The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Angry Shed Sex » 11 Oct 2015 21:29


Jesus, Reading fans were doing this when Branfoot got the chop.

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by genome » 11 Oct 2015 21:48

Wasn't there a guy who got the manager's job for an obscure 3rd division eastern European side off the back of his FM achievements?

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by harry » 12 Oct 2015 00:57

genome Wasn't there a guy who got the manager's job for an obscure 3rd division eastern European side off the back of his FM achievements?


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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by From Despair To Where? » 12 Oct 2015 15:42

genome Wasn't there a guy who got the manager's job for an obscure 3rd division eastern European side off the back of his FM achievements?


There was some kid who was the owner's nephew and was given an advisory position to the Director of Football or something similar.

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Fluff » 12 Oct 2015 23:14

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Jesus, Reading fans were doing this when Branfoot got the chop.


Yes indeed, IIRC The Whiff printed a reply they got from SJM.

Edit. Probably not after Branfoot more likely Terry the Taxi.


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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by harry » 12 Oct 2015 23:28

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Jesus, Reading fans were doing this when Branfoot got the chop.


Yes indeed, IIRC The Whiff printed a reply they got from SJM.

Edit. Probably not after Branfoot more likely Terry the Taxi.


Was that how Terry the Taxi got the job?

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Angry Shed Sex » 12 Oct 2015 23:56

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Jesus, Reading fans were doing this when Branfoot got the chop.


Yes indeed, IIRC The Whiff printed a reply they got from SJM.

Edit. Probably not after Branfoot more likely Terry the Taxi.

Issue 8 of Taking The Biscuit - Christmas 1989 after Branfoot was axed. Admittedly it was that long ago that the FIFA Soccer hadn't even been invented so the candidate offered his knowledge of Subbuteo and that he'd watched loads of Scottish football on Tapes.

TBF - the reply from Liverpool was better than the Reading effort that was completely devoid of humour and compassion - something that epitomised the relationship between the club and fans around that time.

Interestingly enough, issue 8 not only had a picture of Branfoot gazing into a bucket on the front cover, with the tag line of "An alternative look at Reading Football Club" but called for Nelson Mandela to be given his freedom.

I'd like to think it was partly TTB's influence from Berkshire that finally persuaded South African President FW de Klerk to end Mandela's 27 and a half year incarceration a mere 2 months after publication. It has been said that people heard Nelson humming "Sing for the Royals" as he left Victor-Verster Prison.

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by LWJ » 13 Oct 2015 10:30


Didn't realise it was Wednesday 6th this year. Utter bollocks

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Pepe the Horseman » 13 Oct 2015 10:33

Lolz. Fail.


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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Winston Smith » 13 Oct 2015 12:51

Mark McGhee expected to be named Motherwell manager

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by paultheroyal » 14 Oct 2015 12:21

Koemann next manager to leave Premier League - 10/1 - get on!!

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by Winston Smith » 14 Oct 2015 12:26

paultheroyal Koemann next manager to leave Premier League - 10/1 - get on!!


to go to where? The Dutch FA have already confirmed that Danny Blind is remaining in charge of the national team until at least next summer

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Silver Fox » 14 Oct 2015 12:26

He's already said he's got no interest in the Holland job and Holland have said Blind is keeping the job anyway, if that's your theory


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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Silver Fox » 14 Oct 2015 12:27

'greed

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Sutekh » 14 Oct 2015 12:57

paultheroyal Koemann next manager to leave Premier League - 10/1 - get on!!


Replace Sherwood when he gets the bullet shortly. :lol:

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by genome » 14 Oct 2015 12:59

Why on earth would he want to do that?

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Franchise FC » 14 Oct 2015 21:45

My HP says that Bodgers is being lined up for Villa

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Winston Smith » 14 Oct 2015 21:59

Franchise FC My HP says that Bodgers is being lined up for Villa


hermaphrodite psychic?

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Franchise FC » 14 Oct 2015 22:08

Winston Smith
Franchise FC My HP says that Bodgers is being lined up for Villa


hermaphrodite psychic?

I'm not sure I know anything about his gender persuasion

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Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

by Sutekh » 15 Oct 2015 10:22

Franchise FC My HP says that Bodgers is being lined up for Villa


Sauce?

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