The Managerial Merry-Go-Round 2017/18 - sackings etc at other clubs - Zidane going/gone

Bazshuayi

No problem with Frank Jr either. I admire what hes done in the game and the effort put in.

ASLEFshrugged

No problem with Little Frank, as we'd just sacked his dad and his uncle it was no surprise he wanted away plus we got £11m for him.

whupathman

And he had been on a diet

Cuz1

Yes did well for a fat lad, 106 caps and a premier league record holder of 160 odd games consecutive tells me he was fit professional determined and had ability simples

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Didn’t help that Terrence Brown showed Frank Jnr little effort that he wanted to keep him either (frank mentioned it in his book)

Never understood the hatred for him, right from an early age he got flack

Vorselaarhammer

It's because people thought he was getting a easy ride into the first team because of family.

He was also kind of chubby which supported that theory....

He also did improve massively when he went to Chelsea, he worked on his game big time...

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

They were probably the people that turned up to the Q&A one year and Harry told them he was going to the very top, after they questioned how he was getting in the team over “x”........all because they watched the reserves, they may of watched the reserves they may of watched every game ever, doesn’t mean they actually understand it

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Zidane leaves Real Madrid, only one man for the job....

Cuz1

Vorselaarhammer said:

It's because people thought he was getting a easy ride into the first team because of family.

He was also kind of chubby which supported that theory....

He also did improve massively when he went to Chelsea, he worked on his game big time...

Although his goal to game ratio with us was pretty good too

deehammer

Cuz,
Haters are going to hate, even when the reason they say they hate, is no longer valid.

ianbishoplegend

Can’t stand Frank Lampard. John Moncur was so much better.

Cuz1

Thort frank was better than moncur in every way but guess it’s all about opinions

Bazshuayi

Games all about opinions but just a glance at Franks record, achievements, career etc shows he was in a different league. Actually more than a different league

#IMO

ASLEFshrugged

He was definitely in a different league 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2011/12

Cuz1

Darren Ferguson as left Doncaster now

baracks_a_hammer

I wonder how fans of China Hebei Fortune feel about their manager, Pellegrini, being succeeded by Chris Coleman??..

BubblesNeverDies

Baracks, rubbery ;poormf ;biggrin
;yercoat

Bazshuayi

;hmm

BubblesNeverDies

Baz, you know that explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog - it dies in the process ;biggrin

But anyway here goes -
Baracks asked "I wonder how fans of China Hebei Fortune feel about their manager, Pellegrini, being succeeded by Chris Coleman??"

Their reply is "Lovely" but sounding like the Chinese guy's answer to the waiter's enquiry "How was your chicken, sir?"

Get it? Hence rubbery and the headless chicken emoji...

And Image, can't quite understand the "excellent" reaction to Baz's post. ;hmm

BubblesNeverDies

Correction
Sorry Image, I mistook Munich's pic for yours.

Munich, can't quite understand the "excellent" reaction to Baz's post.

PrestonHammer

I might end up like the frog trying to explain that one. ;lol

Bazshuayi

I got it straight away... I'm old enough to have watched Benny Hill in an era when such things weren't deemed racist or politically incorrect (as the latter term probably wasn't even coined then)

The ;hmm (maybe I shouldve just typed 'hmm') was a wonder as to whether that post would get deleted by mods

No judgment (and it didn't offend me), just the wonder

As for the explanation of the 'excellent' by my reply... Aren't all my postings excellent? ;wink

MunichHammer

Bubbles - might just have pressed that without noticing. Mobiles and fat fingers, you know ;wink

Cuz1

Moyes reportedly on a 3 man shortlist for the fenabace coaches job

grey_til_I_dye

Bielsa to Leeds? ;hmm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44460259

alderz

Such a bizarre appointment.

When we were linked with him I genuinely thought there was no chance as he wouldn't want to slum it with us. But Leeds ;hmm

Bazshuayi

I wanted him before we got Bilic... Seduced by his radical, innovative tactics and latin temperment.

If his stocks that low now that he goes to Leeds, maybe I'll alter my opinion by the time Leeds sack him after 2/3 months in charge ;hmm ;whistle

SuzanneClaret

grey_til_I_dye said:

Bielsa to Leeds? ;hmm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44460259

He's queue jumping! I had thought it was my turn next ;hmm

MrsGrey

Foreigners, Suz. They don't understand queuing. ;barrera ;cowboy

Lukerz

Is it just me (as I haven’t heard much about it in the news) but is this Conte/Chelsea/Sarri situation very weird even by their standards? ;hmm

So the summary is:
Conte was expected to leave at end of season
Sarri was offered job to take over and waits for Conte to leave
Ancelotti agreed to take over from Sarri at Napoli once he replaced Conte
Conte has started pre-season training with Chelsea
Conte is still expected to leave
Sarri’s release clause expires shortly, meaning the original agreement with Chelsea is basically void
Transfer window closes in around 5 weeks, Chelsea are unable to make signings until it is sorted

But not much has been made of it, yet I think it is amazing for a club of their supposed stature. Then there’s the Abramovich stuff.

;hmm