DCJonah
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Grealish got MoM at the game but I'd give it to Cleverly, I thought he was excellent. Only player second half who looked alive.
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After a long think I've decided I'd prefer Sherwood to be here over Gil next year.
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The RJW63 Official Jack Grealish Appreciation Thread
DCJonah replied to kevangrealish's topic in Other Football
The problem wasn't that he wasn't given a chance. He was given a chance and he wasn't very good. He played plenty of minutes under Lambert and was never anything other than average. The problem was that he, like many other players, wasn't performing under the previous manager. The credit that Sherwood deserves isn't that he's given Grealish a chance, its that he's got Grealish and the team performing so well so that when Grealish got his chance he played well enough to be kept in the team. I think the main difference is he's started him. Getting the odd 10 minutes to show what you can do is difficult. Being given the opportunity to start is a whole different level of trust placed on you.Lambert started him. He was crap. Started him in the cup against the worst team in the championship. Sherwood started him in a huge relegation battle game. Like I said different level of trust put into the player and its bringing the best out of him. -
The RJW63 Official Jack Grealish Appreciation Thread
DCJonah replied to kevangrealish's topic in Other Football
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Good game today. Dealt with most things thrown at him.
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I love this man.
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Wasn't he on the bench last game?
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For the right wage I'd have him in the squad.
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Yet we were so desperate to not do a Leeds, we gave huge contracts to bent, nzogbia, Hutton, Ireland and given. And why did we do that? Because we also paid compensation for two completely different managers, who both did poorly and wasted more money. If the owner looked at the money coming and going out and said '**** it, MON said it will be ok" then he's a bigger fool than I originally thought. A nice way of saying incompetence is just being unlucky. If things became good I'd say fair play to him. But I've seen enough to suggest we're better off and I'm more than happy to take that chance. I seriously doubt the next guy makes me watch anything close to the last 5 years.
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The RJW63 Official Jack Grealish Appreciation Thread
DCJonah replied to kevangrealish's topic in Other Football
The problem wasn't that he wasn't given a chance. He was given a chance and he wasn't very good. He played plenty of minutes under Lambert and was never anything other than average. The problem was that he, like many other players, wasn't performing under the previous manager. The credit that Sherwood deserves isn't that he's given Grealish a chance, its that he's got Grealish and the team performing so well so that when Grealish got his chance he played well enough to be kept in the team. I think the main difference is he's started him. Getting the odd 10 minutes to show what you can do is difficult. Being given the opportunity to start is a whole different level of trust placed on you. -
Yeah of course. He had to take certain actions but it was to try and sell more than anything else.
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Just a coincidence he puts the club up for sale after surviving on low costs then? If a ridiculous offer comes in and the player wants to leave I don't think there's much you can do about it. I don't think we should actively look to cash in on them no.
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Were those clubs trying to survive with keeping costs low so they could be sold? Their plans are all about being as successful as possible. Some also thought no new manager would do much better than Lambert.
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Maybe that's what fix and Sherwood's appointments hint at? A plan to be successful? We'll see. Sherwood only joined due to no longer being able to stick with Lambert. That doesn't come across as being part of some long term thinking. Morr reacting to the plan to survive keeping costs low back firing.
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Yep - exactly the same... I like how the advertising board says "You'll Never Walk Alone" and yet Benteke seems to be alone all the way to their goal. Lichaj in the foreground and Holman running past I think? It feels like those players were from a different decade.We've come a long a way since then, how we won at anfield with those players in the team i'll never knowAnd somehow we're probably going to finish with less points than that group managed. I meant that we've improved in terms of the standard of player but not the points tally Yeah I agree. Much better squad now.
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A plan to be successful? All we've seen from Lerner is massive overspend followed by barely survive on the cheap. I think a new owner could grow the club and ensure we dont switch from such drastically different managers in short periods. Develop a system like Swansea or Southampton, so that if a manager goes we dont all of a sudden head in a completely different direction as a club.
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I seriously doubt the journalist reporting this, know the full financial details. Also, if Lerner cares for us as some claim surely he won't sell us to someone who will place debt on the club. Hev I wouldn't worry too much about Tim. With his popularity and the job he's done I think new owners would stick with him. Also I'd imagine talks have been going on for a long time so there's a chance Sherwood was discussed with potential new owners when the decision was made.
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I think the mass booing around January and calls for him to be sacked show not many enjoyed it.
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Yep - exactly the same... I like how the advertising board says "You'll Never Walk Alone" and yet Benteke seems to be alone all the way to their goal. Lichaj in the foreground and Holman running past I think? It feels like those players were from a different decade. We've come a long a way since then, how we won at anfield with those players in the team i'll never know And somehow we're probably going to finish with less points than that group managed.
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“There’s a decision to be made over Darren and he’s certainly someone that will be considered,” he said. "The way the conversation with Randy will probably go is: 'I think we need another striker and I know this boy and he is available. Do we take a gamble on someone else or do we bring him back?' "That's my decision and I'm sure Randy will say: 'That's what you get paid for, that's your decision.' "I will have a chat with Darren but we need to stay in the Premier League first. "There's a decision to be made but I can do that over a four-year memory period at Tottenham. If you look at his goalscoring record it is right up there with anyone. "Is he going to go to a bigger club than Aston Villa? We have that on our side.”
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Yep, what he said recently made it sound a real chance that bent will at least be offered a new deal.
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Actually, the majority of the time we've been alright. 5 finishes 11th or higher in 9 seasons and qualified for Europe in 4 out of 9 (5 if we win the FA Cup). That's not really "the majority of his time here" If you just look at a stat sheet. I'll be surprised if anyone really enjoyed watching us on a regular basis under McDonald/Houllier even though we finished 9th in the end.
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One that doesn't rack up 75m in debt just to have new owners, without any indication of where money for signings will come from given that that debt, and its interest, will need to be serviced with annual payments? Yes and for the record I dont want us to be taken over with the club being put in debt. But I'm hopeful that's not the only way we will see new owners.
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An excellent point, that doesn't really get mentioned when he's praised for finally getting finances back on track. We still dont know what sort of club we will be under him.
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It can be broken down and positives picked out. But overall the fact is the majority of his time here has seen us be shit. From what he took over from, for that to be the case, shows he's been terrible IMO.
