AvfcRigo82 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Wayne Rooney responds to Birmingham fans after being told to 'f**k off back to America' Wayne Rooney has made it clear he won't be going anywhere anytime soon despite Birmingham fans turning on him on Wednesday night. Very reassuring.... mate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 You sack a manager doing a great job, the fans are on board, the players are on board. Everybody is happy. Did he win his last 2 and you're going into a run of 5 really really really tricky fixtures. What on earth would possess you to make that change, why not just wait until Eustace lost a few, or there was a run of games that wasn't horrific. It's absolutely unbelievable and just a recipe to get fans immediately rallying against the manager at the first sign of trouble. There is going to be zero leeway. There is no goodwill, no honeymoon period. You know from day 1 Rooney needs to come in and win every week...and it's Rooney ,,,not Graham Potter (lol) It's staggering. Absolutely staggering. You don't need to be a £1m chief executive or sporting director to know that this was a decision that was 99% going to backfire in spectacular fashion for all the points above. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Cooks a legend in my eyes. Doing a terrific job 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2023 I'm sure I read that they might be doing a Netflix style doc under the new owners. Please make it so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 minute ago, villarule123 said: I'm sure I read that they might be doing a Netflix style doc under the new owners. Please make it so. Its called "2 Mugs and No Cup" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 The state of some of them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: The state of some of them What in the name of Universal Credit is going on here? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2023 I don't get the hate here. Yes it's a crap appointment but at least give it a chance ffs. We had a long history of disliking Gerrard but at least we gave him 6-12 months before we all turned on him. The same with Bruce. They're a proper weird fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, villarule123 said: They're a proper weird fanbase. The photo above proves that. Looks like a casting session for a reboot of The Munsters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2023 24 minutes ago, villarule123 said: I don't get the hate here. Yes it's a crap appointment but at least give it a chance ffs. We had a long history of disliking Gerrard but at least we gave him 6-12 months before we all turned on him. The same with Bruce. They're a proper weird fanbase. I would say the difference is when Bruce and Gerrard walked in, things weren’t really that great. One win in 11 for RDM and five straight losses for Deano. Bruce and Gerrard weren’t popular, but there was a broader acceptance that a change probably needed to happen. Plus, the start we had with the two Steves was good. Whereas sha were doing alright, they were in the playoff positions, they had won a few games and they’ve decided to get rid of the manager who had them doing that and they have subsequently lost two games. Add in the fact they did this before with almost catastrophic consequences, so perhaps a sense of deja vu. That being said, I would agree that telling him to **** off at the end of his first home game is a lot more vitriolic at such an early stage than I would have thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: The state of some of them That's one big family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Delphinho123 Posted October 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2023 I always find it odd when we pick on fans based on the way they look. I get we hate blues and all that, but fair play to them for spending money going to watch their local team on a Tuesday night, even if it is Blues. I get that there are no rocket scientists in that picture, but just feels low always digging out people on appearance. Dunno, maybe I've just grown out of it all. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AvfcRigo82 Posted October 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I always find it odd when we pick on fans based on the way they look. I get we hate blues and all that, but fair play to them for spending money going to watch their local team on a Tuesday night, even if it is Blues. I get that there are no rocket scientists in that picture, but just feels low always digging out people on appearance. Dunno, maybe I've just grown out of it all. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Mister_a said: Booed off on first home game! Must be horrible having literally tens of fans tell you to F off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said: I always find it odd when we pick on fans based on the way they look. I get we hate blues and all that, but fair play to them for spending money going to watch their local team on a Tuesday night, even if it is Blues. I get that there are no rocket scientists in that picture, but just feels low always digging out people on appearance. Dunno, maybe I've just grown out of it all. Absolute agree 100% , so puerile and gross. At least two of them in the crowd are worth a smash. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Regardless of a decent percentage being unhappy at the previous manager going, to be jeering the replacement off in his first home game is shocking support. We were fuming with Gerrard, certainly towards the end, and there was no real vocal dissent until Fulham. The home support stayed with him/the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 minute ago, StewieGriffin said: Regardless of a decent percentage being unhappy at the previous manager going, to be jeering the replacement off in his first home game is shocking support. We were fuming with Gerrard, certainly towards the end, and there was no real vocal dissent until Fulham. The home support stayed with him/the team I didn't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted October 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2023 2 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Wayne Rooney responds to Birmingham fans after being told to 'f**k off back to America' Wayne Rooney has made it clear he won't be going anywhere anytime soon despite Birmingham fans turning on him on Wednesday night. Very reassuring.... mate This is my favourite bit: Quote “Listen [nice shoutout to Stevie G there], [the boos] are part of football,” he said. "Sometimes there’s a bed wetting period. The Blues fans will be used to that." "Anyway they can't afford to sack me so they'll both have to deal with it. Haha, mate". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moustache of Teale Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said: I always find it odd when we pick on fans based on the way they look. I get we hate blues and all that, but fair play to them for spending money going to watch their local team on a Tuesday night, even if it is Blues. I get that there are no rocket scientists in that picture, but just feels low always digging out people on appearance. Dunno, maybe I've just grown out of it all. Surely though you can’t argue with the fact that they look several rungs below most of the rest of humanity on the evolutionary scale? As in more Australopithecus or Cro-Magnon man than your modern-day Homo Sapiens? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 3 hours ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Wayne Rooney responds to Birmingham fans after being told to 'f**k off back to America' Wayne Rooney has made it clear he won't be going anywhere anytime soon despite Birmingham fans turning on him on Wednesday night. Very reassuring.... mate FYI... This link takes you to GB News. Shudder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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