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Michael Appleton - March 2025 appointed Shrewsbury manager (p124)

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  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Sunderland desperately want Michael Beale out. I'll take him!
  • I'm desperately hoping for a first sighting of Chris Powell having a coffee at the Toddington Service Area to be reported!
    Can't help you with that but I did see him at KFC Newport Pagnell

    🤥
  • DubaiCAFC
    DubaiCAFC Posts: 2,461
    Sunderland desperately want Michael Beale out. I'll take him!
    Seems to have failed a lot of late...
  • From a good source I’m told he is gone 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,347
    edited January 2024
    Chunes said:
    Why did they give this clown the January window and let him bring in his own players

    Why did they give him the job in the first place, they must have been the ONLY ones who thought he was capable

    These guys are clueless
    I'd imagine that Apples had little to no say in who they brought in. That seems to be the way these days with head coaches and DOF. He just gets given the tools and told to get on with it. All the gear, no idea as far as apple sauce is concerned.
    Hard to believe that Fiorini is anyone but Appleton's player
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,000
    I have actually heard Rumours myself for once



    Cracking album it is.
  • Mrkinski
    Mrkinski Posts: 957
    Shocking news - heard he’s gone too. Source - this thread and ITTV. Everyone’s doing it - I felt left out.
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    thenewbie said:
    I have actually heard Rumours myself for once



    Cracking album it is.
    Tell me lies
  • Chunes said:
    Chunes said:
    Why did they give this clown the January window and let him bring in his own players

    Why did they give him the job in the first place, they must have been the ONLY ones who thought he was capable

    These guys are clueless
    I'd imagine that Apples had little to no say in who they brought in. That seems to be the way these days with head coaches and DOF. He just gets given the tools and told to get on with it. All the gear, no idea as far as apple sauce is concerned.
    Hard to believe that Fiorini is anyone but Appleton's player
    Not so sure. We’ve obviously got lines of communication with Man City because of Tedic. 
  • iamdan
    iamdan Posts: 2,421
    He’s not gone.
    not itk
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  • I've not heard anything.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,347
    edited January 2024
    Chunes said:
    Chunes said:
    Why did they give this clown the January window and let him bring in his own players

    Why did they give him the job in the first place, they must have been the ONLY ones who thought he was capable

    These guys are clueless
    I'd imagine that Apples had little to no say in who they brought in. That seems to be the way these days with head coaches and DOF. He just gets given the tools and told to get on with it. All the gear, no idea as far as apple sauce is concerned.
    Hard to believe that Fiorini is anyone but Appleton's player
    Not so sure. We’ve obviously got lines of communication with Man City because of Tedic. 
    And Appleton has had him on loan twice before. Seems like a big coincidence if he's Scott's player.

    Appleton said he wanted a different profile of midfielder this Jan window and got it in Coventry and Bakinson. I think the idea he hasn't had an input is practically a conspiracy theory. 
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Chunes said:
    Chunes said:
    Why did they give this clown the January window and let him bring in his own players

    Why did they give him the job in the first place, they must have been the ONLY ones who thought he was capable

    These guys are clueless
    I'd imagine that Apples had little to no say in who they brought in. That seems to be the way these days with head coaches and DOF. He just gets given the tools and told to get on with it. All the gear, no idea as far as apple sauce is concerned.
    Hard to believe that Fiorini is anyone but Appleton's player
    Not so sure. We’ve obviously got lines of communication with Man City because of Tedic. 
    definitely ..... City are desperate to keep in with Charlton, because we're handy to take any of their old dross 
     

  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,071
    Just had a MSN messenger alert to say he's gone 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    Gribbo said:
    Rumour he's gone
    I never saw that coming
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,496
    I'm desperately hoping for a first sighting of Chris Powell having a coffee at the Toddington Service Area to be reported!
    Please no 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    If so, this has to be one of the strangest appointments we've ever made and I Include the Roland years in that! 

    If you cut Charlton Athletic in half it would read 'Bobbins' straight down the middle.
    Nothing changes 
  • Chunes said:
    Chunes said:
    Chunes said:
    Why did they give this clown the January window and let him bring in his own players

    Why did they give him the job in the first place, they must have been the ONLY ones who thought he was capable

    These guys are clueless
    I'd imagine that Apples had little to no say in who they brought in. That seems to be the way these days with head coaches and DOF. He just gets given the tools and told to get on with it. All the gear, no idea as far as apple sauce is concerned.
    Hard to believe that Fiorini is anyone but Appleton's player
    Not so sure. We’ve obviously got lines of communication with Man City because of Tedic. 
    And Appleton has had him on loan twice before. Seems like a big coincidence if he's Scott's player.

    Appleton said he wanted a different profile of midfielder this Jan window and got it in Coventry and Bakinson. I think the idea he hasn't had an input is practically a conspiracy theory. 
    Appleton will have had impact, but he's just one voice. No way would we have spent money on a signing like Coventry unless Scott and others agreed, it's not like the old days where the manager had more or less total freedom to sign players.
  • DubaiCAFC said:
    Sunderland desperately want Michael Beale out. I'll take him!
    Seems to have failed a lot of late...
    Should have stayed at QPR where he was doing well, instead of giving it the big ‘integrity’ interview before jumping to rangers a couple of weeks later. 

    I am sure it’s only a little thing, but no doubt players will hang onto his words less when he wants to give speeches about building something and team togetherness etc. 
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  • cafc4life said:
    I've been told the club aren't going to announce it until after the game tomorrow because you wouldn't know he was there even if he was still in charge anyway.
    They're going to dress a showroom dummy up as Appleton and leave it in the technical area, so that Northampton don't know he's gone.
  • ButtleJR said:
    Let’s see what the SMT have to say about these going ons .


  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    ButtleJR said:
    Let’s see what the SMT have to say about these going ons .


     Footage from Scott and Methven Saturday evening


  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    edited January 2024
    Is Mark Warburton worth a look or out of the question? No one seems to mention him anymore. Did his stock plummet or does he not want to manage?
  • won't be sad to see the back of him, but his replacement will be our 19th manager in the 18 years since Curbs left; 14th in the 10 years since Powell left; and 6th in the 3 years since Bows (not including caretakers!).

    Wonder if it's worth installing a revolving door on the manager's office at this point?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    I think it is ridiculous for us to say Appleton didn't/doesn't care. How do we know something like that? People have their ways and unless we are close to him and see him working we can comment on results and performances but not something like that.
  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 1,977
    edited January 2024
    Chunes said:
    redbuttle said:
    Chunes said:
    Why did they give this clown the January window and let him bring in his own players

    Why did they give him the job in the first place, they must have been the ONLY ones who thought he was capable

    These guys are clueless
    They were Scotts players
    Some of whom happened to have played for Appleton before...

    Bearing in mind the number of clubs he has managed its bound to happen

  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    swordfish said:
    Is Mark Warburton worth a look or out of the question? No one seems to mention him anymore. Did his stock plummet or does he not want to manage?
    Brentford mate reckons he's the best thing since sliced bread
  • There's been a few contenders in recent years, but Appleton has to be in the top 3 worst appointments in my lifetime.

    Goid riddance 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,354
    I don't have any inside sources but thought this was worth a share,

    I went for my morning trip to Aldi and went to pick a bunch of red apples. At the top of the pile was one lone rotter. Before I got a chance to pick it off the pile and throw it away, a store assistant with the name badge 'A.Scott' intervened, grabbed the rotter and said 'don't worry fella, the reds deserve better than that'. He then booted the bad apple down the fruit and veg aisle, turned and gave me a wink before he got back to his shop floor duties. 

    Make of that what you will 

    Thanks for sharing that true story 🤥

    After much thought🤔 I believe you should've gone to Sainsbury's 🍎
    Haha, as if you think I can afford Sainsbury premium grade apples. I wish.