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Even when they get thumped against the big boys (Real Madrid last night) it seems like a Rafa "tight" thumping last night. :lol:

 

0-4, with two own goals and it still only 0-1 upto the 80th minute.

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Would love him as sporting director!

 

Who on earth advises him to take on jobs?! Us included - not that I'm complaining as I loved him as manager! Some of his choices these last 10 years have been crazy!

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Paully said:

 

Ha ha I think he'd be perfect but I love him so very biased! [emoji38]

 

 

 

I do kind of get it. I love the man and he's got a lot of qualities befitting of a director.

 

I just don't think I could handle the inevitable butting of heads with whoever our coach is, or him eventually deciding he wants the coaching reigns again himself. :lol:

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2 minutes ago, wormy said:

 

I do kind of get it. I love the man and he's got a lot of qualities befitting of a director.

 

I just don't think I could handle the inevitable butting of heads with whoever our coach is, or him eventually deciding he wants the coaching reigns again himself. :lol:

Especially as our current coach forced our previous sporting director to leave.

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28 minutes ago, Paully said:

Would love him as sporting director!

 

Who on earth advises him to take on jobs?! Us included - not that I'm complaining as I loved him as manager! Some of his choices these last 10 years have been crazy!

 

 

 

The way most clubs are run thesedays, not many top clubs want a manager like him anymore. He takes what he can get. Could easily throw the towel in

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29 minutes ago, Paully said:

Would love him as sporting director!

 

Who on earth advises him to take on jobs?! Us included - not that I'm complaining as I loved him as manager! Some of his choices these last 10 years have been crazy!

 

 

 

 

He loves managing teams.  At one point he was coaching an under 11s team because he enjoys it so much.

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That Celta Vigo job, they were never going to be doing anymore than challenging to stay up. They don’t have the budget or the players.

No idea why they have binned him off.

 

The Everton job, he should have been wiser on that one.

 

The job in China, again he should have been wiser to accept that. They were spending big, but everyone else was spending bigger.

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30 minutes ago, TRC said:

Especially as our current coach forced our previous sporting director to leave.

 

:lol: My bad. Must've missed that bombshell among Ashworth having his head turned by mates at a club with way less financial restrictions. 

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Haven't watched a single kick of a ball but really sad to see that it didn't work out. Made the point a couple weeks back that their season has been utterly devastated by really late goals that have swung loads of games - including turning wins into losses.

 

Do kinda wonder what's left for him at the top level given the results at his last three jobs. Certainly nothing at NUFC. :lol:

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2 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

The poll at the top of the page. Good lord.

 

From the 16th January 2022 too :D It's not even that long ago. I didn't realise you could see who voted what though, that's useful to know.

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