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Thread | The DEMISE of the Football Manager !!!
at 08:55 10 Jun 2026
Basically, football managers dont exist anymore.
They have zero control over signings - anyhow that seems to be the case universally.
They are let go, if they lose six games in a row, even if the previous thirty, they have been successful. Players have very long contracts and its not like the 70s and 80s with managers such as Cloughie or Bobby Robson, where they got a group around them to reflect their squad character and they knew how to manage players best, if they needed that arm round the shoulder or a kick up the b*tt.
Appreciate our "model" now is aligned to this and some find it a bit too much from on high. But isnt this the way of doing things now.
Basically football managers are a thing of the past - HEAD COACH - more like. And they are replaced as often as the average Joe changes his under garments.
Not saying, i neccessarily agree with this new way of operating, but its the way it seems to be. Not sure, where am heading with this, put me up in dullest thread perhaps, but isnt the days of being a football manager done, and even if it wasnt, would it work now in todays game anyway...
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Reply | Dullest Thread Ideas
at 08:43 10 Jun 2026
Dullest Thread Ideas - "Really believe this time England will only go and win the thing" |
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Reply | Somali Ref Barred From US
at 08:18 10 Jun 2026
On the regular hard working Americans thing, they have voted Trump in twice, three times now as most brainwashed supporters say also now and he still has a lot of support.
Appreciate your words re Americans and met someone recently whose daughter is very unwell and they cant afford her treatment and want to move here. But many support the orange man still.
Anyhow, beyond that, crikey what if somehow States did very well in this tournament. Doesnt bear thinking about. [Post edited 10 Jun 8:21]
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Reply | Sullivan Steps Down
at 00:56 10 Jun 2026
I read this article today.
Quite unbelievable when you consider the world today.
But being a similar age to this at the time, most people weren't that shocked. Today though a national newspaper building up a girl under the age of consent, in such a sexual way, Sullivan as proprietor would have been facing criminal charges.
But with how the internet has turned into the world wide west, sexploitation happens in a million different ways now. [Post edited 10 Jun 0:59]
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Reply | Somali Ref Barred From US
at 23:30 9 Jun 2026
Maybe ensure all VAR assessors are refused entry and those that are there already are refused work permits.
That might help... [Post edited 9 Jun 23:30]
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Reply | Is 3 years a fair amount of time to judge Christian Nourry as ceo of qpr
at 23:18 9 Jun 2026
One thing you could say there has certainly been a lot of change.
I think there is promise. But its a tough gig for anyone.
We have on average been having the same season over and over again. Us, Preston and Bristol City are the perennial championship mid to lower table dwellers.
i do give Christian one thing, he certainly is a trier.
Some good, some not so.
Five words that sum up a QPR supporters life ad infinitum.. |
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Reply | Care home
at 22:09 8 Jun 2026
As said my mate has moved to his mums for Thursday to Sunday. He is at his work and living in his home in Cardiff otherwise.
Carers in morning, afternoon and evening and he has set up cameras in his mums home, so he can see if ahe has had a fall on his phone, but she has only had a couple of tumbles over a long period so maybe not at the level your FiL is Stownarket. She also wears a chain that can press a button that alerts medical staff if she has had a fall also.
Its saving him money currently as a temporary solution. [Post edited 8 Jun 22:10]
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Reply | Summer transfer rumours 2026
at 22:00 8 Jun 2026
FLW has actually never got one signing right ever in their history.
It is to journalism as Mickey Mouse is to serious in depth social analysis of world politics !!!!
Although if you have watched GB News, then that argument falls down, "ALLEGEDLY" [Post edited 8 Jun 22:02]
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Reply | Cricket 2026 County/International Thread
at 12:38 8 Jun 2026
At the Oval on Sunday, they were allowing anyone who went straight to the Surrey Hampshire game could get in for £5, if they showed their Lords Test tickets at the gate.
I do believe generally, most county games you can get in for free there after 4pm also. There were a few egg and bacon ties on display later in the day.
No consolation for not getting a full days test cricket elsewhere, but quite clever by the Surrey hierarchy to think of this deal. |
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 23:23 7 Jun 2026
Erling Haaland was born in Leeds. Can he not see the error of his ways and join the English revolution.
Kane and Haaland up top - almost guarantees World Cup glory !!!
Although given Tuchel's selections based on team set up, Haaland would not make the squad !!! [Post edited 7 Jun 23:24]
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Reply | sorry f1 Monaco gp please get rid BORING (n/t)
at 21:38 7 Jun 2026
Used to watch it with my old dad when he was around.
Both got up in the middle of the night to watch Nigel Mansell be crowned world champ in Australia until his tyres blew and remember similarly watching when Senna was killed with Murray Walker struggling to commentate knowing one of his mates had likely passed on.
Went to a few grand prix's in 80s and 90s and saw one at Brands Hatch also back in the Prost, Lauda, Piquet era.
It was never really more than a passing interest for me, though. Never bothered me what car i own, good job - some of the old bangers i have had.
Like you say watching a procession even at high speed is difficult to get too excited about. Since my dad passed i have not kept up with it at all.
All i know Lewis is still going and there are two other british boys challenging and thats that. Some people love it. Some dont |
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Reply | New Front of Shirt Sponsor
at 05:05 7 Jun 2026
The main front-of-shirt sponsors for the 2025/26 campaign include:
Arsenal: Emirates (Airline)
Aston Villa: Betano (Gambling)
Bournemouth: bj88 (Gambling)
Brentford: Hollywoodbets (Gambling)
Brighton & Hove Albion: American Express (Banking/Finance)
Chelsea: IFS (AI & Enterprise Software)
3Crystal Palace: NET88 (Gambling)
Everton: Stake.com (Gambling)
Fulham: SBOTOP (Gambling)
Liverpool: Standard Chartered (Banking)
Manchester City: Etihad Airways (Airline)
Manchester United: Snapdragon (Technology/Qualcomm)
Newcastle United: Sela (Events/Entertainment)
Nottingham Forest: Bally's Corporation (Gambling)
Tottenham Hotspur: AIA (Insurance)
West Ham United: BoyleSports (Gambling)
Wolverhampton Wanderers: DEBET (Gambling)
Hardly unusual, however i read 2026/27 premier league season, gambling firms are temporarily banned from front of shirt sponsors, voted for by the clubs, but for one season only
Is it any worse than alcohol sponsors - like our iconic "Guinness" shirt ?
People with addictions in both, its a real issue, people who do both as occasional hobbies who know when to stop, its not. We are a money operating business, and if everyone else does it, i guess i understand.
i dont neccessarily agree with it myself also on moral grounds - strange that tobacco sponsors completely eliminated now also yet gambling ones amazingly common.
Football is a dirty money sport anyhow.
I think a clever move by Nourry is being heavily linked with tech companies and particularly AI, its where the next billionaire businesses will be.
Would not be surprised that all the gambling firms will then be replaced by AI sponsors. Again, you could say "dirty money" again, as there will be many darker aspects of AI, that will negatively affect the world and business, but football operates totally on ridiculous money systems, now so i understand the sponsorship choices without liking them in anyways [Post edited 7 Jun 5:07]
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Reply | Sullivan Steps Down
at 00:30 7 Jun 2026
We can hold people who run football clubs to account, but does that actually ensure any kind of objectionable decisions could be changed in any true reality.
West Ham have always had a very vibrant and sizeable fanbase that are very vocal and knowledgeable and it hasnt made a blind bit of difference as to decisions made and how the monies have been spent.
i think owners and chiefs have their own agendas and ways of doing things and ultimately fans voices and desires only go so far. They can be listened to but the stark reality is its unlikely to ultimately change anything if the board are hell bent on making certain decisions that fans are against.
The removal of Cifuentes being such a case in point. [Post edited 7 Jun 0:37]
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Reply | England Thread 🏴
at 00:20 7 Jun 2026
Kane is at his peak.
Playing around world class players at Bayern as opposed to only one or two others at Spurs, has taken his game to close on Balon D'or levels.
i think Englands first XI for the tournament will be:
Pickford
O'Reilly Guehi Konsa James
Rice Anderson
Rashford Bellingham Saka
Kane
Most are nailed on for me, although not 100% he will choose O'Reilly, could be Spence weirdly for me. And Rogers may edge out Bellingham, although despite all the hype with Jude, this is almost a 50/50 chance both. [Post edited 7 Jun 5:11]
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Reply | Podcast with Marti.
at 00:08 7 Jun 2026
God rest his soul.
Taken from us too early.
Though, I am confused.com. So Marti on gardening leave was down to Dale Winton. If i was truly ITK, i think i would ascertain something a tad more credible !!!
Never trust a man who presents Supermarket Sweep....
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Reply | Dullest Thread Ideas
at 23:52 5 Jun 2026
I have managed to source five different types of lawn mower blades but i am in a state of confusion as to which blade i should upgrade.
Anyone else feel my pain.... |
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Reply | Cricket 2026 County/International Thread
at 20:05 5 Jun 2026
Almost time they reduced tests to four days.
Even though this test has had little evidence of Bazball, its only going last two and a half days max.
Yes this wicket is beyond testing too. Agreed. |
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Reply | Podcast with Marti.
at 13:10 5 Jun 2026
Well they were 15th when he left the recent monied ex Premier League club.
Just because the next manager was worse is no argument he did a good job at Leicester.
And also, to then also say, he would have saved them from relegation, well to just avoid getting relegated from managing a recent Prem club in the championship, again for me is no indicator, he would have done a good job there.
That's not to say he isn't a decent manager. He was excellent for ourselves initially.
Anyhow, think you can understand point, I am making.
No problems. [Post edited 5 Jun 13:11]
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Reply | Would you eat a pizza topped with only potato and rice?
at 12:52 5 Jun 2026
More to the point - how long does it take to eat a tin of baked beans, bean by bean with only the aid of a thin wooden cocktail stick otherwise used for cold sausages.
Believe the late great departed Norris McWhirter witnessed a local contestant to W12, that managed this at break neck speed, and he further endorsed this extraordinary human being that achieved this outstanding feat, by registering thiem into that particular year's annual of the Guiness Book of Records.
Anyhow, Roy Castle was furious, as he said he was the only world record breaker that had achieved a world renowned fate in the land of Shepherds Bush, whilst he was accompanied by hundreds and hundreds of people likewise afflicted with the same heinous crime, whilst identifying as tap dancers.
Oh dear !!!! [Post edited 5 Jun 12:56]
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