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  1. He had tried it at Anfield inthe cup the seasn before and their 2nd side beat us comfortably. I think we started ok but then fell away
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    Claude Puel

    The fans had decided that they didnt like him. Thats fine,its all choice and opinion. Still doesnt get over the fact that he did very well
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    Claude Puel

    No idea either, many mangers leave and dont do anything elsewhere. To me he did well for us. To a degree Kpeman failed at his next club, Lawrie failed at Sunderland and so it is just is the man right for that team at that time.
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    Claude Puel

    I think you are wrong, it was constant on here about how he was poor charisma wise. Yes welost VVD , any team would miss him. Im not sure if it was his fault that we again had poor backups as I cant recall if he made any signings. The next thing will be Europe thrown in, the misses that VVD made in those games plus our forwards should have more than scored enough to win. A thin squad had to be managed and so at times weaker teams were put out,
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    Claude Puel

    He was not given a proper chance. Yes the results after the cup final were poor but we just couldnt score and drew some 0-0 but missing pens didnt help. Yes he was not a Strachan in front of the camera but im sure few of us could show humour and come across well in a second language. Anyway he is gone and we have reaped what we have sewn
  6. He didnt realse that you needed players with physicality lol He pointed at the home fans and said they were some of the problem by being nervous with us playing at the back He said he shouldnt have adapted and changed players ffs when did he adapt? Amazing how Carragher didnt criticise him and sucking up when all season hewas on his back. The stats they put were all to make RM look good and were skewed Only when showing his win percentage did him lack of quality, an appalling record apart from last season
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    Claude Puel

    I dont believe you are anything but a big fan of RM. I totally understand your loyally to him. I am still bitter about the way Puel was kicked aside 'he had no charisma etc etc' but didnt we go downhill since he left with us in 8th and a cup final after beating Klopps Liverpool home and away, and also Wengers Arsenal
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    Ivan Juric

    You are obviously one of RM major fans and can't get over his sacking. Can you not see that if he had got out of his thick skull that playing his way and only way, we were not good enough in this league. His style only just got us out of the championship, it was madness to play the way he did in the PL , especially recruiting forwards who were not patently good enough, and Ryan Frazer who was bit part in the Championship. You are correct that Juric has been a bit disappointing but may learn from his mistakes. I will always be grateful for the day at Wembley but there were so many poor days, and his football was not really good, it was kaliedescope football, lots of pretty patterns but no result at the end of it. The idea of possession football was to tire the oponents out and take advantage late in the game, seems to me we were tired and let in a few late goals.
  9. Deffo, but there are 2parts of the business, unfortunately the most important one is crap. Making money to help improve our psr is a must also. So that side is doing its job, the recruitment and policy of the owners is dire
  10. I believe there is heart and effort but the players must have very low moral and confidence. The squad is so thin ofquality,in other seasons and things were going badly, I used think when XYZ get fit things will get better but this season there is nobody there where you can feel 'when he returns things will look up.' Many fans pre season were optimistic and believed we would cope easily , bragging and happy that we had had a snip by getting THB and the midfield dynamo of FD. Sadly those hopes have been extinguished by the jump in quality they were facing. The purchase of Frazer and the 2 forwards was a mystery and whilst I think Ramsdale is very good, it seemed mad that we spent 20m on a keeper.
  11. I not saying to feel sorry for the owners, but if the merchandising department are trying to find ways to help the club generate income then whats the problem? Yes the team are shit, and I never expected a team that finished 4th in the Championship to do nothing more than struggle. OK it is worse than expected but no good taking it out on people who are trying to help. No doubt a lot of them are concerned about their famillies and own future as redundancies will be on the way.A very sad state of affairs, and boycottig products or going is going to change SFA.
  12. the merchandising depatment are trying to make money for the club and so trying different ideas. We are down at the moment and so picking on the club, they are at least trying
  13. might mean your first sentence may be wrong
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    Gene Hackman

    Found dead alongside his wife and dog. Fantastic actor, briliant as Popeye Doyle in the French Connection as well as in Enemy of the State
  15. I have always disliked the new owners and felt Semmens was doing ok with Gao (who ) It seems we are cursed, as we had a brilliant owner in Marcus, he sadly passed, then Gao whose intentions seemed to be good but then the Chinese govt. cut him off at the knees who stopped the flow of money out of China. We now have SR who I have been wary of, BUT I believe that we have to stay with them. I always was disappointed with Semmens choosing them over the other 2 bids, but I was told by somebody that the other 2 bidders were not cashed up and were gong to do it by loans. (this was a random person I dont know, but he seemedto be well informed) At least SR are using their own money.
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    Ivan Juric

    I dont think we need a physio
  17. I will accept your opinion in 4 or 5 gamestime when he has had time to get up to fitness. It is harsh to condemn a player who hasntplayed for 2 years on the back of 2 appearances. I understand he wanted to go, but Im sure all the squad wanted to go when we went down, and will do so this summer
  18. Our players would miss
  19. Did he play for Celtic?
  20. Heisno doubt a hard worker but he is typical product of ourclub in themidfield area, runs around a lot, doesnt make a killer passand has no physiche or pace. Even the Arsenal keeper outpaced him over 50 yards lol. He has done well earning 100k pw by looking decent in a poor Saints team, he left at the first opportunity, like Ings and all the other arses who we believe love the club but we weak minded fools fall for it time and agian. That includes me,
  21. I doubt many players are going to show improvement after 8 weeks, RM had 18 months or so and I cant think of any who upped their standard. You believe the players were keen on the playing out of the bacjk style, but to me they lost faith as it takes only so many times to be caught playing out and conceding until they like the fans lost faith.
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    Flynn Downes

    Im of the mind that we can cut off our nose, or not worship but let him contribute which is good for us all
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    Flynn Downes

    Im going to accept him back in te fold and not boo him. We need him and want him to do well, it for all our benefit
  24. but not a PL side I suspect
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    Flynn Downes

    Having a strong manager who ruffles feathers is not a bad thing, not sure there has ever been a top manager who hasn't had steel and weeded out the flowers. Pampered multi millionaire kids ae hard to get through to I suspect these days
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