Guest Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Portsmouth 93 play off semi final first leg ... Doesn't that count ? No. That was beating Portsmouth. I want to see us thrash the metaphorical pants off of the Red Scum. Is that too much to ask?
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Ok - I've done some searching - and there's a lot of positive here... West Brom Forum So maybe there's a little more hope for me - but he's still ginger, get the just for men out or summit!
Daggers Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 What the **** does "Get behind the manager" mean? Why does anyone need to write it? It's like fundamentalist fans saying no one is allowed to voice a critical opinion. Sod off and take your dumb Megson Jihad with you.
Thracian Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Before i entered this forum tonight i knew what 99% of the response would be on here from Megsons appointment, NEGATIVE! In fact i've had texts from people all day moaning about it, people at work saying its a disaster etc etc.I think everyone needs to cast their minds back 12 months when we looked in danger of dropping out the championship, and probably out of football existence (just take a look at Leeds!) HOW LUCKY ARE WE to still have a football team to support in our great city who, at times can play good football, are playing in the top two league of britain? 5 years ago we were in administration, now we are looking healthy with a rich AMBITIOUS chairman who will do anything to get us success, even if it means getting in a professional manager rather than a charismatic manager. Yes i bought my season ticket this season because i was excited about the Marting Allen era, i seen the players at pre-season and how well we were playing, but i also realise if players can play well under one manager, they can play well under another, and results can always be achieved. It would be nice to get in the premier league but i am just grateful of having the choice to watch a good standard of football which i dont need to travel 200 miles for every saturday! Now lets get behind the new manager!!! He has had PROVEN success and he done Forest over a right treat lol so lets get behind our new man!!! I sincerely hope you are voicing the same enthusiasm for Megson come, say Christmas, and the same messianic belief in Mandaric in a couple of years time. Megson might win me over but when I hear of MM supposedly talking about stability I want to laugh out loud. Cos it is not the likes of me he needs to convince about such a concept - but himself. And if he's suddenly going to be a disciple of stability he'll need a personality transplant - and I don't really believe people change that deeply. Anyone can preach stability when things are going well but the test will come when they're not, when players (and/or fans) are voicing their grumbles and dissatisfaction about the manager and his ways. I'm not sure MM's ever passed that sort of test yet. In fact, simply reading his record, he strikes me as the last bloke I'd want to rely on for backing in a managerial crisis of any kind. But we'll see. And we'll see if he's a deliverer or a destroyer. I remain sceptical of course but I have always respected your views and hope wholeheartedly that your optimism - and that of a seemingly increasing number of other fans - proves 100% justified.
l444ry Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 What the **** does "Get behind the manager" mean?Why does anyone need to write it? It's like fundamentalist fans saying no one is allowed to voice a critical opinion. Sod off and take your dumb Megson Jihad with you. Allelujah!!! About time we had some reason amongst all this sycophancy. Is ostrich aping and self-denial the new fashion?
Daggers Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 I wish I had NEVER said Mégson would get the job.I feel guilty for making MM think I was right. I hardly slept a wink last night. GOD! Life sucks! But, a mere two hours later and... Un-fecking-believable!It's not even been officially announced yet and already Gary Megson has a rope around his neck. We should remember it could have been worse - Warnock? Reid? We should also remember that he DID do a good job at WBA. As he says, he had no money to keep them up. And even if he did have money, look how many clubs do bounce straight back down. So that's hardly a disaster. And think of the parachute payments we'd get. Leicester were a yo-yo club for many seasons. If Megson gets us up, he'll get more of MM's money. If he starts to fail then, he'll be gone. His time at F***st was poor - but he took on a team that were doomed anyway! If he had have succeeded, he'd not be out of work now becasue he'd have pulled off a miracle. So can we really take that into account? Norwich was his first job, and everybody either ****s up and/or learns a lot in their first job. So I am not prepared to take that into consideration. He is here. He is our new manager. MM owns the club he bought and is entitled to hire whoever he likes. A lot of companies do that. We spent a long time berating MON when he failed to get results - look what he did for us. The same could / might have been said about MA, but in business, if the boss does not get on with one of his underlings, the underling goes. Personal feelings do not come into it. It was a shame as he might have been excellent, but we have to move forward. I think it's time for someone to speak out. Not necessarily in favour of the appointment, but to give the guy a chance. For those of you who are slagging the guy and his record already, just think ahead. If Megson gets us up, you are all going to look pretty fu cking stupid. Give the guy a chance and lets see what he can do with this squad. If he doesn't get results, he won't be arond long anyway because MM clearly does not suffer poor results. Either way, it's a win-win situation. Either we get promotion, or Megson goes. Simple as. I've had my say - you can agree or disagree. I don't really care. I just don't want to keep reading the umpteen anti - Megson threads and posts from people who are more concerned that MM did not pick a fan's favourite than someone who might be the best manager we have had in a long time. See ya! I'm going to phone Salman Rushdie now to see how you deal with a fatwas.
Thracian Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Un-fecking-believable!It's not even been officially announced yet and already Gary Megson has a rope around his neck. We should remember it could have been worse - Warnock? Reid? We should also remember that he DID do a good job at WBA. As he says, he had no money to keep them up. And even if he did have money, look how many clubs do bounce straight back down. So that's hardly a disaster. And think of the parachute payments we'd get. Leicester were a yo-yo club for many seasons. If Megson gets us up, he'll get more of MM's money. If he starts to fail then, he'll be gone. His time at F***st was poor - but he took on a team that were doomed anyway! If he had have succeeded, he'd not be out of work now becasue he'd have pulled off a miracle. So can we really take that into account? Norwich was his first job, and everybody either ****s up and/or learns a lot in their first job. So I am not prepared to take that into consideration. He is here. He is our new manager. MM owns the club he bought and is entitled to hire whoever he likes. A lot of companies do that. We spent a long time berating MON when he failed to get results - look what he did for us. The same could / might have been said about MA, but in business, if the boss does not get on with one of his underlings, the underling goes. Personal feelings do not come into it. It was a shame as he might have been excellent, but we have to move forward. I think it's time for someone to speak out. Not necessarily in favour of the appointment, but to give the guy a chance. For those of you who are slagging the guy and his record already, just think ahead. If Megson gets us up, you are all going to look pretty fu cking stupid. Give the guy a chance and lets see what he can do with this squad. If he doesn't get results, he won't be arond long anyway because MM clearly does not suffer poor results. Either way, it's a win-win situation. Either we get promotion, or Megson goes. Simple as. I've had my say - you can agree or disagree. I don't really care. I just don't want to keep reading the umpteen anti - Megson threads and posts from people who are more concerned that MM did not pick a fan's favourite than someone who might be the best manager we have had in a long time. See ya! If Megson ever earns the right to be compared with MON as a manager I'll happily buy you a couple of pints to celebrate.
Alexikokopops Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 What the **** does "Get behind the manager" mean?Why does anyone need to write it? Homophobe.
Raj Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 A positive spin on this??? It could have been Peter Reid. It could have been Neil Warnock. It could have been Glenn Roeder. Hows that for positive spin?
Daggers Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Homophobe. Which one? * accept, except * acetic, ascetic * advice, advise * affect, effect * axe, acts * axle, axil * deal, dele * caret, carrot * close, clothes * cask, casque * deuce, juice * facts, fax * formerly, formally * halve, have * hostel, hostile * ion, iron * jota, jotter * liar, layer * loch, lock * mana, manna * ordinance, ordnance * paw/pore/pour, poor * pecan, pekan * picture, pitcher * plaintiff, plaintive * prince, prints * presence, presents * tense, tents * wan, won * ambiance, ambience * assay, essay * aught, ought * cot, cote * depositary, depository * forbear, forebear * forego, forgo * gage, gauge * gel, jell * genet, jennet * gibe, gybe * gray, grey * grill, grille * groin, groyne * gunnel, gunwale * hippie, hippy * main, maine * prise, prize * ray, re * ton, tonne * Capitol, capital * Crewe, crew * Czech, check/cheque * Chile, chilly/chilli * Dane, deign * Greece, grease * Hungary, hungry * Lapp, lap * Nice, niece * Pole, poll * Rome, roam * Sikh, seek * Thai, tie * Towcester, toaster * Wales, whales
Alexikokopops Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Which one? * accept, except * acetic, ascetic * advice, advise * affect, effect * axe, acts * axle, axil * deal, dele * caret, carrot * close, clothes * cask, casque * deuce, juice * facts, fax * formerly, formally * halve, have * hostel, hostile * ion, iron * jota, jotter * liar, layer * loch, lock * mana, manna * ordinance, ordnance * paw/pore/pour, poor * pecan, pekan * picture, pitcher * plaintiff, plaintive * prince, prints * presence, presents * tense, tents * wan, won * ambiance, ambience * assay, essay * aught, ought * cot, cote * depositary, depository * forbear, forebear * forego, forgo * gage, gauge * gel, jell * genet, jennet * gibe, gybe * gray, grey * grill, grille * groin, groyne * gunnel, gunwale * hippie, hippy * main, maine * prise, prize * ray, re * ton, tonne * Capitol, capital * Crewe, crew * Czech, check/cheque * Chile, chilly/chilli * Dane, deign * Greece, grease * Hungary, hungry * Lapp, lap * Nice, niece * Pole, poll * Rome, roam * Sikh, seek * Thai, tie * Towcester, toaster * Wales, whales My brain hurts.
Ultra Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 I'm trying to adopt a positive stance on the news of Mr Megson coming in as manager, at first I didn't think i'd be able to. But the news is starting to sink in.I'm still finding the Mandaric era amusing, it's a rollercoaster. Some bits are a bit hairy, i'd hazard a guess that the appointment of Megson is the equivalent of your trainer falling off when you're half way round. But anyway, this is how it's going to be. I'm lapping it up, it's brilliant. Mandaric has officially lost the plot, but I knew that all along. There's some entertainment back in the club, it will be more entertaining than the football Gary serves up for us, but on non matchdays we can still get our pleasure from the behaviour of our stunning chairman. Managers previous records are over-rated, the majority of the past 5 or 6 managers we've had, had good previous records and that meant fook all in terms of how successful they'd be with us. So although Megson has 2 promotions to the Premiership under his belt, it will be a different ball game for him here. He's got to weather the storm of a club that's not had success for quite some time now and a chairman that will demand success from the off. He seems to be an organised chap, his mantra is that he'll get every ounce of ability out of all of his players and if they aren't prepared for that then they'll be bounced out. A similar trait that Martin Allen was known for. The football won't be pretty, but it seems to be a common occurance that any manager we appoint, will carry this reputation. So no need to prepare for change there then. Anyway, apparent attractive football is over-rated anyway. I don't know many teams or managers that have been successful and the football has been grotesque to watch. If we are to achieve promotion or atleast a play-off shout then we'll have won a good 20 games or more in a season and it's inconceivable to think that i'd come away from those games that we've won, angry because of the football served up. I'll cross that luxurious bridge if I ever get the chance. Some fans won't be won over by the token Taggart we've got coming in, but I think it's a good move. If Taggart has the ability to become a successful coach and hopefully a successful manager then i'd be delighted if he could do it here. The fans love him, he loves us and I have a feeling that it will be Gerry Taggart that will be leading us to success in years to come. I'm often wrong, but I envisage Taggart as our manager in a few years and I think he'll be quality. I'm not going to pretend that Megson is the sort of manager i'd have wanted, but looking at the managers we were seriously linked with and had a serious chance of getting, he's more of a coup than Reid and Roeder. Megson can be very shrewd in the transfer market as well, but the concern is his relationship he'll have with Mandaric. Either Megson and Milan don't see this as a problem or Megson is that desperate for the job and the cash, that he doesn't give a fook. We'll soon find out. I know there's going to be a lot of fans who will be seriously pissed off right now. But let's give the Megsonator a chance, Albion fans speak very highly of him. Mandaric might be losing popularity by some, but the one thing he's not scared of is making changes. It's not ideal, but if Megson is shit, then he'll be gone. I'm prepared to give him a chance. There's not a lot else to do. The Forest game next week will be a tidy number. Gary Megson has a clean slate from me. I care not what he's achieved or not achieved before us. If he can get this team giving 100% each game, win the required percentage of our home games and be solid away from home then i'll respect him and back him. If he can't then he'll get the criticism he deserves, but until then, I can't be arsed to cry over Gary's spilt milk. Welcome Megson, Get the ball rolling on our path to promotion in the next year or so. Nearly convincing...
Ultra Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 For those of you who are slagging the guy and his record already, just think ahead. If Megson gets us up, you are all going to look pretty fu cking stupid. To paraphrase Robbie Savage, I've more chance of landing Concorde on the moon blindfolded than the Mandaric/Megson "dream team" has of taking us to the Premier League. (Manwell/Fez/Finnegan - feel free to put this in quote of the week.. )
Teeno Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 It's ridiculous they way a lof of people have reacted to Megson's appointment. We need to be behind him and the team. Ok Milan seems to be of his head a bit, but we can't blame Megson for taking the job. He did well at West Brom and achieved twice what Milan is so desperate to do so this season. Every Manager deserves a chance, I know MA didn't get much of one but from a fans perspective we need to be behind them no matter who's in charge. Remember that day back in March 1996? I bet the truth is a lot of the managers we've been linked with wouldn't want to come to us anyway. I'm happy with the appointment, he's done well at this level before. He might not be my first choice but he's the man incharge of the team I love and I'll give him as much support as I would anyone else. We need to be open minded, any new manager should start with a clean slate and only be judged on how they do for us. If he doesn't do well then fair enough don't suport him.
Monk Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Hear hear. I am sick to death of the hypochondria of so many people on this board completely over reacting to things. Yes this is a big event. Yes, people are perfectly entitled to feel let down by the club. But people who are going about slagging the guy off. Its just not on. I would be willing to bet a decent wager that the same people will be chanting his name in a month. Theres a long long way to go this season. We're in a good position with a good squad and a manager with 2 more promotions under his belt than MA. Leave it out.
Milky Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 You're wasting your breath. The man's got ginger hair.
Vennegoor10 Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Great post. I'm sure many poeple will again bombard with put downs to him etc but the only way we can do anything helpfull is to get behind him. Be positive or keep it to yourself.
David O'Leary Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 You're wasting your breath. The man's got ginger hair. I actually laughed out loud at this :w00t:
He's not bald Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 It's ridiculous they way a lof of people have reacted to Megson's appointment. We need to be behind him and the team. Ok Milan seems to be of his head a bit, but we can't blame Megson for taking the job. He did well at West Brom and achieved twice what Milan is so desperate to do so this season. Every Manager deserves a chance, I know MA didn't get much of one but from a fans perspective we need to be behind them no matter who's in charge. Remember that day back in March 1996? I bet the truth is a lot of the managers we've been linked with wouldn't want to come to us anyway. I'm happy with the appointment, he's done well at this level before. He might not be my first choice but he's the man incharge of the team I love and I'll give him as much support as I would anyone else. We need to be open minded, any new manager should start with a clean slate and only be judged on how they do for us. If he doesn't do well then fair enough don't suport him. He's not the man for the job,bollox to all this get behind him crap,I will support Leicester this Saturday next Saturday home and away come rain or shine as I always have done but please don't jump on the Megson bandwagon, he's a waste of space who by his own admission couldn't get a job until MM came along and he's admitted he knew feck all about us not even how big a club we are. Wake up to reality for fook's sake!
Raj Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Well put Teeno. Although we seem to be in a minority. Its just easier to say- "He's crap,ginger [email protected] was last on my list.shite.im well pissed off" Mind you if we lose the next couple of games,the ginger tw@t can fcuk off back
ASH17LCFC Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Not really a disgrace, called a opinion. We liked Martin Allen and to replace him with a manager who last job was like the titanic. Meant people where always gonna be unhappy including me. I want leicester too do well and megson too do well. Still i think its the wrong choice and im not surprise at how many people feel the same way.
Raj Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Not really a disgrace, called a opinion. That is correct Everyone is entited to their opinions. Just think the negativity is a bit uncalled for.
Chairman of the Bored Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 LCFC fans are a broad church (with one or two atheists as well, including me), a diverse cross section of mankind and every single one of them is bootiful. So it's wrong to call them (us?) "a disgrace". On our day we are the best in the land. Not on our day we are shite. But that's life. The thing is we are all Leicester fans so listen up to what everyone has to say. You don't have to agree with it, just marvel at the enthusiasm with which some fans project their doubts.
ASH17LCFC Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 That is correct Everyone is entited to their opinions. Just think the negativity is a bit uncalled for. Because of the job he did at forest. The guy did a very good job at west brom but will always be remembered as the guy who took forest down. I bet the fans will back him come saturday but if we go 1-0 down. You'll hear the likes of forest t**t and why the f**k did you bring this ginger muppet in milan.
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