On 05/10/06, Tim Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is it just me or do other listers detect a distinct sexual chemistry
between Mark and Rich? ;o)
> I cant be arsed to go through Blackwell's post match and midweek
> interviews
> but he said on more than 2 occasions that the plan was for next season,
> due
> to the money situation etc being sorted.
>
> Indeed it may have been that which got him the sack because it is one
> thing
> Bates agreeing with Blackwell acceptable position this year, but I doubt
> Bates would have wanted that made public, however realistic it actually
> was.
>
> And another little correction Rich, I didn't want to 'give him another
> season', I don't know one person on the list who did. I wanted him to be
> in
> charge at the start of this season and see what he would do. I said all
> along that if we weren't around the top of the league then he should go.
>
> You of all people seem to have unrealistic expectations about which
> managers
> might be interested in the job, let me tell you that significantly fewer
> managers would be interested in the managers job had Bates sacked
> Blackwell
> in the summer. What kind of message does that send out - "do as well as
> we
> agreed and I will still sack you"?
>
> That's the difference between armchair managers and chairmen and those
> actually doing the job, you have responsibilities that go beyond 2 feet in
> front of your face.
>
> Presumably you think Bates is a clown, is clueless and we should get rid
> of
> him too? - not that we could but that hasn't stopped you before :)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Walker [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 05 October 2006 13:49
> To: Mark Humphries
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [LU] Hoddle ?
>
> Nah, it's rubbish Mark.
>
> Of course Blackwell was going to talk down promotion
> early in the season. He knew he wasn't up to it and
> was trying to buy another year in the job. Nobody ever
> heard Bates say that he didn't expect promotion this
> year BEFORE the sacking of Blackwell. Can you quote me
> the interview please where he said that !?
> Blackwell sacked cos of gross misconduct - yeah, yeah
> , yeah Mark, we all know that the reason he was sacked
> was cos we'd hardly won a game since last Christmas. I
> would have got rid of him in the Summer (actually
> before), you wanted to give him another season - sadly
> and gladly you were wrong. Can I remind you of that !
>
>
>
>
> --- Mark Humphries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>> I said automatic promotion, not 'improvement'.
>>
>> I know because Bates and Blackwell had both said
>> that earlier this season, I
>> am surprised you never picked up on it.
>>
>> He sacked Blackwell for gross misconduct, ie
>> blabbing to the media, although
>> a cynic might say that was a convenient excuse to
>> sack him then. In any
>> case, like the rest of us he would have been
>> expecting an improvement,
>> however that doesn't necessarily mean automatic
>> promotion. We could have
>> improved and still 'only' ended up top 6, because
>> the 3 sides who got
>> relegated were either established prem sides with no
>> financial difficulties,
>> or sunderland who didn't spend much last season and
>> therefore had/have the
>> best part of £20mil burning a hole in their little
>> pockets.
>>
>> I repeat, Bates wasn't expecting promotion this
>> season, he has said so
>> himself, his plan was for next season.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Richard Walker
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: 05 October 2006 12:46
>> To: Mark Humphries
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Subject: RE: [LU] Hoddle ?
>>
>> > He would also know that KB wasn't really expecting
>> > promotion this season, I
>> > believe its next season he expects to have a
>> > realistic stab at it.
>> >
>>
>> How do you work this one out Mark ?
>> We get to the play off finals, spend over a million
>> on
>> new recruits and Ken wasn't expecting an improvement
>> ?
>>
>> Why did he sack Blackwell then ?
>>
>> Of course he was expecting promotion - we all were
>> but
>> some of realised that our manager wasn't up to it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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