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Post by benitocarbone on Aug 20, 2023 15:16:10 GMT
I predict no win vs crewe, dumped out of the cup by pp then a hammering by Mansfield and he will still be in charge for the Grimsby game that we also won't win. And the gompers will still be fine with it. Last night I predicted the same. Draw Vs Crewe and lose the next two quite heavily. If that happens then he has to go before Grimsby.
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Post by Neshead on Aug 21, 2023 8:32:47 GMT
I predict no win vs crewe, dumped out of the cup by pp then a hammering by Mansfield and he will still be in charge for the Grimsby game that we also won't win. And the gompers will still be fine with it. I've never known the fans turn this quickly. Even under Adams and Bowyer we didn't lose the feel good factor this early on. Heck if we hadn't scored when we did against Colchester we'd have been booed off at half time, thats how much the fans have turned on Hughes. Still not forgiven for basically throing in the towel against Carlisle in the playoffs. The pressure is really on Sparks if the results go tits up, would he really have the balls to sack such a name in football?
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Post by Lofty on Aug 21, 2023 8:36:17 GMT
I predict no win vs crewe, dumped out of the cup by pp then a hammering by Mansfield and he will still be in charge for the Grimsby game that we also won't win. And the gompers will still be fine with it. I've never known the fans turn this quickly. Even under Adams and Bowyer we didn't lose the feel good factor this early on. Heck if we hadn't scored when we did against Colchester we'd have been booed off at half time, thats how much the fans have turned on Hughes. Still not forgiven for basically throing in the towel against Carlisle in the playoffs. The pressure is really on Sparks if the results go tits up, would he really have the balls to sack such a name in football? Last line key for me. Can't see Sparks having the gonads for such a difficult conversation with a bloke like Hughes. Until Hughes walks we're stuck with him. And he's such a arrogant guy that he'll stick around just to be a cunt.
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Post by Lethal Jizzle on Aug 21, 2023 8:36:53 GMT
I predict no win vs crewe, dumped out of the cup by pp then a hammering by Mansfield and he will still be in charge for the Grimsby game that we also won't win. And the gompers will still be fine with it. I've never known the fans turn this quickly. Even under Adams and Bowyer we didn't lose the feel good factor this early on. Heck if we hadn't scored when we did against Colchester we'd have been booed off at half time, thats how much the fans have turned on Hughes. Still not forgiven for basically throing in the towel against Carlisle in the playoffs. The pressure is really on Sparks if the results go tits up, would he really have the balls to sack such a name in football? No he doesn't, Hughes will leave when Hughes wants to. Imagine Sparks sacking another manager he gave a contract to. The bloke has zero football sense
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Post by bantam147 on Aug 21, 2023 9:00:24 GMT
Sparks will stick with Hughes under the banner of 'continuity'.
I agree, lots of lingering resentment for the approach against Carlisle. Unforgiveable.
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Post by Hobhead on Aug 21, 2023 9:10:06 GMT
I predict no win vs crewe, dumped out of the cup by pp then a hammering by Mansfield and he will still be in charge for the Grimsby game that we also won't win. And the gompers will still be fine with it. I've never known the fans turn this quickly. Even under Adams and Bowyer we didn't lose the feel good factor this early on. Heck if we hadn't scored when we did against Colchester we'd have been booed off at half time, thats how much the fans have turned on Hughes. Still not forgiven for basically throing in the towel against Carlisle in the playoffs. The pressure is really on Sparks if the results go tits up, would he really have the balls to sack such a name in football? While I don’t have much faith in our supine fanbase effecting any sort of change there’s definitely a shorter fuse this season.
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Post by jose on Aug 21, 2023 9:42:45 GMT
On the other channel, Bronco ‘wouldn’t lose sleep’ if Hughes left. Park thinks he just needs the rest of the season; if this uber-gomp ever turns, Hughes is going to Hell. City could be relegated to step 8 and Park would still say we should get behind the lads.
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Post by Dick on Aug 22, 2023 10:51:12 GMT
I've never known the fans turn this quickly. Even under Adams and Bowyer we didn't lose the feel good factor this early on. Heck if we hadn't scored when we did against Colchester we'd have been booed off at half time, thats how much the fans have turned on Hughes. Still not forgiven for basically throing in the towel against Carlisle in the playoffs. The pressure is really on Sparks if the results go tits up, would he really have the balls to sack such a name in football? While I don’t have much faith in our supine fanbase effecting any sort of change there’s definitely a shorter fuse this season. They're seeing the same signs from previous seasons and have known enough failure to recognise what the process is when it starts again. The way we lost on Saturday, not just to Morecambe but Derek Adams and the comments about no investment have just catalysed the shorter tempers.
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Post by Lethal Jizzle on Aug 22, 2023 10:58:22 GMT
Drysdale as ref for Saturday, you maybe right with your signs
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Post by sedg on Aug 22, 2023 12:05:02 GMT
That's me staying at home then.
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Post by Pyongyang Bantam on Aug 22, 2023 15:20:16 GMT
When Billy Bantam walks into McDonalds with a bag full of guns at 11.01 but they stop serving breakfast at 11.00 and the only only thing on the menu is chicken McNuggets.
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Post by Lethal Jizzle on Aug 22, 2023 15:35:51 GMT
Now we're on TV on the 9th. If we get Oldham away in the FA Cup I'll agree
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Post by hobbes on Aug 22, 2023 20:36:39 GMT
Why do people think that “Rupp should invest” just simply means buying players and paying high wages?
Actually I know, it’s because that’s all they think goes into making a successful football club.
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Post by Hobhead on Aug 22, 2023 20:42:11 GMT
Why do people think that “Rupp should invest” just simply means buying players and paying high wages? Actually I know, it’s because that’s all they think goes into making a successful football club. It’d help if he took an interest in his asset’s performance. In the same way he would with any of his other holdings. Let’s be honest, if he really cared Sparks wouldn’t have got the job.
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Post by Dick on Aug 22, 2023 21:09:12 GMT
He's had 7 years to do something for the club in some kind of investment / financial sense.
It's not like he had to stick £5m in on day one, it could have been less happened over time around the club.
Instead, we're reliant on dozens of 'partnership' deals, ticket sales and shirt sales to financially support everything happening at the club. Player sales are such a rarity we may as well buy Lottery tickets.
And yeah, if he really cared, especially after being burnt by Edin, he wouldn't have appointed a 29 year old social media manager as commercial director then CEO in what, 18 months? Surely he would have gone for an experienced head he could trust to run things in his absence?
He has little interest in football, if any at all, and we're just an asset in his portfolio.
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Post by Neshead on Aug 23, 2023 6:46:10 GMT
He's had 7 years to do something for the club in some kind of investment / financial sense. It's not like he had to stick £5m in on day one, it could have happened over time. Instead, we're reliant on dozens of 'partnership' deals, ticket sales and shirt sales to financially support everything happening at the club. Player sales are such a rarity we may as well buy Lottery tickets. And yeah, if he really cared, especially after being burnt by Edin, he wouldn't have appointed a 29 year old social media manager as commercial director then CEO in what, 18 months? Surely he would have gone for an experienced head he could trust to run things in his absence? He has little interest in football, if any at all, and we're just an asset in his portfolio. The main problem we have long term. Gillingham have shown what is possible with an owner intent on taking the club forward. But then if Rupp knew anything about football he should really be fuming with Hughes and his inexplicable approach to the playoff games against Carlisle. Its one of the reasons why the fans are so pissed off with the start to the season, they haven't forgot the fact we tried to defend a one goal lead for 3 halves of football. Rupp could have been a couple of million closer to his valuation, instead hes got his own hashtag among the city twitter fans.
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Post by Hobhead on Aug 23, 2023 7:16:57 GMT
He's had 7 years to do something for the club in some kind of investment / financial sense. It's not like he had to stick £5m in on day one, it could have happened over time. Instead, we're reliant on dozens of 'partnership' deals, ticket sales and shirt sales to financially support everything happening at the club. Player sales are such a rarity we may as well buy Lottery tickets. And yeah, if he really cared, especially after being burnt by Edin, he wouldn't have appointed a 29 year old social media manager as commercial director then CEO in what, 18 months? Surely he would have gone for an experienced head he could trust to run things in his absence? He has little interest in football, if any at all, and we're just an asset in his portfolio. The main problem we have long term. Gillingham have shown what is possible with an owner intent on taking the club forward. But then if Rupp knew anything about football he should really be fuming with Hughes and his inexplicable approach to the playoff games against Carlisle. Its one of the reasons why the fans are so pissed off with the start to the season, they haven't forgot the fact we tried to defend a one goal lead for 3 halves of football. Rupp could have been a couple of million closer to his valuation, instead hes got his own hashtag among the city twitter fans. That attempt at the play offs will go down in infamy. At points it looked like we were trying to defend a deficit. You’re right, Hughes should have come in for way more criticism than he did for that embarrassment.
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Post by Neshead on Aug 23, 2023 7:23:33 GMT
The main problem we have long term. Gillingham have shown what is possible with an owner intent on taking the club forward. But then if Rupp knew anything about football he should really be fuming with Hughes and his inexplicable approach to the playoff games against Carlisle. Its one of the reasons why the fans are so pissed off with the start to the season, they haven't forgot the fact we tried to defend a one goal lead for 3 halves of football. Rupp could have been a couple of million closer to his valuation, instead hes got his own hashtag among the city twitter fans. That attempt at the play offs will go down in infamy. At points it looked like we were trying to defend a deficit. You’re right, Hughes should have come in for way more criticism than he did for that embarrassment. It was the talk amongst fans coming out of VP after the first leg. Not 'what a great victory that was, Wembley here we come', more 'have we really done enough to go to Carlisle and defend'. The fans by now had become accustomed to Hughes style, they knew we weren't going to Brunton Park to add to the slender lead. It was worse than Parky's failed attempt in his first attempt at Millwall. For me Hughes potential and possibly only get out of jail card is Kevin MacDonald. Gonna have to throw him in the mix despite his lack of fitness but for me Hughes has no choice.
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Post by Hobhead on Aug 23, 2023 9:32:31 GMT
That attempt at the play offs will go down in infamy. At points it looked like we were trying to defend a deficit. You’re right, Hughes should have come in for way more criticism than he did for that embarrassment. It was the talk amongst fans coming out of VP after the first leg. Not 'what a great victory that was, Wembley here we come', more 'have we really done enough to go to Carlisle and defend'. The fans by now had become accustomed to Hughes style, they knew we weren't going to Brunton Park to add to the slender lead. It was worse than Parky's failed attempt in his first attempt at Millwall. For me Hughes potential and possibly only get out of jail card is Kevin MacDonald. Gonna have to throw him in the mix despite his lack of fitness but for me Hughes has no choice. Imagine backing yourself into such a corner that you’re forced to pin all your hopes on a seventy two year old who had a pre-season lobotomy or whatever it was. Superb recruitment.
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Post by bantam147 on Aug 23, 2023 9:54:49 GMT
Why do people think that “Rupp should invest” just simply means buying players and paying high wages? Actually I know, it’s because that’s all they think goes into making a successful football club. I wouldn't trust Rupp or Sparks to invest wisely, so leave the individuals aside. Under proper leadership, investment should be made in: High quality, data driven scouting to identify the best young players in League and the Conference, as well as possibly Ireland, Northern Europe and Scandinavia Transfer fees for genuine quality and high potential players under 24. You can't just throw more money on the same type of player we've been going after, that'd be a car crash. Has to be done right though, and it'd need around £3m over a couple of years. Never gonna happen. Investment could and should also be made in proper digital content. High fan base, reasonably young contingent as well. Its an untapped market.
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