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Post by clarkeda on Jan 9, 2019 12:11:50 GMT
Seems odd timing with Cartwright going mid season Sounds like Scholes has thrown him under the bus to deflect from himself Not outrageous for them to work side by side is it? |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jan 9, 2019 12:12:13 GMT
Jones will have no time - the pressure is on. The first day of training has the potential to be like the scene in the Damned United where Cloughie turns up at Leeds for his first training session. He won't need a very big bin if he asks our lot to chuck their medals in it! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 12:12:58 GMT
Certain posters can't wait for him to fail.
It's so sad,you know who you are
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 12:13:13 GMT
An ode to our current season
The season began and our hopes were high
But as it progressed they started to die
The Board said promotion was the main aim
But we watched as it faded game after game
Every week we witnessed the same old story
As Stoke messed up their chance of glory
Game after game we watched them fade
And the fans rightly voiced a tirade
Rowett just stood there not knowing what to do
And it soon became clear he hadn't got a clue
The fans sang "Gary Rowett your football is sh*t"
But he didn't seem bothered, not even one bit
Against Bolton, Brum and Bristol, he showed not the slightest toss
But he arrogantly persisted with his mind numbing dross
The chanting increased and became extremely loud
And it was clear it was coming from all of the crowd
The fans wanted him gone it was very, very clear
The Chairman finally woke up and said "What's that I hear" ?
Jon just sat there with his head in his hands
And Scholes just tried to hide at the back of the stands
The decision was made, and Rowett was to be sacked
And Jon had to tell him "Get your bags packed"
Rowett left very quietly amidst all the commotion
And the fans just wanted somebody who could get them promotion
The search was started, but who would it be
Allardyce, Moyes, Jokanavic to name just three
The media were throwing lots of names in the hat
But the Board made ther decision after a lengthy chat
A left field appointment, Nathan Jones was his name
Who had got Luton Town playing a great game
Attacking football (remember that ?) and plenty of goals
Which just left the deal down to Tony Scholes
"Don't mess this up" Peter Coates said
Or the fans really will be after your head
"No worries boss, you can leave it to me"
As Scholesy tucked into a large pizza for tea
The deal was finally done, Nathan Jones was the man
Which left only one other to carry the can
He'd hidden, he'd ducked, but in the end it was alright
As the axe finally fell on Mark Cartwright
So Nathan's arrived, and he's saying all the right things
And we're all keen to see what the future now brings
Hopefully lots of goals and wins and plenty of smiles
That will see Stoke City fans follow them for miles
Promotion this season might just be out of our reach
but Nathan is confident that the tactics he'll teach
will make our team attractive and they'll soon thrive
and our return to the Premier will shortly arrive !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 12:14:14 GMT
It's interesting timing re. Carto.
'My sources' saw Cartwright heavily involved last night at CW with John Coates and Scholes, till quite late.
If he was on the verge of leaving, I doubt he would be there and in the thick of it.
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Post by ibby on Jan 9, 2019 12:15:30 GMT
This is a bad move! I’ll accept it as long as the board resign with it! We need proven, experienced hands at the club not this.
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Jan 9, 2019 12:16:12 GMT
Jones will have no time - the pressure is on. The first day of training has the potential to be like the scene in the Damned United where Cloughie turns up at Leeds for his first training session. Yep, all those trophies we've won. All that criticism we've received off him in the national press. It's positively identical. |
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Post by s7oke on Jan 9, 2019 12:17:02 GMT
Jones will have no time - the pressure is on. The first day of training has the potential to be like the scene in the Damned United where Cloughie turns up at Leeds for his first training session. He won't need a very big bin if he asks our lot to chuck their medals in it! Bojan has loads 😂😂😂 |
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Post by Mezza on Jan 9, 2019 12:17:08 GMT
This is a bad move! I’ll accept it as long as the board resign with it! We need proven, experienced hands at the club not this. Give it a rest will you. You have made it clear you are not happy with the appointment. The rest of us are willing to give the guy a chance before pointing the finger. |
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Post by djduncanjames on Jan 9, 2019 12:17:10 GMT
An ode to our current season The season began and our hopes were high But as it progressed they started to die The Board said promotion was the main aim But we watched as it faded game after game Every week we witnessed the same old story As Stoke repeatedly messed up their chance of glory Game after game we watched them fade And the fans rightly voiced a tirade Rowett just stood there not knowing what to do And it soon became clear he hadn't got a clue The fans sang "Gary Rowett your football is sh*t" But he didn't seem bothered, not even one bit Against Bolton, Brum and Bristol, he showed not the slightest toss But he arrogantly persisted with his mind numbing dross The chanting increased and became extremely loud And it was clear it was coming from all of the whole crowd The fans wanted him gone it was very, very clear The Chairman finally woke up and said "What's that I hear" ? Jon just sat there with his head in his hands And Scholes just tried to hide at the back of the stands The decision was made, and Rowett was to be sacked And Jon had to tell him "Get your bags packed" Rowett left very quietly amidst all the commotion And the fans just wanted somebody who could get them promotion The search was started, but who would it be Allardyce, Moyes, Jokanavic to name just three The media were throwing lots of names in the hat But the Board made ther decision after a lengthy chat A left field appointment, Nathan Jones was his name Who had got Luton Town playing a great game Attacking football (remember that ?) and plenty of goals Which just left the deal down to Tony Scholes "Don't mess this up" Peter Coates said Or the fans really will be after your head "No worries boss, you can leave it to me" As Scholesy tucked into a large pizza for tea The deal was finally done, Nathan Jones was the man Which left only one other to carry the can He'd hidden, he'd ducked, but in the end it was alright As the axe finally fell on Mark Cartwright   Brilliant!! |
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Post by potterpaul on Jan 9, 2019 12:17:19 GMT
It's interesting timing re. Carto. 'My sources' saw Cartwright heavily involved last night at CW with John Coates and Scholes, till quite late. If he was on the verge of leaving, I doubt he would be there and in the thick of it. Depends on the pizzas |
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Post by datguy on Jan 9, 2019 12:18:24 GMT
Could this new fella simply be a Chief Scout? I assume Cruickshank left when Hughes did and Rowett's taken his with him as well.
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Post by BraveSirRobin on Jan 9, 2019 12:18:30 GMT
This is a bad move! I’ll accept it as long as the board resign with it! We need proven, experienced hands at the club not this. What bollocks. |
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Post by werrington on Jan 9, 2019 12:18:57 GMT
This is a bad move! I’ll accept it as long as the board resign with it! We need proven, experienced hands at the club not this. Fuck me So if the board resign who runs and funds the club? |
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Post by carruthers1on1 on Jan 9, 2019 12:19:40 GMT
Jones will have no time - the pressure is on. The first day of training has the potential to be like the scene in the Damned United where Cloughie turns up at Leeds for his first training session. You’ve written some bullshit on this message board over the years March, but that’s pretty special even by your standards. I really hope for your own sake that this is more of your trolling. As for anyone who actually agrees with you... |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jan 9, 2019 12:19:51 GMT
This is a bad move! I’ll accept it as long as the board resign with it! We need proven, experienced hands at the club not this. Fuck me So if the board resign who runs and funds the club? Wezza you’re wasting your time mate with some on here🙄 |
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Post by hanibal7 on Jan 9, 2019 12:20:00 GMT
I’m prepared to be more lenient with Jones than Rowett. Rowett has been in this division for years and had arguably at the start of the season the best squad and best budget in the league, and systematically cocked it right up whilst also having a dig at the fans and ostracising popular players for no apparent reason. Jones is inheriting a shitshow and I’m hoping he can see what we all see and steadily drain the unwanted silage out of the exit door. It’s about time we took a risk on an up and coming manager. Very very big of you. |
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Post by berahinosgoals on Jan 9, 2019 12:20:46 GMT
Certain posters can't wait for him to fail. It's so sad,you know who you are Certainly not true of me.. who wouldn't take successful attacking football? .. There are genuine question marks though, lots of them. however i think it's fair to say people were waiting for Rowett to fall flat on his face though from day 1 |
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Post by marshy on Jan 9, 2019 12:21:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 12:21:20 GMT
This is a bad move! I’ll accept it as long as the board resign with it! We need proven, experienced hands at the club not this. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 |
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Post by stokief on Jan 9, 2019 12:21:48 GMT
Well, I'll hold my hands up and say I know very little about Nathan Jones. I've obviously, like our players, been cocooned in my Premiership bubble for too long! I was of the opinion that we needed some big character with a reputation to sort this all out.I don't know why though, I feel warmer to Jones than I ever did to Rowett, who, again without having really paid too much attention to his career thus gave me that feeling that it wouldn't work out and that he wasn't the man for the job. I still fear that we may have some amongst our squad who would only respond to somebody they'd at least vaguely heard of  Still, as I said, call it a feeling in me waters, if Jones is our man I feel we may just be on to something. Patience will be required though by us all.We all really need to get behind the team now. Rowett, it seems, just never even warmed to us or us to him. Wrong fit? We'll see. Let's hope we don't screw anything up in trying to get 'our man'! |
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Post by crownmeking on Jan 9, 2019 12:22:55 GMT
This is a bad move! I’ll accept it as long as the board resign with it! We need proven, experienced hands at the club not this. Give it a rest will you. You have made it clear you are not happy with the appointment. The rest of us are willing to give the guy a chance before pointing the finger. Why can't he have his say? |
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jan 9, 2019 12:23:03 GMT
Extremely interesting article from the Times here, unfortunately you'll need a Times subscription to read it but if you've got one (or want to pay the £3) it's certainly worth a read. Jones comes from a working class background and his self belief cannot be questioned. I won't copy and paste the whole thing or Dave will kill me but here's a little piece from it. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/something-has-got-to-be-guiding-you-in-a-7-0-win-for-me-it-is-god-8n3923q9v?shareToken=ab6fe9df17b021294e5fb843b031ccee"We’ve worked tirelessly,” Jones, 44, says. “We don’t just do five-a-sides and hope things happen. This has been a year and a half in the making, evaluating the club, improving every transfer window.” He “wouldn’t want to say that we’re the Barcelona of League Two”, but there is a philosophy of “quick, fast, attacking football. Winning football.” "I've said I want to be the best manager in the world and to a certain extent it’s tongue-in-cheek, but it also isn’t,” he says. “It sets the bar so you never stop working. I would like to manage Barcelona, to do what Terry Venables and Sir Bobby Robson did. And, if you set the mark that high, then until you do it, you’ll strive to get there. “In all probability, I may never be the best, but I’ll work at it until every opportunity is exhausted. That’s what I mean. But I believe we leave no stone unturned. We feel the work we do is top-end. And I genuinely want to manage Barcelona. If I can’t do that, then I want the top team in the Premier League. If I can’t do that, what’s next?” |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 12:23:31 GMT
First job is to get rid of McLean and bring back Imbula!
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jan 9, 2019 12:25:32 GMT
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Post by lordb on Jan 9, 2019 12:26:24 GMT
First job is to get rid of McLean and bring back Imbula! what's he up to these days? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 12:26:24 GMT
Second job is to get rid of Crouch and bring back Bojan
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Post by crownmeking on Jan 9, 2019 12:26:46 GMT
As with any new appointment of a manager, Jones is certainly a gamble, non of us saw this coming, this message board was full of Moyes and Big Sam. However, Jones looks to be here now and the biggest thing we can do to give the club a much needed boost, is to get behind him and the team. Only time will tell if this was the right choice.
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Post by auntiegeorge on Jan 9, 2019 12:26:52 GMT
An ode to our current season The season began and our hopes were high But as it progressed they started to die The Board said promotion was the main aim But we watched as it faded game after game Every week we witnessed the same old story As Stoke repeatedly messed up their chance of glory Game after game we watched them fade And the fans rightly voiced a tirade Rowett just stood there not knowing what to do And it soon became clear he hadn't got a clue The fans sang "Gary Rowett your football is sh*t" But he didn't seem bothered, not even one bit Against Bolton, Brum and Bristol, he showed not the slightest toss But he arrogantly persisted with his mind numbing dross The chanting increased and became extremely loud And it was clear it was coming from all of the whole crowd The fans wanted him gone it was very, very clear The Chairman finally woke up and said "What's that I hear" ? Jon just sat there with his head in his hands And Scholes just tried to hide at the back of the stands The decision was made, and Rowett was to be sacked And Jon had to tell him "Get your bags packed" Rowett left very quietly amidst all the commotion And the fans just wanted somebody who could get them promotion The search was started, but who would it be Allardyce, Moyes, Jokanavic to name just three The media were throwing lots of names in the hat But the Board made ther decision after a lengthy chat A left field appointment, Nathan Jones was his name Who had got Luton Town playing a great game Attacking football (remember that ?) and plenty of goals Which just left the deal down to Tony Scholes "Don't mess this up" Peter Coates said Or the fans really will be after your head "No worries boss, you can leave it to me" As Scholesy tucked into a large pizza for tea The deal was finally done, Nathan Jones was the man Which left only one other to carry the can He'd hidden, he'd ducked, but in the end it was alright As the axe finally fell on Mark Cartwright Absolutely outstanding! I'll offer £50,000 for 45% of earnings from your new literary career, Mr Dees. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 12:27:12 GMT
First job is to get rid of McLean and bring back Imbula! Best joke of the day |
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Still, as I said, call it a feeling in me waters, if Jones is our man I feel we may just be on to something. Patience will be required though by us all.We all really need to get behind the team now. Rowett, it seems, just never even warmed to us or us to him. Wrong fit? We'll see. Let's hope we don't screw anything up in trying to get 'our man'!
