The useless git has torn his contract up and f***ed off :D :-bd
I'm chuffed to see that something is gonna change, but whether it's good news or not, I'm not sure. He's left voluntarily, so no compo, which is a huge bonus, but these are 'his' players, and I don't know if they're going to want to play for someone else. If Mowbray comes in, how will that be taken by the dressing room? Half of them would have been at Celtic when he took over from Strachan, so might not be too keen on working for him again.
I worry that we simply don't have the players to go in a positive direction. There is absolutely no creativity in the whole team, and until that changes, we won't see the benefits of having the SPL's top goal-poacher up front.
thank god for that. hallelujah !!!!!
It's a tricky one - possibly only mitigated by this nobhead:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-11563332
Quote from: nikharwood on 18 October 2010, 10:03:13 PM
It's a tricky one - possibly only mitigated by this nobhead:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-11563332
Haha, he has to live with Nolan! That'll be fun for him! They'll probably get drunk and knock seven bells out of each other.
I have to point out that many years ago i was queuing for a pub lunch in Leeds when GS walked in, pushed straight to the front of the queue and got the last bit of lasagne. Even if he had taken us to promotion and currently had us in a champions league position i'm afraid i would always know him as a short-arsed lasagne thief. As it is i can now think of him simply as a useless, unemployed, short-arsed lasagne thief.
rant over.
=O
Quote from: goat major on 19 October 2010, 04:20:41 PM
I have to point out that many years ago i was queuing for a pub lunch in Leeds when GS walked in, pushed straight to the front of the queue and got the last bit of lasagne. Even if he had taken us to promotion and currently had us in a champions league position i'm afraid i would always know him as a short-arsed lasagne thief. As it is i can now think of him simply as a useless, unemployed, short-arsed lasagne thief.
rant over.
8) ;D =O
Tony eh?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/9128153.stm
Mogga'll do for me !!
Spirit of '86 reborn?
I'm not convinced. Why would the players play for him and not Strachan? He binned half of them when he was at Celtic, that can't generate a good working environment. But I also couldn't see who else would be a better appointment. Maybe someone like Curbishley, but he didn't seem to be throwing his hat into the ring, so we'll have see what happens I suppose.
The good thing is that it should reignite a lot of peoples passion, and get the gates back up.
Quote from: Sandinista on 18 October 2010, 05:57:52 PM
The useless git has torn his contract up and f***ed off :D :-bd
which one of the numerous ppl at boro' does this cover ? ? :d
to me that could mean anyone at the club =O
Quote from: Leon on 26 October 2010, 02:33:11 PMThe good thing is that it should reignite a lot of peoples passion, and get the gates back up.
I agree Leon, ppl should not be allowed in to watch that shower.................... :d
=O =O =O =O =O =O
OMG
Tony Mowbray is like a shadow to Gordon Strachan, follows him around..........................
Quote from: Dazza on 26 October 2010, 05:25:30 PM
I agree Leon, ppl should not be allowed in to watch that shower.................... :d
=O =O =O =O =O =O
Have we ever found out who your team is?! I'm sure you're hiding that info so that we can't give you any stick...
Is it Liverpool? I got my girlfriend some Liverpool FC underwear recently... two yanks and they're down...
Is it Utd? I hear that Manchester brothels have recently agreed a five year contract with a local businessman...
:D
Well done Mogga.... now you see the size of the task ahead of you.
>:(
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...they should be wargamers ;) :P
Quote from: nikharwood on 30 October 2010, 04:46:58 PM
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...they should be wargamers ;) :P
doh!
i'm glad i spent the afternoon painting Necrons ..... :(
get your cut out and keep Mogga spacehelmet here. http://videos.icnetwork.co.uk/gazettelive2/moggamoonmask.jpg (http://videos.icnetwork.co.uk/gazettelive2/moggamoonmask.jpg)
the Gazette at the leading edge of quality journalism again......
Quote from: goat major on 01 November 2010, 03:43:10 PM
get your cut out and keep Mogga spacehelmet here. http://videos.icnetwork.co.uk/gazettelive2/moggamoonmask.jpg (http://videos.icnetwork.co.uk/gazettelive2/moggamoonmask.jpg)
the Gazette at the leading edge of quality journalism again......
sighs... who comes up with this crap?
Why not get MFC to actually try and create a proper atmosphere, by removing bans on bringing 'non-fire resistant banners', making noise, drinking, moving, singing, sleeping, eating and breathing. That would be a step forward.
I was watching the Stoke vs Man U game the other week, and I was actually jealous of just how much noise the Stoke fans create. For the first ten minutes of the game, they booed every Utd touch, and cheered every Stoke touch. And not just a few of them, every single person in the stadium. Now that's an atmosphere.
we've been going backwards for 5 years, the year we got to UEFA final we only just stayed up. It is difficult to remain cheerful at games when we very rarely win. I don't blame Southgate, McClaren or Strachan, Gibson has been cutting costs and this is where we end up. We have very little debt now I am told, but I don't think Gibson is prepared to invest any more on the scale he did in the Robson era. Sadly unless a team has a maga rich backer who is prepared to take on the debt, getting promoted and avoiding relegation is the best to hope for, which again expains why atmosphere is lacking.
Quote from: Sandinista on 01 November 2010, 07:18:51 PM
we've been going backwards for 5 years, the year we got to UEFA final we only just stayed up. It is difficult to remain cheerful at games when we very rarely win. I don't blame Southgate, McClaren or Strachan, Gibson has been cutting costs and this is where we end up. We have very little debt now I am told, but I don't think Gibson is prepared to invest any more on the scale he did in the Robson era. Sadly unless a team has a maga rich backer who is prepared to take on the debt, getting promoted and avoiding relegation is the best to hope for, which again expains why atmosphere is lacking.
Yeah, the general state of the team, and us being effectively spoiled over the previous decade, has meant a lethargy has crept into the fanbase. But when you look at the fanatically supported teams around us, Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, Sheffield, why do their fans stick with them and ours jump ship? Leeds were still getting 20k+ fans a week in League 1, we have a bad run and we drop to under 15k. There's a lot of factors involved, but at times it seems like we shoot ourselves in the foot when it comes to making the fans feel welcome at the stadium.
Look at the size of the other teams catchment areas we are about 3-400,000 yet all the others are between 3 and 5 times the size. Also teesside has never fully recovered from the recessions of the 80's and 90's all those cities have had lots of finance pumped there way. We do well for the size of the area with our economics, as you say we were spoilt in the 90's
Quote from: Sandinista on 02 November 2010, 03:28:19 PM
Look at the size of the other teams catchment areas we are about 3-400,000 yet all the others are between 3 and 5 times the size. Also teesside has never fully recovered from the recessions of the 80's and 90's all those cities have had lots of finance pumped there way. We do well for the size of the area with our economics, as you say we were spoilt in the 90's
Yeah, you're right about the economic problems the area has faced/is facing, but there are an awful lot of Boro fans who are fickle and turn their back on the team after one bad result. That doesn't seem to be the way with other teams. Hull has a similar catchment to us, and they're still pulling 20k+ per week. We've actually got the second lowest % of seats filled in the league, only 50% of the stadium filled on average.
Now, I've got to admit that I rarely go to the games, but that's mainly because of work. Last year I went to a couple of mid-week games, and the away trip to Plymouth, so maybe some people would say I don't have the right to complain about other fans?
Quote from: Leon on 02 November 2010, 04:06:50 PM
Last year I went to...the away trip to Plymouth
Get on, you Janner 8)
Did I mention that [in my spare time] I'm a University College Tutor for University College Plymouth (Marjon)? Not that I speak like that or anything seeing as how I was born in Chelsea :) ;) 8)
Quote from: Leon on 26 October 2010, 06:13:14 PM
Have we ever found out who your team is?!
yup I told you before, when Nik said I had the blues from no ECL footy, yet tonite i'm quite happy and seems Nik has the Blues :) [ 2- 0 ( Torres ) ]
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Shocking...I'd just like to know on which planet does it make sense to put Drogba on the bench for an away game at Anfield? Stoopid...stoopid... :(