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Post by brabin on Jun 13, 2011 18:12:44 GMT
I didn't say i called it...where did I write that? I said I raised the possibility, which is actually different.
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Post by gary1607 on Jun 13, 2011 18:19:09 GMT
The Torquay message board has got a BANTER section for other fans to post on!! FFS they deserve everything they get including Martin Ling and his white trousers Gary1607
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Post by pappasmurf on Jun 13, 2011 18:30:21 GMT
Ling to sign Miller.
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Post by saintivo on Jun 13, 2011 18:38:08 GMT
Uncomfirmed reports that Brian Saah has been spotted at Babbacombe Model Village
If Mr Ling does well at Torquay proves he just couldn't handle non league or having a number two appointed for him There again if he blows out maybe he is just a crap manager who got lucky once with a decent assistant
Hope for their sake he picks better strikers than he did for his previous two clubs, majority of his signings were pretty good and in fact Russ gave the keeper he got from Everton a three year contract today
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 13, 2011 18:38:43 GMT
Not altogether sure Platt would be in a position to negotiate his contract and see what interest there is from other clubs. He left for Thailand for 5 weeks on the 20th May. Though I suppose that's what agents are for
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Post by bean on Jun 13, 2011 18:44:33 GMT
Why shouldn't Torquay be positive? We were positive when Ling signed, as on paper he looked good, but do you recall the O's fans telling us how clueless he was when things weren't going right. He's a good manager when plan A works, but for us, plan A didn't work and he had no plan B. The same as when he was at the O's. Feel sorry for the deluded fools at Torquay, I'll give him till Chrismas.
My Arsenal season ticket mate texted me "I see Ling has got the Torquay job. I'm thinking I could do a job in football management if that clown can". Unfortunately the only game he saw last year was the defeat at Bath, but that game summed Ling up completely.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2011 19:10:37 GMT
I'm still bafflled by the idea that McClaren is a terrible appointment for Forest. He's had a lot of success at club level, and only really failed at Wolfsburg where the general consensus is that Hoeness was the biggest culprit.
Great appointment for Forest. Especially after the utter bollock they've had in charge for the past few years.
On the subject of Ling, good luck and glad you're off the bill. Could well do a job at Torquay, if Buckle can, Ling can.
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Post by Russ Greaves on Jun 13, 2011 19:17:21 GMT
McLaren did an average job at Middlesbrough, especially taking just league form into account.
I'd expect Forest to be in the top six under any half-decent manager, so he'll probably have them there or thereabouts.
It can be dangerous having a manager to whom fans take an instant dislike, whether that's rational or not. He'll have to start well or the fans will turn, that puts more pressure on the players and they can lose faith in the manager.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2011 19:24:11 GMT
I'd dispute that he did an average job there, particularly given where they currently find themselves (although I would also stick up for Southgate once they were down)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2011 19:40:22 GMT
Football really is bonkers. Ling really hasn't proved he got any managerial nous at all, fails here badly ,gets paid after being sacked and then goes and gets another job probably for equal or the same amount of money elsewhere.
Looking forward to Torquay s relegation.
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 13, 2011 19:45:30 GMT
Ling really hasn't proved he got any managerial nous at all, fails here badly ,gets paid after being sacked and then goes and gets another job probably for equal or the same amount of money elsewhere.On the contrary, I'd say that shows he has quite a large amount of managerial nous.
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Post by willjones on Jun 13, 2011 19:49:51 GMT
I think Vess said he'd heard the Club had settled with Ling a week or so ago - they were certainly trying to reach an agreement before I left, so it's entirely possible that was all done and dusted, perhaps with us paying the settlement figure over a number of months, before this news today. I hope not, as clearly we'd be in a stronger position to negotiate now with him back in employment.
As for him being told who his assistant was, that was true of last season, but this year he brought in the goon Schofield and was backed by the board to do so, and had pretty much every whim catered for in pre-season and his regime failed miserably. Didn't get much luck with injuries, but the harder you work the luckier you get in my view.
He could do ok at Torquay, a fresh start for him, but despite liking him as a character at times his face never really fitted here and his attitude towards the fans stank.
IJWT.
Will
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2011 19:56:30 GMT
I hope he hasn't got paid from us then to get a job a week later. You are right El Goodo. Although its playing the boardroom game rather than the kicking a ball a pitch around game
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 13, 2011 19:59:22 GMT
Meh. He's gone now & if/when we can unload the players Jez wants rid of that somewhat underwhelming chapter in our history will be done with for good. One thing's for sure, his legacy certainly won't last as long as Rolls' has.
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Post by jwills61 on Jun 13, 2011 20:05:58 GMT
I don' think ling will neccesarily be awful there. He was awful with us granted but he is probably used more too a FL club , not making excuses for him but i don't think Torquay will be in danger next year
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