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The Footie Thread

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Lord Tyrion said:
Strong rumours of Emery to Newcastle. That seems an odd one.
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Successful manager (lots of Europa League wins and also good at getting clubs promoted :LOL:) wherever he has been. Has dropped from 9/4 to 3/10 on Betfair overnight.....I'd say the bookies don't get things wrong often but so far both Conte and Fonseca have previously both been "odds on" in the markets....so an indication that the bookies don't really know what has been going on....and if that is an indication that the new owners might conduct their business internally a lot more than the old mob, and not air their laundry (dirty or clean) in public then that can only be a good thing, rather than in the past where Ashley would use his acolytes in Skye to leak information.
 
nickjdavis said:
Hopefully not by the weekend :oops:

Strong rumours of Emery to Newcastle. That seems an odd one.
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Successful manager (lots of Europa League wins and also good at getting clubs promoted :LOL:) wherever he has been. Has dropped from 9/4 to 3/10 on Betfair overnight.....I'd say the bookies don't get things wrong often but so far both Conte and Fonseca have previously both been "odds on" in the markets....so an indication that the bookies don't really know what has been going on....and if that is an indication that the new owners might conduct their business internally a lot more than the old mob, and not air their laundry (dirty or clean) in public then that can only be a good thing, rather than in the past where Ashley would use his acolytes in Skye to leak information.[/QUOTE]
His record in Spain is excellent but I'm not sure his time at Arsenal was inspiring. Can you say that you know what his style of play is from his time there? I don't know many Arsenal fans sad to see him go. Saying that I don't really know anything about Fonseca other than what is written down, so I have no idea if he would be better or not.

I'm with you, I think it is good there are no leaks and also that they are not rushing this. It's a big appointment.
 
nickjdavis said:
Successful manager (lots of Europa League wins and also good at getting clubs promoted :LOL:) wherever he has been. Has dropped from 9/4 to 3/10 on Betfair overnight.....I'd say the bookies don't get things wrong often but so far both Conte and Fonseca have previously both been "odds on" in the markets....so an indication that the bookies don't really know what has been going on....and if that is an indication that the new owners might conduct their business internally a lot more than the old mob, and not air their laundry (dirty or clean) in public then that can only be a good thing, rather than in the past where Ashley would use his acolytes in Skye to leak information.
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Cant think of a market where they get it wrong more than next manager appointments (possibly next manager to be sacked lol). Next spurs mgr market this summer had 7 odds on favourites before Nuno got the job and thats far from the exception.

People bet at ridiculous prices based on what they hope will happen as a fan usually based on some made up journalistic guess. Occasionally they guess right but not that often!
 
fundy said:
People bet at ridiculous prices based on what they hope will happen as a fan usually based on some made up journalistic guess. Occasionally they guess right but not that often!
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I had a few quid on Bruce at 20-1 a couple of weeks before he was appointed.....not because I hoped it would happen....more because I feared it would happen and anticipated that he would be "Ashley's Yes Man".


Lord Tyrion said:
His record in Spain is excellent but I'm not sure his time at Arsenal was inspiring. Can you say that you know what his style of play is from his time there? I don't know many Arsenal fans sad to see him go. Saying that I don't really know anything about Fonseca other than what is written down, so I have no idea if he would be better or not.

It's a big appointment.
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Emery had a better than 50% win record at Arsenal....took them to a Europa League Final.....has won 4 Europa League trophies elsewhere....in the 14 years that Ashley has held the reins of the club we have had just one single manager with a similar (greater even) pedigree. I do not believe for one minute that Emery is the long term 4/5/6 years down the line plan. The sort of manager that might be required to deliver a "title challenging" (not necessarily winning) team is not the sort of manager that could be expected to join the club now, given the precarious position the club is in. But if in two/three years time we are contending for say a top 7 place...possible minor European Competition qualifying (lord knows what comps UEFA will have invented in three years time)....then that will do for me.
 
Emery was on a hiding to nothing at Arsenal, bit like Moyes at OT with what they had to follow. Was pretty much hung out to dry (by the club and the fans tbh) theres definitely worse managers out there but his accent and Geordies might be an interesting match haha
 
Slime said:
I'm right here, buddy. (y)
Go on, ask me anything you want.
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I believe the expression you were looking for was.....

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