| Is this a new thing? 21:08 - Nov 11 with 1948 views | ringwoodblue |
Both Utd and Palace have told the media who their new managers will be ‘should their current manager be sacked’
New managers are often lined up behind the scenes but they’re not usually announced until the person they are replacing have been officially sacked. All very bizarre and imho very disrespectful to the current manager. |  |
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| Is this a new thing? on 21:53 - Nov 11 | Bigalhunter |
I think respect for managers, particularly in the top division disappeared a while ago.
The churn is ridiculous now due to no owner wanting to be in the bottom three after firework night.
I think Palace might be okay if they get Thomas Frank, not so sure about Pochettino. He’s pretty much failed in his last x2 appointments, hopefully he’ll continue that trend at the theatre of the leaky roof.
Both appointments have that Spursy thing to wash off them. |  |
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| Is this a new thing? on 00:04 - Nov 12 | SE1blue |
Was thinking exactly the same thing about the disrespect.
Can you imagine if it was announced everywhere that you were about to get sacked in your regular job? You arrive at your desk for a day of work and there's images everywhere of the new guy who is coming in. Your workmates start chatting about what he'll be like ("Can't be any worse than Dave!" and "I think he'll freshen things up and give the place a bit of a lift") and you're just left eating your Boots Meal Deal in an empty staffroom wondering when you'll need to clear your desk out.
Football has got ugly like that. [Post edited 12 Nov 0:06]
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| Is this a new thing? on 01:14 - Nov 12 | hoppy |
| Is this a new thing? on 00:04 - Nov 12 by SE1blue |
Was thinking exactly the same thing about the disrespect.
Can you imagine if it was announced everywhere that you were about to get sacked in your regular job? You arrive at your desk for a day of work and there's images everywhere of the new guy who is coming in. Your workmates start chatting about what he'll be like ("Can't be any worse than Dave!" and "I think he'll freshen things up and give the place a bit of a lift") and you're just left eating your Boots Meal Deal in an empty staffroom wondering when you'll need to clear your desk out.
Football has got ugly like that. [Post edited 12 Nov 0:06]
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Dave has always been a bit weird and a bit of a loner tho, so not unexpected in all honesty. |  |
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| Is this a new thing? on 01:18 - Nov 12 | LuciBlue |
| Is this a new thing? on 01:14 - Nov 12 by hoppy |
Dave has always been a bit weird and a bit of a loner tho, so not unexpected in all honesty. |
Dave always eats a Boots Meal Deal in an empty staffroom, and it always smells like eggs. |  |
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| Is this a new thing? on 01:23 - Nov 12 | Stenvict |
Is it because of people like Fabrizio Romano that will know anyway if a club is looking at managers? Before clubs could do it slyly, but now it'll be leaked a lot easier. |  |
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| Is this a new thing? on 06:19 - Nov 12 | Blue_Heath |
Totally wrong on several fronts. From a new manager POV I'd be a bit wary since whose to say they wouldn't so same to you in 12 months time?
If I were Sage or Carrick, I'd play the worst team possible and quit at half time during the next game assuming he's still in charge.
Zero class or respect being shown in both these situations. | |
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| Is this a new thing? on 07:36 - Nov 12 | MK1 |
The age of technology my friend. Pretty much impossible to keep anything a secret these days if you move in those kind of circles. They all want to be the first to know so they can sell it on for a few quid and clicks. No thoughts given for the individual involved. Sad times. |  |
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| Is this a new thing? on 10:12 - Nov 12 | ITFC_Essex |
We knew O'Neil was in the door weeks before, although some of our fanbase were aggressively denying it saying we were aiming way higher. Turns out the reporting was correct and some were in hard denial! |  |
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| Is this a new thing? on 11:24 - Nov 12 | ClareBlue |
| Is this a new thing? on 10:12 - Nov 12 by ITFC_Essex |
We knew O'Neil was in the door weeks before, although some of our fanbase were aggressively denying it saying we were aiming way higher. Turns out the reporting was correct and some were in hard denial! |
But the difference is we didn't have someone already doing the job we knew he was going to be doing, did we.
It's not knowing in advance who is getting the job. It's knowing before the guy doing it has even been told he is out.
You've got a club that treats it's staff appallingly and a new manager who signed a new contract 70 days ago prepared to throw it in the bin.
They deserve each other. And when he gets treated the same as previous managers, no sympathy for him. | | | |
| Is this a new thing? on 11:36 - Nov 12 | ITFC_Essex |
| Is this a new thing? on 11:24 - Nov 12 by ClareBlue |
But the difference is we didn't have someone already doing the job we knew he was going to be doing, did we.
It's not knowing in advance who is getting the job. It's knowing before the guy doing it has even been told he is out.
You've got a club that treats it's staff appallingly and a new manager who signed a new contract 70 days ago prepared to throw it in the bin.
They deserve each other. And when he gets treated the same as previous managers, no sympathy for him. |
Reading between the lines, I think O'Neil has been "on call" here for a while. I think Ashton was more than prepared for a McKenna exit, he was expecting it one way or another, and rightly so, we didn't want to be scrapping about for a manager and caught short given everything going on here.
I suspect Ashton even has the next guy earmarked should O'Neil not work out. Because let's be honest, he didn't muck about with Paul Cook when that wasn't working either. | |
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| Is this a new thing? on 13:49 - Nov 12 | hoppy |
| Is this a new thing? on 01:18 - Nov 12 by LuciBlue |
Dave always eats a Boots Meal Deal in an empty staffroom, and it always smells like eggs. |
And he keeps the milk way past the use by date, so it doesn't flow smoothly from the bottle. | |
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