Or the alternative view could be that he is the last to get the virus and couldn't hold on any longer!!!!!
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what does that say to the players,when the manager goes with 5 minutes to go!!!!!!!!!
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Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Maybe he'd consumed a dirty burger outside Turd Moor & needed to dash 'n' splash?
He had been sitting by himself for a while on one of the hoardings and having made all three substitutions could influence the match no more. We clearly were not going to score in a month of Sundays and the Burnley time wasting tactics were winding everyone up.
With a typical theatrical Gus flourish, he grabbed his coat, strolled down the touch line, and waved to us in a knowing way, and was gone.
It was pure theatre, and my view of Gus is that you have to take the whole package or not at all, and personally I love his mini-Mourinho style.
With a typical theatrical Gus flourish, he grabbed his coat, strolled down the touch line, and waved to us in a knowing way, and was gone.
It was pure theatre, and my view of Gus is that you have to take the whole package or not at all, and personally I love his mini-Mourinho style.
I believe he said something similar on Twitter
Meade's Ball
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A manager in my department at work swatted at a cloud in despair at a departmental training day a couple of weeks back. We were at the Science Museum and after completing the tasks of the day, learning about teamwork and bonding and trust and warplanes, a presentation was given by an over-eager South African woman. During this, she poured enough liquid nitrogen into a bucket to create an authentic cloud coming out of it and dangled the pale in front of all of us so we could feel the chill. We stuck our hands into the miniature cloud and ooohed necessarily, apart from one manager, a manager who doesn't believe in these days and normally phones in sick for them. This time he turned up, scowled all day long, refused to help in any of the tasks, disappeared on his own at lunchtime to smoke and drink most likely, and then disinterestedly swatted at the generated cloud that was to enthrall and please us all. I began to laugh when witnessing. Top stroppy misery work.
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
eastlondonseagull
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Can't blame Gus at all, really. Burnley players were disgraceful, the ref was abysmal and Gus (along with 1000s of Albion fans) wanted to thump someone.
Neither set of players came out of it particularly well. They wasted time, we dived.
Perfectly summed up
ExmouthExile
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- Feb 11, 2005
- 1,806
In my opinion, when a manager walks out in frustration with 5 minutes left, then he should be awarded a touchline ban and a £50,000 fine. Gus is part of the team ... what would happen if one or more of the players decided to walk off 5 minutes from the end? It's not like we were 5-0 down with no hope of a comeback. If he can't control his temper while on the job, then go and work in a library or something and give the job to someone who can handle the pressure!
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
Agreed.
Superphil
Dismember
He leaves when he wants
He leaves when he wants
He's Uruguayan
He leaves when he wants
But, on a serious note, he's not the first manager to leave the field of play before the final whistle, there have even some who make a habit of it. Sometimes I think his shouting and gesticulating from the sideline can cause confusion for the players, unsettle whatever rhythm they have, maybe by walking away with just minutes to go he was giving the players the chance to do it their way. I'm only speculating of course, but I do watch him, especially at home, and sometimes he seems to be sending out new instructions every time there is a dead ball, the players might seem to struggle to grasp what he's asking of them.
He leaves when he wants
He's Uruguayan
He leaves when he wants
But, on a serious note, he's not the first manager to leave the field of play before the final whistle, there have even some who make a habit of it. Sometimes I think his shouting and gesticulating from the sideline can cause confusion for the players, unsettle whatever rhythm they have, maybe by walking away with just minutes to go he was giving the players the chance to do it their way. I'm only speculating of course, but I do watch him, especially at home, and sometimes he seems to be sending out new instructions every time there is a dead ball, the players might seem to struggle to grasp what he's asking of them.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
With respect, I think all of that is crap. I don't think walking off 5 minutes before the end is good form either, but Gus is the reason we are in a play-off place in the Championship having won League 1. I would rather the occaisonal frustrated gesture than lose the man revolutionising our club.
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Tasks at the science museum
. Sounds like a school trip.Did your company provide you with a lunch box and a little carton of orange.
I am very cynical about all this team building bullshite. To me it sounds like a complete waste of time and always will. I probably would have screwed the fing task paper up, chucked it in the bin and walked off. I also hate meetings as well. Sometimes you have a meeting to discuss the previous meeting, and that really grinds me. As far as I am concerned if you are doing what you are meant to be doing and more, the company is making money, then there is no need for any of it.
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Too true there's no point making excuses for him, what are the players going to think when we should be pushing for an equaliser late on and the manager has flounced off down the tunnel? I do love gus's passion but he can be far too stubborn and tempramental. However he is a young manager, prone to mistakes, inexperienced but even so.... Gus word of advice....Lua lua has shit loads of ability, let him play eh!
Meade's Ball
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Tasks at the science museum
Did your company provide you with a lunch box and a little carton of orange.
I am very cynical about all this team building bullshite. To me it sounds like a complete waste of time and always will. I probably would have screwed the fing task paper up, chucked it in the bin and walked off. I also hate meetings as well. Sometimes you have a meeting to discuss the previous meeting, and that really grinds me. As far as I am concerned if you are doing what you are meant to be doing and more, the company is making money, then there is no need for any of it.
I am in partial agreement with you, but if i am offered a day out at the Science Museum or to sit answering stupid phonecalls all day from idiots who are not sure what they are doing, then it's Science Museum all the way. A free lunch. A dart down to a pub to sneak a pint for a few of us. And a big booze up afterwards. I have no greater working relationship with anyone, but i know about frozen bananas, and i know which manager to go to if i sought help - and it would not be the cloud swatter, unless i was in a masochistic mood and wanted to feel as if any of my problems were best just swiped away as insignificant.
kevtherev
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I am 100% convinced that some of the people on here could go home and find Gus screwing their missus and still want to shake the guys hand. Or cheer him on and give him a round of applause..He walked away from his team ffs, with five mins to go in a vital game. Not to mention showing total disrespect to a fellow manager. Poyet is a brat and behaves like one.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I was at the game and agree with you wholeheartedly.
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
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He should be able to control himself