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Post by hal9thou on Oct 24, 2023 11:41:55 GMT
Those quotes did make me smile. He keeps saying he’s positive and think he tries deliver that in how he diesels but he’s setting his targets to high and not attaining them which makes him look bit of a dick. The best of the lot was yesterday’s post match interview. “We are going to have a good season” Yeah and that haka was a massive, early doors warning shot. When I saw that overweight trucker from Bootle or wherever prancing about like it was a gay wedding, I knew were in trouble. I wasn't the only one. Players were like wtf? |
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Post by Stanley75 on Oct 31, 2023 13:19:36 GMT
He's been wanting to spend more time on music anyway. He's a fan of Michael Hutchence and Jim Morrison so would like to start a new Doors/INXS tribute band. Has a hefty pay off too so don't think he'll be too gutted all things considered. Agree it's telling though how only one player in the team paid thanks to him.
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Post by sparks on Nov 28, 2023 6:46:09 GMT
“Im a musician first is what I say to people”.
Just looking at his general appearance and dress sense it beggars belief how he bluffed his way past an interview for the managers job here.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2023 18:42:58 GMT
“Im a musician first is what I say to people”. Just looking at his general appearance and dress sense it beggars belief how he bluffed his way past an interview for the managers job here. About his level. |
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Post by Rangers77 on Nov 28, 2023 19:00:48 GMT
Good luck to him.
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Post by West Acton on Nov 28, 2023 19:12:15 GMT
“Im a musician first is what I say to people”. Just looking at his general appearance and dress sense it beggars belief how he bluffed his way past an interview for the managers job here. and it absolutely showed in all honesty Hopefully gets better tune out of his guitar then his team |
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Post by West Acton on Dec 1, 2023 19:54:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2023 20:06:02 GMT
If we go down it will be because of Ainsworth and those who made him a cult hero because of the way he looked... |
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Post by Corbray on Dec 1, 2023 20:47:01 GMT
awful stats really.
i've made no secret that i'm a happy clapper and was probably among the last of the gareth loyalists but you can't argue with the facts and what your eyes see.
he goes down as our worst ever manager, at least in my lifetime. good moments were few and far between, maybe the burnley and cardiff games are the only memorable games of his tenure and in burnleys case its simply because we're the only team that beat them at turf moor last season.
its a shame it didn't work out as he was one of my favourite players growing up and his love for the club was never in doubt, plus he left a job for life at a club where he was a genuine legend to come here. i bet he regrets it now.
his appointment always seemed like an inevitability though, i had hoped he could adapt to our players or at least reinstill confidence back into them as he had said as much that he could. he obviously never did and in his 30 or so games in charge i can only think of 3 games where we actually played well which were the ipswich, southampton and cardiff games.
his appointment took put the whole club ethos on hold. his signings at least aren't awful ones imo but only cannon is one we can hope to sell on (and i'm still amazed he chose to come here).
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Post by jfrabbit on Dec 1, 2023 20:51:02 GMT
He really was a piss poor manager.
‘We’re gonna do this’
‘We’re gonna leave it all out there’
‘The fans will see a side that fights until the final whistle’
Loses every game 🙄
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Post by West Acton on Dec 1, 2023 22:05:43 GMT
Was all hot air and sound bites that would go down well with fans.
Awful manager in every sense.
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Post by acricketer on Dec 1, 2023 22:13:33 GMT
Was all hot air and sound bites that would go down well with fans. Awful manager in every sense. Says more about the cluelessness of the owners than GA. |
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Post by Bill on Dec 1, 2023 22:17:55 GMT
GA might cost us big time.
Should of been replaced sooner.
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Post by jfrabbit on Dec 1, 2023 22:19:07 GMT
GA might cost us big time. Should of been replaced sooner. Thankfully they got rid of him early enough. Usually we would have waited till February. I think looking at what Marti has got out of these lads already, we will be more than safe. |
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Post by Bill on Dec 2, 2023 9:40:57 GMT
GA might cost us big time. Should of been replaced sooner. Thankfully they got rid of him early enough. Usually we would have waited till February. I think looking at what Marti has got out of these lads already, we will be more than safe. I truly hope so 👍 |
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Post by stainrodisalegend on Dec 2, 2023 10:28:29 GMT
awful stats really. i've made no secret that i'm a happy clapper and was probably among the last of the gareth loyalists but you can't argue with the facts and what your eyes see. he goes down as our worst ever manager, at least in my lifetime. good moments were few and far between, maybe the burnley and cardiff games are the only memorable games of his tenure and in burnleys case its simply because we're the only team that beat them at turf moor last season. its a shame it didn't work out as he was one of my favourite players growing up and his love for the club was never in doubt, plus he left a job for life at a club where he was a genuine legend to come here. i bet he regrets it now. his appointment always seemed like an inevitability though, i had hoped he could adapt to our players or at least reinstill confidence back into them as he had said as much that he could. he obviously never did and in his 30 or so games in charge i can only think of 3 games where we actually played well which were the ipswich, southampton and cardiff games. his appointment took put the whole club ethos on hold. his signings at least aren't awful ones imo but only cannon is one we can hope to sell on (and i'm still amazed he chose to come here). Only line I would question here is "shame it didn't work out". It was never going to work out. It was a bat-shit, stupid appointment which as you rightly say lower down "put the whole club ethos on hold". I would say it put it backwards and came very close to destroying it. I hope the fanbase has learned a lesson here and when in future some fist-pumping, agricultural "Rangers legend" is touted for a job we all politely turn round and say "thank you for what you did back in the day, but no thanks". I don't "want our Rangers back" - I want an intelligent, motivational manager with new ideas who improves the team year on year. |
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Post by Stanley75 on Dec 2, 2023 11:58:41 GMT
Who's gonna hire him now.
Should have stayed with WW. Job for life he had there.
In the wise and famous words of Dirty Harry:
"A man should know his limitations"
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Dec 2, 2023 16:15:28 GMT
Has he ever come out and commented on being sacked or his time here?
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Post by Corbray on Dec 2, 2023 16:21:44 GMT
awful stats really. i've made no secret that i'm a happy clapper and was probably among the last of the gareth loyalists but you can't argue with the facts and what your eyes see. he goes down as our worst ever manager, at least in my lifetime. good moments were few and far between, maybe the burnley and cardiff games are the only memorable games of his tenure and in burnleys case its simply because we're the only team that beat them at turf moor last season. its a shame it didn't work out as he was one of my favourite players growing up and his love for the club was never in doubt, plus he left a job for life at a club where he was a genuine legend to come here. i bet he regrets it now. his appointment always seemed like an inevitability though, i had hoped he could adapt to our players or at least reinstill confidence back into them as he had said as much that he could. he obviously never did and in his 30 or so games in charge i can only think of 3 games where we actually played well which were the ipswich, southampton and cardiff games. his appointment took put the whole club ethos on hold. his signings at least aren't awful ones imo but only cannon is one we can hope to sell on (and i'm still amazed he chose to come here). Only line I would question here is "shame it didn't work out". It was never going to work out. It was a bat-shit, stupid appointment which as you rightly say lower down "put the whole club ethos on hold". I would say it put it backwards and came very close to destroying it. I hope the fanbase has learned a lesson here and when in future some fist-pumping, agricultural "Rangers legend" is touted for a job we all politely turn round and say "thank you for what you did back in the day, but no thanks". I don't "want our Rangers back" - I want an intelligent, motivational manager with new ideas who improves the team year on year. it was a stupid appointment but as i said it did feel like an inevitable one. i can remember him being strongly linked with us as far back as mcclaren lol. the reason why i say its a shame that it didn't work out is because i have a soft spot for gaz. he was one of my favourite players when i was a kid and loved the club, hence why i wanted him to succeed on a more personal level |
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Post by hal9thou on Dec 2, 2023 17:51:28 GMT
its a shame it didn't work out as he was one of my favourite players growing up and his love for the club was never in doubt counts for absolutely nothing in the real world. Being a good, committed pro and then having absolutely zero clue about coaching / management does happen... I think it was precisely because we loved him as a player we didn't want him anywhere near the job. Because hand on heart we knew it would end in tears, & sooner rather than later. It was a baffling appointment. You cant blame him for wanting to give it a go, and I hope he realises that he's still one of us. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2023 18:01:11 GMT
Only line I would question here is "shame it didn't work out". It was never going to work out. It was a bat-shit, stupid appointment which as you rightly say lower down "put the whole club ethos on hold". I would say it put it backwards and came very close to destroying it. I hope the fanbase has learned a lesson here and when in future some fist-pumping, agricultural "Rangers legend" is touted for a job we all politely turn round and say "thank you for what you did back in the day, but no thanks". I don't "want our Rangers back" - I want an intelligent, motivational manager with new ideas who improves the team year on year. it was a stupid appointment but as i said it did feel like an inevitable one. i can remember him being strongly linked with us as far back as mcclaren lol. the reason why i say its a shame that it didn't work out is because i have a soft spot for gaz. he was one of my favourite players when i was a kid and loved the club, hence why i wanted him to succeed on a more personal level Did he love the club or the fact that he'd found a fanbase who were willing to forgive his very obvious flaws because he ran around a bit and didn't look like a Joe Bloggs? |
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Post by Corbray on Dec 2, 2023 18:14:27 GMT
@both.
no one can deny that he did a tremendous job at wycombe, from league 2 relegation to the championship is some feat. ask any league 1 fan what it was like to play against them and they'll have vietnamesque flashbacks lol.
if he had no connection to the club as an icon he would have never been appointed. lots of clubs atm are all about appointing ex players as managers, its not just limited to us. football fans love that cinderella story of appointing ex players and i guess boards hope that fans will be a lot more lenient.
even in gaz' tenure i don't recall many boos directed to him tbh. i think us younger fans do resonate with him as ollie's first spell at the club is the highlight of our time as fans. we can't harken back to the days of venables, sexton, stock, francis and in alan's case james cowan as our good times. the only 'real' good times we have our ollie and warnock. ollie's time was great for me and i imagine most younger fans. we didn't have a pot to piss in but assembled a rag tag group of players who ended up becoming icons of the club.
gaz was a big part of that so many of us younger fans do hold a lot of respect for him.
BUT, i do fully agree that he's the worst manager of my life time and based on what older fans have said, he's likely our worst ever manager.
when i say its a shame it didn't work out i mean there would have been an extra layer of satisfaction had it worked out given his history with us.
i always want us to succeed of course but if i had the option of gareth winning a cup with us or critchley, i'd obviously lean towards gareth as it'd be that much sweeter.
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Post by hal9thou on Dec 2, 2023 18:16:11 GMT
it was a stupid appointment but as i said it did feel like an inevitable one. i can remember him being strongly linked with us as far back as mcclaren lol. the reason why i say its a shame that it didn't work out is because i have a soft spot for gaz. he was one of my favourite players when i was a kid and loved the club, hence why i wanted him to succeed on a more personal level Did he love the club or the fact that he'd found a fanbase who were willing to forgive his very obvious flaws because he ran around a bit and didn't look like a Joe Bloggs? I think the board were hoping an old boy appointment would settle things down. No one should ever forget their role in the clusterfuck. Think GA had genuine affection for the club as an ex player, ex assistant manager etc etc. But like I said, the job needs a little bit more than that love and affection. |
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Post by alanwycombe on Dec 2, 2023 18:29:29 GMT
@both. no one can deny that he did a tremendous job at wycombe, from league 2 relegation to the championship is some feat. ask any league 1 fan what it was like to play against them and they'll have vietnamesque flashbacks lol. if he had no connection to the club as an icon he would have never been appointed. lots of clubs atm are all about appointing ex players as managers, its not just limited to us. football fans love that cinderella story of appointing ex players and i guess boards hope that fans will be a lot more lenient. even in gaz' tenure i don't recall many boos directed to him tbh. i think us younger fans do resonate with him as ollie's first spell at the club is the highlight of our time as fans. we can't harken back to the days of venables, sexton, stock, francis and in alan's case james cowan as our good times. the only 'real' good times we have our ollie and warnock. ollie's time was great for me and i imagine most younger fans. we didn't have a pot to piss in but assembled a rag tag group of players who ended up becoming icons of the club. gaz was a big part of that so many of us younger fans do hold a lot of respect for him. BUT, i do fully agree that he's the worst manager of my life time and based on what older fans have said, he's likely our worst ever manager. when i say its a shame it didn't work out i mean there would have been an extra layer of satisfaction had it worked out given his history with us. i always want us to succeed of course but if i had the option of gareth winning a cup with us or critchley, i'd obviously lean towards gareth as it'd be that much sweeter. Fuck me, even I had to look that one up😂 |
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Post by alanwycombe on Dec 2, 2023 18:41:27 GMT
I watched his Wycombe a few times and they weren’t bad, for Div 1 - his appointment, and Critchley’s for that matter, highlights what a gulf there is between Champ and Div1. Easily as big as Champ to Prem. His ‘empty the tank’ approach is fine for the likes of Wycombledon because that’s the game for most of them down there. I went behind the scenes on business at Portsmouth a few years back and they planned to play their way upwards with cultured football. Look where they still are. Club needed an entirely fresh start. Thought we had it with Michael. Looks like we really have with Marti.
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Post by James1979 on Feb 11, 2024 16:21:20 GMT
I know I should just move on but we were left in such a mess due to the Ainsworth appointment. Those involved in hiring him should hang their heads in shame. We’re mid table based on results under Marti and yet we’re still in bottom 3. Ainsworth’s rubbish tenure has meant we need playoff form to get out of the relegation zone. We could end up relegated and without Marti next season. It’s so important we stay in this league and Ainsworth and those that hired and supported him could consign us to League 1 (or worse) for many years.
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Post by West Acton on Feb 11, 2024 16:57:07 GMT
Well said James. To this day I don’t see what the owners saw in him that made them think he’s our man but plenty fans also wanted him employed which was crazy.
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Post by itsonlyagame on Feb 11, 2024 17:16:37 GMT
Clearly a big mistake giving Ainsworth the reins.
The people that chose him are to blame though. It’s easy to say he shouldn’t have taken the job but all he did was believe in himself and there’s nothing wrong with that. As said by others, lacks the tactical nous to successfully manage in the championship but seems like a decent bloke, although his choice of footwear is a bit suspect.
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Post by jfrabbit on Feb 11, 2024 19:25:32 GMT
Will go down as one of the worst managers in our history, unfortunately for him.
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Feb 12, 2024 9:26:04 GMT
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. The damage his tenure has done is huge. Yes never should have had job, then should have gone end of season. But to let a bloke who was at best amateur at worst criminal carry on week on week with no clue just cliches and gimmicks drag club further into the more is unforgivable.
The difference between him and san Miguel is shocking. Ok marti gets it wrong at times but has genuinely got idea how to change it. Sorry but noddy and cants who employed him have set club back at least a couple years at worst lot more.
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