CB Fry

This is obviously not progressing this thread on, so lets get back to naming potential assistant managers. Mick Wadsworth still about?

People can see what I wrote and know that that's a lie. You're a liar. They can also see that you called me "as bad as a racist or a homophobe" which is extremely offensive, and other people can see that too. So don't try and quote "world mental health week" at me when all you're doing is smearing me with demonstrable lies. "Wilful misrepresentation" and "slandering people" is in the WMH day pamphlet is it? That makes people feel better does it? That's good for mental health is it? The fact is that you know you're in the wrong and chicken-shitting off to the ignore button just proves my point. Slander someone then run away: probably page four of the World Mental Health Day play book. Absolute role model behaviour. Grow up, and start to think about how to word your apology.

Not sure that post is called for on this forum. Here's your last post to me, a couple of days ago. Pretty sure it is you doing the attacking, not me. Enjoy the match.

So just to recap, you wilfully misrepresent what I've been saying (suggesting I am saying that Ralph’s results in 2021 have been exceptional) and call me facetious, and thats a-ok. But if I reply by saying your idea of Howe being recruited is mental (to be honest I couldn't remember who's stupid idea it was) I suddenly as bad as a racist or a homophobe. Right you are then. Right you fucking are.

God knows what you're babbling about now. Where have I said anything about Ralph’s recent results being exceptional or even good? Christ. All I've seen on here is "let's recruit Eddie Howe as Ralph’s assistant" - fucking mental. And then let's use a club with no wins and below us in the bloody table as a role model example of a fantastic coaching appointment. You can hardly blame me for being facetious when faced with such horseshit. Ralph Hasenhuttl is accountable for his own backroom team in the sane way he's accountable for the team he puts out. I just don't agree that he needs assistants forced on him, I don't think he needs help parachuted from above. I don't think we are a bloody assistant manager away from triumph. He is making these choices, its on him. If he fails, then he fails on his own terms. Let's hope doesn't.

All that pre-season to "bed in" and get his ideas across and improve on everything, too. No wins in 8 matches, in the relegation zone and out of the league cup. It really is a terrific example of a new coach really shaking things up.

Who is "they" - was this guy brought in above Steve Bruce's head? Or did Steve identify the need and recruit? And didn't Newcastle have a massive injury crisis (worse than ours) and covid crisis mid season which eased at the end of the season when they pulled away safe. A lot of this debate in predicated on the notion that Ralph needs help imposed on him, against will but for his own good. On top you then get this idea that if he had things his own way Kelvin Davies wouldn't be there etc etc. But Ralph has been in role for 3 years, and he could have things his own way - if he wanted to bin off Kelvin he could have done it by now. It's hardly going to be expensive or controversial.

We have an assistant manager - Kitzbichler - who was in place for our "best ever calendar year" run of form and when we went top of the league that day. What's he done thats so wrong? If you can let me know of a club who have been in a significant down turn of form, but have then got out of it by replacing the assistant manager (or employing an additional coach) then I'm all ears. Because I genuinely have no idea of any clubs that have done this to any notable effect. Take your time though, because it would be awful if all you were doing is "rushing to make a point".

Okay then.

Jesus wept. Okay then.

Specifically "bent" against Southampton Football Club, which by a strange coincidence is the club you happen to support? What would be the point of that if you're Mike Dean? Let us know.

5 seasons in the Premier League not multiple now? Its more than Ralph for a start. 2014 to 2020. How many seasons qualifies as multiple in your world?

You've already done your bit about fucking Gray and Townsend.

Marked downturn? Funny really because I thought 19-20 was a pretty decent season and of course we then went into 20-21 and went top of the league and beat Liverpool etc etc. All of that was sans Danny Rohl. All of it. Or are you conveniently saying that the post Rohl downturn happened after that Liverpool match in Jan 21, 18 months after his departure? As it stands Rohl has not been a manager in his own right anywhere. Let's see where his career takes him. Its pretty clear that Rohl was liked around the place a did a decent job, but the results on the pitch are not really related to his presence. Our very best run was more than a year after he left. Its just a myth clung to on here because there's always been an obsession with assistant managers on this forum and always a massive over estimation on how important they are. So spare us the "look how innovative my thinking is" and look at the actual facts.

I think a bit harsh on Lampard at Derby - he had some decent loanees (Mount and Wilson being the main ones, both still kids really), but I think pushing it to say best squad in the Championship. He did a decent job there, it's a shame he didn't stay another season to actually learn a bit more. Went to CFC far too soon. Not saying I want him here, mind. Needs another role in the Championship. Maybe he could come in alongside Howe and Ralph as part of this mega management team this forum is cooking up?

Not really about anyone's "ego" to be fair - Howe is a front line manager with multiple years in the Prem under his belt. We cannot afford two first team managers to cover one job. It would essentially be a constructive dismissal of Ralph. It's just a dopey idea that is never going to happen.

I think its impressive for someone who is just pretending they are injured because they want to leave that they have maintained the pretence throughout the international break. Shows a genuine commitment to the narrative.

Maybe, just maybe, there isn't any takeover talk. Maybe that.

This. West Bromwich is absolutely dreadful.

Like where, because if it is any big UK city there will be a Highfield/Chilworth equivalent. As well as a scuzzy part. The City centre of Southampton is dreadfully nondescript, which is not unique (Peterborough, Leicester, Coventry, Derby and others are similarly bland) but Southampton I'd place in the lower end of the scale. There are loads better.

This doesn't really make sense. All cities have leafy suburbs with big houses, that's not some marvellous thing about Southampton. They generally are on an entrance road to every big city as well, so there will always be a posh bit on at least one of the drive-in main roads to any big city in the UK. It's not some exclusive exciting thing that is special about The Avenue. How about every big city has that? It's also not the point. When people visit other cities, they're not parking up in the posh district and wandering around looking at smart 1930s 5-beds with long drives and big gardens. They're going to the city centre. Which, as has been pointed out, is absolutely fucking appalling. Other cities can also be not great, but for a global cruise destination, Southampton is particularly dreadful. So yes congratulations about, er, Highfield being nice and everything. If you'd got out more you'd find areas like that everywhere.

Might be just me but i don't feel that Sam Johnstone is the kind of player that any club will blow another club out of the water for. Feels fairly plausible that he would come to us (if we stay up, which probably will not be clear in January).

Just think of the Ad Hominem attacks you can get away with now.

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I am willing to bet a pound to a pinch of shit that every time someone obliterates GMs bullshit with sourced, validated information he cries off about "ad hominem attacks". Waaah waaaaah waaaaaaaaah they're picking on me waaaaaaah Waaaaaaaaaaah