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And finished second not a great fan but statistics show he not worst
I would argue a better measure of a manager is how they achieved vs. the tools they were given and the expectations. For example, the job Nigel Adkins did in keeping us up in the Championship in 2010, even though he lost more game than he won that season, is more impressive than say promotion under Russ Wilcox.
My judgement of Dean is, admittedly, slightly clouded by the fact I found him really unimpressive as a leader (those interviews when he sounded like his world had fallen apart after a narrow defeat, you never got that from Adkins) and I found his style of football & refusal to change his approach very frustrating.
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A good lesson on the importance of “sample size” in statistics.
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Petition to appoint PhilAnders as official Iron Bru head scout.
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Reckon their keeper, centre backs and right wing back had over 50% of their possession but it was possession without intent.
A lot of their play was a bit like watching us at times last season.
That’s a testament to Butler in that case, had us set up solidly so that they couldn’t find a way to break us down. And as you say, tapping it around aimlessly at the back is exactly what we’d have been doing last season under Dean. The South Shields manager thinks he’d rather watch his team than us but having watched us play incredibly dull football under Dean, I’m all in favour of Butler’s approach.
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In Butler we trust! A controlled, dominant performance, at least judging by the radio coverage. God it makes such a pleasant change to have a proper manager in charge this season.
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The Lincolnite Website has folded and Gi News will probably follow, people won’t pay for websites but will pay a couple of quid for a quality paper, which the Telegraph isn’t.
You say that but all evidence points to the fact that they won’t.
Went downhill when Bob Steels retiref
Went downhill when people stopped paying for their news, same as the rest of the industry sadly. These days people don’t buy papers and don’t want to pay for new websites, so it’s not surprising that the quality drops. What is unforgiveable is the way the last government cut BBC funding forcing them to slash BBC local radio, something which is really important for communities & democracy. These days there is very little Humberside-specific reporting which is combined with a big drop in the number of journalists working in the region.
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Looking at some of the footage from last season did think Ogle left his position on several occasions and we seemed to concede.
From what I saw, Ogle was very over-rated. Defensively suspect and his crossing was dreadful. His forward runs offered some threat but I never saw him as irreplaceable.
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Three games in, three games won, no goals conceded, but apparently it’s not good enough?
We used to have great fans but in the last 15-20 years they have become more & more entitled with ridiculously high expectations. Enjoy it, we’re started on the right track, it won’t always be this good.
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I do hope we’re not going to be like England fans and complain even when we’re winning because we’re not winning well enough.
Correct – predicted he would play the ugly, defensive and direct football we are now seeing.
Honestly, I don’t know what to say to nonsense like this. Did you even see a game played until one-plan Dean last season?
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Never been a better advert of the need for a proper regulator of the game in this country.
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If you want to sell a premium product, you have to ensure it’s premium, otherwise people will wonder what they’re paying for.
Surely a few free upgrades for the AA volunteer force wouldn’t be out of order.
Agree with this, there must be some scope for some “thank you” arrangements for those who have give their time & skills.
