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JOHNNIE JACKSON - managed AFC Wimbledon to 2025 League 2 Play-off Final victory(p46)

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    mendonca said:
    Ha! Jees - just seen Bradford's home attendance average is just over 17k this season. Didn't expect that.

    They've had big crowds for years, indeed arguably the biggest underachievers in the EFL, with just the Phil Parkinson era breaking the cycle of failure

    Sparky seems to have got them moving in the right direction at last
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    It's cheap as chips at Bradford.
    I thought I read that even though they have the biggest attendances in L2, they didn't have the biggest revenue.
    Mind you that does seem a bit of a stretch, so i may have got that wrong.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,254
    One of my best friends is a Dons fan, and I always keep an eye on them because of that.  I said when Jackson went there, I think it could be his last job as a manager as I personally don’t think he has what it takes and was coming from an environment where he was a club legend, into one where they don’t know him and as a relegated team, there’s an expectation in some quarters that they can compete to go back up again. 

    There’s still time for him to turn it around, but from what my friend says it’s a carbon copy of the set up for us last season, 3-5-2.

    I said that must mean Gunter is the RCB, but to my surprise he’s playing as RWB?  Just one opinion, but he thinks they’ve got completely the wrong set of players to play the system he wants.  

    I thought Pell was a decent signing because he completely dicked all over us at the Valley last season.  Thought Davison might be okay at that level, so we’ll have to see.  I don’t know what they’re like for giving a manager time, but in some of the post match interviews, Jackson has already been critical of the players 
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I can’t attribute my source, but I heard that on deadline day JFC was due to join Wimbledon, but there was a f**k up. There is no danger  that I will say more.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    I've been keeping an eye on them too and it does seem a bit familiar to be honest.  Great guy and everything but I am not sure he's cut out for management.

    Don't fancy their chances against Bradford - they are going very well indeed
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Chunes said:
    Chris Gunter really making a difference for them
    Still in the Welsh squad, so missing this weekend. Jonny Williams is also in the squad from L2
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,894
    seth plum said:
    I can’t attribute my source, but I heard that on deadline day JFC was due to join Wimbledon, but there was a f**k up. There is no danger  that I will say more.
    yes, i've heard a few people mention the absence of Chris Parkes may have screwed a few things up on deadline day but no idea as to the truth of that   
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    seth plum said:
    I can’t attribute my source, but I heard that on deadline day JFC was due to join Wimbledon, but there was a f**k up. There is no danger  that I will say more.
    It's not a secret, I thought it was reasonably common knowledge.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,215
    https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/are-dons-in-the-market-for-a-free-agent-signing-outside-of-the-transfer-window/
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  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Service Station burgers can be enticing for some hey!
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    shirty5 said:
    https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/are-dons-in-the-market-for-a-free-agent-signing-outside-of-the-transfer-window/
    Already talking like his job is on the line and the cliches, lol 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Callum Harriott is available, you'd imagine both Wimbledon and Gillingham would be interested
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    DOUCHER said:
    seth plum said:
    I can’t attribute my source, but I heard that on deadline day JFC was due to join Wimbledon, but there was a f**k up. There is no danger  that I will say more.
    i've heard a few people mention the absence of a coherent plan did screw a few things up on deadline day.

  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Just been named manager of the month for November 2022
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,755

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Callumcafc said:

    Goes to the score prediction thread to predict a Wimbledon defeat tomorrow  ;)
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954

    Good for Jacko, really pleased for him.

    Although it probably now means he'll be sacked in January.


  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    killerandflash said:
    Callumcafc said:

    Goes to the score prediction thread to predict a Wimbledon defeat tomorrow  ;)
    Surely, only at Charlton does that happen.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    In the league they now have 5 clean sheets on the spin and 5 wins and 3 draws in their last 8 games.
    Fair play after a shit start they’re 12th and 3 points outside the play offs 

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  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,877
    oohaahmortimer said:
    In the league they now have 5 clean sheets on the spin and 5 wins and 3 draws in their last 8 games.
    Fair play after a shit start they’re 12th and 3 points outside the play offs 

    They had hardly won a game in 10 months before he took over. He has steadied the ship and is being given time. Something he should have been given here 
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    I was not fussed by the time he left here but the willingness of a few fans to stick the knife in to him and tickle Ben Garners balls as soon as he had a bad start and we had an ok one didn’t sit right with me , snides 
  • RickAddick
    RickAddick Posts: 1,198
    oohaahmortimer said:
    In the league they now have 5 clean sheets on the spin and 5 wins and 3 draws in their last 8 games.
    Fair play after a shit start they’re 12th and 3 points outside the play offs 

    They'll be in Europe before us at this rate.
    Well done Jacko!
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Three points off the playoffs. Tight league this year.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,371
    He’s evolving tactically…
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,618
    Blue sky thinking there Johnnie. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,371
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,442

    At Home With Johnnie

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPYak_qsU-U
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,351
    Just on a bit of Jacko watch, I don't think it's going to end well for him at the Wombles. 

    I attended the Wimbledon Bradford game and as said before, I saw nothing to suggest he had upped his managerial game since leaving us. It was such a poor quality game of footie from both sides overall.

    Since the home loss to Bradford, Jacko has managed 1 draw and 2 losses in the league, the 2 losses conceding 8 goals and beating Cheltenham in the FA cup 5-1.

    Seen a lot of fans saying he needs to go now and that the FA cup result just papered over the cracks. 

    It's a shame cause that's the only manager who has left us in recent years that I genuinely want to see smash it, but when you see Wimbledon fans saying he needs to go and the posts are getting high amounts of likes on social media it doesn't look good.

    Ben Garner of course sacked and despite Nigel Adkins securing a long term contract at Tranmere, the results haven't been great. 

    Feel like it's a bit of a pattern that every manager who leaves us or gets sacked doesn't recover too well, Bowyer probably the best of the bunch but his time ran out in the end.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    Karl Robinson did OK too, but no more than that.

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