, apart from the 2 piss poor games the entire Spain squad had, ive not really seen enough of him.
 
Jack Lesterfan said:
His assistant is Junior Lewis <laugh> <laugh>

Hockaday isn't even a "young and upcoming" English manager who nobody has heard of... He's 56, and managed Forest Green <laugh><laugh>
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Rather 'ageist' Jack ... I'd also make the point that had Jose Mourinho been English he would have been most unlikely to have got a shot at management ... as a player he played (very briefly) in the Portugese second division, which is not nearly as good as our Championship ... his first step into 'football management' came as an interpreter for Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon ... I hope this bloke does well for Leeds he may be just what they need ... and he does have Benito Carbone alongside him ...
 
FosseFilberto said:
Rather 'ageist' Jack ... I'd also make the point that had Jose Mourinho been English he would have been most unlikely to have got a shot at management ... as a player he played (very briefly) in the Portugese second division, which is not nearly as good as our Championship ... his first step into 'football management' came as an interpreter for Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon ... I hope this bloke does well for Leeds he may be just what they need ... and he does have Benito Carbone alongside him ...
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He's 56, and this is his managerial career to date...

His first season as manager ended with relegation from the Conference Premier.[14] However, Forest Green were reinstated following Salisbury City's failure in their appeal against demotion from the Conference for financial irregularities. Despite the team finishing in a relegation position and coming under fire from a number of the clubs fans, Hockaday was offered a new one-year contract for the 2010&#8211;11 season.[15] In his second season as Forest Green boss the team narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference South the team lost their final day fixture, a 2&#8211;1 loss away at Tamworth, but stayed in the league on goal difference.[16]

In his third season as Forest Green manager the club finished the season in 10th place. Hockaday's fourth season as manager of the club again ended with another 10th place finish in the Conference Premier despite reportedly having the largest transfer and wage budget in the division.[17] In February 2013, Hockaday dismissed rumours linking him with the vacant managerial post at former club Swindon Town after the departure of Paolo Di Canio.[18]

After a disappointing start to the 2013-14 season which saw Forest Green lose seven out of eight games, Hockaday left Forest Green by mutual consent on 21 October 2013.[19]
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"Setting the world alight" would be over-statement of the century!!
 
Jose Mourinho is a lucky man. David Cameron is going to freeze Roman Abramovic's accounts because of his relationship with Putin. Lucky for Jose he has already done most of his business with Fabregas, Costa and Luis
 
Jack Lesterfan said:
Interesting Leicester preview on ESPN.

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/leicester-city/story/1971986/premier-league-preview-leicester-city
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"Manuel Pellegrini's Sergio Aguero-less reserves cruised to a 3-1 victory, and the gulf in class suggests the Foxes won't be troubling the top half of the table, despite their dominance last campaign."

The writer fails to mention that we weren't playing our first team either.

"There's not too much Premier League experience among the ranks"

Yawn.

"A little like LeBron James' first spell at Cleveland..."

Eh?

"There's absolutely no doubt bigger teams will be keeping a close eye on how he fares this season."

He fails to mention that our owners ambition is to become one of the "bigger teams". We'd be very disappointed if we start losing players or our manager to clubs like Newcastle!
 
Lesta Gangsta said:
"Manuel Pellegrini's Sergio Aguero-less reserves cruised to a 3-1 victory, and the gulf in class suggests the Foxes won't be troubling the top half of the table, despite their dominance last campaign."

The writer fails to mention that we weren't playing our first team either.

"There's not too much Premier League experience among the ranks"

Yawn.

"A little like LeBron James' first spell at Cleveland..."

Eh?

"There's absolutely no doubt bigger teams will be keeping a close eye on how he fares this season."

He fails to mention that our owners ambition is to become one of the "bigger teams". We'd be very disappointed if we start losing players or our manager to clubs like Newcastle!
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They're also missing the fact that Man City played a weaker team in their 3-2 away win over Bayern Munich just a week before
 
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