| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? 15:53 - Sep 30 with 9410 views | ingeminate |
So we have changed the manager, chairman and strategic direction. Who is responsible?
My guess is Fernandes wanted out and convinced Amit to take it on. There is no way Amit as a minority shareholder could have demanded it. However, it is not the world’s most desirable position so my guess is Amit wanted some stuff sorted before he would agree to take over.
Given the timeline my guess is Amit (alongside Tony/Ruben/Les) didn’t rate Holloway but aware of his popularity with some sections of the support didn’t want to come in and sack him. So Fernandes got rid first. Be interested to know who made the final call on McClaren.
Beyond that who has authorised brining in expensive loans at the expense of the younger players. Much was made of being a club with a gateway in to the first team. While Eze, Lumley and some others are good evidence of that the general treatment of younger players this season has been noticeably poorer.
Who has allowed McClaren to do this? Seems to fly in the face of everything Ferdinand has spoken about. Hoos while a pragmatist at heart always comes over as a long term planner.
So is it Amit, Fernandes, Ruben pushing for a change in direction or McClaren somehow convincing the board as a whole to rip their plans up and trust him ala Redknapp?
Goes without saying I’ve no idea, anyone know?
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| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? on 12:13 - Oct 1 with 2103 views | CiderwithRsie |
| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? on 11:35 - Oct 1 by davman |
Not a criticism, but remind me how the loans were sensible as (to my knowledge anyway) not one of them replaced Robinson or Onouha? I am horrified by the Centre Backs we are able to put out at the moment as first choice and don't get me started on the back ups to them along with what we have as cover at Left Back.
Not Bidwell's greatest fan (although I do think he's alright), but letting Manning go (who can play there) leaving us with Nico H is a dreadful move. If Bidwell gets injured, we are royally screwed down that side of the pitch.
Horrible, depressing mess... |
Onuaha and Robinson gave us pace and leadership and could play as either full-back or central defender. Rangel and Cameron are both experienced, Rangel's a good right back (where Onuaha spent much of his QPR career) and Cameron is allegedly "versatile".
It's the loan market and we're QPR, we have to work with what's available. They're both decent signings IMO which improve a pretty shaky defence* and I don't think they are keeping better players or promising youngsters out of the side.
With you on Manning, I've gone on about it enough, and his versatility is relevant but ideally he'd be in midfield rather than at full-back.
* Jury still out on Cameron really, but on paper he's decent. |  | | |
| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? on 13:31 - Oct 1 with 1973 views | davman |
| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? on 12:13 - Oct 1 by CiderwithRsie |
Onuaha and Robinson gave us pace and leadership and could play as either full-back or central defender. Rangel and Cameron are both experienced, Rangel's a good right back (where Onuaha spent much of his QPR career) and Cameron is allegedly "versatile".
It's the loan market and we're QPR, we have to work with what's available. They're both decent signings IMO which improve a pretty shaky defence* and I don't think they are keeping better players or promising youngsters out of the side.
With you on Manning, I've gone on about it enough, and his versatility is relevant but ideally he'd be in midfield rather than at full-back.
* Jury still out on Cameron really, but on paper he's decent. |
Picky I know, but...
Cameron does not appear to be considered as a Centre Back and Rangel isn't a loan last time I looked...
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| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? on 17:25 - Oct 1 with 1878 views | Juzzie |
Inside info?..... an interesting thing.
Many years ago just before vinyl had it's re-birth, I was working on a handful of Black Sabbath LP reissues. There were some visual (and purely aesthetic) teething problems on the records themselves (looked like staining) that we were dealing with.
Someone sent me a link to a vinyl forum and everyone on there seemed to know with absolute certainty where the records were pressed (they were all wrong) and what was causing the problem (they got it wrong) and that it affected the sonic quality of the LP (it didn't).
I was itching to go on and put them right but couldn't, didn't want to open a Pandora's box.
Made me realise that what people think and what people know (or what they think they know) are two different things. |  | | |
| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? on 18:00 - Oct 1 with 1859 views | GroveR |
| What happened behind the scenes - any inside info?? on 17:25 - Oct 1 by Juzzie |
Inside info?..... an interesting thing.
Many years ago just before vinyl had it's re-birth, I was working on a handful of Black Sabbath LP reissues. There were some visual (and purely aesthetic) teething problems on the records themselves (looked like staining) that we were dealing with.
Someone sent me a link to a vinyl forum and everyone on there seemed to know with absolute certainty where the records were pressed (they were all wrong) and what was causing the problem (they got it wrong) and that it affected the sonic quality of the LP (it didn't).
I was itching to go on and put them right but couldn't, didn't want to open a Pandora's box.
Made me realise that what people think and what people know (or what they think they know) are two different things. |
Being ITK is the only true power on a football forum.
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