eurosaint

I guess that he does this through choice so, for me at least, I intend to leave him in peace !!

Would have been nice if you had started in this way ! In essence, I think you are saying that a good football manager should have top leadership skills, irrespective of his own personal management style ! You consider that Pardew has this attribute ! If I understand you correctly, then I agree !

I remember at the beginning of August people predicting that we needed around 5 or 6 players to turn things around, but now (a surprise even to me !) we have brought in 10 !! As for the best, if I had to choose right now I would say Hammond, but I have a hunch that by the end of the season Connolly might well be the number one !

I reckon it's pretty good but (if you can afford it) you are obviously better paying £34.99 up front rather than £48.00 by monthly instalments !!

No brainer ! Has to be Lambo, for the first time since Beattie and Le Tiss, I actually feel confident when get we get a pen that we will actually score! He takes them with power and placement unlike 'scuffer' McGoldrick who gave me the willies every time he stepped up to the spot !!

Have you looked at the CCC league table lately : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/table/default.stm They are 4th and only 1 point from the top ! Although I do take your point about us being on the rise, we are still 2nd bottom of a lower div than them ! Goes to show that football truly is a 'funny old game' !!

I am very surprised (and disappointed) to hear of this mainly because in the past I have only heard that he is a great ambassador for the game ! He is always first up for hospital visits etc. and appears to be extremely approachable, articulate and pleasant ! I have friends from Reading who hold him in very high esteem because of his character and even in his short time here there have been very positive reports about his behaviour ! I hope that your perception of this incident was perhaps a misunderstanding !

On a scale of ten, I'd give her one ! http://media.photobucket.com/image/lizzie%20greenwood%20hughes/pink2wink/Celebrity%20Puffy%20Vest%20Wearers/JKL/LizzieGreenwood-Hughes13.jpg

Teamwise, that was also my low point ! Clubwise, I was always optimistic that we would find a buyer up until the Pinnacle bid collapsed and Fry said (for the 2nd month running) that the wages would either be paid late or not at all ! At that moment I genuinely felt there was a chance we could fold ! Thankfully a fresh new dawn has broken and (although there will be hiccups along the way) we should never have to endure such pain again ! Vielen dank, herr Liebherr !!

http://www.wikio.com/video/1833910 Could this be (ever so slightly) more controversial than MLT's indiscretion ???

Comparing last year's strikers with now makes interesting reading ! McGoldrick, BWP, Rasiak and John have got about 3 goals between them whereas Lambert, Lallana & Waigo have got 19 already !! Different league, injuries etc.. all play a part but I can't help thinking that we are better off now than we were this time last season !!

Surely if the handicap system is working properly then MLT has a chance to score as well as the scratch golfers ??? The whole idea is to give everyone a fighting chance and play to their potential, no ? If Matt has played the course many times then he could well have a decent round, apply the handicap and be up there with the top scorers !!! Of course, if handicaps are not involved in this competition, then my argument goes up in smoke !!

I go along with that ! He was once the right man at the right time but now he is not !

I'm sure that the ball is firmly in his court as there can be no doubt that AP has informed him that he can go, either on loan or sale, come January. Clearly he is not prepared to take a drop in wages which means that he must be happier not playing than taking a cut ! Sad really cos this can only result in a downward spiral and nobody benefits, particularly himself !

Mods, please delete this thread quickly before 19C gets near it and the whole site explodes !!! (Oh sh#t, I am cheating as well ???).

Check out post #54 where the highly knowledgable Eurosaint gave him a mention !!

On what factual basis do you make this statement, may I ask ???

Playing devil's advocate, I guess you could say that about many of the so called greats as well ? Clough, Ferguson, Mourhino etc.. all have had their moments of aggression, arrogance, favouritism and bullying to mention just a few little 'character flaws' !!

I believe that he could become the new 'Forbes Phillipson Masters' !

I'll bet that was the highlight of your day, eh ??

I guess he'll frame it and hang it next to his picture of a train !!

FWIW my OP was intended to compare a big spending volatile regime with our much calmer approach ! As a matter of strategy NC stated that he wanted to start the whole process with a clean slate therefore Wotte was released and a whole new backroom team was built ! The sacking of McParland would be the equivalent of us sacking Pardew today, which I personally think would be ridiculous ! However, if it makes you feel better, I did not consider this point when I made the original post but even now I don't actually think it is relevant in the comparison !

It is by no means perfect but like so many websites it becomes much easier the more you use it and find your way around ! One added plus is that when you (occasionally) look at other FL clubs sites they become easier to use as well ! I did prefer the previous version but it became so tainted with Rupertesque propaganda that in a way I'm glad to see the back of it !!