The manager simply cannot find, scout and sign players like they used to. The pool of talent being looked at stretches far and wide. Too far and wide for the manager to devote substantial time to assessing.
The game has developed rapidly in recent years in terms of player recruitment. I would...
Obviously depends on your individual benchmark for 'Excellent'.
Excellent, for me, has to involve a win and, even then, something, well, a bit extra, a la Peterborough away the other season when everything just clicked.
There have been some decent, encouraging and good performances this...
Al-Habsi.
Although I could understand the thinking in keeping Walton in goal and having Ankergren on the bench as it would allow the five outfield loan players to all keep their places in the squad.
I think it is worth waiting to see what the changes are before passing judgement.
Could they potentially involve a change in the parachute payments? Reducing these could be good for clubs like our. Not sure whether that falls under Premier League or Football League remit.
It might be that...
There is an argument to say that results will tend to improve because, for a manager to be sacked in the first place, the team is genuinely at its lowest ebb when any sort of result looks like an improvement.
"Without our supporters we don't exist" Paul Beirne: from NHL, NBA and MLS to BHAFC
Blog post about Paul Beirne, the Albion's head of commercial development, who joined the club after successful career at some top NHL clubs and who helped launch Toronto FC.
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He's a good bloke.
Uncle Albert reminiscing about a time he saw a tiger in the jungle. Might not be the exact joke you're talking about but it is one used in Only Fools and Horses.
He appeared recently on Albion Roar and the documentary is supposed to be superb (not seen it yet).
For anyone interested in Football Manager (and, I suppose, Champ Manager before it) there is an interview with the director of Football Manager: An Alternative Reality online HERE.
Nice chap and...