Save Our Peg

[Mr.Feeny]

Why do you call yourself BLUEsteel?

Nailed it.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Definitely sounds like he's feeling the pressure with those quotes about the dippers.

 

[marco]

players will down tools by xmas and the disruption will cost them a top 4 place,the rot is setting in as we speak,for Jose its the same as the last of his Chelsea days,he knows its over and he's just hanging in for his payoff cheque

 

[Rammyblues]

Suspect that is why board aren't spending vast sums in transfer market they know they will be served shite football and he will be gone by Christmas.

 

[bluemoon32]

Because I'm a city fan and I like Zoolander.

I don't want Mourinho to stay because they won't get better than him. He also just got 81 points with a shit squad, which worries me.

It doesn't worry me but you are right about the points total, Mourinho getting 81 pts with that squad shows just how shit Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal were.

 

[Mallorca Blue]

"Save our Peg" may have started off as a tongue-in-cheek thread to have a laugh at his obvious shortcomings and ridiculous attempts to deflect blame away from himself.

But now I believe it's become a more serious thread about the adverse effects his early departure could indirectly have on us.

The deranged gouger is in self-destruct mode - whether it be by sacking or walking out - and the end result would be bringing in a manager who is either equally awful, hopefully, or maybe better. Worse he will not be ....surely?

 

[Easy]

"Save our Peg" may have started off as a tongue-in-cheek thread to have a laugh at his obvious shortcomings and ridiculous attempts to deflect blame away from himself.

But now I believe it's become a more serious thread about the adverse effects his early departure could indirectly have on us.

The deranged gouger is in self-destruct mode - whether it be by sacking or walking out - and the end result would be bringing in a manager who is either equally awful, hopefully, or maybe better. Worse he will not be ....surely?

Can’t be possibly any worse. But even if they get Zidane it will take a lot of time to unlearn years of negative football and 3+ transfer windows to get rid of the dead wood and bring in some quality players.

 

[Tom_mcfc]

Can’t be possibly any worse. But even if they get Zidane it will take a lot of time to unlearn years of negative football and 3+ transfer windows to get rid of the dead wood and bring in some quality players.

I'd love them to get Zidane

 

[Easy]

I'd love them to get Zidane

I’m guessing you’re not convinced by him??

I mean on paper he did really well but I suspect the success has more to do with the players themselves than his coaching and tactics.

 

[bluethrunthru]

"Save our Peg" may have started off as a tongue-in-cheek thread to have a laugh at his obvious shortcomings and ridiculous attempts to deflect blame away from himself.

But now I believe it's become a more serious thread about the adverse effects his early departure could indirectly have on us.

The deranged gouger is in self-destruct mode - whether it be by sacking or walking out - and the end result would be bringing in a manager who is either equally awful, hopefully, or maybe better. Worse he will not be ....surely?

this would be the 3rd time we have thought and said that but its been fine for us each time before so why not again - sack Peg and get someone else who on paper looks like the final piece of the jigsaw but no great change will happen. Since the GPC left they have wasted so much time and money and have a squad of unhappy misfits it will take some time to repair and that may be time Pegs replacement isn't given.

 

[Tom_mcfc]

I’m guessing you’re not convinced by him??

I mean on paper he did really well but I suspect the success has more to do with the players themselves than his coaching and tactics.

I am not going to be one of them that says he walked into a good squad so it is easy because it annoys me when people say that about Pep. I think for me though there was no foundations or style laid down by Zidane as oppose to what Pep did at Barca. I think being who he is will command respect from a dressing room absolutely and you cannot knock winning the champions league as much as he did, I'm just not convinced. Will be interesting to see how he fairs in his next job.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Big fat Sam will be dusting down his interview suits

 

[Easy]

I am not going to be one of them that says he walked into a good squad so it is easy because it annoys me when people say that about Pep. I think for me though there was no foundations or style laid down by Zidane as oppose to what Pep did at Barca. I think being who he is will command respect from a dressing room absolutely and you cannot knock winning the champions league as much as he did, I'm just not convinced. Will be interesting to see how he fairs in his next job.

True, the core group there has been together for years so imo I would say the likes of Kroos, Modric, Ramos, ronaldo, Marcelo dragged them over the finish line. Can we really say he significantly improved Real Madrid of individually improved the players?

They had some really embarrassing performances in the league last season. I’m also not convinced, I don’t know if Zidane would even take the job considering the massive style change and rebuilding job that’s required even though they have been rebuilding for 5 or so years.

 

[Mallorca Blue]

Most of the knowledgeable RM fans I know here agree with you.

Got lucky in two CL campaigns but not a great team.

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

"Save our Peg" may have started off as a tongue-in-cheek thread to have a laugh at his obvious shortcomings and ridiculous attempts to deflect blame away from himself.

But now I believe it's become a more serious thread about the adverse effects his early departure could indirectly have on us.

The deranged gouger is in self-destruct mode - whether it be by sacking or walking out - and the end result would be bringing in a manager who is either equally awful, hopefully, or maybe better. Worse he will not be ....surely?

Just so.

Le Peg is going to be a huge liability sooner - rather than later - for ManU. Management isn't buying the players he wants - Peg's preseason interviews are just the tip of the iceberg.

If recent history is indication, Pep will soon engage in highly disruptive, counterproductive behavior as manager likely leading to his dismissal before this season's end.
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Still, I think that ManU's problems are much, much larger than their manager; their team is pretty bad, player for player, for a side that wants to contend for the P/L title. And their management doesn't seem to care - rather it seems to be more interested in revenue and finishing top 4. ManU are the new Arsenal.

 

[marco]

go on,,,,,'give it giggsy' till end of season

 

[The Salfordian]

Just do what every Utd and City fan would love GIVE IT TO GIGGSEH

 

[domalino]

I’m guessing you’re not convinced by him??

I mean on paper he did really well but I suspect the success has more to do with the players themselves than his coaching and tactics.

I am not going to be one of them that says he walked into a good squad so it is easy because it annoys me when people say that about Pep. I think for me though there was no foundations or style laid down by Zidane as oppose to what Pep did at Barca. I think being who he is will command respect from a dressing room absolutely and you cannot knock winning the champions league as much as he did, I'm just not convinced. Will be interesting to see how he fairs in his next job.

What Zidane did really, really well was take a dressing room full of players who'd won everything, gave them an authority figure to group around and then let them take care of things themselves.

Because he's Zidane, he was unsackable, even before he started winning. That cut out all the politics with Perez, and meant the players knew they'd go before the manager.

Other than that he didn't really do too much except get them going in the right direction and give them belief. He did come up with a couple of good substitutions over the 3 years, but nothing crazy or advanced tactics wise. It sounds stupid saying it when they've been so successful but for most of his reign they weren't even that good, they tended to just hang in there until Ronaldo showed up and won them the game. last season's terrible domestic results could have come in any of the 3 seasons if he'd not shown up in a couple more games.

His spell will go down in history but I think he knew better than anyone he wasn't cut out for rebuilding Madrid post-Ronaldo and he would have left regardless of them winning the 3rd CL.

I'd love United to get him, because he'd be equally not capable of rebuilding them, but I think he knows his limitations and will go for the France job when possible, that's the kind of thing that will suit his strengths.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Think Giggsy will dump on the Welsh side around the end of January and be as expected a bag of shite and would piss myself if they go for BFS in the summer.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

What's Ian Holloway doing at the moment?