Brian: The right decision?

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Have the club done the right thing to sack Brian today?

Yes
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51%
No
225
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Not sure
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9%
 
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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by joeroyal » 17 Sep 2013 21:05

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joeroyal Best decision ever to get rid of our Bri nice chap and all that but when your time is up and all that you have to go Simples.


It's a shame that the man who has replaced him has no idea what he is doing.


Bri would have had us in the champions league Yes :D :D :D

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by LoyalRoyalFan » 17 Sep 2013 21:06

Yeah, you're an idiot.

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by joeroyal » 17 Sep 2013 21:06

LoyalRoyalFan Yeah, you're an idiot.


If you say so Boss :D :D :D :D

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by LoyalRoyalFan » 17 Sep 2013 21:11

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LoyalRoyalFan Yeah, you're an idiot.


If you say so Boss :D :D :D :D


Can you not communicate properly?

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by joeroyal » 17 Sep 2013 21:16

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LoyalRoyalFan Yeah, you're an idiot.


If you say so Boss :D :D :D :D


Can you not communicate properly?


Yes boss, lets go verbal


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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by sandman » 17 Sep 2013 21:17

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LoyalRoyalFan Yeah, you're an idiot.


If you say so Boss :D :D :D :D


Can you not communicate properly?


:roll:

Dear fcuking God why bother? It's obvious he's on a fishing trip just leave him to it and he'll get bored.
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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by joeroyal » 17 Sep 2013 21:21

Dear fcuking God why bother? It's obvious he's on a trip just leave him to it and he'll get bored.

Evening sadman

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Cureton's Volley » 17 Sep 2013 23:21

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melonhead cant help but agree with that

mainly because he would have taken a pragmatic decision that it would be very difficult or impossible to immediately implement wholesale changes in such a short time period. rather than stick to the changes dogmatically ala rodgers/adkins


I guess Adkins thought he'd be given the signings he needed to implement his vision. Much like we did.


Agreed, but surely its best play to the strengths of what you have at your disposal, whilst gradually implementing your vision over time spent coaching. This process can be accelerated by bringing in new signings, but forcing it before they are secured is pure folly...

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Cureton's Volley » 17 Sep 2013 23:28

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LoyalRoyalFan The legend that is Brian McDermott returns on Wednesday!

8)


The tag legend gets used far too easily these days. He did very well for us, and over-achieved to get us promoted against the odds, but contrary to some belief, he achieved it with the 3rd or 4th highest wage budget in the league, so more than had enough backing from SJM and then Anton.

He returns desperately wanting to take three points off of us and get one over us. He got plenty of support from us when he was here, no need to show any tomorrow, certainly not from me. After the game, fine. Before, no.


One of only two men to get Reading to the PL - legend, surely?


One of many reasons.

Length of service to the club is up there, as is the sense of integrity and class he projected on behalf of our club... something which I fear may never return.


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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Bandini » 18 Sep 2013 07:49

Brian's a Reading man all the way threw so no doubt he would come back if Anton asked. Perhaps a defeat is best for Reading to-nite to help Anton (or was it Hammond?) realize his mistake?

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by sandman » 18 Sep 2013 08:23

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Nah, too obvious.

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by RoyalBlue » 18 Sep 2013 08:29

Bandini Brian's a Reading man all the way threw so no doubt he would come back if Anton asked. Perhaps a defeat is best for Reading to-nite to help Anton (or was it Hammond?) realize his mistake?


If Adkins fails it will be largely down to lack of proper support/investment from Anton and Hammond, so there would be little point in McDermott returning. Also McD might be a Reading man through and through but that doesn't mean he is a mug. Why would he want to come back? Saying he and Anton would always be friends is not the same as saying he would ever want to work for him again.

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by LUX » 18 Sep 2013 08:46

McD still has a house in the area. Read into that what you will.


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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Platypuss » 18 Sep 2013 08:46

sandman ^
Nah, too obvious.


Obviously not for some. :roll:

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Magic Hat » 18 Sep 2013 09:29

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Bandini It's pretty clear that Brian would have been able to get more out of this side than Adkins has managed.


Good few bites.


farkin' hell i thought school was back in session


Really?

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Cureton's Volley » 18 Sep 2013 09:51

LUX McD still has a house in the area. Read into that what you will.


Leeds is a shithole?

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by loyalroyal4life » 18 Sep 2013 09:58

LUX McD still has a house in the area. Read into that what you will.



He's going to rent it to Gylfi when he signs for us on loan?

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Cureton's Volley » 18 Sep 2013 10:05

LUX McD still has a house in the area. Read into that what you will.




He needs somewhere to crawl back to after the Turtle kicks out??

...and a room for his mates to crash too:


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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Z175 » 18 Sep 2013 10:51

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LUX McD still has a house in the area. Read into that what you will.


Leeds is a shithole?


Brian's house is in Bourne End and he is renting a flat in Leeds.

I'd imagine he kept his house as he has lived in that area his whole life, Cippenham in Slough where he grew up is just down the road. Be a bit odd to relocate up north in your 50s, given the precarious nature of his profession.

I'm sure he'll be back at RFC at some point after his managerial career. Or even during...

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Re: Brian: The right decision?

by Maguire » 18 Sep 2013 11:07

No fishing but I'm looking forward to giving Brian a big cheer tonight and clapping if Noel Hunt shins one in.

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