Looking back on a previous thread reveals just how recklessly optimistic one of our number was:
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/220084
“I predict promotion as champions with 11 games to spare....".
So, Merseysidefox, there are 11 games to go and your prediction has been proven to be wholly inaccurate. In all seriousness, however, I wonder if any of us in our wildest dreams imagined that we’d be as close as we are with 11 games to go. It just makes me realise how far we’ve come from the pre-season pessimism when we didn’t sign any new players.
Another thing I have to put right in this thread is my statement: “We have a tactically limited manager and a tactically limited squad." Sorry Nige – that’s why you’re an excellent football manager and I just write things about football on forums.
.... and one final thought ....
“Strikers apart from Nug and Woody the other could not hit a brn door with a banjo." .... hmmm has Nev been dining out a bit cheekily on the fact that he never doubted Mr. Vardy??
Promoted with 11 games to go
posted on 21/3/14
Joby foxillo is trying to post on this but can't he's not blocked is he?
posted on 21/3/14
He can't see your post Nev, he's blocked you.
posted on 21/3/14
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/259928
Is this right that Foxello's been 'filtered' to stop him posting? If so please let him post - there's room for all opinions on the forum. In fact differing opinions are what gives it life - if everybody agreed about everything it would risk being boring.
posted on 21/3/14
"Joby getting us promoted from the 1st to the championship does not really count"
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Nev
Sorry to come back on this so late – surely doing it in one season counts for quite a bit.
Ask any Leeds, Forest or Blades fans.
posted on 21/3/14
comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
That certainly reflects as badly on Pearson as anything I've known him do. However, it should be noted that Stringer himself doesn't bring it up and speaks quite highly of him.
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Did he actually try and get Stringer fired though or was it more of wanting a break from him!
posted on 21/3/14
Well, he made a complaint about him. Whether that translates to "trying to get him fired" is debatable, but the complaint was needless and, from what I can tell, made out of anger and frustration.
posted on 21/3/14
comment by nuneaton_fox (U7936)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/259928
Is this right that Foxello's been 'filtered' to stop him posting? If so please let him post - there's room for all opinions on the forum. In fact differing opinions are what gives it life - if everybody agreed about everything it would risk being boring.
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I filtered Foxello ages ago because I couldn't be bothered to read his posts anymore, but that was my personal choice. He doesn't offer much more to me than that Tonto bloke who follows Forest. I wouldn't, however, want to restrict him posting if others want to read it. I didn't even realise I could do that.
Does filtering someone stop them from posting in an article you create? If someone can confirm that is the case then I'll un-filter him. I'll just have to be brave or close my eyes when I see his name.
posted on 21/3/14
Hi Joby,
Don't think you'll be able to read his article then so on his behalf he wrote the below on the subject of trying to comment on your article.
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I am trying to make a comment on Joby's recent thread but it says 'Article Closed to Comments' despite the fact that other members are posting on it right now.
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There's more to it than that but that's the relevant part to what you're saying anyway.
posted on 21/3/14
Now that Joby has kindly restricted his filtering;
Mersey got it right by sticking by his man and has every right to gloat over those of who lost faith in NP over the first 18 months of his reign. I'm not a fan of the 'I was right, you were wrong, so I'm going to rub your face in it' routine but hey, I can understand why Mersey feels that way I only hope that your powers of prediction can stretch to predicting that we will stay up in the Premier League. I personally believe we will but given my recent track record, I'm not going to shout it out from the rooftops
As for NP - I still believe he did a fairly cack-handed job in his first 18 months here, but this season he has done a bloody good job and deserves all the praise he is getting. Is he good enough for the Premier League? Not sure, but I hope he is given his fair chance at proving his worth
posted on 21/3/14
I didn't think I was rubbing anyone's face in it personally. I didn't create this article, I merely celebrated how accurate my (albeit tongue in cheek) article was.
Like Joby and, clearly foxello, I also have some reservations that Pearson will be able to adapt tactics as much as he might need to in the Prem. But other than that, it have a lot of faith in his multitude of other skills such as team building, man management, scouting and recruitment and sports science.
I think (and hope) he can be what David Moyes was to Everton for us.