Mancini write-up by Didsbury Dave

[Exeter Blue I am here]

If someone writes a bad book it's usually the author that gets slated. Besides that people have commented on the content - and apart from about 6 posters the rest of haven't found it to be a masterpiece of critical evaluation.

Whilst I have broadly agreed with Dave's sentiments over the last couple of months on the Mancini thread, I was never quite so adamant about sacking him (I think I put myself at about 65:35 in terms of showing the manager the door). With regards the oft trumpeted "inners" notion that only about half a dozen posters agree with Dave though, the recent BM poll on sacking Mancini closed at 66:34 against (646 votes to 330). So out to the tune of 324 then I'm afraid.......

Tbh mate
I think the f a cup altered peoples opinions on mancini
Iirc ric said he would never do a poll after a win or a loss as peoples views would be swayed on the last result,which i would agree with
If we had won the match on saturday or he did the poll before the f a cup final do you think the figure would of been 330?

No, you're right there. However, that defeat (coming on the back of a near identical performance against the same team 3 weeks earlier) helped a few people see the light IMHO, and if the poll were held again tomorrow, I don't think too many of those 330 'outers' would revert back to being 'inners', which is what usually happens once people have had chance to calm down

 

[Selbyblue]

I'm sure Dave knew the reaction his article would provoke, and will be enjoying it. I don't personally share his view, but everyone's entitled to their opinions. It'd be a dull place if everyone agreed.

There is some rank hypocrisy on both sides though when it comes to accusations of bullying, smugness and belittling other posters' opinions.

Couldn't agree more about the hypocrisy. Spot on.

 

[Danielmanc]

Are we honestly seeing posters having a woman over whether things get personal on here? Yes, they do, and we get on with it. Didsbury Dave has been as guilty as anyone of belittling people who don't share his views so trying to pretend he's some kind of bullying victim is hilariously stupid and probably isn't a position he endorses himself, and if he does, he's a hypocrite of the highest order.

This is 100% correct - a bit late for anyone to get too sensitive now

Dismal has given plenty out and he no doubt expects to get it back - he doesn't strike me as the sensitive type

 

[Blue Heaven]

Earlier in this thread PB suggested to those criticising Didsbury Dave that, instead of sniping, they could perhaps write a counter-arguement to his piece.

Skashion got in touch and said he'd done precisely that.

Here it is in the Cutter now - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.thedaisycutter.co.uk/2013/05/mancini-in-defence-of-stability/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thedaisycutter.co.uk/2013/05 ... stability/</a>

I'm guessing the 'inners' will whole-heartedly agree whilst the 'outers' will scoff.

Personally I believe both have valid points to make and make them well.

Well, I don't agree with the conclusions, but I think it's a nice read and it's very good that Skashion has responded in the best possible manner - by penning this piece for our perusal, and thereby furthering the discussion here.

As far as the truce is concerned, I think it's appropriate. Now that Bobby is moved on to his next station, I'm genuinely excited by the possibilities as we are about to witness the birthing of a new organizational structure. Can Begiristain pull this off? If he can, it will be an extraordinary achievement with far-reaching implications. If not, we'll all have even more to chat about on these pages.

 

[Selbyblue]

Earlier in this thread PB suggested to those criticising Didsbury Dave that, instead of sniping, they could perhaps write a counter-arguement to his piece.

Skashion got in touch and said he'd done precisely that.

Here it is in the Cutter now - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.thedaisycutter.co.uk/2013/05/mancini-in-defence-of-stability/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thedaisycutter.co.uk/2013/05 ... stability/</a>

I'm guessing the 'inners' will whole-heartedly agree whilst the 'outers' will scoff.

Personally I believe both have valid points to make and make them well.

Not a bad piece that.

I'm probably a combination of inner and outer. I believe that Bob should have been backed in the transfer window last summer. IF however the stories about him are true (losing the dressing room etc) then I can understand why it was decided to replace him.

Personally I just hope an appointment is made soon and we can start talking about something else.
I'm pretty certain that if we have a good transfer window then we all might be able to move on.

 

[Skashion]

There is some rank hypocrisy on both sides though when it comes to accusations of bullying, smugness and belittling other posters' opinions.

The way you always say this kind of thing after my posts makes me very suspicious.

 

[BlueKolarovWorker]

Seems a pretty fair article to me. I thought (and still think) Bobby was the bees knees but we've not been overloaded with players coming out in defence so I'm sure there were some issues behind the scenes.

 

[moomba]

Seems a pretty fair article to me. I thought (and still think) Bobby was the bees knees but we've not been overloaded with players coming out in defence so I'm sure there were some issues behind the scenes.

I'm sure there were issues. Also suspect the players have been gagged for the time being from commenting. Was there any player interviews after the Reading match?

 

[Comrade Buka]

I highly doubt it was the lack of trophies that caused the sacking.

If I were to take a wild guess it would be the manner in which we regressed, not the regression in itself. Stability is a good thing, if the right man is at the helm.

Something can also be said about the manner in which we started the game against Reading. Either Kidd is a fantastic motivator, or something else was at play.

 

[jimbo101]

Earlier in this thread PB suggested to those criticising Didsbury Dave that, instead of sniping, they could perhaps write a counter-arguement to his piece.

Skashion got in touch and said he'd done precisely that.

Here it is in the Cutter now - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.thedaisycutter.co.uk/2013/05/mancini-in-defence-of-stability/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thedaisycutter.co.uk/2013/05 ... stability/</a>

I'm guessing the 'inners' will whole-heartedly agree whilst the 'outers' will scoff.

Personally I believe both have valid points to make and make them well.

Alternatively, you could read my well balanced article new on the Bluemoon blog.
Please forgive the plug, but do give it a read.