danswan

If you mean abroad for a manager, I think we need to stick with this one for at least this season anyway. I would be delighted with one of these foreign supercoaches who can produce 17 year old superstars for peanuts (Wenger) or pluck relative unknowns from abroad using their finely honed network of scouts and contacts (Sven). Unfortunately we would probably end up with Christian Gross. Or Bertie Vogts, Alain Perrin, or some other Frank Spenceralike.

I can't answer 'yes' to this question, and I am surprised so many can. Based on the evidence we have seen so far, and his track record at Bolton, what is it that is giving everyone so much confidence that Sam wouldn't spunk £50 Million on average players in much the same way Souness did? I was all for Allardyces appointment, based on what it looked like we were trying to achieve at that time. There's no doubt he will stabilise things and make us hard to beat etc etc but to me this will result in us occupying much the same league position as us and Bolton have for the last few years. As a few people have said, I don't think this style of football can glean consistent success. Steady, safe league positions, maybe the odd cup success but we should be aiming higher than Bolton I really hope I am wrong, but I voted 'no'. Allardyce talks a good game but his real test will be if he gets significant funds to play with. It could prove to be a costly gamble. Reading this back, it sounds pretty anti-Allardyce, actually I'm not and also think he needs time. I just can't say he is the man to spend the wedge and I can't see how anyone else can think he is, bearing in mind he has never done it before.

Think the site owners are on to a good thing like. They have just got 20,000 well meaning idiots to buy them a football club (the money is classed as a donation). They can then sell it and keep all the cash. Why didn't I think of that?

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I quite like having a few nutters on the team. If we are going to lose, we may as well go down in style..

Bit mental, but interesting to see what happens. When team selection is a general concensus of thousands of people, it doesn't leave much room for innovative tactics etc. How do they decide on substitutes? That isn't something you can plan in advance. I am of the opinion that the manager's role is overstated in getting results a lot of the time, so it will be interesting to see what a bunch of geeks who pick the team inbetween wanking over Paris Hilton and playing World of Warcraft can achieve.

Spooky Pre-cog

Well I thought this was a tremendous thread, the most entertaining I have read for a few days anyway.

lol

You must walk fast.

You are walking from Wallsend into town??

In the 1980s, Nottingham Forest were one of the most successful clubs in the world.

I wouldn't. In fact, I'd try my best to sabotage my team's performance by misplacing passes and hoofing the ball out whenever possible for a ... corner, thus putting my entire career in jeopardy and ruining any future chances I might have at any club. Think Big Sam might sign him up if he does that, fits right into the recent tactical masterplan

That's not the question Would you be confident Sam is the man to spend it? Personally, I am slightly less confident than I would have been in August. I'm trying to stop my knee jerking though.

Now we seem to have established we have no qualms about buying the title, maybe the question should be: "Are you confident that Big Sam is the man to buy the title with Brewsters Ashley's millions?

Slightly uncomfortable. Still happy.

Of course I would be fucking happy. Why not start another thread "Would you be happy if you won the lottery" Obviously I would prefer to win it with homegrown kids taking teams apart with cavalier football, but any way we win it, I'd be over the fucking moon.

Why is it so mental to have a target of winning the league in 5 years? A lot can happen in that time. We are a little short of where Chelsea were when Roman took over (with an incumbent manager he soon shipped out) but he bought the title in what, 2 years? IMO we now have a better infrastructure than Chelsea did back then, so what's the problem with targeting the league?

He's the bloke who slips stuff into people's bags in Asda.

No ice creams?

Hoorah

About right. He is banned from games for life too.

Sinister...

I still like the idea of finishing the bowl. That picture is magic.

I know, fucking dimwits