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Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« on: April 21, 2016, 08:04:33 AM »
Spoke well of the club and made a few comments that only go to confirm the "Anarchy" behind the scenes.

Stated that he had spoken directly to Gabby about his lack of condition and was told arrogantly that he would look after his own conditioning - its obvious Gabby has a real attitude problem but it also shows that the likes of Sherwood and Wilkins were weak when it came to discipline and that is evident in the performances.

Adama - Stated by Wilkins that he felt Andre Green was a better prospect but he got injured in pre season and "the club" decided he was a better option - now on £60K per week with no relegation clause.

Why Wilkins feels he could say all this without shouldering any of the blame is pathetic but it gives an insight into how toxic it must have been at BMH. He said he visited last week and the atmosphere was a solemn one as so many know they are to be out of a job

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2016, 08:17:16 AM »
Used to enjoy listening to his thoughts on football, but since his time with us I can't listen to him any more.  He's just in a long line of people who I don't want to hear talking about our plight.

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2016, 08:25:45 AM »
Another bitter ex

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2016, 08:34:51 AM »
I always liked Wilkins but his complete "It was not us guv" role in our demise I find quite sickening.

If cnuts like Gabby was a main culprit in the background issues at the club - why did him and Sherwood not say or do anything about it?


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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2016, 09:01:49 AM »
Thanks for that Ray, so in other words you and Sherwood were not men enough to deal with the likes of Gabby, so you turned a blind eye / deaf ear to the problem....hoping it would go away!!!! Too much passing of the buck

Also I don't understand why we brought Adama, if Green is a better prospect, even if Green had of been fit he would never have played in 20+ games for us this season

Just another total disgrace and totally inept management

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2016, 09:11:34 AM »

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2016, 11:06:27 AM »
I'm another who has no interest in what he has to say. First time Sherwood appeared as a pundit he stated that "'IF' they can get Agbonlahor fit and keep him fit they will be fine", wasn't it his job to make sure the players were fit in time for the start of the season?

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2016, 11:12:48 AM »
Even if it was 30-odd years ago, in this day and age it's going to be difficult to command respect in a dressing room if you were widely known as being "Butch".

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2016, 11:16:04 AM »
The thing that makes me smile just after he had been sacked along with Sherwood, he was saying what a fantastic bunch the players were, and he also praised the work of the fitness coaches!

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2016, 11:20:13 AM »

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2016, 12:26:16 PM »
Always be cautious when a person addresses another with the word 'matey'

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2016, 09:08:06 PM »
Always be cautious when a person addresses another with the word 'matey'
Ha. Matey, brings back a memory of a brand of bath foam for kids when I was a nipper.



Hello sailor.

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2016, 09:10:20 PM »
think this all a bit  harsh on Wilkins and Sherwood. 

Sherwood got us out of a hole last season and had his hands tied transfer wise.  Coupled with players bombing out of the club at short notice not a lot he could do other than  pander to the likes of fat Gabby.

As for Wilkins who actually knows  his influence on the training pitch and the club.

Give me them two over the Frenchman any day.

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2016, 09:13:14 PM »
They should have been fining Gabby a weeks wages every time he turned up on a Monday unfit for purpose. Instead of being so weak that they let him get away with it.

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Re: Ray Wilkins on Talk Sport
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2016, 09:13:34 PM »
think this all a bit  harsh on Wilkins and Sherwood. 

Sherwood got us out of a hole last season and had his hands tied transfer wise.  Coupled with players bombing out of the club at short notice not a lot he could do other than  pander to the likes of fat Gabby.

As for Wilkins who actually knows  his influence on the training pitch and the club.

Give me them two over the Frenchman any day.

Sorry - he had his hands tied transferwise?

He personally chose Richards, Gestede and Lescott. That's right - he thought Rudy Gestede was worth £5 million. And was in the press taking credit for the signings of Traore and Veretout - been tracking them for years apparently.

Who knows Wilkins' influence over the training pitch and club? Anyone who has watched Villa this season. He had no influence.

 


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