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Just reminded myself how bad Mcclaren was :lol:

 

7 wins, 1 being against Northampton :lol:

 

Urgh, the 5-1 against Palace and 1-3 against Bournemouth. Awful.

 

It was the 5-1 defeat v Pardew that really stuck in my throat. I genuinely hated him by the time he’d left and was convinced with a decent coach we’d improve only to get McClaren and then get absolutely smashed by him. One of my worst memories as a fan.

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This is the one, though. "Let's see where we are at the end of the season" ffs.

 

 

In the name of all things holy!!

 

"From 13th down"... inferring that you can't have a pop at me for our form or call me a shit manager.... if you do you have to say that about every manager from 13th place down.  He does this fucking so often, tries to deflect criticism by lumping himself in with other managers.  Does my tits in!

 

"are Fulham confident they can catch us?".... stone me!  don't give them quotes like previous poster said to stick on their walls.  Just say something like "their performances have improved even if their results haven't" some generic pat on the back type pish then say something positive about your team FFS!! 

 

"...see where we are at the end of the season".... nah! how about seeing where you are now and doing something about it.  Fucking fraud!!!

 

He'll be looking forward to seeing HIS united win on Sunday.  PRICK!!!

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To be honest, I've always taken news of dressing room 'home truths' and calling each other out as an indictment against the manager. It shouldn't be down to the players to manage themselves. There should be someone employed by the club to manage them...

 

Hughton did well for us, I've always liked him, and the thumping of Villa on our return will always be a high-point in my memories of him as our manager, but the way that the 'player committee' formed with Harper, Nolan etc. never sat well with me as a positive reflection on Hughton as a capable manager.

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To be honest, I've always taken news of dressing room 'home truths' and calling each other out as an indictment against the manager. It shouldn't be down to the players to manage themselves. There should be someone employed by the club to manage them...

 

Hughton did well for us, I've always liked him, and the thumping of Villa on our return will always be a high-point in my memories of him as our manager, but the way that the 'player committee' formed with Harper, Nolan etc. never sat well with me as a positive reflection on Hughton as a capable manager.

 

It's probably a discussion for a different thread but surely the balance of power has now firmly swing towards players? With the short tenure of managers, unless you're managed by Pep or Klopp you know that they will eventually be sacked at some point and you will outlast them. Gone are the days of Ferguson.

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Ahhh diddums how difficult, you have to have a 2 minute walk to the pitch....

 

The (perfectly valid) criticism was that they didn't walk on as a group. The fact they looked beaten before a ball was kicked wasn't even mentioned.

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"I saw that thrown at us about the tunnel..." yes, you fucking melt, by one of your biggest defenders in the media no less; followed by a totally insipid first half performance. More of the wow is me/wow is us stuff. Everyone is out to get wuh cos we're shite, absolute shite. #imsohonest :( :(

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To be honest, I've always taken news of dressing room 'home truths' and calling each other out as an indictment against the manager. It shouldn't be down to the players to manage themselves. There should be someone employed by the club to manage them...

 

Hughton did well for us, I've always liked him, and the thumping of Villa on our return will always be a high-point in my memories of him as our manager, but the way that the 'player committee' formed with Harper, Nolan etc. never sat well with me as a positive reflection on Hughton as a capable manager.

 

It's probably a discussion for a different thread but surely the balance of power has now firmly swing towards players? With the short tenure of managers, unless you're managed by Pep or Klopp you know that they will eventually be sacked at some point and you will outlast them. Gone are the days of Ferguson.

 

Absolutely. It's remarkable to me how most clubs don't understand that short-termism of managers must be detrimental in the longer term in my opinion. If a player knows if push comes to shove, it's the manager out the door before the player, then what is the ultimate consequence for the player to do what he wants, rather than what the manager wants? I think this is why clubs like Burnley, with Dyche at the helm, consistently punch above their weight, because the players know if they don't buy in, they'll be gone, and they all know exactly what they're walking into when they get there. Sure, a short-term boost from a new manager with players keen to impress is always welcome, but after the inevitable wearing off of the honeymoon, it's back to status quo with players just not caring.

 

Of course this all hinges on initially hiring a capable manager with a long-term outlook that's on the same page as the club to begin with before anyone says I'm saying we stick with Bruce :lol:

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Just reminded myself how bad Mcclaren was :lol:

 

7 wins, 1 being against Northampton :lol:

 

Urgh, the 5-1 against Palace and 1-3 against Bournemouth. Awful.

 

But you didn't end up hating him with all your soul  :lol:

 

Nope, weirdly enough. I save that for Bruce.

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"I saw that thrown at us about the tunnel..." yes, you f***ing melt, by one of your biggest defenders in the media no less; followed by a totally insipid first half performance. More of the wow is me/wow is us stuff. Everyone is out to get wuh cos we're s****, absolute s****. #imsohonest :( :(

Are you trying to say "Woe is me"? :lol:

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To be honest, I've always taken news of dressing room 'home truths' and calling each other out as an indictment against the manager. It shouldn't be down to the players to manage themselves. There should be someone employed by the club to manage them...

 

Hughton did well for us, I've always liked him, and the thumping of Villa on our return will always be a high-point in my memories of him as our manager, but the way that the 'player committee' formed with Harper, Nolan etc. never sat well with me as a positive reflection on Hughton as a capable manager.

 

 

I was actually quite surprised when I read the first words of that tweet, then I saw that it was actually Lascelles who had been doing the finger pointing. Says it all really, you just know Bruce isn't man enough to call someone out to their face.

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