adampowley.bsky.social
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Shankly. Few, if any, equals.
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'Didn't he play for...?' etc
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There is that.
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đź‘Ť
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Excellent. Once upon a time we were in a taxi in Seville just before Lo Celso signed for Spurs. We saw the driver had a Betis pennant hanging from his rear view mirror and asked what he thought of him leaving.
What ensued was the most frightening taxi ride I think I've ever been in.
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They walk among us.
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Concur.
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Yeah, tend to agree. And I have little faith in those making the change work if that’s what they opt for. But I don’t think it’s a slam dunk to not change.
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Oh yeah, the Brighton game meant zilch. But if the Europa win has shifted the dial (it has), the league defeats also have over a longer timescale. FWIW I don’t think there should be a change, but I can see where it’s coming from.
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Ok, devil’s advocate, a bit:
lose = no Europe, a need to focus on attritional league.
win = CL, a need for European guile and pedigree.
Different managers for different scenarios?
Appreciate it’s reaching, but…
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Ha ha
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Whilst I think people would move on pretty quick if results are good (see Ange post Conte, see Redknapp post Ramos, see just about every managerial upheaval) Enic are on a sharper horns of a dilemma than previously. And it's of their own making.
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The line seems to be 'good squad, in the CL, job's a good-un'. But - and hear me out here - I think Paul Merson got it right that almost the opposite is true, as others have been saying in this fred. Same goes for Tuchel and the Ingerland job after Southgate. He has to win, and big.
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With the compo Enic pay, and no real damage to rep? Hell yeah.
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It's very interesting to see/hear this. But it would not be any surprise that, if there was to be change, loyalties would switch very rapidly. Nature of the game.
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Fari enough, perhaps. Bit of a stretch for me.
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đź‘Ť
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Indeed. TBBM on Sunday was a case in point. Moan, moan, moan, virtually all game.
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That's fair, IMO.
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Of course you do, and I'm not saying you shouldn't. I have no 'beef' with you, I'm simply having an SM exchange about it. I know these things can across wrong so think of it this way: we bumped into each other in the pub and had a chat, that's all.
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I increasingly find myself thinking I don't 'get' football fans anymore, so maybe it's me who's changed. Anyway, nice conversing with you Hal, as ever.
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is pretty much pub chat on a different platform. Are Arsenal Fan TV 'representative' of Arsenal's fanbase for eg? In some aspects, yes, but also no, and I think most fans (of AFC or otherwise) see that. Same will apply to CFT, I expect, though I could be very wrong and not for the first time.
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We're not talking Farage and Reform, here, are we? No fan group is really that representative; the closest that comes to it are supporters trusts (supporters clubs in old money) national organisations like the FSA, and better IMO on issues such as ticketing, safety etc. Stuff about manager in or out
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What do I think? TBH I don't know much about CFT, specifically (or indeed other groups). From what I do see, there are few things I probably don't agree with. But I don't have an issue with them saying what they want and where, really. It's not that big a deal.
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So that sounds like a no, and you don't think they should have a platform?
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Ange in, doing polls, 'the narrative'. Correct me if I'm wrong but you seem to disagree with a lot of what they say and do. So, in other words, if they did align with your view do you think they should be given a media platform or not?
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It is IMO, but that's not my question.
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Fine. But 'extra publicity that legitimises them' is creeping into being censorious. And it's making mountains out of pretty small molehills IMO (and I'm probably just as guilty posting about it).
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100% right. I'm not defending them - I'm just saying they can say what they want because are both seem pretty excercised that they are.
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I'll ask again: would you be saying this if CFT agreed with you? Genuine Q, because if we're debating whether or not people can talk and think about their club, gather other people's views, maybe even go on TS, then that 'freedom' applies to all and not just some.
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How does it 'legitimise' them? To who? To do what? It's fans chewing the fat and saying stuff. I might not agree with it but that's not the point, it's a freeish country and they can say what they want within obvious reason.
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Oh, I dunno, ask them. You might as well ask what is the point of any fan comment, in that case.
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Concur. This poll won't - should not - have any bearing on what the club do.
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And actually, it is still a pretty clear margin in favour - so what's the problem?
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Would you be saying the same thing if it was overwhelmingly in support of AP?
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Perhaps, but I don't think so. It's end of the season and it's a big old question hanging over the club so fair to ask if people do want to ask, I guess.
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Was it done after the Brighton game? That was probably a factor - some fans (in general) are very volatile from result to result.