Heard some interesting stories about him when he was at Southampton. It's fair to say I wouldn't want us to touch him with a barge pole.
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George Burley
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Ipswich_Crazy
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School?
Ipswich_Crazy
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So a manager who has won stuff doesn't have pedigree?
Hope you're not on the board down there - saying that....
sir albion
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Not a fan of him and would prefer better,but to be fair we'll never know who's better 
severnside gull
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Hillian1
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Yeah so did I. Did very well at Ipswich, Hearts, maybe not Southampton but they were in turmoil if memories serves right. He always had that head down delivery that alcoholics have. Shame.
murraymints4brighton
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Makes Lee Clark look like a moderate drinker........
I don't know, Lee Clark probably edges it. Got a first hand account of how he called a player whilst out on the lash, shouting the odds at him for not signing a contract whilst at Birmingham.
Ipswich_Crazy
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No, it's three. Damned threshing machines...
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Drinking vats of whisky, George Burley...
Ipswich_Crazy
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I lived in the same village as George for a few years and he never once went down our local.
Course, I wasn't in there every night, so he might've just gone when I hadn't.
sir albion
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To give you a reasonable answer, a lot of speculation is circulating and names are beginning to float around. One will eventually stick, although I'm not sure it would be him.
It is possible that the board hasn't sacked Sammi because they haven't been yet satisfied with the options available so far, and vice-versa. They'll be more over the coming days.
Lawro's Lip
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We would probably fail his stability test.
Ipswich_Crazy
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Thank you for the reasonable answer. I sincerely trust that you'll see better times ahead. We've been down the foot of the table and it's the expectation which hurts the most. Those summer days when you fondly imagined you'd be top six all season long, winning your play-off semi and then that trip to Wembley....
Defeats to 'lesser' teams hurt, but a few wins and you're back up there dreaming again.
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We will see better times, I'm sure. But I'd be satisfied with a safe elevation from the relegation zone and a new managerial appointment that inspires confidence.
Good luck for the rest of the season, but obviously not at our expense.
severnside gull
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A player told me he would brief them one day then forget he'd done it and give them a totally different pre-match briefing the following day
I know his golf club where he drank and his local are crying into their white wine since he and his coaches moved on...... Takings way down!
Sheebo
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But harsh some posters on the Ipswich lad. He called them 'palarse' in his opening post which was good - Altho ruined it with the league 1 comment shortly after. Give him a break, Ipswich have done nothing for years with a big budget, and they've finally got it together this season - he's prob enjoying all things football...
As for Burley - no thanks. Where did this rumour actually come from?
As for Burley - no thanks. Where did this rumour actually come from?
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crodonilson
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Get well soon George, a much loved member of the football family.