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Michael Appleton sacked confirmed
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Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
We are talking about Blackburn, not Brighton. Their fans have bought a lot of this on themselves starting with their ridiculous treatment of Steve Kean-a bit like some of our lot's treatment of Mark McGhee. They need to rid themselves of the Venkys whilst supporting their team.
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
Exactly, someone could end up in jail there
Adkins and McDermott don't need it. Curbishley retired
Sven's out of work at the moment.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
He's at the gates as we type.
5mins-from-amex
New member
And i completely agree with you, but i am talking about the owners, who lets be honest are destroying that club.
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Hove / Παρος
Perhaps a Di Canio + Sven dream team?
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Jordan Rhodes on loan for the rest of the season ?
Baron Pepperpot
Active member
You just have to feel sorry for the small loyal rump who support that club. We are so fortunate.
theonesmith
Well-known member
- Oct 27, 2008
- 2,337
Kean is/was part of the Venkys, not only was he a poor manager he was an awful person - the way he betrayed a friend in 'Sam Allardyce', and he only got the job through his agent who facilitated the takeover of the club. Let's not make out that Kean was innocent in all this... The whole ruddy lot should never have been allowed a foot in that club.
Still,
I can't stand Appleton.
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
- 28,075
I think the treatment of McGhee has been justified, look at where the Albion are now and where McGhee is.
The dislike of Kean at Blackburn was more to do with the way he got the job and the suspsicion he put the knife in Allardyce's back.
Kumquat
New member
- Mar 2, 2009
- 4,459
That first sentence is a ridiculous statement. McGhee was misled and the treatment of him was shabby. Of course he wouldn't be the man to take us forward now but that doesn't excuse how he was treated. The same applies to Wilkins.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Not sure I do. They have had many years in the top league for a small club.
Some of their fans were very patronising about "Teams like Brighton FFS" on their forum this season. A year or two in League One would do them no harm.
It's not as if they are going bust.
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,265
There's only one man for the job - Colonel Dean Sanders, he'd be finger lickin' good!
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
- 28,075
This could take up my afternoon. McGhee had lost it by the end of his time with us. Yes he got us promoted and yes he kept us up. But he also took us down in spectacular style and fell out with too many players. Granted there were issues with trouble makers, but it was correct that he was sacked, the problem was he was sacked 6 months too late.
Kumquat
New member
- Mar 2, 2009
- 4,459
Don't worry it won't!. I agree with everything you just said. But he was promised that a stadium would be delivered as were other managers and it wasn't. No one else available would have stopped us going down that year.That is why he wasn't sacked before then. That's why we ended up with Wilkins. The mistake he made was not to walk away earlier as Coppell and Taylor did.
jonny.rainbow
Well-known member
- Oct 29, 2005
- 6,846
We are where we are now because of massive investment in playing staff and infrastructure, something McGhee never had.
Well done on not calling him Magoo though.
driller
my life my word
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greyseagull
New member
Exactly, someone could end up in jail there
Adkins and McDermott don't need it. Curbishley retired
I'm sure Di Canio would fit in well with the Venky owners...
aldershot village
New member
- Jan 22, 2013
- 111
The cycle has returned before Uncle Jack arrived they were a lower half Div 2 side on small gates.As for that big club Wolves a few home gates from 1987 2 and a half year's after dropping from the top flight playing in Div 4 ,31st Jan Crewe 3759 ,7th Feb Stockport 3238 ,17th Feb Aldershot 3257 Big club full of plastics Div 3 is the right level for them.