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It’s verging on cruelty now. You know when you’ve had a bad game as a player. He must feel like shit every Saturday night.

Yep. If you’re going to lead just by example you‘ve got to be outstanding most of the time.

I only saw in once at that egg cup game at Rochdale. From what I’d heard I expected a lot more. People were talking like he was the second coming of Alan Wright etc. He was hardly involved in a game he should have shone in and he looked a bit on the small side to me.

Nyambe as a wing back ? Great defender but he hasn’t got a creative bone in his body.

Sounds like Baath is playing centrally in a back three. Not his game. Maybe that’s why Coventry have scored 4.

All you leave behind of any real worth when you go to the big changing room in the sky is your reputation and your good name. He’ll just be remembered as a yes man for the Chicken Chokers.

All those would get into today’s team, no problem.

Coar must have absolutely no pride, self respect or integrity.

There is no plan. Apart from cutting costs.

Of course. Nobody else is standing still but you.

It’s called having “ ambition “. The limit of our ambition is to stay exactly where we are.

“ Schrödinger’s coach “.

I remember listening too radio Lancs one Saturday afternoon and the dingles were getting battered about 5 or 6 nil at home. Several players had been substituted at half time. They interviewed Stan Ternent after the game and he said words to the effect - “ There were players out there today that will never play for this club again as long as I am the manager “. And they didn’t. Like him or loathe him Ternent got them from being a joke club to being a serious proposition again. We could have done with that approach in the past, we might not have been in the mess we are in now. They are several players I can think of who should never have played for this club again after some of the performances. i like people who tell it like it is. If certain people get offended - tough.

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You think Travis doesn’t want to leave then ?

It all depends on what sort of person you are. If it was me I’d be thinking - “ I’m not covering up for these bastards any longer “ . Maybe Ismael thought the same.

I think it’s pretty bad in sport. Cricket is worse in my opinion. When. I worked in industry we stuck together, we had to, because we knew if we didn’t we’d get abused by the management.

Nobody is pushing him anymore, he’s going.

That’s why it very rarely happens. There no integrity in pro football and there hasn’t been for decades.

So you think that the other players wouldn’t have known Travis wanted to leave iuntil Israel said so ? Even the dogs in the street could see he wanted a move

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Football is a team game played by individuals. They all look after number one. Nobody is going to rock the boat - ever. There are a multitude of lucrative jobs awaiting for ex-players who toe the line and keep their traps shut. Throw in coach anybody, set piece coach ? They’ve all got their eyes on the future prizes. Remember what happened to Mike Newall when he spoke out ?

I agree. He was asked a straight question and he gave a straight answer. That’s not “ throwing anybody under the bus” , it’s simply telling the truth.

I’ve been Venkies out since they sacked Big Sam. They obviously had a death wish for the club even then.

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