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Apparently, Charnley and Carr are heading the search though. Why would they meet a manager (in secret) which costs them time and ultimately money for "just a rouse". Don't you remember the transfer summit on mikes yacht in the south of France? A key part of Ashley success in making the fanbase totally apathetic and zombified is his complete and utter removal of any hope for a better future. He appoints someone competent who wants to challenge for things the hope returns and the fanbase rallies against ownership which lacks the ambition of the fans and the manager. So why give the fans hope by interviewing him and then crush them hopes by hiring Carver or such like? All they do is create a hostile atmosphere, hardly zombifying. There's no real reason to interview anyone "for effect". I just don't see it. Not that I'm convinced that he will get the gig. Of course it does. You can't trot out the "we tried" line if you aren't seen as actually trying to get someone competent in. Remember how we tried to keep hold of Carroll for example? Remember all of those players we just couldn't get over the line? Do you actually believe we are trying to be the best football club we can? So they go through all that effort just to say "we tried". Come off it. If Carver gets the gig it will be down to their own stupid judgement, plain and simple. What effort are you talking about man? Having a discussion with a manager in London really isn't much of an effort.

Every decent striker in the league has done that at some point. I still remember Chicharito bossing him physically at the end of last season. Embarrassing.

How would appointing Garde be a change in philosophy for the club? It's been pointed out how Garde has had to deal with players being sold, little money to spend, having to bring in youth players etc. All this points to how Garde is a man that Ashley should be going for, in fact most foreign clubs are ran like this and most foreign managers would fit our philosophy. The club have never been bothered about what the fans think, if Carver was the man they wanted they wouldn't hang around in appointing him in an attempt to ease fan pressure, they would just go with it. Because Ashley has a long history of not appointing his cronies Stifler.

Apparently, Charnley and Carr are heading the search though. Why would they meet a manager (in secret) which costs them time and ultimately money for "just a rouse". Don't you remember the transfer summit on mikes yacht in the south of France? A key part of Ashley success in making the fanbase totally apathetic and zombified is his complete and utter removal of any hope for a better future. He appoints someone competent who wants to challenge for things the hope returns and the fanbase rallies against ownership which lacks the ambition of the fans and the manager. So why give the fans hope by interviewing him and then crush them hopes by hiring Carver or such like? All they do is create a hostile atmosphere, hardly zombifying. There's no real reason to interview anyone "for effect". I just don't see it. Not that I'm convinced that he will get the gig. Of course it does. You can't trot out the "we tried" line if you aren't seen as actually trying to get someone competent in. Remember how we tried to keep hold of Carroll for example? Remember all of those players we just couldn't get over the line? Do you actually believe we are trying to be the best football club we can?

Apparently, Charnley and Carr are heading the search though. Why would they meet a manager (in secret) which costs them time and ultimately money for "just a rouse". Don't you remember the transfer summit on mikes yacht in the south of France? A key part of Ashley success in making the fanbase totally apathetic and zombified is his complete and utter removal of any hope for a better future. He appoints someone competent who wants to challenge for things the hope returns and the fanbase rallies against ownership which lacks the ambition of the fans and the manager.

I can't help but the feel the "Garde" talk was just a rouse. We love to trot out the line "couldn't get him over the line" and I can't help but feel that's all Garde is. If Ashley is happy with the direction of the club Carver is the only show in town. appointed someone like Garde would signal a change of philosophy and given Ashley has had the opportunity to change course on more than one occasion but hasn't tells me It's Carver or someone of his ilk. I hope I'm wrong of course.

love this kid. Don't get attached.

The best way to predict future behaviour is to look at past behaviour.

I remember after that Sunderland game where the media were hoping he'd choose British nationally even though he couldn't and still can't qualify for it

Truly frightening stuff. More of the same if Carver is appointed.

I strongly hope your feel is real.

Pissing me off man trading one knacker for another

That PR machine in full effect

I remember him saying he was willing to put 25 million per year of his own money in

What the f*** does this even mean? I'm sure they'll confirm who they've given the job to. It means they don't want Carver

Good goal for the neutrals that.

Renaissance time?

Birds of a feather and all that Nah, man the guy gets a bit frazzled, but he's okay. Quit being a nuisance. Me personally I'm in a league of my own. Just an all around stud. Can't help it. Absolute mentalists the pair of you. Wouldn't have it any other way mind

As long as he can drip feed Rangers enough cash until the end of the season (with his cost-cutter in chief already in place) then he can get on with the business of selling NUFC and that's why I suspect we are dragging our heels over a new manager. Rangers can't raise equity and no-one else is going to loan them money while Ashley is the majority creditor, meanwhile the club bleeds millions each month. He's got this one sewn up. He will find a way around the dual ownership/Scottish FA issue imo. Good things don't happen to this club unfortunately. Yup, isn't in the SFA's interests to let Rangers go to the wall again. Also money talks

Birds of a feather and all that

Stifler just operates on another plain of existence to everyone else.