money on when coppell will leave reading/ Forster to get 15?

[Ian Royal]

Given that a large number of fans were calling for Coppell's head at the time of this thread and that people were defending players such as Hughes and Goater (which were ditched after the creation of this thread, where the squad was pretty much overhauled) I think some of the comments on here are a bit rich.

The pretentiousness of some of the posters on here when looking back astounds me.

In some ways I respect you... you're sticking to your views of the time while many are pretending they didn't have them or convieniently ignoring them..

You were still talking absolute toss and those who told you so at the time have every right to crow about it though.

And I think you'll find plenty of people still defend Goater's contribution to our club in his first season, and appreciate all the hard work Hughes put in and how he held our squad together until Coppell managed to mould the club into what he wanted.

[RG30]

agreed, coppell is crap in the transfer market and can't attract players! as soon as we get rid of him and bring in a lively goood motivational manager the better. The club is boring me to death at the moment and so is coppell.

[Ian Royal]

Still gotta love this thread

This really is a bute that will run and run.

Looking forward to similar threads from this year when we're still in the prem next season.

hehehehe.

I was right in so many ways. Apart from the surprising lack of threads from last season saying we'd be going down.

[Woodcote Royal]

And nothing astounds me more than your desire to keep digging having made such an utter prat of your self over the last 2 years.

Have you left Bournemouth yet? It must be some other seat of education's turn for that "informed" opinion of yours

Keep telling yourself that.

What's the point of educating those who refuse to learn

[Platypuss]

The pretentiousness of some of the posters on here when looking back astounds me.

Surely there's nothing wrong with feeling superior when one is superior?

[frimleygreen_shotspur]

The pretentiousness of some of the posters on here when looking back astounds me.

Surely there's nothing wrong with feeling superior when one is superior?

but not everybody has taken holy orders.

[OldBiscuit]

[quote="stressed as usual"]ASAP[/quote]

[AbovetheI]

agreed, coppell is crap in the transfer market and can't attract players! as soon as we get rid of him and bring in a lively goood motivational manager the better. The club is boring me to death at the moment and so is coppell.

[Royalee]

And nothing astounds me more than your desire to keep digging having made such an utter prat of your self over the last 2 years.

Have you left Bournemouth yet? It must be some other seat of education's turn for that "informed" opinion of yours

Keep telling yourself that.

What's the point of educating those who refuse to learn

Oh the irony

[Royalee]

Given that a large number of fans were calling for Coppell's head at the time of this thread and that people were defending players such as Hughes and Goater (which were ditched after the creation of this thread, where the squad was pretty much overhauled) I think some of the comments on here are a bit rich.

The pretentiousness of some of the posters on here when looking back astounds me.

In some ways I respect you... you're sticking to your views of the time while many are pretending they didn't have them or convieniently ignoring them..

You were still talking absolute toss and those who told you so at the time have every right to crow about it though.

And I think you'll find plenty of people still defend Goater's contribution to our club in his first season, and appreciate all the hard work Hughes put in and how he held our squad together until Coppell managed to mould the club into what he wanted.

Hughes held the squad together? Here's a novel idea, let's employ a motivational speaker on the playing staff and play him in every match if that's what's required, sod skill and awareness on a football pitch.

...I also think you'll find many who'd slam Goater's performances in both his first and second seasons with us, and they'd be right too.

[fallen angel]

Because Lita said he wants to stay at Bristol City, and Aliaderie is on loan at Celtic. Coppell just can't attract bigger name players to the club like Pardew could. Pardew's era was about ambition and success, whereas Coppell's is about doing things on the cheap, and maintaining where we are.

Its Sunday,your pissed

[MadMac]

Some fans are never happy...

I hope he stays for a long time yet...

[SpaceCruiser]

Royalee = twat.

[URZZZZZZZZ]

Royalee = twat.

A well educated and thought out post.

[Ian Royal]

Given that a large number of fans were calling for Coppell's head at the time of this thread and that people were defending players such as Hughes and Goater (which were ditched after the creation of this thread, where the squad was pretty much overhauled) I think some of the comments on here are a bit rich.

The pretentiousness of some of the posters on here when looking back astounds me.

In some ways I respect you... you're sticking to your views of the time while many are pretending they didn't have them or convieniently ignoring them..

You were still talking absolute toss and those who told you so at the time have every right to crow about it though.

And I think you'll find plenty of people still defend Goater's contribution to our club in his first season, and appreciate all the hard work Hughes put in and how he held our squad together until Coppell managed to mould the club into what he wanted.

Hughes held the squad together? Here's a novel idea, let's employ a motivational speaker on the playing staff and play him in every match if that's what's required, sod skill and awareness on a football pitch.

...I also think you'll find many who'd slam Goater's performances in both his first and second seasons with us, and they'd be right too.

Pull head head out your arsehole

[Royalee]

Two enlightening responses from Spacey and Ian Royal, I can see a lot of effort went into both.

[papereyes]

Given that a large number of fans were calling for Coppell's head at the time of this thread and that people were defending players such as Hughes and Goater (which were ditched after the creation of this thread, where the squad was pretty much overhauled) I think some of the comments on here are a bit rich.

The pretentiousness of some of the posters on here when looking back astounds me.

In some ways I respect you... you're sticking to your views of the time while many are pretending they didn't have them or convieniently ignoring them..

You were still talking absolute toss and those who told you so at the time have every right to crow about it though.

And I think you'll find plenty of people still defend Goater's contribution to our club in his first season, and appreciate all the hard work Hughes put in and how he held our squad together until Coppell managed to mould the club into what he wanted.

Hughes held the squad together? Here's a novel idea, let's employ a motivational speaker on the playing staff and play him in every match if that's what's required, sod skill and awareness on a football pitch.

...I also think you'll find many who'd slam Goater's performances in both his first and second seasons with us, and they'd be right too.

This is what I don't get. Hughes clearly had a big positive effect on the side when he was in it. He may have been technically one of the worst players in the side, but that doesn't mean that he didn't have a big role in it and its relative success.

Equally, its true that once we replaced him with a genuine left winger with pace, skill and a football brain, we improved. The second fact doesn't mean that Hughes' role in the side in the previous seasons was somehow less.

Its the same as any comments written in the middle of 2004-05. The side were playing poorly, the side did look unmotivated, the two transfer window signings were painfully short-termist and did not work. Subsequent success doesn't change any of that.

[SpaceCruiser]

Two enlightening responses from Spacey and Ian Royal, I can see a lot of effort went into both.

You should be proud that I found a way to put you into a mathematical equation.

[Woodcote Royal]

Two enlightening responses from Spacey and Ian Royal, I can see a lot of effort went into both.

Less effort, more accuracy.................watch and learn.

[Royalee]

Two enlightening responses from Spacey and Ian Royal, I can see a lot of effort went into both.

Less effort, more accuracy.................watch and learn.

Alright then, whatever you say.