Appleton back to Oxford?

[Wizerud]

Sorry if this has already been posted. The Mercury is reporting that Appleton is in the frame to return to Oxford as they just sacked the bloke who took over from him. 

 

I kinda want him to stay. He was very good in his brief role as interim manager for us and with the way football works I’d like to keep him around!

[Gerard]

I suppose it depends on what Puel thinks. Appleton was happy to come here as assistant when he was wanted and I don't suppose much has changed.

[Webbo]

He must be on more money here than he was back at Oxford or else why would he come?Can Oxford afford to outbid us?

[brucey]

Surely he or Oxford will need to pay compensation (that they can't afford) to get him out of his contract here, as we paid Oxford significant compensation to get him out of his contract there. In either case, think this is lazy journalism, Appleton said when he joined that a PL asst manager job was his stepping stone to board level management or something similar.

[ARM1968]

Noooooo. We need the Hulk. He was French too. It’s all symbiotic. 

[Stadt]

 

How things have changed, a few had decided he was awful and wanted him gone, we won at Swansea then everybody had always rated him all along

[winteriscoming]

If there gym facilities are better than ours we are fvcked 

[Ozwin]

I can see Puel letting him go if it's what he wants to do.

[Foxxed]

Agree with Brucey: lazy journalism. He joined to be an assistant manager. He's still an assistant manager but now to a much more experienced manager.

[baldeagle]

Unless Puel wants rid why would he go it’s a step backwards as far as he’s concerned 

[Alf Bentley]

1 minute ago, baldeagle said:

Unless Puel wants rid why would he go it’s a step backwards as far as he’s concerned 

 

That's what I was thinking: unless either he's not enjoying working with Puel or Claude doesn't really want him here, why leave when he's accruing good top level experience here?

I'd have thought that he'd have already gone if it wasn't working out for either of them, but who knows?

 

Hopefully just crap speculative journalism, like O'Neill gets linked with LCFC whenever the vacancy comes up, without any substance to the speculation.

[baldeagle]

2 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

That's what I was thinking: unless either he's not enjoying working with Puel or Claude doesn't really want him here, why leave when he's accruing good top level experience here?

I'd have thought that he'd have already gone if it wasn't working out for either of them, but who knows?

 

Hopefully just crap speculative journalism, like O'Neill gets linked with LCFC whenever the vacancy comes up, without any substance to the speculation.

Appleton spoke well of Puel on Match of the Day two at the weekend so I think they get on 

[Nigel Graham Pearson]

Surely this won’t happen? He left them for us, and he won’t get better pay there.

 

Perhaps he’s bitter that he was sold the dream of working under the great Craig of Shakespeare and doesn’t want to work under tactical midget Puel?

[Alf Bentley]

2 minutes ago, baldeagle said:

Appleton spoke well of Puel on Match of the Day two at the weekend so I think they get on 

 

Hopefully so, though I don't suppose he'd slag his "line manager" off on national TV even if he didn't rate him! 

He does usually seems to be alongside him being consulted, though.

 

Of course, I don't even know whether Appleton is any good. But the fact that we're improving under the Claude regime makes me see such a hypothetical change as unwanted disruption. If it ain't broke and all that...

 

[st albans fox]

we don't actually know if either of them has managed to say something to the other and been understood !!!

 

 

[brucey]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

we don't actually know if either of them has managed to say something to the other and been understood !!!

 

 

Appleton did allude to some communication issues on MOTD2 yesterday. Seemed a bit shifty whenever asked about LCFC in general, although he probably was just trying to avoid accidentally saying anything he shouldn't

[baldeagle]

11 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Hopefully so, though I don't suppose he'd slag his "line manager" off on national TV even if he didn't rate him! 

He does usually seems to be alongside him being consulted, though.

 

Of course, I don't even know whether Appleton is any good. But the fact that we're improving under the Claude regime makes me see such a hypothetical change as unwanted disruption. If it ain't broke and all that...

 

Yep leave well alone 

[Colourmy]

I have to say Foxestalk seems to have more than a few Behavioural Psychologists on here. Always looking for that little snippet or nugget based on someone's stance or conversations on TV. 

 

Edited 22 January 2018 by Colourmy

[foxfanazer]

Doesn’t make sense really so it’s probably true

[Sir Shep]

Well if he does go I just hope he doesn’t take Vardy and Mahrez with him!

[surrifox]

When Shakey left I recall him saying he came here as assistant and just wanted the chance to do his job regardless of the manager change . The club honoured their undertaking so it would be a bit infra if he walked away 

[ARM1968]

45 minutes ago, Colourmy said:

I have to say Foxestalk seems to have more than a few Behavioural Psychologists on here. Always looking for that little snippet or nugget based on someone's stance or conversations on TV. 

 

 

I know for a fact there is a Psychology Professor on this board. 

[WigstonWanderer]

Him & Claude seem to be constantly discussing stuff during matches. Far more so than Shakey & Ranieri. Suggests that they have bonded well.

 

Unless they are actually arguing of course.

[Redouane]

I think Puel kept him since he wanted a smooth transition with an assistant who knew the players. Maybe he's looking for somebody with more top level experience now

Edited 22 January 2018 by Redouane

[GaelicFox]

Earns 3 times more here 

 

he aint going back