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Reply | Latest WLS podcast
at 10:01 13 Mar 2026
I'd imagine Gallen has a point with most managers.
Dave Mc's point that Mourinho, Guardiola etc haven't achieved what they have by coaching but by leadership was the interesting point, though.
I think that's a bit simplistic, and they're possibly poor examples. Clearly a good manager has to be good at leadership, but many are excellent at coaching as well. Mourinho and Guardiola have very distinctive tactical beliefs and both are renowned for their original drills and coaching styles.
Similarly, Jago, Sexton and Howe - same.
The reports on Warburton were that he personally oversaw endless repititions of certain passing patterns e.g. Eze's goal at Stoke owed a lot to a training ground move from Lumley out.
Stéphan changed our entire tactical style post-Coventry and that would surely have required on-field coaching as much as leadership, and - most likely - very good on-field coaching to do such a good job in such a short space of time.
Others, like Brian Clough, left coaching and tactics to others.
He might have been a better example. |
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Reply | Latest WLS podcast
at 09:23 13 Mar 2026
Some managers are very active on the training field - I've heard that Warburton was, for instance. Jago and Sexton certainly were. I'd imagine Don Howe... |
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Reply | Have you ever betted against QPR ???
at 21:46 12 Mar 2026
Me too, Jeff, and I have no problem with it.
I bet on QPR matches all the time.
Me betting on us winning doesn't help us win.
Me betting on us losing doesn't help the oppo.
Neither changes the result.
I only bet a tenner at most, I usually cash out and in based on line-ups, subs, tactics etc.
I usually make a couple of hundred a year, and it pays for a trip to HQ to see all of you fine people. |
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Reply | Same Time Next Year
at 13:58 12 Mar 2026
Agreed, Baz, and part of the reason I find it hard to be too down on Stéphan. |
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Reply | Joey B
at 14:30 10 Mar 2026
Mange tout, mange tout... |
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Reply | Joey B
at 14:10 10 Mar 2026
Can I just say that he was shocking on corners? |
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Reply | WE WANT NOURRY OUT SAID WE WANT NOURRY OUT
at 14:31 9 Mar 2026
I've always thought that the question for those at the club wondering if Nourry should be retained is 'would you hire today someone with his CV?'
And the question for those wondering if Hoos should be retained is 'would you hire today someone who hired someone with Nourry's CV?' |
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Reply | Super Sunday – Preview
at 16:59 7 Mar 2026
"We asked the club to confirm they’d voted in favour of it and they told us they wouldn’t be disclosing how they’d voted. So, not only are QPR’s season ticket holders and members not asked what they think, but they’re also not allowed to know what our club thinks either."
Shameful and spineless way to run our club. |
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Reply | Varane
at 09:21 5 Mar 2026
He has also run up a hill. |
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Reply | "Would benefit from a loan elsewhere...."
at 19:20 4 Mar 2026
Agree with you, Ned. At least on a general point.
Can't comment on EDB except to say that - like so many others - he had the technical skills required to play at a high level. Or, to put it another way, plenty less technically skilled than him have made it.
He got quite a few chances here, and quite a few chances elsewhere.
I'm not sure what's holding him back, but it doesn't have to be our fault neccessarily.
But on your general point, I completely agree.
In most cases - barring abuse or malpractice - a player should take responsibility for his own career, just as he should for his own life outside of football. |
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Reply | Next season
at 22:00 3 Mar 2026
That made me chuckle. |
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Reply | Buggins' Turn ?
at 15:21 2 Mar 2026
You never hear about good juju, do you?
Or a good moon rising. [Post edited 2 Mar 16:26]
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