Busta Nut Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Maybe we were wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 The wrong Tommy Wright [emoji1787]. That’s tremendous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Have we appointed the right Graham Alexander? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Gianfranco said: The wrong Tommy Wright . That’s tremendous. I'm quite tickled at the thought of the Swindon guy seeing that this morning and thinking "Whit?".... Also the idea of the journalist filing a piece entirely off the back of two guys having the same name and not checking. Edited January 8, 2021 by capt_oats 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 31 minutes ago, Gianfranco said: The wrong Tommy Wright . That’s tremendous. Tommy Wrong 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Manhattan Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 And they say Scottish journalism's tinpot? Welcome to Wiltshire! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Have we appointed the right Graham Alexander? He's the phone guy, no? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Watching Alexander's interview back just there I thought his comment on the "youth" question was interesting: Quote "I've got a track record, if you look at my teams at my three clubs I've always had young players playing in those teams. Listen, I played until I was 40 so I'm the last person to judge a player on his birth certificate whether it's at one end of the scale or the other and it'll be no different here." See, I know the main takeaway there is "all we are saying, is give youth a chance" but it'd be quite nice if we could just like...sign some good players without necessarily always looking at that "development" bracket. Tbh, while I'm all for us signing some b*****ds I'm quite curious to see what he's actually going to be looking for in a player. I noticed he'd signed Devonte Redmond from Man U when he was at Scunthorpe and took him again at Salford - he doesn't exactly scream "hammer thrower" (he's currently at Ryan Reynolds and Rob rob McElhenney's Wrexham). That's not a suggestion that he's someone we'd look to sign, I genuinely have no idea if he was/is any good or not. Just an example of someone Alexander has signed twice in the past. Spoiler Edited January 8, 2021 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Has Alexander not been punted from every managerial gig he's had? Sacked by mega-spending Salford last year? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ludo*1 said: Has Alexander not been punted from every managerial gig he's had? Sacked by mega-spending Salford last year? Well, yeah. He was sacked at the start of the season when they were 5th and hadn't lost a game. So there's that. He also got them promoted from the National League and took them to EFL Trophy final. He got Fleetwood promoted from League 2 to League 1. He got Scunthorpe into the Play-offs. They were 5th in the league when he was sacked there. Overall his CV is absolutely fine. Edited January 8, 2021 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallus Numpty Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Has Alexander not been punted from every managerial gig he's had? Sacked by mega-spending Salford last year? He has, although I wouldn't say that's particularly unusual for a manager these days. He's also been fairly successful at all those clubs for the first couple of seasons before tailing off a bit, and I'm sure most of us wouldn't be too unhappy even if that's all he managed with us too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Has Alexander not been punted from every managerial gig he's had? Sacked by mega-spending Salford last year? Neville's explanation for his sacking was interesting. Quote “Graham had done a great job for the club over two seasons and the ambition of the club has been quite clear from day one: we want promotion every single season. “The first manager that left the club was third in the league, the second who left the club had won promotion and Graham was in a really good position in the league, but we always change at a point where we’re doing quite well. “It’s been our methodology for the last seven or eight years. Sometimes our own personal beliefs in how you approach management is different to the club’s in terms of what we have to do here. “We’re intent on winning promotion and we won’t let anything compromise that. “We just felt we wanted to change the way in which we approached it this season, the style of play. “We were a little disappointed in last season’s performance but Graham getting one promotion, getting us to a cup final and being fifth in the league, it wasn’t a reflection on him as he’s a fantastic manager who did a good job for us.” Link It seems a bit harsh to judge a guy who's been sacked for doing a good/great job tbh. Edited January 8, 2021 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Calling Capt Oats....or anyone else. I am convinced I saw a recent podcast with GA promoted somewhere which he must have done last week or two. Would like a listen but cannot for the life of me remember where. I thought initially it was tweet on the clubs official tweet. Thanks in advance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, welldaft said: Calling Capt Oats....or anyone else. I am convinced I saw a recent podcast with GA promoted somewhere which he must have done last week or two. Would like a listen but cannot for the life of me remember where. I thought initially it was tweet on the clubs official tweet. Thanks in advance Was it this one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 That is the very one. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thanks for the replies! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) It'll be quite funny if we do end up going down this season with 3 full Scotland internationalists- Watt, O'Donnell, Gallagher- and 2 who've been in squads- Kelly and Fox. You'd imagine Turnbull (started the season with us) and Campbell will eventually get caps as well, possibly Polworth, Maguire, O'Hara and Hastie too if we ever end up going to Peru again. Edited January 8, 2021 by YassinMoutaouakil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mvondo_the_great Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: It'll be quite funny if we do end up going down this season with 3 full Scotland internationalists- Watt, O'Donnell, Gallagher- and 2 who've been in squads- Kelly and Fox. You'd imagine Turnbull (started the season with us) and Campbell will eventually get caps as well, possibly Polworth, Maguire, O'Hara and Hastie too if we ever end up going to Peru again. Didnt think you would go down but do now. This seems to be exactly what happens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 26 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: It'll be quite funny if we do end up going down this season with 3 full Scotland internationalists- Watt, O'Donnell, Gallagher- and 2 who've been in squads- Kelly and Fox. You'd imagine Turnbull (started the season with us) and Campbell will eventually get caps as well, possibly Polworth, Maguire, O'Hara and Hastie too if we ever end up going to Peru again. Almost sounded on the edge of being realistic until you suggested that Polworth could be arsed going to Peru. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanFan Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 8 hours ago, ropy said: Do you have another contender? haha. I do not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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