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Good point, though Dan Roan was tweeting earlier that he had heard there was no chance re RBS refinancing. I reckon they will get an extension from RBS, I guess that wouldnt count as a refinance...

If RBS reposess then H&G wouldnt own the club any more so therefore imo they have no rights to dictate/veto the sale. I agree re the timing of the bids and it does seem very suspect. Why bid now when they could buy at a fraction of the price in 10 days? Are they hoping to take advantage of the pressure, give G&H an opportunity for them to make there money back without all the RBS overhead and paperwork?

Thats what pisses me off, every time MB talked to the press about the sale he stated that the board could accept a bid without the approval of H&G...thats obviously b****x otherwise we would have been sold already.

My money is on Cecil

Agree - especially the bit about what MB & CP want to see in the press especially if the rumours re MB resigning are true...gives him his get out, i found two buyers but they werent accepted by H&G. Not that fits in with everything he has said about the board having ultimate control on whether a bid is accepted or not.

On R5 now - Board meeting today, Independant board of a mind to accept one of the bids, H&G dont want to accept the bids as they will walk away with no profit at all. Dan Roan sceptical whether its the beginning of the end or not, know v little about the bids or how much they are for. Important to bear in mind that its in the interests of CP & MB that there are bidders out there...not sure what to believe. Confirmed that the deadline is the 15th.

Thats right Roy its all his fault, everything is...fecking Roy "medocre" Hodgson I wonder how many grudges he is holding from his 35 years....fool I did wonder why he had gone so quiet recently. He maybe a bit of numpty at times but he deserves a chance imo.

Nope not at all, where has that come from? Re Thommo lets hope so, but I have been burnt too many times in the past to believe anything atm

35 years, 35 years, 35 years, ffs I wish he would stop repeating that same statement in every interview. Yes Roy you have 35 years experience but in all of those 35 years you won absolutely nothing (of any note) and it just serves to remind us of how mediocre your record is and how unwilling you are to change something thats not working.

Thats what i think, I didnt want Kenny - I dont want memories of him tarnished or for him to be perceived as being part of the problem with the owners. But currently its the only choice until we are sold, it really cant get much worse than it is atm so he has nothing to lose.

I agree, its not nice and I dont like seeing him being ripped apart in the press but he is not good enough.

Definitely, the times article was pretty direct too. Do you recall that email from Broughton which was circulated around a few forums, it was after Rafa had been sacked where someone from TIA who had mailed him criticising the decision iIrc Broughton responded with "thats not what the press thought" or some similar rubbish. Well isnt it ironic that it may help us out now...

Exactly, at the time we were all blaming him being with the England squad etc...both him and Carragher had nothing to say about Rafa when they came back

Oh yes!! Roy has given new meaning to the term "Lone striker"...

Maybe I am, but they were a mid table team who were struggling and therefore you dont expect them to be overly technical or brimming with ability. Therefore the system that he has employed for 35 years (which he is so keen to tell everyone at almost every opportunity) was something that brought rigidity and a solidness to there play. Just that alone meant an upturn in results, most importantly the expectations were lower and he found his level. For someone who has been managing for so long to have only one system is not good enough, it is abundantly clear that there is no plan b. People wonder why he doesnt make substitutions imo its because he simply doesnt know what to do, he looks lost in every game and thats because he doesnt understand why the system he is employing isnt working.

Exactly, if we defended as a team it would be very different. Currently he is left isolated on too many occasions, we dont press which means our entire defence is under more pressure and they are being found out. Under Benitez the team hunted in packs, forcing errors and regaining posession we are not doing that under Roy. I agree he should do better but the system employed isnt helping him or the entire defence for that matter.

At Fulham the players he had were suited to the type of football he likes to play, the system he has been using for 35 years and most importantly the expectations were low so that he had alot of time maybe tweak it slightly. Though i refuse to believe it changed much in his entire time at Fulham. As for Jose, to put it simply his system works and has been proven to work wherever he has been, yes he may have been found out by Rafa on more than one occasion (which just reaffirms the tactical class of Rafa) but he has always won things and not only that Jose was never scared to make changes if things werent working. Comparing Roy to Jose is like trying to compare Roy to Rafa there is only one winner and it isnt Roy. They are both on different planet when it comes to talent, Roy cant even compete

Yes, playing a certain type of football which suited the players he had at Fulham. Part of being a good manager would be looking at the squad you have and playing a system that is compatible or suits the players, playing them to there strengths rather than trying to mold them into something that clearly isnt working.

and lets not forget Mclaren (fair play to him for doing well in NL) who was pretty hopeless when it came to the England team also

Pellegrini was mine, I didnt want the image of Kenny to be tarnished or for him to be seen as part of the problem. With the situation we face atm there can only be one solution, Kenny in until the club is sold.

I think someone has hacked DH's account, i say a lifetime ban and lecture on internet security is in order

It would appear not unfortunately, Roy still has a job....

I can imagine it now...Roy picking up a copy and thinking this guy knows nothing compared to me...35 years....