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Re: Rumour Mill
Even if we do accept a figure for Kone, they still need to agree terms with him AND Kone needs to want to leave.
From his posts online & the impression he gives off, he has a debt here that he wants to pay off for the opportunity we gave him & still wants to learn from those around him
Re: Rumour Mill
Flippin heck, you can always find a way to make us all feel worse, it's a real talent!!
Re: New Manager Rumour Mill
I'd take Crouchy. He'd probably be a terrible manager, but... It's Crouchy.
Re: Rumour Mill
Professional debt, yes. Personal debt, he might think he has a little way to go. If he's the player I think he is, he'll want to pay back and help those teammates he's been working alongside to help them achieve the dream goal of promotion
Re: New Manager Rumour Mill
Very difficult one, as the top players often struggle with lesser players, even if their "motivation" skills get them some early success.
Re: New Manager Rumour Mill
Our new huge youth set-up will certainly pay attention to everything Ashley says, if only because he might shoot one of them.
Re: New Manager Rumour Mill
It's one hell of a difficult appointment really. The exact opposite on the spectrum to the last appointment.
We need someone who will buy into being a head coach, not a manager, understand that they'll not be the decision maker on transfers and face sky high expectations from day 1 fuelled by our recent spends. They also need to play the "right" style of football to suit a squad they've not assembled.
On the plus point, they're coming into a really exciting opportunity, will pick up a really strong squad and it's not often you get to walk into a team sitting in the top 2 of the league!