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Post by MartinLing on Jun 13, 2011 20:12:19 GMT
i have a funny feeling he's going to do well there !!!
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Post by del1969 on Jun 13, 2011 20:43:56 GMT
I think Ling will be happier back in the football league, he never did get to grips with this tinpot non-league malarky. It's no wonder there is bitterness towards him considering what dross we had to put up with last season. I was there at Bath in the freezing cold for the game that sealed his fate. Talk about taking cluelessness to new heights! But he may surprise us all at Torquay, good luck to him, it's last chance saloon as far as managerial posts go I feel.
As for Mclaren, I'm on the fence with this one. You have to say winning the Dutch title with AZ was pretty impressive, don't count the league cup as a major trophy any more but he still did well to lift it and then get Middlesborough to a European final. But he'll never be forgiven for failing to qualify for the Euro 2008 especially as it was completely in his own hands. And standing there in the pouring rain looking like a muppet. And that interview when he put on a crazy Dutch accent!
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Post by PottonU on Jun 13, 2011 20:47:06 GMT
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 13, 2011 20:50:08 GMT
The joke wore thin after the first line
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Post by imp566 on Jun 13, 2011 20:56:43 GMT
Didn't even get that far!
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Post by Russ Greaves on Jun 13, 2011 21:00:05 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) It's all semantics when you're using adjectives really, but in terms of their league form I certainly don't think he did anything out of the ordinary or above expectation. I think in reaction to the exaggerated criticism McClaren is getting, some people are going just as far the other way by suggesting it's a superb appointment. On balance, I can see why some Forest fans are underwhelmed but McClaren could prove to be a very good appointment for them.
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Post by oliworth on Jun 13, 2011 21:03:17 GMT
I was fooled until this line at the end "*This letter is in fact about as authentic as Schteve's Dutch accent". Good job they clarified that...
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Post by brabin on Jun 13, 2011 21:08:54 GMT
I hope Martin Ling does well, but to be honest I do think they'll struggle. They lost a playoff final, therefore they may well have a motivation problem as many teams do after such losses, then they lost a good young manager in Paul Buckle, and any other manager would be hard pushed to replicate what he achieved in one season, let alone Ling. Ling needs a good assisstant, that's my feeling about it. I expect they'll be in the bottom half of the table.
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Post by imp566 on Jun 13, 2011 21:18:04 GMT
He will have a bit of a rebuilding job to do as well, a few players have moved on since the disappointment of last season.
But why are we discussing this?
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Post by Trev on Jun 13, 2011 21:38:20 GMT
Relegation Torquay "20/1"odds worth a £10 now
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Post by capnbob on Jun 13, 2011 21:55:22 GMT
As with all things in football, time will tell and we shall have the opportunity of watching it all unfold from afar.
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Post by del1969 on Jun 13, 2011 22:03:19 GMT
what would be really ironic is if they went down and we got promoted, not holding my breath on the latter admittedly!
I really do wish him well but glad he's not managing United anymore!
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Post by cufcdaves on Jun 13, 2011 22:22:28 GMT
"It's all semantics when you're using adjectives really, but in terms of their league form I certainly don't think he did anything out of the ordinary or above expectation."
He took them to their highest ever league finish.
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Post by willweston on Jun 13, 2011 22:31:24 GMT
It's also more than a bit harsh to just take league form into account when he won them a League Cup and also got them to the final of a major European competition!
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Post by thecornucopian on Jun 13, 2011 23:26:08 GMT
He also got them to two FA cup semi finals. I tend to agree with Russ though, he spent a lot of money accumulating that side which wasn't one for the future, he signed a fair few late 20/early 30 year olds.
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