Having just had a quick look at buildup for the game I stumbled on ITTV. Wow. Are they ok over there? Some serious bitterness and hatred for a bloke who, forget his playing achievements, absolutely romped league one as a manager. I know it's been done to death but I'm baffled by the bitterness. Is it just attention seeking?
Each to their own Valley11. Some people on there may have different opinions to some on here, but I don't think we've any need to dissect their motives. Live and let live and all that.
Oh I think we can definitely 'dissect their motives'. Why do some of them hate Chris Powell? It seems to be solely because we lost one game of football (fa cup quarters against Sheffield Utd). That's stupid. And we can dissect stupidity. In fact, we should.
I quite enjoy ITTV. You've got to have a thick skin and there's a weird partisan nature about it - you're either CL or ITTV, as if participation implied some kind of conformity, which I guess arises from the fact that it seems to be made up of those banned from here - but it is genuinely good fun once you're into it. It's refreshing to hear uncensored views in many ways, although feels impenetrable to reason sometimes. I do wish there'd be a bit more respect for the people behind the keyboards there though.
Re that managers win % table, it would be interesting to see that broken down or weighted by level. I think the Curbs v Curbs/Gritt comparison is invalid without it being qualified that way, for example.
They have their fair share of haters too - different hate though:
"If the related thread on Cardigan Life is anything to go by, Saturday afternoon promises to be cringeworthy.
Hundreds of middle aged men who still live with their Mums, making a mess in their Spandex pants when "Chrissy" (copywright muttleycafc) emerges from the tunnel.
I still don't get it- for this collection of wallies & wanabee Tony Parsons (little AFKA Bartram)- why exactly is Chris Powell such a "hero"?" "There be bringing out a book soon titled 50 Shades of Powell"
"Hard to let it go when pitch side try-hard Dave Lockwood advertised Saturdays game as "Chris Powell's return to the Valley. @don is bang on the money about the comparison with Lennie Lawrence - 100 times the manager Powell was yet given a fruit bowl from Poundland when he came back with Luton. Why the contrast ??"
Loads of threads about him, I just picked the one I saw the most recent comment on.
If we win on Tuesday, would we put a very big nail in his Huddersfield coffin?
He's got to be under some pressure up there, I haven't been following their threads or anything, does anyone know what the consensus is like at the moment. I seem to remember a number of their fans not best pleased he was their manager. I'm not sure it's a good fit for him personally.
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"If the related thread on Cardigan Life is anything to go by, Saturday afternoon promises to be cringeworthy.
Hundreds of middle aged men who still live with their Mums, making a mess in their Spandex pants when "Chrissy" (copywright muttleycafc) emerges from the tunnel.
I still don't get it- for this collection of wallies & wanabee Tony Parsons (little AFKA Bartram)- why exactly is Chris Powell such a "hero"?"
"There be bringing out a book soon titled 50 Shades of Powell"
"Hard to let it go when pitch side try-hard Dave Lockwood advertised Saturdays game as "Chris Powell's return to the Valley. @don is bang on the money about the comparison with Lennie Lawrence - 100 times the manager Powell was yet given a fruit bowl from Poundland when he came back with Luton. Why the contrast ??"
PS what's wrong with Poundland Fruitbowls.
If we win on Tuesday, would we put a very big nail in his Huddersfield coffin?
He's got to be under some pressure up there, I haven't been following their threads or anything, does anyone know what the consensus is like at the moment. I seem to remember a number of their fans not best pleased he was their manager. I'm not sure it's a good fit for him personally.
But lets not forget Bowyer and remember as much as he loves Charlton, between 3 and 5 he will want us to get slaughtered.
However loud we cheer SCP make sure we cheer twice as loud for LLB