| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences 11:42 - Aug 13 with 14280 views | chrismakin |
"Asked whether he felt that the team he inherited would have come back to draw against the Shrimps"
wtf is that question
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 13:58 - Aug 13 with 1498 views | DanTheMan |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 13:55 - Aug 13 by textbackup |
50p says if that was the itv news asking that question this wouldnt be getting half as much attention |
50p says chrismakin wouldn't have backed down half as quick if it was.
It's not exactly a crazy question to ask. What should we be asking Cook?
"Is it true that tomorrow we'll be trying to win the game by scoring goals?" |  |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:02 - Aug 13 with 1479 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 13:58 - Aug 13 by DanTheMan |
50p says chrismakin wouldn't have backed down half as quick if it was.
It's not exactly a crazy question to ask. What should we be asking Cook?
"Is it true that tomorrow we'll be trying to win the game by scoring goals?" |
Can you comment on how much you like tea?
Are you keen on seagulls?
At what speed does the pitch grass grow?
Is it the right shade of green?
Brie or Camembert? |  |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:03 - Aug 13 with 1465 views | chrismakin |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 13:58 - Aug 13 by DanTheMan |
50p says chrismakin wouldn't have backed down half as quick if it was.
It's not exactly a crazy question to ask. What should we be asking Cook?
"Is it true that tomorrow we'll be trying to win the game by scoring goals?" |
How have I backed down? i've not said I agree with the question | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:18 - Aug 13 with 1416 views | Churchman |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 11:49 - Aug 13 by PhilTWTD |
I asked that. Is it not a fair question in the context of the character of last year's team having been so widely questioned? Of the feeling having been that a goal went in and then that was that? I couldn't see last year's team having come from behind in a game twice to draw, could you? |
Quite simply, no. They wouldn’t have.
Even if they’d had the fitness, which they didn’t have, everything else was missing.
Sometimes you lose because it just doesn’t happen - numerous attempts, dominate the game, not your day. I remember a game in the mid 70s on Boxing Day against Luton. They were rubbish and we’d murdered them at Kenilworth Road start of the season. They were due to be relegated, we had a smashing side that should have won the cup that year. We lost 1-0. It just wasn’t to be.
The trick is not to have that happen every week! If you make chances, play front foot football as we did in the mid 70s, it won’t too often.
Edit: And yes, I’m trying to change the subject. [Post edited 13 Aug 2021 14:31]
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:25 - Aug 13 with 1384 views | DanTheMan |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:03 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
How have I backed down? i've not said I agree with the question |
"Of course as a Journo, entirely your choice what you ask"
Which I imagine you'd have slightly stronger words if it wasn't the person who owns this board. | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:28 - Aug 13 with 1377 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 11:49 - Aug 13 by PhilTWTD |
I asked that. Is it not a fair question in the context of the character of last year's team having been so widely questioned? Of the feeling having been that a goal went in and then that was that? I couldn't see last year's team having come from behind in a game twice to draw, could you? |
Makin you’ve had an absolute mare  Brilliant interwebbingz all round |  |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:29 - Aug 13 with 1372 views | chrismakin |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:25 - Aug 13 by DanTheMan |
"Of course as a Journo, entirely your choice what you ask"
Which I imagine you'd have slightly stronger words if it wasn't the person who owns this board. |
Well no, as whilst I don't agree with the question, I can still respect a persons career.
My OP was about the question itself not who, why or how it was presented | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:31 - Aug 13 with 1363 views | hype313 |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:29 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
Well no, as whilst I don't agree with the question, I can still respect a persons career.
My OP was about the question itself not who, why or how it was presented |
I still fail to see what was wrong with Phil's question?
Seems like a perfectly plausible, valid question. |  |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:32 - Aug 13 with 1359 views | DanTheMan |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:31 - Aug 13 by hype313 |
I still fail to see what was wrong with Phil's question?
Seems like a perfectly plausible, valid question. |
This.
Also, what sort of questions would you like to se Phil asking? | |
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| Imagine anyone taking offence.... on 14:34 - Aug 13 with 1348 views | Bloots |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 12:32 - Aug 13 by pointofblue |
Really? I’m finding it hilarious (as long as Phil isn’t taking offence to it)  |
...to anything CM says?!
As you say it's hilarious.
He's absolute comedy gold, every day it gets more and more ridiculous. He should have his own show. |  |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:34 - Aug 13 with 1345 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:29 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
Well no, as whilst I don't agree with the question, I can still respect a persons career.
My OP was about the question itself not who, why or how it was presented |
You have a very different sense of logic to most people.
How do you feel when your threads are criticised as stupid? Does it make you feel that people are calling you stupid or do you think, "that's OK, they think what I said was stupid and it probably was but they clearly think I am wise and intelligent"?
Maybe pausing before you post and choosing not to defend everything you have said whether it was wise or not would be good.
It has been suggested you ought to apologise to Phil. You have decided you were right and don't need to. I would suggest you stop there rather than keep doubling down on the position even further. If you are simply repeating what you have already said because someone else has made comment on it, it probably does not need repeating.
EDIT: By the way, you were criticising Phil because your OP states that his question specifically is an obvious reason why Cook would hate press conferences. Something which you have completely projected too as I see no evidence that Cook actually took any offence to it either (unless I am missing something). [Post edited 13 Aug 2021 14:53]
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:38 - Aug 13 with 1327 views | chrismakin |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:31 - Aug 13 by hype313 |
I still fail to see what was wrong with Phil's question?
Seems like a perfectly plausible, valid question. |
Because imo it serves no purpose other than bringing up a past that the club has tried very often to get the media to move away from and to concentrate on the now and the future.
I get what Phil is saying in one of his reply's to this thread, however we already knew the answer to the question so IMO it was something that needn't be asked. | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:39 - Aug 13 with 1313 views | hype313 |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:32 - Aug 13 by DanTheMan |
This.
Also, what sort of questions would you like to se Phil asking? |
It just seems to me that Chris is bored and the only ITFC related thing today is Cook's presser, so he thought he would go for that.
I'm always up for decent ITFC Chatter, but this just seems like posting nonsense for nonsense sake. | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:41 - Aug 13 with 1300 views | XYZ |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:38 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
Because imo it serves no purpose other than bringing up a past that the club has tried very often to get the media to move away from and to concentrate on the now and the future.
I get what Phil is saying in one of his reply's to this thread, however we already knew the answer to the question so IMO it was something that needn't be asked. |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:41 - Aug 13 with 1296 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:38 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
Because imo it serves no purpose other than bringing up a past that the club has tried very often to get the media to move away from and to concentrate on the now and the future.
I get what Phil is saying in one of his reply's to this thread, however we already knew the answer to the question so IMO it was something that needn't be asked. |
If journalists only asked questions that we don't know the answer to, press conferences would be fairly short. A lot is about gauging the manager's feelings and views from the way they choose to answer as much as anything.
How often do interviews start with questions like "were you pleased with that performance?", "did you feel that ... changed the game?" or such like? | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:42 - Aug 13 with 1294 views | hype313 |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:38 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
Because imo it serves no purpose other than bringing up a past that the club has tried very often to get the media to move away from and to concentrate on the now and the future.
I get what Phil is saying in one of his reply's to this thread, however we already knew the answer to the question so IMO it was something that needn't be asked. |
Given Cook has seen one of the biggest player turnarounds in the clubs history, do you not think it's an interesting question to ask?
I do, but happy to disagree. | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:43 - Aug 13 with 1283 views | timothyeo |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:38 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
Because imo it serves no purpose other than bringing up a past that the club has tried very often to get the media to move away from and to concentrate on the now and the future.
I get what Phil is saying in one of his reply's to this thread, however we already knew the answer to the question so IMO it was something that needn't be asked. |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:44 - Aug 13 with 1277 views | MattinLondon |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:38 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
Because imo it serves no purpose other than bringing up a past that the club has tried very often to get the media to move away from and to concentrate on the now and the future.
I get what Phil is saying in one of his reply's to this thread, however we already knew the answer to the question so IMO it was something that needn't be asked. |
So if Lambert and Evans (as the owner) were still here and he and club kept saying ‘don’t talk about the past, it’s only this season that matters’ you’d think that was perfectly acceptable as well?
Managers etc shouldn’t be given easy questions on script. |  | | |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:44 - Aug 13 with 1277 views | chrismakin |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:32 - Aug 13 by DanTheMan |
This.
Also, what sort of questions would you like to se Phil asking? |
What he usually does is absolutely fine.
Just don't see the need to look back and reference last seasons team in questions we know the answers to already. | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:46 - Aug 13 with 1271 views | chrismakin |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:42 - Aug 13 by hype313 |
Given Cook has seen one of the biggest player turnarounds in the clubs history, do you not think it's an interesting question to ask?
I do, but happy to disagree. |
No, the fact we had the biggest player turnarounds makes it even more obvious that PC would feel that 'no last years team wouldn't have drawn the game' | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:47 - Aug 13 with 1262 views | DanTheMan |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:44 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
What he usually does is absolutely fine.
Just don't see the need to look back and reference last seasons team in questions we know the answers to already. |
I was interested, so I guess it works for me.
We could guess at what Cook would say, we'd probably be right, but that's why we ask questions.
What would be a question you'd actually like Phil to ask that maybe wasn't asked in the press conference? A specific question. | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:48 - Aug 13 with 1249 views | hype313 |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:46 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
No, the fact we had the biggest player turnarounds makes it even more obvious that PC would feel that 'no last years team wouldn't have drawn the game' |
Fair enough, happy to agree to disagree. | |
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:53 - Aug 13 with 1215 views | J2BLUE |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:46 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
No, the fact we had the biggest player turnarounds makes it even more obvious that PC would feel that 'no last years team wouldn't have drawn the game' |
Managers don't like dwelling on negatives. If Phil had said last season's team would have beaten Morecambe you'd have a point but he phrased the question as a positive. It's all good. [Post edited 13 Aug 2021 14:56]
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| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:54 - Aug 13 with 1214 views | PhilTWTD |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:46 - Aug 13 by chrismakin |
No, the fact we had the biggest player turnarounds makes it even more obvious that PC would feel that 'no last years team wouldn't have drawn the game' |
You have a very literal take on this. Questions aren't just asked to get a yes/no type answer but to more widely discuss the issue they relate to, in this case the character of the two squads after a performance which may indicate a positive change. The point was more about a positive development rather than looking back. |  | | |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:55 - Aug 13 with 1200 views | chrismakin |
| People ask why some Managers hate press conferences on 14:47 - Aug 13 by DanTheMan |
I was interested, so I guess it works for me.
We could guess at what Cook would say, we'd probably be right, but that's why we ask questions.
What would be a question you'd actually like Phil to ask that maybe wasn't asked in the press conference? A specific question. |
If I give an example, they'll be a reply on how i'm telling Phil what to do. we've already seen that in this thread, so no real point in me giving an example is there? | |
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