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Post by Pedro on Apr 19, 2014 16:21:26 GMT
This says it all, as they say "the table doesn't lie!"  /photo/1 |
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Post by Trotter on Apr 19, 2014 17:48:54 GMT
Official - I don't think there is anything wrong with Dougie, never mind the name of this thread, the future is bright and white.
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Post by joanna on Apr 20, 2014 9:42:47 GMT
Just what has Dougie learnt in his time with us? How are we better than last year? The game against Wigan proved that our players are virtually all capable of excellent performances; the trick is to ensure that this level of performance is repeated much more consistently.....which is surely the art of good management. What is DF doing to convince us that this will be the case next year?
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 20, 2014 9:49:03 GMT
Like I've said before joanna, how far have we come since Blackpool last season??
Answer: = Backwards...
That really you by the way!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yum Yum- better than an Easter egg
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Post by joanna on Apr 22, 2014 22:13:59 GMT
Apologies for reproducing what I wrote on the Joanna thread, but it is really more relevant here: Sorry, guys! No intention of attempting to trick you: I wasn’t claiming that the photo was of me. For professional reasons, I simply can’t include a genuine picture of myself, but a boyfriend produced this picture for me to use that he reckons is fairly similar to me (though I am blonde). I didn’t even know who she was, and now realise I must sound conceited, for which I apologise.
Much more importantly, I was reading a summary of “expert” opinions on Moyes’ mistakes today, and thought I must have been reading about DF instead: never picked the same side in consecutive matches; too deferential and sycophantic to opposition managers and teams; never made clear what the club’s plans and tactics were, both long and short-term; any pronouncements to the media about such plans were belied by actual decisions and actions, often contradicting himself; played many members of the squad out of position; dropped players who had just played well; oversaw cautious, negative and predictable style of play all too frequently; kept no existing backroom staff to help guide him through the transition, but instead brought “pals” from outside to no discernible effect......etc. etc.
At best, we have made little progress from last year, and baffling illogicality has defined DF’s era. It would be wonderful to be more positive about progress, but I fear that next year under this manager will produce more of the same “I-know-best” attitude and mind-numbing displays. Yet, he is still in a job when so many more competent managers are not.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 23, 2014 8:48:47 GMT
BOYFRIEND!!!!!!
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 23, 2014 9:08:34 GMT
When I got to the boyfriend bit I stopped reading!!! Typical man  Great post though Joanna but be careful, there's still a few on here that won't have a bad word said against our leader. We are stuck with him and no doubt it's for financial reasons rather than footballing reasons, but at what cost!! The heady days of a packed jovial Reebok are well and truly long gone and the days of turning over the top 8 Prem teams a distant memory. Last nights game should have been a 'win at all costs' game, purely for the purpose of pride, guts, determination to prevent the obvious easy offerings for our opponents to be crowned champions and to show us long suffering fans that there can be a fighting future under DFs leadership, but to concede 63% of possession throughout the game with no real fight in us, tells me that the future is very much a grim affair whilst he's in charge. Gartside and Davies should not be discussing future transfer policy with DF spending the coin, no, they should be acting as Man Urinsls did yesterday in considering that he is definitely NOT the man to spend the transfer budget on no hopers, as his record has proved. And before anyone chants for The Juke, yeah, I get it, he holds the ball up well, so what, he's scored only 6 times in 17 games in a crap league, there's a chap at Barnsley with 14 goals and they're going down, so I can't hear that DFs a good eye for talent because we don't even own the Juke and if we do sign him, he has to do better than two missed headers in a game like he did last night |
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Post by wotsupnow on Apr 23, 2014 13:35:18 GMT
Apologies for reproducing what I wrote on the Joanna thread, but it is really more relevant here: Sorry, guys! No intention of attempting to trick you: I wasn’t claiming that the photo was of me. For professional reasons, I simply can’t include a genuine picture of myself, but a boyfriend produced this picture for me to use that he reckons is fairly similar to me (though I am blonde). I didn’t even know who she was, and now realise I must sound conceited, for which I apologise. C'mon, you're just trying to wind up BTID... he's caught... hook, line and sinker... what a sucker (  )... BTW, didn't you claim to be married, or common law even? |
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on Apr 23, 2014 14:24:26 GMT
Caught ? Don't blame me I was merely asking if it was  |
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Post by socalwanderers on Apr 23, 2014 16:45:16 GMT
Apologies for reproducing what I wrote on the Joanna thread, but it is really more relevant here: Sorry, guys! No intention of attempting to trick you: I wasn’t claiming that the photo was of me. For professional reasons, I simply can’t include a genuine picture of myself, but a boyfriend produced this picture for me to use that he reckons is fairly similar to me (though I am blonde). I didn’t even know who she was, and now realise I must sound conceited, for which I apologise. Much more importantly, I was reading a summary of “expert” opinions on Moyes’ mistakes today, and thought I must have been reading about DF instead: never picked the same side in consecutive matches; too deferential and sycophantic to opposition managers and teams; never made clear what the club’s plans and tactics were, both long and short-term; any pronouncements to the media about such plans were belied by actual decisions and actions, often contradicting himself; played many members of the squad out of position; dropped players who had just played well; oversaw cautious, negative and predictable style of play all too frequently; kept no existing backroom staff to help guide him through the transition, but instead brought “pals” from outside to no discernible effect......etc. etc. At best, we have made little progress from last year, and baffling illogicality has defined DF’s era. It would be wonderful to be more positive about progress, but I fear that next year under this manager will produce more of the same “I-know-best” attitude and mind-numbing displays. Yet, he is still in a job when so many more competent managers are not. Shes a player!!! lol |
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Post by durks on Apr 23, 2014 17:26:00 GMT
I think Sordell has scored more than all our goal scorers this season. Lots of DF decisions to be questioned.
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Post by Pedro on Apr 23, 2014 17:44:25 GMT
Apologies for reproducing what I wrote on the Joanna thread, but it is really more relevant here: Sorry, guys! No intention of attempting to trick you: I wasn’t claiming that the photo was of me. For professional reasons, I simply can’t include a genuine picture of myself, but a boyfriend produced this picture for me to use that he reckons is fairly similar to me (though I am blonde). I didn’t even know who she was, and now realise I must sound conceited, for which I apologise. Much more importantly, I was reading a summary of “expert” opinions on Moyes’ mistakes today, and thought I must have been reading about DF instead: never picked the same side in consecutive matches; too deferential and sycophantic to opposition managers and teams; never made clear what the club’s plans and tactics were, both long and short-term; any pronouncements to the media about such plans were belied by actual decisions and actions, often contradicting himself; played many members of the squad out of position; dropped players who had just played well; oversaw cautious, negative and predictable style of play all too frequently; kept no existing backroom staff to help guide him through the transition, but instead brought “pals” from outside to no discernible effect......etc. etc. At best, we have made little progress from last year, and baffling illogicality has defined DF’s era. It would be wonderful to be more positive about progress, but I fear that next year under this manager will produce more of the same “I-know-best” attitude and mind-numbing displays. Yet, he is still in a job when so many more competent managers are not. Shes a player!!! lol Ref your new avatar - Did a "girlfriend" produce this picture of you Socal? Did she reckon it was pretty similar to you too??!!  |
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Post by socalwanderers on Apr 23, 2014 18:58:54 GMT
Shes a player!!! lol Ref your new avatar - Did a "girlfriend" produce this picture of you Socal? Did she reckon it was pretty similar to you too??!! Hahahaha smells like crab paste!!! |
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Post by BurndenPaddock on Apr 23, 2014 20:44:02 GMT
I think Sordell has scored more than all our goal scorers this season. Lots of DF decisions to be questioned. You think wrong Durks ... |
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Post by andyl on Apr 28, 2014 18:33:35 GMT
We now have every chance of ending the season with 60pts, a few youngsters blooded and generally a strong finish in terms of results. Of course this does not erase our memories of mind numbingly dull home draws and defeats, poor returns v the better teams and some very inconsistent form. But for those who criticise rotation ( whatever they understand by it) and the use of loanees to bolster the team effort there has to be an argument that some of these strategies have contributed to the end of season (in Yorkshire) successes. Listening to David Pleat's analysis yesterday of the Crystal Palace City game I couldn't help noticing how many times he credited Dougie Freedman with bringing this or that player to CP and nurturing their talents- at least three times that I heard with more than that number of players!
None of that invalidates the views of those here who just don't like DF's manner nor his public pronouncements or the earlier form. And clearly some of thsoe posting think that despite our desperate financial situation and FFP we should have been competing at the top all along.
I've never been at the sharp end of DF antagonism preferring to express frustration with some of the immediate yet tempering it with hopes for the long haul back from a really difficult situation. It is too early to be optimistic about next season. We don't know who will stay and who will come. But it does at least appear that the likes of Ngog, Eagles and Mears have at last been sorted out and we do seem to have a team that is confident and giving its all
So I do think that on balance DF is answering some of his critics on the field and it is also very hard to disparage or be dismissive of someone of Lennie Lawrence's standing, experience and prestige within the game. It is simply not all bad. There are some grounds for optimism and some shoots of new growth. And a thread about the trouble with DF could be balanced with one about his successes or perhaps potential. Of course we had a false dawn last season and apparent progress quickly evaporated this- in part after an appalling pre season.It could all turn pear shaped and voices of doom and gloom could be reinvigorated. But for now I suspect the anti DF camp has at best achieved a score draw with those prepared to reserve judgement for the long haul. And if that is so credit to board and owner for not pulling the plug . Doing so has not obviously helped the relegation group
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)... BTW, didn't you claim to be married, or common law even?
