Meet the manager on Monday, get the announcement ready for Tuesday, we’re making signings by Wednesday, and on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, sacked on Sunday.
And no, not in the know just bored with this and hope an announcement is made soon, preferably Tuesday so I can claim to be in the know on this all along.
After the game yesterday I saw Mr Dangerfield, Mr Gallen and Mr Sandgaard jr together looking pleased. Of the three, in visual terms Mr Dangerfield had the most presence.
Seth, are you trying to say Big Ronnie Dangerfield is the anchor in a tug of war team ?
Dunno, but his beard is competition for @PaddyP17.
@Henry Irving, what's MS like to chat with? Easy going?
It was a brief chat but he seemed easy going enough
Maybe my "oh, you're the guy everyone is talking about" opening remark when introduced was slightly off putting for him but we chatted for all of about 30 seconds.
I asked a few questions I didn't really expect to get full answers to about the management situation which he answered as he should ie being polite but not telling a complete stranger anything confidential.
He was a perfectly pleasant and polite young man speaking to a, to him, random fan.
Would have loved to have spoken to him for longer but it wasn't the time or place.
Well that’s not good enough.
I know but I thought putting him a headlock in main reception and punching him until he gave me some names might have been counter productive 🤔
Was he sitting next to SG in the directors box?
I saw Ron Dangerfield in there, very recognisable, quite a snazzy dresser
Saw them just after the final whistle a few rows back from us next to the directors box overlooking the halfway line.
@Henry Irving, what's MS like to chat with? Easy going?
It was a brief chat but he seemed easy going enough
Maybe my "oh, you're the guy everyone is talking about" opening remark when introduced was slightly off putting for him but we chatted for all of about 30 seconds.
I asked a few questions I didn't really expect to get full answers to about the management situation which he answered as he should ie being polite but not telling a complete stranger anything confidential.
He was a perfectly pleasant and polite young man speaking to a, to him, random fan.
Would have loved to have spoken to him for longer but it wasn't the time or place.
Well that’s not good enough.
I know but I thought putting him a headlock in main reception and punching him until he gave me some names might have been counter productive 🤔
Anyone watching the Swindon game? Matt Taylor doing pundit work and seems a little coy about what plans Exeter have going into next season. Could be I'm looking for it! But just my general impression !
@Henry Irving, what's MS like to chat with? Easy going?
It was a brief chat but he seemed easy going enough
Maybe my "oh, you're the guy everyone is talking about" opening remark when introduced was slightly off putting for him but we chatted for all of about 30 seconds.
I asked a few questions I didn't really expect to get full answers to about the management situation which he answered as he should ie being polite but not telling a complete stranger anything confidential.
He was a perfectly pleasant and polite young man speaking to a, to him, random fan.
Would have loved to have spoken to him for longer but it wasn't the time or place.
Well that’s not good enough.
I know but I thought putting him a headlock in main reception and punching him until he gave me some names might have been counter productive 🤔
Nathan Jones is above our level now and is a legend of a manager at Luton- not so much at Stoke but TBF to Nathan trying to motivate Stoke's ex premier players who were multi millionaires was a difficult job.
I saw a lot of his U21 side at Cafc and most went on to play League football : Pope, Pigott, Smith, Holmes-Dennis, Ajayi, Poyet, Lennon etc.
Jack Ross would be very underwhelming. Don’t know what he’s done since but his Sunderland team definitely didn’t play the kind of football Sandgaard says he wants
Other than Brighton under Poyet, Bournemouth under Howe, and M K Dons who reached the play offs before losing to the functional Wycombe, Thomas may have set his ambitions rather high with this Man city way of playing with a high press as Cafc players would be cream crackered by HT. The three teams mentioned above played attractive football but it was about accurate passing and ball retention and moving into space nothing to do with a high press. It was about making your opponents frustrated as they couldn't get the ball !
Burnley were predicable in League 1 with their 4-4-2 attacking and 4-4-1-1 out of possession but it played to the strength of their players at that time in their development. Dyche also did the same in the Championship.
The new manager needs to be appointed ASAP and sell his ideas to the Sandgaard's and then with the help of Gallen add the players to the chosen formation of the new boss. Unless you have a 15 to 20 goal attacking midfielder i would always play two up front. Yann playing behind or alongside BWP also worked when Yann was a number 10 but we have struggled mainly with the lone striker under Robinson and Atkins especially.
It would be crazy to have Stockley, Aneke and Inniss-from corners and set pieces for 13 games ! and not play to their strengths which is crossing from out wide so they can attack the dodgy CB in the third tier. Sure pass the ball around with some skill with the likes of JFC and Fraser but I find it exciting to see CBT go past people with both feet but likewise work on DJ - or replace him by crossing the ball in quicker and accurately. I personally don't care if we make 20 passes or 2 before we score. Mix and match and play to the strength of the players you have.
I think Thomas wants modern attacking football. That will include where it’s feasible a high press game but I think his ambition is for football that’s exciting and attractive to watch rather than a 100% prescriptive brief. There’s no real reason why footballers in league one should be less fit than in any other division. You do of course need to take into account league one footballers are often there because of previous issues but I’m guessing that the intention is to build a young, fit, talented group who can progress as a squad upwards. With our top end (ish) league one budget and the right coach I think it’s fully achievable over a period of two to three seasons. I’m willing to wait if that delivers.
Is attacking football modern? I think a lot of things, high presses, low blocks, double pivots, false 9s etc etc are as old as the hills but they all have names now because there is so much air time and column inches to fill.
Do managers, in general, really have way they think the game should be played or a way they think they win the most games with the resources available? You can afford an ideology when you have the resources, you have to be more pragmatic when you don't.
I’m not sure if he’s been mentioned but Garner from Swindon in L2 has done a great job with not a lot. Young at 40 y/o, plus comes with a raft of experience assisting other managers. Most attacking team in L2 too and took Swindon up first time of asking! Rather him then Matt Taylor tbh
Is attacking football modern? I think a lot of things, high presses, low blocks, double pivots, false 9s etc etc are as old as the hills but they all have names now because there is so much air time and column inches to fill.
Do managers, in general, really have way they think the game should be played or a way they think they win the most games with the resources available? You can afford an ideology when you have the resources, you have to be more pragmatic when you don't.
Attacking football is nothing new but the delivery of how the attacking football works is more so. Having out and out wingers and a target man or focus are gone in all the best teams. It wasn’t that long ago that you could still find this in the PL.
Is attacking football modern? I think a lot of things, high presses, low blocks, double pivots, false 9s etc etc are as old as the hills but they all have names now because there is so much air time and column inches to fill.
Do managers, in general, really have way they think the game should be played or a way they think they win the most games with the resources available? You can afford an ideology when you have the resources, you have to be more pragmatic when you don't.
Attacking football is nothing new but the delivery of how the attacking football works is more so. Having out and out wingers and a target man or focus are gone in all the best teams. It wasn’t that long ago that you could still find this in the PL.
I think the main reason for that is there aren't enough good ones to go round. Pep keeps trying to do with Zlatan at Barca and now Haaland at city.
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid still play with a center foward, because they have got good ones. They all keep buy Lukaku.
If Liverpool wanted one who would they buy and how much would it cost?
Spain won everything without one but as soon as they could pick Costa they did.
Chelsea playing in the women's FA Cup Final today.
When that's over Emma Hayes finishes her season.
Next step Charlton men's side?
Pros
Experienced coach and manager who's won a lot of trophies.
At 45 experienced but still young.
Worked in the states so might connect with TS.
Publicity of second female manager in pro men's football, after Gabriella Benson, would be huge and might appeal to TS although he's not "Woke" (sic).
Cons
Emma has no experience in men's football.
Some players and fans may feel she lacks credibility because of that lack of experience as well as her gender.
The media circus would be a unwelcome distraction to many and the whole thing seen as a stunt by others.
Chants of "Hayes Out" would be distasteful.
Discuss
If Emma Hayes or even her namesake Ben could get Charlton back to The Championship and even further they would get my 100% support. I’d be shocked if she got it though.
Is attacking football modern? I think a lot of things, high presses, low blocks, double pivots, false 9s etc etc are as old as the hills but they all have names now because there is so much air time and column inches to fill.
Do managers, in general, really have way they think the game should be played or a way they think they win the most games with the resources available? You can afford an ideology when you have the resources, you have to be more pragmatic when you don't.
Attacking football is nothing new but the delivery of how the attacking football works is more so. Having out and out wingers and a target man or focus are gone in all the best teams. It wasn’t that long ago that you could still find this in the PL.
I think the main reason for that is there aren't enough good ones to go round. Pep keeps trying to do with Zlatan at Barca and now Haaland at city.
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid still play with a center foward, because they have got good ones. They all keep buy Lukaku.
If Liverpool wanted one who would they buy and how much would it cost?
Spain won everything without one but as soon as they could pick Costa they did.
Pep sold Zlatan because he didn’t suit his system. Haaland is a fair bit more than a target man.
Chelsea playing in the women's FA Cup Final today.
When that's over Emma Hayes finishes her season.
Next step Charlton men's side?
Pros
Experienced coach and manager who's won a lot of trophies.
At 45 experienced but still young.
Worked in the states so might connect with TS.
Publicity of second female manager in pro men's football, after Gabriella Benson, would be huge and might appeal to TS although he's not "Woke" (sic).
Cons
Emma has no experience in men's football.
Some players and fans may feel she lacks credibility because of that lack of experience as well as her gender.
The media circus would be a unwelcome distraction to many and the whole thing seen as a stunt by others.
Chants of "Hayes Out" would be distasteful.
Discuss
Emma Hayes is too good for Charlton at the moment. If she’s to transfer to the men’s game it’s gotta be Championship level. I think she’ll stay in the women’s game in some capacity though.
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Bet he's asking where he can sign already
...you've been gone too long...🎶🎶
Nathan Jones is above our level now and is a legend of a manager at Luton- not so much at Stoke but TBF to Nathan trying to motivate Stoke's ex premier players who were multi millionaires was a difficult job.
I saw a lot of his U21 side at Cafc and most went on to play League football : Pope, Pigott, Smith, Holmes-Dennis, Ajayi, Poyet, Lennon etc.
The three teams mentioned above played attractive football but it was about accurate passing and ball retention and moving into space nothing to do with a high press. It was about making your opponents frustrated as they couldn't get the ball !
Burnley were predicable in League 1 with their 4-4-2 attacking and 4-4-1-1 out of possession but it played to the strength of their players at that time in their development. Dyche also did the same in the Championship.
The new manager needs to be appointed ASAP and sell his ideas to the Sandgaard's and then with the help of Gallen add the players to the chosen formation of the new boss. Unless you have a 15 to 20 goal attacking midfielder i would always play two up front. Yann playing behind or alongside BWP also worked when Yann was a number 10 but we have struggled mainly with the lone striker under Robinson and Atkins especially.
It would be crazy to have Stockley, Aneke and Inniss-from corners and set pieces for 13 games ! and not play to their strengths which is crossing from out wide so they can attack the dodgy CB in the third tier. Sure pass the ball around with some skill with the likes of JFC and Fraser but I find it exciting to see CBT go past people with both feet but likewise work on DJ - or replace him by crossing the ball in quicker and accurately. I personally don't care if we make 20 passes or 2 before we score.
Mix and match and play to the strength of the players you have.
Is attacking football modern? I think a lot of things, high presses, low blocks, double pivots, false 9s etc etc are as old as the hills but they all have names now because there is so much air time and column inches to fill.
Do managers, in general, really have way they think the game should be played or a way they think they win the most games with the resources available? You can afford an ideology when you have the resources, you have to be more pragmatic when you don't.
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid still play with a center foward, because they have got good ones. They all keep buy Lukaku.
If Liverpool wanted one who would they buy and how much would it cost?
Spain won everything without one but as soon as they could pick Costa they did.
When that's over Emma Hayes finishes her season.
Next step Charlton men's side?
Pros
Experienced coach and manager who's won a lot of trophies.
At 45 experienced but still young.
Worked in the states so might connect with TS.
Publicity of second female manager in pro men's football, after Gabriella Benson, would be huge and might appeal to TS although he's not "Woke" (sic).
Cons
Emma has no experience in men's football.
Some players and fans may feel she lacks credibility because of that lack of experience as well as her gender.
The media circus would be a unwelcome distraction to many and the whole thing seen as a stunt by others.
Chants of "Hayes Out" would be distasteful.
Discuss
No , I do not want a woman managing the men's team.
Ok, I've said it. So sue me.