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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by originallambrettaman, Feb 13, 2013.

  1. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    Graham Westley sacked by Preston.
     
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  2. Craigo

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    Browny's got unfinished business there.
     
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  3. originallambrettaman

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    I've seen some Preston fans on Twitter saying they should get him back, unless they were City fans taking the piss.
     
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  4. Craigo

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    Would also be a decent job for young Barmby.
     
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  5. The FRENCH TICKLER

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    Paul Dickov could get the PNE job imo.
     
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  6. Happy Tiger

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    Really? Shouldn't he get a chance at being a player first??
     
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  7. TONY_WARNERS_FACE.

    TONY_WARNERS_FACE. Well-Known Member

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    Well that replacement worked out well for them didn't it?

    Bunch of ****ing ****s.
     
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  8. billywoofsdog

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    Don't think you'll be seeing Barmby anywhere. Not bothered about being involved I've heard recently.
     
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  9. Chilton's Hundreds

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    He did state in the past that a managerial career, apart from City, didn't interest him.
     
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  10. TONY_WARNERS_FACE.

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    And also, he's not up to the job.
     
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  11. Happy Tiger

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    Exactly. Did you per chance read that article on the BBC interviewing Sir Alex? He pretty much explained what goes wrong with players jumping into manager roles. As ever, and as a truly great manager, spoke a lot of sense.
     
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  12. TONY_WARNERS_FACE.

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    I've always imagined Barmby's stint to be similar when Gareth got the top job in The Office...
     
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  13. originallambrettaman

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    Though Nick is currently in no rush to manage anyone, I think he will at some point be offered something he fancies and he will return to management.

    I also think he'll do very well.

    At least he won't **** things up before he's even been interviewed, by spewing bollocks about his prospective new employers ambitions matching his.
     
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  14. TONY_WARNERS_FACE.

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    I don't really think it's a good idea to be accusing others of spewing bollocks when talking about Nick Barmby's managerial careeer...
     
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  15. roseniorhisgranisfromhull

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    I don't think Barmby will ever stoop as low as applying and failing to get the Partick Thistle job ...
     
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    This is like reading some weird book, where the author had some crazy idea about writing exactly the same thing,but just changing the words around,page after page after...and the book being a million pages long,and it having a sequel.

    And the then being so popular,it became a trilogy,and then a series,and....
     
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  17. originallambrettaman

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    At least he never called Pirlo homophobic, thought you couldn't tell who was a Championship team if you closed your eyes, or thought ***an was a Premier League striker.
     
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  18. TONY_WARNERS_FACE.

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    He never won promotion to the Premiership either, or did anything of note, so we could call it even?
     
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  19. originallambrettaman

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    No, he wasn't allowed to buy a single player and he was never given a chance to prove himself, once he has been, then we can discuss his merits(or lack of).
     
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