Tonda Eckert

[benjii]

Carrick is good enough for Man U, but I'm glad we weren't seduced by the hype and went for a data-driven, clever choice, instead.

[Turkish]

3 minutes ago, benjii said:

Carrick is good enough for Man U, but I'm glad we weren't seduced by the hype and went for a data-driven, clever choice, instead.

the data tells us that our use of data driven outcomes is flawed.

[John Boy Saint]

7 minutes ago, benjii said:

Carrick is good enough for Man U, but I'm glad we weren't seduced by the hype and went for a data-driven, clever choice, instead.

Man U haven't been clever in any department since SAF hung up his whistle - been a while since they have been a benchmark .........................unless you want to consider buying nothing plays at over inflated prices and having your pants pulled down royally in the process - think we have followed their lead on that one well: relative to our finances.

[Saint NL]

On 10/01/2026 at 21:01, qwertyell said:

"I'm basically just a chilled out entertainer."

This guy is giving off big David Brent energy

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Saint NL said:

This guy is giving off big David Brent energy

Surely by his logic a coach is a co and an ach, which is as much nonsense as ageing man!

[AlexLaw76]

[Miltonaggro]

1 hour ago, Saint NL said:

This guy is giving off big David Brent energy

What a fucking tool! I am amazed he is yet to manage Saints. 

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Miltonaggro said:

What a fucking tool! I am amazed he is yet to manage Saints. 

He still might as he wont last long at Chelsea

[Miltonaggro]

3 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

He still might as he wont last long at Chelsea

Sure Rasmus can manage it and Spors will mansplain the reasoning. 

[S-Clarke]

2 hours ago, Saint NL said:

This guy is giving off big David Brent energy

He may go on and be a huge success at Chelsea, but logic dictates that he won't. He hasn't helped himself by talking nonsense though.

Going into a Chelsea press conference and saying that 'I'm good at what I do' isn't confidence from his perspective, it's setting yourself up to fail. Speaking waffle like above isn't confidence, it's setting yourself up to fail.

Of course Jose came in and proclaimed he was the special one, but he had league Trophies, Champions League Trophies behind him to somewhat give his confidence a bit of credibility. This guy failed at Hull - a squad including Delap, Carvalho, Giles, Twine, Philogene, Zaourey, Greaves, Seri should not have finished outside the playoffs. He then took Strasbourg to mid-table in France, nothing to shout about either. What he's achieved does not give him any edge to start shouting about like he is. 

There were genuine links to him in the summer, I think we'd have grabbed him if he was obtainable - but I never rated him. He's another modern philosophy-driven manager, who talks corporate guff to appease the people who actually make the decisions above him.

[saintant]

9 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

He may go on and be a huge success at Chelsea, but logic dictates that he won't. He hasn't helped himself by talking nonsense though.

Going into a Chelsea press conference and saying that 'I'm good at what I do' isn't confidence from his perspective, it's setting yourself up to fail. Speaking waffle like above isn't confidence, it's setting yourself up to fail.

Of course Jose came in and proclaimed he was the special one, but he had league Trophies, Champions League Trophies behind him to somewhat give his confidence a bit of credibility. This guy failed at Hull - a squad including Delap, Carvalho, Giles, Twine, Philogene, Zaourey, Greaves, Seri should not have finished outside the playoffs. He then took Strasbourg to mid-table in France, nothing to shout about either. What he's achieved does not give him any edge to start shouting about like he is. 

There were genuine links to him in the summer, I think we'd have grabbed him if he was obtainable - but I never rated him. He's another modern philosophy-driven manager, who talks corporate guff to appease the people who actually make the decisions above him.

This corporate guff is what is ruining football. Rich people who think they are clever have infiltrated football clubs. They don't want to be coaches but their huge egos lead them to actually believe that they know enough about the game to warrant influencing what goes on and how the game should be played. It is a slippery slope and things are getting worse. High time the grass roots guys who know and love the game took back control but the stark reality is that money talks so these charlatans can buy their way in and manipulate the narrative. We have first hand knowledge of how damaging such charlatans can be once they attain position of power and influence.