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Nothing he can possibly do selection wise to try and get the sack could possibly ever top hooking Nyambe, putting a CF in his place, then hooking him after 10 mins and putting yet another player ( a CB) out of position there. But yes, I agree it seems from his recent interviews he wants paying off and judging by the latest pre match interview he has completely lost interest and isn't afraid of showing it.

You put your right back in your right back out You do the Tony Cokey and you shake 'em all about You do the Tony Cokey and you swap em all around That's what it's all about Nyambe out!

Thanks.

I can't remember exactly who was on it off the top of my head but I thought your shortlist was fairly decent at the time.

Bloody hell Chaddy, that's a little bit duplicitous, it's not so long ago you were blasting people on here for constantly questioning you about Mowbray and reminding them that you had consistently said you'd give him until the end of the season come what may!

Never heard of Chris Rush but where is he going, is he joining another Club or getting another job outside football?

At least one of us on here will have a good time on Saturday then!. Hope you, your daughter and your family have a lovely day.

Not for much longer. Do they allow you to ride horses round housing estates?

Are the contents of this meeting confidential for the benefit of the Trust then?

And is that good enough for you?

Whoosh! 🙂

What, by Tony?

As things stand, without the specification for the new combined training centre on the application being amended, then if it were passed I can't forsee any other outcome than Cat 1 status being lost. At which point we'd probably get some hard luck story from Waggott along the lines of "Everyone knows how important Cat 1 status was to me and we did our very best but unfortunately the constraints that were placed on us in order to obtain planning permission were incompatible with meeting the Cat 1 Academy requirements." When in reality a perfunctory look at the regulations would have shown this before the scheme even got off the ground.

That's not quite right though, the applications are inextricably linked but if permissions are subsequently granted for both there's no obligation to act on either of them. However the option is there to do so if the Club wishes. Hypothetically also if permission for the housing development was given but the one for the Training Centre was refused, the Club then know that the housing development has been agreed in principle and there would be nothing likely to stand in the way of a separate stand alone application in future. I can't help but think we're being massively conned on this. If the intention was to genuinely improve the training facilities and retain Cat 1 Academy Status (apart from upgrading the existing facilities) then surely the way to go about it would have been to draw up detailed plans of the new combined training facility and what space was available for outdoor pitches and submit them to whoever deals with Academy classification to see if the new facility was likely to comply with Cat 1 status. THEN (if the answer was affirmative) submit the joint application so that everyone knew exactly what we were dealing with. The way it's been done seems to be the opposite, be as vague and non committal as possible about the training facility as possible to try and get the housing plans through. Then, even if both sets of plans were approved, there's no guarantee at all the new facility will meet Cat 1 status. In fact if the new facility is built to the specification outlined in the application (i.e. virtually identical to the existing STC) then it seems unlikely that it would as according to Cat 1 regulations it seems the Academy lads would have to have their own exclusive facility. It comes across as though Waggott has either never given a thought to the subject of Academy Status or assumed we could do a new build and get Cat 1 status almost automatically and put the planning application in accordingly. Then someone has looked at the regulations ano said "shit they can't share!" at which point he has hurriedly started talking about 2 storey buildings and Cat 1 status being important after everyone kicked off about it.

Great player but I wasn't particularly impressed with him as a manager at either Derby or Chelsea. On the plus side would raise the profile of the Club and would let the youngsters express themselves. Not going to want to come here though is he?

Cowleys for me too. Don't rate Monk in the slightest. Other than that agree with your post almost entirely. Bit harsh on Johnson possibly, risky and timing not ideal now but could be great. Venus would be be beyond suicidal. Isn't he meant to be Tony's ace transfer negotiator who I also read somewhere (might have been in connection with Coventry) Tony also thought was a genius at juggling figures? "Write the theme tune Sing the theme tune...."

Didn't realise Moore had gone to Sheff Wed. Was wondering today if he might be an option for us. Done quite well at Doncaster. Might be a bit too late for them this season but he should be a good appointment either way. As for us I'd get the Cowley brothers in. And fast.

I went on there this morning to see if opinion had changed, to be fair I think most have woken up and smelt the coffee but bizarrely there are still a few who think TM is still the man and as long as we don't go down there's no cause for concern and next season with the crowd in ** and a new pitch etc etc I really don't understand it, it's like Tom said a week or two ago, it's as if these supporters (if they are genuine accounts) support Mowbray and not the Club. ** of which there won't be so bloody many if Mowbray is still here.

"We're only 14 points behind......" "If we go on a run......." "Let's judge it at the end of the season......."

Yes down to 10 men and scoring a winner in the 97th minute! Will do wonders for their morale. Bicycle clips on!

Yes, I think it's pretty obvious that if the intention were to genuinely improve the training facilities then plans would simply have been unveiled to upgrade the existing facilities to which we'd have all stood up and applauded. Or, if it was possible to do everything to the same standard on the one site (which I don't believe it is) we'd have been shown detailed plans of a space age new complex which would have made our jaws hit the floor. None of that. The telling thing for me is that a lot of thought and planning has gone into the proposed housing development and there's no detail at all about the new training centre or why it will allegedly be better in footballing terms or how it will meet Cat 1 Academy regulations. Waggott's probably been tasked with trying to cut running costs in the Club generally and possibly is trying to do that by merging the two training centres into one and scrapping the other. If he can benefit from a Developer for obtaining the planning permission that would be a bonus for him as well. It's difficult to see how the owners benefit from this unless there's a massive surplus left over from the sale of the land after the new training centre is built. If they have to wait years to see the benefit of any cost savings what use is that?

Feel a bit sorry for Johnson. Should have been given a chance to prove his worth early enough in each of the last 3 seasons. Now I fear it's too late, we're on the cusp of a relegation fight and if things get any worse it would probably be a bit too much of a risk to chuck him in for his first experience of management in those circumstances. His prospects could well have gone here, tarnished by association with Mowbray, Venus, Lowe and Benson.

JFHC That might have been what Mowbray was alluding to when he said keep the footballing ethos of the Club the same if he goes. Hoping to keep Venus in a job. Mowbray or Venus, we'd better hope neither Rotherham or Sheffield Wed put a run together.

That must absolutely NOT I repeat NOT be allowed to happen. I'm not sure what this obsession with Mowbray is, it's not as if he's a King Kenny who would be a major asset and add to the stature of the Club going forward if used properly. He's a bloke with (at the very best) an extremely ordinary managerial career. We rescued him off the managerial scrapheap and whilst he did well for a season and a half to two seasons he has been imo an abject failure at Championship level despite having millions and millions of pounds of financial support chucked at him. He and Venus don't seem to have any concept of what Championship players are worth these days either in terms of their salary demands. Having him as a DOF would be an absolute disaster. The manager wouldn't be able to manage and Mowbray would always looking to protect the players already here over bringing in new players to try and improve the starting eleven.

Has the Alex Neil trail gone cold?