The Lower League Thread - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

You appear to be under the impression that Venky's know what they're doing/understand even the basics of football.

I'll be glad for Blackburn if they actually get a proper manager in; Venky's are bad but they wouldn't be anywhere near as bad with a good manager.

Of course Venky's know little about football - if they did, they would have known £5M was not a budget for a top 4 team and they would've sacked Kean at any point until the start of this pre-season or better yet, not appointed him in the first place. His management of them in the Premiership was a fucking joke and they should have not been relegated.

But it seems faintly bizarre that they are currently in the top three (top two if Blackpool lose), just two points from his supposed target and still not good enough.

Wouldn't be too surprising if he still took training despite the setback of being sacked, mind...

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24 Sep 2012 20:30:37

Huddersfield are currently 3-1 up against Blackpool which would move them up to second.

Cue Terriersmad....

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Kevin Blackwell is Bury's new manager.

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It was only me and David Healy...

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By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 26 September 2012 - 15:22 PM

Kevin Blackwell is Bury's new manager.

Was actually surprised when I saw his name popping up as most of the people thought it be either Richard Money, Henning Berg or McIlroy. I think it's a bit of a meh signing, a play-off final with Leeds and Sheffield United does not sound bad at all, bags loads of experience and worked with small budgets. Anyway, we need to get behind Blackwell to turn this shit around. Season starts again.

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After an injury to Greg Cunningham just signed the tank that is George Elokobi for 3 months. Yusss.

http://www.bcfc.co.uk/javaImages/e3/b0/0,,10327~11251939,00.jpg

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28 Sep 2012 18:31:50

GET THE F*CK IN THERE, f*ck off Kean you utter c*nt!

Finally the nightmare is over.

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28 Sep 2012 19:02:15

Good news.

Hopefully, you can get an actual manager now.

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28 Sep 2012 19:49:50

I don't know who we'll appoint but I've barely thought about that to be honest. Just so, so happy he's finally f*cked off. What a horrible 21 months that was.

Regardless of how inept Venky's are, we couldn't move forward with that pissed up prick standing on the sidelines pretending he's manager.

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28 Sep 2012 20:08:05

Statement released by GFH. Not long now, were gonna be filthy rich nananananana

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28 Sep 2012 20:56:45

Well, argument or not, he's gone anyway.

Venky's can't crap out again with their appointments again can they?

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So who's going to a game tomorrow?

Just bought my ticket for City vs Leeds

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28 Sep 2012 23:14:31

Signed Jermaine Beckford.

Our options going forward have some frightening pace. Vaughan, Beckford, Scannell, Hammill, Ward... The back 4 probably still can't cope with pace running at it, but it's been years since we had genuinely frightening pace going forward.

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28 Sep 2012 23:43:23

Do you reckon you can do a Norwich/Southampton and get back to back promotions? Or think you'll fade off a bit like Brighton last year? Brighton did drop off a bit iirc although I wasn't following the Championship as much...........they're looking good now though.

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By Number 1 | Permalink | On 28 September 2012 - 21:56 PM

Venky's can't crap out again with their appointments again can they?

The only way is up!

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By BR. | Permalink | On 29 September 2012 - 01:40 AM

The only way is up!

Cue Steve McClaren...

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29 Sep 2012 09:02:03

Paul Ince is available

Looking forward to our game at Stevenage today. First game under the new manager so there's hope for some fresh impulses and hopefully we'll start picking up results from now on

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29 Sep 2012 14:08:44

That conversation about Kean/Rovers on SSN just then was probably the worst conversation I've ever heard anywhere, ever. Nicholas should never be allowed to talk about Kean (fellow Jock/cock, SEM clients), while Merson is a pissed up gambling no mark who can't string a sentence together. Feck em.

Few interesting games today, Cardiff-Blackpool especially, could go either way. 'mon Rovers at Charlton!

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By BR. | Permalink | On 29 September 2012 - 00:43 AM

Do you reckon you can do a Norwich/Southampton and get back to back promotions? Or think you'll fade off a bit like Brighton last year? Brighton did drop off a bit iirc although I wasn't following the Championship as much...........they're looking good now though.

No. We're not good enough. Basic target needs to be to stay up, and being in the top half would cap off a tremendous season. Today showed why: four or five players off the pace, against a technically proficient side, and we struggled. Battered them for ten minutes, then they got the ball down and played. We had better chances, but they used the ball better and were clinical in front of goal when they got their chances. Hopefully it's just a blip.

Will watch their penalty again before making comment.

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Good win over Bournemouth yesterday, We are still in the play-off spots, If only we will be there in May.

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30 Sep 2012 11:49:01

Hayes & Yeading lost to Eastleigh 3-1 yesterday.

Didn't expect much there, Eastleigh are good and have spent a shit load of money for a BSS side.

Started well but starting to look like the same old side from last season.

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30 Sep 2012 12:40:47

Drew 2-2 with Stevenage. Decent result but we need to win against Carlisle on Tuesday to get out of the relegation zone ASAP.

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30 Sep 2012 12:58:40

We're in absolute free fall, lost 5 league games on the bounce. Our midfield yesterday was pathetic, no creativity at all, Antonio runs out of puff after 15 minutes and Pecnik doesn't do anything, we are desperate for a winger who can cross a ball otherwise its pointless Bothroyd playing. On a plus our defence was a lot better and we only conceded 1 and they delt well with 2 good strikers in Doyle and Ebanks-Blake. We've made some poor signings which were probably made by Mandaric and not Jones which is worrying, gotta get something from the Burnley game on Tuesday and I hope for his sake Bothroyd gets some goals, as some of our idiot fans are on his back booing him and abusing him on Twitter, which I find embarrassing.

Also I was very surprised to see Blackwell take charge at Bury, should be a fantastic appointment for them, even tho he's rehyt annoying and says everyones name with a Y on the end Skarzy, John-Lewisy, Jonesy, Schumachery