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Who’s at fault - Hodgson or the board?
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ChrisGC  Wantage 29 Jan 19 1.09pm |
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Originally posted by eddiqc
2013 / 2014 - 11th I wouldn't class those league positions as "just staying up". We may not do well all season, but we are fighters and our players do not give up. Those positions hardly tell the full story. Overall, were we comfortably bobbling around mid table for the season, finishing bottom of a mid table pack all challenging for the Europa cup place, or just pipping the relegation pack with a game or two to spare? Let's not kid ourselves. 2014/15 should've been the benchmark to build from, instead it's been a slog to remain in the division every time.
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 Maine Eagle USA 29 Jan 19 1.14pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
Those positions hardly tell the full story. Overall, were we comfortably bobbling around mid table for the season, finishing bottom of a mid table pack all challenging for the Europa cup place, or just pipping the relegation pack with a game or two to spare? Let's not kid ourselves. 2014/15 should've been the benchmark to build from, instead it's been a slog to remain in the division every time. Be that as it may, saying Hodgson built a career on just staying up, is very misleading.
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| ChrisGC Wantage 29 Jan 19 1.31pm |
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Originally posted by Maine Eagle
Be that as it may, saying Hodgson built a career on just staying up, is very misleading. What would be a kinder term, mediocrity? He had a great season with Fulham kudos for nearly winning the uefa cup. Like I said, he's perfect for model of treading water.
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| Maine Eagle USA 29 Jan 19 2.09pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
What would be a kinder term, mediocrity? He had a great season with Fulham kudos for nearly winning the uefa cup. Like I said, he's perfect for model of treading water. Have a gander at his Wikipedia page and see what you think. He had done a tiny bit in his career before Fulham.
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| ChrisGC Wantage 29 Jan 19 3.31pm |
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Originally posted by Maine Eagle
Have a gander at his Wikipedia page and see what you think. He had done a tiny bit in his career before Fulham. Wiki profile? That's what I'm basing the mediocrity on!
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| Tickled pink Cornwall 29 Jan 19 3.38pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
Well said. Every manager has a limited lifespan, the players on the pitch are making opportunities to score and they are then missing them, Hodgson is watching them miss along with the board ..so lets blame them.
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| Tickled pink Cornwall 29 Jan 19 3.40pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
Wiki profile? That's what I'm basing the mediocrity on! Roy is too good for us.
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Frickin Saweet  South Cronx 29 Jan 19 3.44pm |
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Originally posted by Tickled pink
Roy is too good for us. We're as good as Roy is going to get, and he's as good as we're going to get until the higher ups get our recruitment strategy right.
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| NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 29 Jan 19 3.45pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
What would be a kinder term, mediocrity? He had a great season with Fulham kudos for nearly winning the uefa cup. Like I said, he's perfect for model of treading water. So are you inferring that Steve Parish is content with '' treading water '' and therefore Roy is his ideal manager ?
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| ChrisGC Wantage 29 Jan 19 3.47pm |
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Originally posted by NEILLO
So are you inferring that Steve Parish is content with '' treading water '' and therefore Roy is his ideal manager ? Yes.
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| NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 29 Jan 19 3.56pm |
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Originally posted by ChrisGC
Yes. So it's The Board at fault then and not Roy ?
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ThatPetrolRelation  Ottawa 29 Jan 19 4.02pm |
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I find the idea that we should be a stable mid-table team by now odd. There really is no such thing -- if you are out of the top 6, you pretty much will go down some time. (Barring billionaire infusion, and even then the FFP rules make it harder now to do a Man City or Chelsea and hide all the investment --even their dirty tricks are starting to come to light. Look at the teams that were Premier league when we came up in 2013. Got relegated but got back up: Cardiff, Newcastle, Fulham Relegated: Stoke, Swans, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Hull, WBA, Norwich. We are in some pretty good company, it won't last forever, but I've enjoyed the 6 seasons, and I'm going to continue to enjoy the ride. We'll look back at this run as our best ever.
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