Brian: The right decision?

[melonhead]

I hope we get thumped and Brian slides on his knees in front the East Stand and flicks the Vs at all the haters sat there.

As you clearly support McDermott, rather than Reading FC, why don't you just start supporting his current club. be quick though, I'm not sure how long he will last there.

Interesting that he is lifting the lid on not getting what he wants at Leeds but didn't say anything similar whilst at Reading. Could this support the view that Anton did provide him with what he wanted?

apart from when he said he hadnt

[St. Brynjar]

I miss Brian

[Hoop Blah]

I hope we get thumped and Brian slides on his knees in front the East Stand and flicks the Vs at all the haters sat there.

As you clearly support McDermott, rather than Reading FC, why don't you just start supporting his current club. be quick though, I'm not sure how long he will last there.

Interesting that he is lifting the lid on not getting what he wants at Leeds but didn't say anything similar whilst at Reading. Could this support the view that Anton did provide him with what he wanted?

apart from when he said he hadnt

I don't recall McDermott saying he hadn't got what he wanted. He said he'd spent all he was given (although I think everyone has agreed that he's as responsible, if not more so, as Anton, TSI, the Board for the setting of that budget) but he also said he got everyone he wanted.

Basically you can very rarely believe a word anyone in the industry says in the media, Saint Brian included.

[melonhead]

to be frank

i find the poeple still fanaticising about brian just as oxf*rd sad as those who feel they have to denigr8 his name and record now he has gone

[winchester_royal]

Given pre-season's started now and we've brought a few players in...any chance we can wipe this monstrosity of a thread off this famed board forever?

[Pepe the Horseman]

Page 57 IN!! And ^^^ this.

[Badger Finger]

In my 13 or so on this fair portal in one form or another, this thread is in the top 10 worst

[Ian Royal]

Why do people who like Adkins feel the need to piss on McDermott?

Why do people who like McDermott feel the need to piss on Adkins?

Think dammit, think.

Oh right. They are retarded.

Most of us who like Adkins aren't pissing on McDermott though. We just recognise the flaws he had last season and that ultimately saying goodbye was a good decision. No one is saying he did a bad job prior to that, even if they are saying they may have prefered him to do things a little differently.

The problem comes from those who won't let go and persist in trying to argue that McDermott was totally hard done by.

[melonhead]

Why do people who like Adkins feel the need to piss on McDermott?

Why do people who like McDermott feel the need to piss on Adkins?

Think dammit, think.

Oh right. They are retarded.

Most of us who like Adkins aren't pissing on McDermott though. We just recognise the flaws he had last season and that ultimately saying goodbye was a good decision. No one is saying he did a bad job prior to that, even if they are saying they may have prefered him to do things a little differently.

The problem comes from those who won't let go and persist in trying to argue that McDermott was totally hard done by.

lol @ the problem is people who dont agree with my assessment of things, or who think slightly differently from me

[Ian Royal]

^ case in point.

[melonhead]

not at all.
totally the opposite in fact.
im in neither camp
as being in one or the other camp strikes me as particularly retarded

your not letting go is just as bad, just from the opposite end of the spectrum


its like royalee still bumming himself over brendan rodgers

thats you that is

[melonhead]

No one is saying he did a bad job prior to that

not true

plenty of people who think he fluked the championship, and had nothing to do with our success

[windermere_royal]

yes

[Ian Royal]

No one is saying he did a bad job prior to that

not true

plenty of people who think he fluked the championship, and had nothing to do with our success

The first point is not a fair representation of what's been said and besides which is not the same thing as saying he did a bad job. I've seen literally no one say he had nothing to do with our success. And you'll usually get at least one muppet going to ridiculous extremes, if just for effect.

GTFOI

[Judge Drenthe]

He worked miracles here, but yes we most certainly road our luck on the way to winning the league. And don't give me a load of cock and bull about him being a genius in the transfer market. At least half or worse of his signings were flops, some of which to name but a few: B.Williams, Sheppard, Bongani, Jo Mills, Southampton shit face striker... more...

He did well with what he put together though, and credit is due, but lets not forget Reading also had the second highest budget the season we won the league, so in terms of wages more than anything, he was supported a lot more than any of Championship manager bar one.

He's a good manager, and a thoroughly nice guy, but he's not as good a manager and many on here claim he is. I don't think he'll ever t

[Maguire]

Most of us who like Adkins aren't pissing on McDermott though. We just recognise the flaws he had last season and that ultimately saying goodbye was a good decision. No one is saying he did a bad job prior to that, even if they are saying they may have prefered him to do things a little differently.

The problem comes from those who won't let go and persist in trying to argue that McDermott was totally hard done by.

Exactly what you said, only completely the opposite.

This thread exists largely because of so many people slagging off Brian and spitting out revisionist nonsense about his time here. I don't think anyone's going to argue that last season was a top-to-bottom fukk up (including BMc) but he enjoyed unforeseen and quite remarkable success during the rest of his time at the club.

It's just totally wrong not to mention disrespectful to try and rewrite that slice of history.

The sad thing is, the same fans slagging him off will be the first to get on Adkins back the moment we lose a couple of games in a row, and were probably the same to praise McDermott as a legend when we won the league. They just see which way the wind is blowing and spout off accordingly.

[melonhead]

100% spot on

maguire, the voice of reason

[floyd__streete]

This thread exists largely because of so many people slagging off Brian and spitting out revisionist nonsense about his time here. I don't think anyone's going to argue that last season was a top-to-bottom fukk up (including BMc) but he enjoyed unforeseen and quite remarkable success during the rest of his time at the club.

It's just totally wrong not to mention disrespectful to try and rewrite that slice of history.

The sad thing is, the same fans slagging him off will be the first to get on Adkins back the moment we lose a couple of games in a row, and were probably the same to praise McDermott as a legend when we won the league. They just see which way the wind is blowing and spout off accordingly.

Yep.

[genome]

I worry what the fans are going to be like if we fail to win 1 of our first 5 games this season, it's possible with new signings to bed in and other players not quite accustomed to the Champ.

[Royalee]

Still the right decision 3 months on.