edinboro 815 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I'd expect a few signings over the next few days now. Hopefully we can hit the ground running. I like the idea of Warnock pitching up at Gibbo's gaff uninvited and laying down the law to him. In my head that's what happened. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Smoggy-in-VA 189 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 If you'd have asked me before Woodgate got the chop if I'd be happy with Warnock, I'd have said no. I would have said he was too similar to Pulis. But he won me over in the games he managed. I know we lost as many as we won under Warnock, but I saw of couple of positives. First, the football was way better than under Pulis. Pulisball was effective, but it was bloody hard to watch. I thought we played some good stuff in the games we won. Also, he seemed to get more out of Britt than we've seen previously. Pulis seemed to destroy his confidence. I also love his energy. He seems like a genuine bloke, who really can't be away from the game (I can't imagine him enjoying pottering around his house with his missus). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
White Band 831 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I think it's a sensible appointment given the circumstances. Our first competitive game of next season is less than seven weeks away. Trying to find a new manager, rebuild the squad and implement a new playing style (which seem to be the three things people were wanting) would have been unrealistic in the time available. I think Warnock will be able to stabilise us - we were in freefall before he came. I am not expecting us to be challenging for promotion next season (Cardiff had much better foundations when Warnock took over there) but I also don't expect us to still be fighting for survival on the final day of the season. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
TLF10 4,497 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 @diggerlad07 and @Lurker. Thanks for sharing the info you were both given on here. Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 2,118 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, SmogDane said: Oh boy, I would love to see that list .. @diggerlad07 @Lurker @Raf smog and other itks .. Any snippets? Not a clue. Knew the plan pre-covid. Nothing since. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,347 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lurker said: Not a clue. Knew the plan pre-covid. Nothing since. Will Woodgate be involved at all? Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,484 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, edinboro said: I'd expect a few signings over the next few days now. Hopefully we can hit the ground running. I like the idea of Warnock pitching up at Gibbo's gaff uninvited and laying down the law to him. In my head that's what happened. 3am in the Gibson household Steve's sleep is interrupted by the need to answer the call of nature. He groggily rises and shuffles to his bathroom. A noise from downstairs brings him to a halt. Steves blood runs cold at the sound of broken glass. Someone is down there. Who? Why? How? He creeps down the staircase. Eyes scanning the darkness for signs of the intruder. Have they come to rob him? Has Mel Morris turned up for a fight to the death? Has Keith Lamb come to take back his fax machine? Steve's fear grows as he enters the dining room. He can feel a mysterious presence lurking inside. A lamp light flicks on. It reveals Warnock, sitting comfortably at the table. He has a pint of bitter in his hand and is dressed head to toe in MFC official 2021 Hummel Training gear. After a moment of silence between them, Warnock begins to speak. "Ey up son" he says softly. "Come have a seat and let's chat. I need to tell ya about a man called Sol Bamba." SCENE ENDS 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,982 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 33 minutes ago, Changing Times said: Will Woodgate be involved at all? AFAIK he is still employed by the club, so who knows what is going on there. Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,642 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Brunners said: AFAIK he is still employed by the club, so who knows what is going on there. Easier to pay him off slowly than all at once would be my guess. Link to post Share on other sites
liambell42 103 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, Brunners said: AFAIK he is still employed by the club, so who knows what is going on there. Cleaning the toilets Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,064 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Neverbefore said: That's that then Think it is a bit unfair to call our new signings tools before we even know who they are....but then again we have had a few on the books over the last few seasons Link to post Share on other sites
BegSteeleOrBoro 55 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I’m not disappointed with Warnock, but a one year contract doesn’t scream that Gibson is going for promotion. I think Warnock will be tasked with righting the ship and setting up for the next manager - on the cheap, unfortunately. He will probably sign better players than the last few managers and have some input into the longer term transfer plans, but I really think no one should be expecting miracles. We’ve got an appalling squad and have lost most of the experienced players. Compare us to Watford or Bournemouth (or even dirty leeds) and you can see how far away we are from a promotion team. Gibson will be hoping that the football league bring in a wage cap so we can compete in a year or two - but I really wouldn’t expect him to find a huge transfer budget. Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I've said it a few times now, but looking forward to Warnock leaving at the end of the season after we fail to get promoted and we're left with a bunch of players with little to no re-sale value. It doesn't matter how great a manager Warnock is, this squad needs a massive overhaul to be even remotely competitive and I don't think we can afford to assemble such a squad in a short space of time. We have to get the big earners off the books first, and the likes of George Friend being offered a new contract isn't exactly comforting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus 63 481 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: I've said it a few times now, but looking forward to Warnock leaving at the end of the season after we fail to get promoted and we're left with a bunch of players with little to no re-sale value. It doesn't matter how great a manager Warnock is, this squad needs a massive overhaul to be even remotely competitive and I don't think we can afford to assemble such a squad in a short space of time. We have to get the big earners off the books first, and the likes of George Friend being offered a new contract isn't exactly comforting. That book isn't wrote yet, so give the bloke a chance. Sick of hearing you complain. you're just about the most negative poster on here. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 42 minutes ago, Erimus 63 said: That book isn't wrote yet, so give the bloke a chance. Sick of hearing you complain. you're just about the most negative poster on here. I will give Warnock a chance, I just know how bad the squad is. Likewise, you annoy me with your constant rose-tinted optimism. I prefer to see myself as a realist. Link to post Share on other sites
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