mammutly said:There is no rehearsal space in the league or cup competitions ( Capital One aside). I suppose we can write this season off as part of a learning curve - a necessary expense for a better future, but that stretches my patience a bit too much to be honest.
Personally, I think that the exec team, with Pellegrini as their man, have taken us backwards and all this 'holistic football' talk is bollocks.
gordondaviesmoustache said:It is a source of not inconsiderable bewilderment to me that people are making summary judgments on Pellegrini after three fucking games.
It is an utterly absurd thing to do.
Dr Jacoby said:mammutly said:There is no rehearsal space in the league or cup competitions ( Capital One aside). I suppose we can write this season off as part of a learning curve - a necessary expense for a better future, but that stretches my patience a bit too much to be honest.
Personally, I think that the exec team, with Pellegrini as their man, have taken us backwards and all this 'holistic football' talk is bollocks.
We're not even in September yet.
OB1 said:gordondaviesmoustache said:It is a source of not inconsiderable bewilderment to me that people are making summary judgments on Pellegrini after three fucking games.
It is an utterly absurd thing to do.
But no surprise.
Players sometimes have to be drilled and drilled to get the way their manger wants to play right. Manny wants to do some things differently to Mancini but he can't just stand there and say "make it so".
We definitely did not play how Pellegrini wants today but he made a change at half time that resulted in a win.
I'm surprised that you are so downbeat and lugubrious, you're normally such a sanguine poster.hgblue said:He's supposed to be a top quality manager, up there with the likes of Mourinho. Early days I know, but I highly doubt it. For the first time since his appointment, I'm really worried that we've dropped a bollock.
gordondaviesmoustache said:I'm surprised that you are so downbeat and lugubrious, you're normally such a sanguine poster.hgblue said:He's supposed to be a top quality manager, up there with the likes of Mourinho. Early days I know, but I highly doubt it. For the first time since his appointment, I'm really worried that we've dropped a bollock.
FFS.hgblue said:He's supposed to be a top quality manager, up there with the likes of Mourinho. Early days I know, but I highly doubt it. For the first time since his appointment, I'm really worried that we've dropped a bollock.
Don't worry, I'm sure he'll be along in a minute to remind us what a big blue he is.samharris said:gordondaviesmoustache said:I'm surprised that you are so downbeat and lugubrious, you're normally such a sanguine poster.hgblue said:He's supposed to be a top quality manager, up there with the likes of Mourinho. Early days I know, but I highly doubt it. For the first time since his appointment, I'm really worried that we've dropped a bollock.
Sanguine ?? with all his flapping its more like penguin.;)
gordondaviesmoustache said:I'm surprised that you are so downbeat and lugubrious, you're normally such a sanguine poster.hgblue said:He's supposed to be a top quality manager, up there with the likes of Mourinho. Early days I know, but I highly doubt it. For the first time since his appointment, I'm really worried that we've dropped a bollock.
Skashion said:Unfortunately, a popular manager was sacked, and it shows. There is very very little patience around the ground, and when you think about it, it makes sense. A trophy-winning manager was sacked after a season where he was outspent and missed out on his major transfer targets, who've all done well elsewhere, with the nature of being outspent being that one of our strikers was sold in January and not replaced in a team lacking goals and full of injuries. It was incredibly frustrating. Then, Pellegrini replaces him and is given the backing Mancini wasn't, with rhetoric about attacking attractive football, and Newcastle aside, which was fantastic (should have been teeeeeeeeeen), the following two matches have been damp squibs and represented the worst of last year - but with poor defending. This is why there's very little patience. I feel sorry for Pellegrini but that is the sad reality. He's following a popular manager who didn't get full backing, got full backing, his seniors have promised us better footballing entertainment, but apart from little glimmers of potential great attacking football, mostly negatives in other areas, especially defence.
We all know the circumstances are far from ideal for backing a new manager to the fullest, but it was saddening to hear boos just because we were drawing at half-time. C'mon we're better than that. Pellegrini hasn't done anything wrong and we should cut him some slack.
Is there any other form of obfuscation other than deliberate?mammutly said:gordondaviesmoustache said:I'm surprised that you are so downbeat and lugubrious, you're normally such a sanguine poster.hgblue said:He's supposed to be a top quality manager, up there with the likes of Mourinho. Early days I know, but I highly doubt it. For the first time since his appointment, I'm really worried that we've dropped a bollock.
Deliberate obfuscation through sarcasm.
hgblue said:He's supposed to be a top quality manager, up there with the likes of Mourinho. Early days I know, but I highly doubt it. For the first time since his appointment, I'm really worried that we've dropped a bollock.
Yes, I always knew you were a low wit, but a wit nonetheless.gordondaviesmoustache said:And yes, I have occasionally been called sarcastic. Have you picked up those vibes too?
Damned by faint praise is about as good as it gets with you, so thanks :-)Skashion said:Yes, I always knew you were a low wit, but a wit nonetheless.gordondaviesmoustache said:And yes, I have occasionally been called sarcastic. Have you picked up those vibes too?