He had a first good season at Nice (taking them one place higher than the previous season) and then tanked in the second season and was sacked around Christmas after five straight defeats. I don't think he came with a good reputation - he was a gamble. And it seems something similar has happened...
They are deluded aren't they. Listen at 32:00 - the presenter is making the point that we didn't gamble and yet the dork at the bottom maintains that "we stuck it all on red". In what world did we gamble? What's this debt they are talking about?
Delightful two page spread in The Times today. Headline "Owners clash and wage bill slashed: civil war at Palace"
Parrish falling out with his Yankee investors apparently.
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This whole "playing weak teams" thing seems odd to me.
The time to play teams lower in the league is early/mid season. Once we get to the business end of the season, they will be scrapping. That makes them dangerous - and we've seen some very surprising results from teams near the bottom. Any...
That's why not seeing off Palace (first time), clumsy defeat to Fulham and the Leeds draw feel so disappointing. We could have been very insulated against a poor run.
I might go via the M3/M25 rather than along the south coast this Sunday. It's half an hour longer normally, but if there A27 will be closed, then it could take days to get from Dorset to Brighton.
Have you not read anything about this tactic? It is risky but most of our goal chances stem friom it. Get used to it - we won't change.
The bigger danger for us is Leeds tacrtic of not pressing the CBs and packing the midfield. It is making it harder for us to progress the ball. We've addressed...