That does lead to an interesting question: If you had to take a famous former top-flight player with no coaching experience as manager/head coach, just on the gut feeling they would be better than the alternatives, who would it be?
It would be quite the statement of intent. I’d even believe we might keep the King to go with him as I assume he’d have to be convinced by the owners that he’d be managing in the championship sooner rather than later with the resources to do it.
Both exciting and alarming depending on if you think the owners are building stability or playing championship manager. I’ve got no idea which of those is true.
The odds have got really weird, most of those linked have gone way out now, only Evatt (Surely just lazy people putting two and two together) and Johnson( based on one article probably promoted by his agent) are under 10-1
Quite. Catching up on the last 200+ posts in one sitting has been quite the journey. Pretty depressing to begin with but eventually (and maybe thanks in part to the good Dr's halftime hairdryer treatment), it seems to be back to the Gasroom I know and love. Well done all. I won't now have to exile myself to the culture corner thread.
'In February 2004, Pennant was given a 16-month driving ban after being caught drink-driving in Paddington, West London.On 23 January 2005, he was arrested and again charged with drink-driving, and driving while uninsured, after crashing his Mercedes into a lamp-post in Aylesbury while still serving the ban for the first offence. During questioning, Pennant initially identified himself as his friend Ashley Cole.'
Wasn’t the “problem” with the contract offer that they spoke, agreed a wage and then when it can to the signing on, Arsenal suddenly and without explanation dropped the p/w figure for no reason.
It wasn’t the amount of money per se, but that principle that one amount had been agreed and then suddenly reduced. I think he suggested that as an Arsenal fan and someone that came through the Arsenal ranks, they purposefully tried to take advantage of his loyalty.
This why he was so angry, he nearly crashed his car and then stuck too fingers up and went somewhere else that wanted him more and offered more money than he would have accepted at Arsenal.
wait a minute. That last bit might sound familiar somehow.
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Hateful wretch of a player, shamed himself with that "almost crashed his car" quote at an the idea of a mere 50k a week contract offer.
But can he win against the likes of Northampton putting twelvety men behind the ball? That's the key consideration here.
If it is him, we better get the wage offer right... https://dailycannon.com/2018/12/ashley-cole-offered-salary-really-worth-crashing-car-over/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/33030337/ashley-cole-wife-peter-crouch-abbey-clancy-skiing/
Not available for interview at present
I'd take Crouchy. He'd probably be a terrible manager, but... It's Crouchy.
Note to self: Use "twelvety" more.
Second note to self: Nominate @Malone as Czar of making the English language more fun.
[sarcasm]
I still dream of touring this fine land's enobled venues with the bossman @micra and putting on shows related to the betterings of our language.
Our new huge youth set-up will certainly pay attention to everything Ashley says, if only because he might shoot one of them.
That does lead to an interesting question: If you had to take a famous former top-flight player with no coaching experience as manager/head coach, just on the gut feeling they would be better than the alternatives, who would it be?
Winston Bogarde. Knows the dugout better than most.
Gundogan
It would be quite the statement of intent. I’d even believe we might keep the King to go with him as I assume he’d have to be convinced by the owners that he’d be managing in the championship sooner rather than later with the resources to do it.
Both exciting and alarming depending on if you think the owners are building stability or playing championship manager. I’ve got no idea which of those is true.
Very difficult one, as the top players often struggle with lesser players, even if their "motivation" skills get them some early success.
I've worked with Ashley Cole and on a personal level and he is a top top bloke. Not a bad word to say.
The odds have got really weird, most of those linked have gone way out now, only Evatt (Surely just lazy people putting two and two together) and Johnson( based on one article probably promoted by his agent) are under 10-1
That’s a tall order .
Ashley Cole comes across so so well whenever I've heard him interviewed. Articulate, intelligent with an obvious passion for the game
We've got lofty ambitions!
This is more like the gasroom we all know and love 👍👍
Quite a stretch though.
We’ll all be walking around with our heads in the clouds.
Quite. Catching up on the last 200+ posts in one sitting has been quite the journey. Pretty depressing to begin with but eventually (and maybe thanks in part to the good Dr's halftime hairdryer treatment), it seems to be back to the Gasroom I know and love. Well done all. I won't now have to exile myself to the culture corner thread.
Ashley Cole moves from 66/1 to 25/1. Someone in here has put 20p on.
What's the betting on @thecatwwfc ?
Haha ! I do like Crouchy, has a great sense of humour
I would insist on two or three forms of ID.
'In February 2004, Pennant was given a 16-month driving ban after being caught drink-driving in Paddington, West London.On 23 January 2005, he was arrested and again charged with drink-driving, and driving while uninsured, after crashing his Mercedes into a lamp-post in Aylesbury while still serving the ban for the first offence. During questioning, Pennant initially identified himself as his friend Ashley Cole.'
Wasn’t the “problem” with the contract offer that they spoke, agreed a wage and then when it can to the signing on, Arsenal suddenly and without explanation dropped the p/w figure for no reason.
It wasn’t the amount of money per se, but that principle that one amount had been agreed and then suddenly reduced. I think he suggested that as an Arsenal fan and someone that came through the Arsenal ranks, they purposefully tried to take advantage of his loyalty.
This why he was so angry, he nearly crashed his car and then stuck too fingers up and went somewhere else that wanted him more and offered more money than he would have accepted at Arsenal.
wait a minute. That last bit might sound familiar somehow.
could Stuart Pearce be interested in the job?
lives locally…a return to management?
Your Forest fandom is showing 😉