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Post by West Acton on Jun 22, 2024 12:04:33 GMT
Come on, did anyone seriously think Marti was going anywhere, especially to basket case Sunderland? Come on! Anyway, just in case anyone was still suffering from anxiety:
I told you, the chorizo stays in the fridge. Although it doesn't need to go in the fridge of course, it's perfectly fine hanging around in the air.
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Post by BrightonR on Jun 22, 2024 15:22:55 GMT
Think Rangers should put out a statement now, saying he’s not going to Sunderland.😂
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Post by awin on Jun 24, 2024 9:54:10 GMT
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Post by acricketer on Jun 24, 2024 9:59:21 GMT
Girona is the new Cornwall!
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Post by stainrodisalegend on Jun 24, 2024 11:30:37 GMT
"Zero second reaction." You can see why Nouri and he get on! But yes good interview. So much of it chimes with what most of us fans were saying and just common sense - stuff like possession football suits our players. So baffling that Ainsworth couldn't see what any fan in the stand could see and so glad we now have such a good manager. |
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Post by MattyRangers on Jun 24, 2024 12:21:41 GMT
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Post by James1979 on Jun 24, 2024 12:35:02 GMT
“I always felt that when we grew up playing football, we wanted to have the ball at our feet not to be going around chasing it.”
And that sums up the difference between Marti and Gareth.
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Post by Stanley75 on Jun 24, 2024 12:35:30 GMT
A lovely read - he sounds very happy, settled and loved here.
It will hopefully dispel some of the rumours over his immediate future.
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Post by The General on Jun 24, 2024 13:30:03 GMT
Good news he’s staying we need him
Stability is so important at a club
Also saying that the emphasis is on keeping
The good players at the club I love that
Think Chair and Willock and Jcs
Will possibly all be staying
Second best defence in league since he arrived
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Post by The General on Jun 24, 2024 13:31:21 GMT
Also seems Spurs are going to go for Eze
For 60 million too every cloud 😎
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Post by Hitman34 on Jun 24, 2024 18:45:24 GMT
I love him, I really do….
Never said that about a manager since Gerry (first time) and don howe.
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Post by Greg1882 on Jun 24, 2024 20:13:10 GMT
The man is fantastic. We’ve kissed enough frogs and finally we have our prince. COYRS
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Post by The General on Jun 24, 2024 20:37:01 GMT
Need to back him now
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Jun 25, 2024 7:36:17 GMT
A lovely read - he sounds very happy, settled and loved here. It will hopefully dispel some of the rumours over his immediate future. Sure sure. But Beale also seemed settled a happy here, even went so far as to commit to QPR before fucking off weeks later. Still skeptical. |
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Post by Stanley75 on Jun 25, 2024 7:40:40 GMT
A lovely read - he sounds very happy, settled and loved here. It will hopefully dispel some of the rumours over his immediate future. Sure sure. But Beale also seemed settled a happy here, even went so far as to commit to QPR before fucking off weeks later. Still skeptical. I think the difference is in their characters. Beale came across as two-faced; Marti quite the opposite. |
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Post by Hertfordshire Ranger on Jun 25, 2024 7:49:34 GMT
He has done remarkably well, and so we should try not to get too attached.
The man is ambitious and will jump when the right offer lands, and I am afraid that that will be whenever.
It will be a case of 'The offer was too good to turn down and I am grateful to QPR for allowing me to pursue this opportunity. I have truly loved my time at QPR, the fans have been amazing towards me, and I hope they understand my reasons for leaving at this time'.
If we get off to a good start next season, it may of course be sooner rather than later. But unlike Beale, I think Marti will be careful about the next job. Got to be better than Sunderland or Burnley IMHO.
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Jun 25, 2024 8:42:17 GMT
Sure sure. But Beale also seemed settled a happy here, even went so far as to commit to QPR before fucking off weeks later. Still skeptical. I think the difference is in their characters. Beale came across as two-faced; Marti quite the opposite. In fairness though, before he fucked us over, no one would've had the opinion that Beale seemed two-faced. That's obvious now with hindsight. I dunno, I guess my trust in any manager was rocked after the Beale debacle. Love Marti, don't get me wrong, I just think at some stage soon he'll probably jump ship. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 8:44:18 GMT
What''s the average shelf life of a Championship manager these days - probably no more than couple of seasons at best.
If they are any good they get snapped up by the PL, or abroad, if they are bad they are shown the door, and even some good ones get the boot if they are doing well but have the misfortune to be at clubs like Brum.
Only a matter of time but hope he stays long enough to get us well established instead of fire fighting.
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Post by West Acton on Jun 25, 2024 9:13:07 GMT
Huge fan of Marti he’s a proper manager.
I do think we need to urge caution as his arrival and upturn has raised expectation where as if we’re honest there was none last season we expected a hard season and plenty thought we would go down so staying up was like a bonus. Because of his start, style and results fans will go into this season expecting something so defeats and dropped points will no doubt be overly analysed because of the hope there now is.
The ‘where will we finish thread’ will be an indicator of new expectation levels.
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Post by Stanley75 on Jun 25, 2024 9:29:13 GMT
What''s the average shelf life of a Championship manager these days - probably no more than couple of seasons at best. If they are any good they get snapped up by the PL, or abroad, if they are bad they are shown the door, and even some good ones get the boot if they are doing well but have the misfortune to be at clubs like Brum. Only a matter of time but hope he stays long enough to get us well established instead of fire fighting. I don't even know what 'well established' means anymore. The way I see it potentially you're only ever one season away from promotion or relegation these days - all depending on how well you're run and you've recruited. |
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Post by acricketer on Jun 25, 2024 9:37:56 GMT
If he stays I expect a mid to upper league table finish this coming season.
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Post by Corbray on Jun 25, 2024 9:38:33 GMT
He has done remarkably well, and so we should try not to get too attached. The man is ambitious and will jump when the right offer lands, and I am afraid that that will be whenever. It will be a case of 'The offer was too good to turn down and I am grateful to QPR for allowing me to pursue this opportunity. I have truly loved my time at QPR, the fans have been amazing towards me, and I hope they understand my reasons for leaving at this time'. If we get off to a good start next season, it may of course be sooner rather than later. But unlike Beale, I think Marti will be careful about the next job. Got to be better than Sunderland or Burnley IMHO. true. i don't think any of us are under the illusion that he'll be our very own SAF and most of us expect him to leave sooner rather than later as he's a very good manager. my hope for when he does leave is it's at a convenient time for us and he's respectful when he goes. a couple of champions league wins wouldn't go amiss either though! |
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Post by Stanley75 on Jun 25, 2024 9:39:39 GMT
The ‘where will we finish thread’ will be an indicator of new expectation levels. I'd like to see that too, when the window closes in two months. Best time to properly gauge expectation levels. |
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Post by 2Loftus on Jun 25, 2024 9:54:34 GMT
What''s the average shelf life of a Championship manager these days - probably no more than couple of seasons at best. If they are any good they get snapped up by the PL, or abroad, if they are bad they are shown the door, and even some good ones get the boot if they are doing well but have the misfortune to be at clubs like Brum. Only a matter of time but hope he stays long enough to get us well established instead of fire fighting. The way I see it potentially you're only ever one season away from promotion or relegation these days - all depending on how well you're run and you've recruited. Exactly. Do badly, sack the manager. In the 90s we had three managers (excluding caretakers) In the naughties we had eight managers (excluding four caretakers) In the 2010s we had ten managers (excluding four caretakers) Do well, vultures start circling for your manager, coaches, players... Very few clubs remain 'well established' at Championship level. |
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Post by The General on Jun 25, 2024 10:22:35 GMT
Sure sure. But Beale also seemed settled a happy here, even went so far as to commit to QPR before fucking off weeks later. Still skeptical. I think the difference is in their characters. Beale came across as two-faced; Marti quite the opposite. Beale was 3 faced including the wart mate |
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Post by Bill on Jun 25, 2024 10:25:59 GMT
Huge fan of Marti he’s a proper manager. I do think we need to urge caution as his arrival and upturn has raised expectation where as if we’re honest there was none last season we expected a hard season and plenty thought we would go down so staying up was like a bonus. Because of his start, style and results fans will go into this season expecting something so defeats and dropped points will no doubt be overly analysed because of the hope there now is. The ‘where will we finish thread’ will be an indicator of new expectation levels. Pity he didnt make this statement earlier or the club. But hey what do i know ? 😄 |
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Post by awin on Jun 25, 2024 10:30:45 GMT
Huge fan of Marti he’s a proper manager. I do think we need to urge caution as his arrival and upturn has raised expectation where as if we’re honest there was none last season we expected a hard season and plenty thought we would go down so staying up was like a bonus. Because of his start, style and results fans will go into this season expecting something so defeats and dropped points will no doubt be overly analysed because of the hope there now is. The ‘where will we finish thread’ will be an indicator of new expectation levels. Pity he didnt make this statement earlier or the club. But hey what do i know ? 😄 Why as it hasn’t caused any damage? |
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Post by stainrodisalegend on Jun 25, 2024 11:11:13 GMT
I don't even know what 'well established' means anymore.The way I see it potentially you're only ever one season away from promotion or relegation these days - all depending on how well you're run and you've recruited. Exactly. Do badly, sack the manager. In the 90s we had three managers (excluding caretakers) In the naughties we had eight managers (excluding four caretakers) In the 2010s we had ten managers (excluding four caretakers) Do well, vultures start circling for your manager, coaches, players... Very few clubs remain 'well established' at Championship level. I would say we were a well established championship side under Warbs. It was clearly our level. We weren't seriously challenging for promotion but weren't looking down the table. We must have one of the longest runs of any club in the Championship by now I would guess. Agree that Ainsworth (with help from Beale and Critchley) did his best to endanger that and as you say anyone can fall through the sky. Could see some club like Sunderland going that way this year. For me better establishing us in the Championship would include putting us on a more secure financial footing and developing players. Understandably all those youth players we have signed have not created massive excitement among the fan base as we all want an established striker. But longer term they could prove much more significant than some headline signing this summer. if a few of those start to break through into the first team in the next two years, we sell on a few players for profit and make year on year progress up the table that would go a long way to making us firmly "established" in my view, and maybe even in a position to aim for promotion. Take the point tho you only need to hand some numpty like Ainsworth the keys and a box of matches and all your good work can go up in smoke very quickly. |
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Post by Stanley75 on Jun 25, 2024 11:42:09 GMT
Nah, I just don't buy this 'established championship club' notion. It's a misnomer for the simple reason that e.g. all Cifuentues needs to do is leave for a better offer somewhere else and we are literally back to square one i.e. no longer 'established' due to the huge disruption that would cause.
No club is truly established in the championship because it's all very short-termism these days; unless you're in the Prem when the money that brings allows you to consolidate that position.
In the championship, as I say, it all comes down to correct running and recruitment. Get that right/wrong and you're very easily either promoted or relegated - which is why at least the intention should be in getting promoted
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Post by 2Loftus on Jun 25, 2024 12:03:36 GMT
Birmingham City had been a ‘well established’ Championship-level club - in fact last season they had been the club with the longest continuous participation in the Championship.
Ten managers in the last four years probably says it all really.
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