Poached managers

[Golden Fox]

Today's possibilities have got me thinking about the last few times we had our managers poached. After the run of Brian Little (Villa), Mark McGhee (Wolves) and MON (Celtic) we've only had 1 manager in the last 24 years poached, which was Gary Megson! By Bolton! 

 

Considering the successes in that time, it's pretty remarkable - and we haven't lost a manager to one of the big English clubs in my lifetime. 

 

I'd pretty much forgotten that it might happen to us again. I remember going down to Oxford and back the day that Little was probably going and listening out for updates on the radio all day as to any news... So not sure I'll enjoy the same thing in these days of social media! 

[Tuna]

Pearson to Hull?

[Jimmy]

6 minutes ago, Tuna said:

Pearson to Hull?

I think that was a case of we wanted Sousa and Hull asked about Pearson so we didn't have to sack him, rather than we wanted the manager to stay and had him taken from us

[Jobyfox]

I think I’d rather have some of them fried - particularly when thinking of Brendan. 

[SkidsFox]

I couldn't eat a whole one.

[Dr The Singh]

Prefer poached pears

[Foxdiamond]

38 minutes ago, Golden Fox said:

Today's possibilities have got me thinking about the last few times we had our managers poached. After the run of Brian Little (Villa), Mark McGhee (Wolves) and MON (Celtic) we've only had 1 manager in the last 24 years poached, which was Gary Megson! By Bolton! 

 

Considering the successes in that time, it's pretty remarkable - and we haven't lost a manager to one of the big English clubs in my lifetime. 

 

I'd pretty much forgotten that it might happen to us again. I remember going down to Oxford and back the day that Little was probably going and listening out for updates on the radio all day as to any news... So not sure I'll enjoy the same thing in these days of social media! 

I'm old enough to remember Frank O'Farrell going to Man U. 

[Long Eaton Fox]

I prefer my managers to be grilled 🤨

[Nalis]

Megson was more of a hard boiler 

[the draper]

I prefer mine fried 

[Royston.]

i prefer the egg thread

[ARM1968]

I prefer them BBQ’d

[Mike Oxlong]

This thread is a yolk 

[foxile5]

Came here to make the exact joke made five times.

 

I have no purpose here.

[worth_the_wait]

Not a very eggciting thread.

[VintageFox73]

This thread has totally scrambled my brain

[boots60]

This thread has a free range to get very silly

[Nalis]

1 hour ago, foxile5 said:

Came here to make the exact joke made five times.

 

I have no purpose here.

Just post it anyway, otherwise you might reggret it

[foxile5]

They're quite nice on buttered toast.

 

 

Thank you @NalisI didn't want to become a shell of myself.

[niyaminski]

Eggcellent thread. Really cracking me up. 

[Gravel]

It's a quiet Thursday so omelette-ing most of these terrible puns go.

[Vazman]

So many unhealthy and old fashioned options, surely Air fried

[gurru991]

On 22/05/2024 at 12:06, Foxdiamond said:

I'm old enough to remember Frank O'Farrell going to Man U. 

Me Too !!!

[weller54]

Add another to the list....

[Mickyblueeyes]

The celebration on here when Megson left was something else. Real community feel. Plenty’s of please and thank yous. Happiness all round. The only other time that felt as wholesome was when we won the league.