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8 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

ManUs struggles to find a Fergie replacement (3 managers in 5 years to date) while trying to remain a top team reminds me of ManUs struggles to find a Busby replacement (5 managers in 15 years until Rednose came along) while trying to remain a top team. Enjoyed it then, enjoying it now.

You've got that to look forward to when Pep jogs off.

^I dont know. Mancini..Pellegrini..Pep...its been a nice progression. Maybe it will stop with Peps departure or maybe his heir (probably in house) will keep it going.

42 minutes ago, champers said:

You've got that to look forward to when Pep jogs off.

I admit I’m not looking forward to that inevitable day

58 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

^I dont know. Mancini..Pellegrini..Pep...its been a nice progression. Maybe it will stop with Peps departure or maybe his heir (probably in house) will keep it going.

Arteta? Complete novice and a huge risk. Viera is making a pig's ear of things at Nice.

 

Everybody is a complete novice at some point in their career. Pep was a complete novice as recently as 2007 and Pochettino in 2009. And wasn't that how liverpool had there most successful period, appointing a managerial novice but the outgoing managers assistant or staff member.

Yes BB, but for every novice that turned out to be successful (say in the imagined list of "the hundred best ever managers in the Prem and its predecessor in the modern era") there are probably two or three non-novices).

 

Go with the percentages I say! I voted against Arteta when Wenger left and stuck my hand up for Unai Emery who was not strangely being touted at the time - one of my better calls!

 

Incidentally, I would regard Poch as a very desirable manager for any top 4 club despite his lack of trophies. I might even put Eddie Howe as borderline in that category.

3 hours ago, mrbojangles said:

I admit I’m not looking forward to that inevitable day

Pablo Zabaleta somewhere down the road.

3 minutes ago, jellydog said:

Pablo Zabaleta somewhere down the road.

I'd put my hat on Vinny before Zabba. Vinny is a born leader and extremely savvy

Champers, I'll give you this. Who was in charge for the one game we've lost this season (vs Lyon) - and it wasn't Josep?

24 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

I'd put my hat on Vinny before Zabba. Vinny is a born leader and extremely savvy

Could definitely be the case. I'd throw Zabaleta and definitely Arteta in the mix as well. Vinny could also be a candidate for Belgium down the road.

Latest United bulletin-they have traded Fellaini to Roma for Kolarov, but they are keeping the hair.

 

1 hour ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Champers, I'll give you this. Who was in charge for the one game we've lost this season (vs Lyon) - and it wasn't Josep?

Kiddo? He's won the flippin' thing, so he should have had first dibs.

No it was Arteta. I think Kiddo just takes care of day-to-day things now like nipping down the newsagents and getting the lunchtime chippy order.

No it was Arteta. I think Kiddo just takes care of day-to-day things now like nipping down the newsagents and getting the lunchtime chippy order.

Might be something in this Glazers selling up.

Selling our soul if it happens but it needs to happen to rid us off the leaches.

 

Why would selling to arabs (Saudi prince) be selling your soul? You are foreign owned (american) already.

3 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Why would selling to arabs (Saudi prince) be selling your soul? You are foreign owned (american) already.

Being owned by Arabs or Americans is not the issue. Being owned by a state that will use an English football team, one of the greatest ever football clubs as a pawn for its political and social message. 

Then there is the issue, there are states and then there is this particular state. 

I cannot comprehend how this could possibly happen. 

 

1 hour ago, BangrakBob said:

Then there is the issue, there are states and then there is this particular state. 

I'm happy as Larry here. Pop down for my weekly flogging and then off to Carrefour for our weekly shop

19 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

I'm happy as Larry here. Pop down for my weekly flogging and then off to Carrefour for our weekly shop

hahaha I bet you are a regular at Chop Chop Square, popcorn and alcohol free beer at the ready ???? 

 

edit. that said, it's a long long way from your compound, might be doable on a Friday, not sure if they cut heads off on Fridays though? 

 

edit2: Thought you'd be doing the weekly shop at posh Danube

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Andy, stop sitting on the fence will ya

 

 

This should be worth watching.

"Documentary tells story of Manchester United going down from the old First Division just six years after being kings of Europe"

Too Good To Go Down,
December 5, 10.30pm on BT Sport 1 or via bt.com/sport

On 11/15/2018 at 12:00 PM, BangrakBob said:

Being owned by Arabs or Americans is not the issue. Being owned by a state that will use an English football team, one of the greatest ever football clubs as a pawn for its political and social message. 

Then there is the issue, there are states and then there is this particular state. 

I cannot comprehend how this could possibly happen. 

 

Seriously are you claiming Manchester city are one of the greatest clubs? A history built on one decade and dodgy deals. 

^Keep up R2D2 will ya lad...see the top of the page discussion on the Saudis wanting to buy...

7 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

^Keep up R2D2 will ya lad...see the top of the page discussion on the Saudis wanting to buy...

He's fixated with City. As for history. We were formed before Spurs

26 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

As for history. We were formed before Spurs

And Port Vale were formed before City. What's your point?

37 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

And Port Vale were formed before City. What's your point?

If you read the previous posts you'll see the point

41 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

If you read the previous posts you'll see the point

Fair enough. I'm out of the loop.  When people started giggling at Nazi salutes I thought I'd give it a rest for a bit.

14 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

Fair enough. I'm out of the loop.  When people started giggling at Nazi salutes I thought I'd give it a rest for a bit.

You're a wise man Grasshopper!