| Who actually sacked Cook then? 09:13 - Dec 6 with 2202 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
As proposed it initially and/or made the final decision? O' Leary? Ashton? Did the new owners approach those guys and say he has to go or the other way round? Or does Ashton have autonomy over stuff like this? |  |
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| He’s been very understated….. on 10:29 - Dec 6 with 378 views | Fixed_It |
| He’s been very understated….. on 10:25 - Dec 6 by Bloots |
…..in his comments since the sacking.
He’s obviously a man of considerable class, as well as vast football knowledge.
Hopefully he’ll be back on here soon. |
I wonder how long he'll give the new bloke before writing him off? |  |
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| He’s been very understated….. on 10:29 - Dec 6 with 374 views | Dyland |
| He’s been very understated….. on 10:25 - Dec 6 by Bloots |
…..in his comments since the sacking.
He’s obviously a man of considerable class, as well as vast football knowledge.
Hopefully he’ll be back on here soon. |
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| No Dolly….. on 10:30 - Dec 6 with 374 views | Dyland |
| No Dolly….. on 10:28 - Dec 6 by Bloots |
…..you just always get it wrong.
That’s not being part of a rebellion, it’s just being clueless.
Keep trying though, you’ll pick the right horse eventually. |
More rebel without a clue than rebel without a cause, innit | |
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| It was me…. on 10:31 - Dec 6 with 363 views | Dyland |
| It was me…. on 10:21 - Dec 6 by Dyland |
Don't flatter yourself, you melt |
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| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 10:32 - Dec 6 with 353 views | Guthrum |
| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 10:14 - Dec 6 by Darth_Koont |
Oh absolutely. And obvious to anyone that we were seeing massive changes on and off the pitch.
And yet we never allowed ourselves to use the T word. Instead there was an expectation left hanging that everything should work just by turning the key. Hope or hubris, I’m not sure but it felt off at the time. |
I think we've spent so many years looking for "the messiah" (and getting a lot of very naughty boys instead) that the fanbase has become obsessed with the concept, the man who can come in and make everything work. Partly because we have a better-than-most history of managers who did: Ramsey, Robson, Burley.
So we latch onto The Man (who looks good in comparison to whatever happened at the end of his predecessors reign) and build up an expectation that he will lead us in a glorious charge up the divisions. When it doesn't happen, there's an inevitable crash and a row between the traditionalist "keep the faith" brigade and those looking for a new saviour.
Evans pandered to that, whereas the new board, with their greater and wider football experience, may have a more functional view of what a manager/head coach is. Seeing them as an asset in the same way as players, but ultimately disposable, rather than the almost sacred core of the club, the ultimate fount of our footballing philosophy. Not suggesting we'll be going to Watford* levels of rotation, but it is a more modern view.
* After Ashton's time there. |  |
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| We’ll I guess that depends….. on 10:39 - Dec 6 with 330 views | Bloots |
| He’s been very understated….. on 10:29 - Dec 6 by Fixed_It |
I wonder how long he'll give the new bloke before writing him off? |
…..if the new bloke is doing a crap job or not. |  |
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| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 10:41 - Dec 6 with 319 views | Guthrum |
| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 09:20 - Dec 6 by tractorboy1978 |
It would have been a board decision and as 90% is owned by ORG, would have been Schwartz with the final say. Perhaps gives some context to what seemed a strangely timed visit a few weeks back?! [Post edited 6 Dec 2021 9:26]
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Not necessarily the case, depends how the board is structured. While being the representative of the largest investor, he is also the one with the least football experience. Thus the thoughts of the others could well carry more weight.
It's not the same as an AGM/EGM, where votes are proportional to investment (modified by what kind of shares are held). | |
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| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 10:49 - Dec 6 with 298 views | Darth_Koont |
| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 10:32 - Dec 6 by Guthrum |
I think we've spent so many years looking for "the messiah" (and getting a lot of very naughty boys instead) that the fanbase has become obsessed with the concept, the man who can come in and make everything work. Partly because we have a better-than-most history of managers who did: Ramsey, Robson, Burley.
So we latch onto The Man (who looks good in comparison to whatever happened at the end of his predecessors reign) and build up an expectation that he will lead us in a glorious charge up the divisions. When it doesn't happen, there's an inevitable crash and a row between the traditionalist "keep the faith" brigade and those looking for a new saviour.
Evans pandered to that, whereas the new board, with their greater and wider football experience, may have a more functional view of what a manager/head coach is. Seeing them as an asset in the same way as players, but ultimately disposable, rather than the almost sacred core of the club, the ultimate fount of our footballing philosophy. Not suggesting we'll be going to Watford* levels of rotation, but it is a more modern view.
* After Ashton's time there. |
Agree with that and yes, the manager like players isn’t the be all and end all. Even though we almost had McCarthy holding the club together at one stage, that should never be the plan.
But will be interesting If we see a more collective responsibility being expressed and there’s a slightly different and more sober talk when it’s their own appointee in place. As a remnant of the Evans era, Cook was a lot more expendable on that score. |  |
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| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 11:22 - Dec 6 with 259 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 09:58 - Dec 6 by J2BLUE |
He's probably busy preparing to turn on the new manager after fifteen minutes of their first game.
That is his identity now and he seems to thrive on it. |
I've already turned on McGreal just so I'm ahead of Blubbers this time. | |
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| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 11:24 - Dec 6 with 252 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Who actually sacked Cook then? on 10:04 - Dec 6 by Darth_Koont |
He should take a leaf out of Rich’s book and do whatever the f*** Rich does away from here.
Out of sight, out of mind. |
They could go into the bedsheet business together. | |
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| No Dolly….. on 11:30 - Dec 6 with 237 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| No Dolly….. on 10:28 - Dec 6 by Bloots |
…..you just always get it wrong.
That’s not being part of a rebellion, it’s just being clueless.
Keep trying though, you’ll pick the right horse eventually. |
I was trying to be nice and have some fun with it. I won't bother in future, you're obviously still a cunit. | |
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| No Dolly….. on 11:35 - Dec 6 with 228 views | Dyland |
| No Dolly….. on 11:30 - Dec 6 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I was trying to be nice and have some fun with it. I won't bother in future, you're obviously still a cunit. |
You seem surprised!
Don't take it so seriously, and certainly not Blooters :) | |
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