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Offline VillaZogmariner

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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2011, 02:12:39 PM »
Ian Holloway is Gollum
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2011, 02:15:10 PM »
Quote from: VillaSubmariner on April 04, 2011, 02:12:39 PM
Ian Holloway is Gollum

nah, Ian Holloway is just a knob
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2011, 02:16:00 PM »
Quote from: Risso on April 04, 2011, 02:09:00 PM
Quote from: John M on April 04, 2011, 02:06:14 PM
My mistake - I was thinking of 4th as doing that twice would be what might get him a job like Man U!

I think finishing just behind the "old" Big 4 of Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool was as much as he could reasonably have been expected to achieve.  Plus of course he did finish 4th once as well as timeout correctly mentions.

Reasonable expectations are one thing, but excelling enough to get the Man U power brokers interested is something else.  Being the 'best of the rest' wouldn't do it for them!
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2011, 02:20:54 PM »
Quote from: John M on April 04, 2011, 02:16:00 PM
Quote from: Risso on April 04, 2011, 02:09:00 PM
Quote from: John M on April 04, 2011, 02:06:14 PM
My mistake - I was thinking of 4th as doing that twice would be what might get him a job like Man U!

I think finishing just behind the "old" Big 4 of Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool was as much as he could reasonably have been expected to achieve.  Plus of course he did finish 4th once as well as timeout correctly mentions.

Reasonable expectations are one thing, but excelling enough to get the Man U power brokers interested is something else.  Being the 'best of the rest' wouldn't do it for them!

There are too many variables to really say one way or another.  Back then I'd say he'd have had a decent shot at it,  but it would have depended largely on who else was available. 
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Offline VillaZogmariner

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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2011, 02:21:34 PM »
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2011, 02:24:33 PM »
Quote from: oodman on April 04, 2011, 02:15:10 PM
Quote from: VillaSubmariner on April 04, 2011, 02:12:39 PM
Ian Holloway is Gollum

nah, Ian Holloway is just a knob

He is, further evidence of it here in his after match chat...

"You can have the ball and pass it around but it is all about putting it in the white thing at one end and not letting it in the white thing at your end".

Why didn't he just say scoring and not conceding? 

Answer: He just can't help himself as his knobishness will out

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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2011, 02:35:02 PM »
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2011, 02:40:19 PM »
Moyes would be a safe predicable option.  Boring.
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2011, 02:41:43 PM »
Did I hear Alex Ferguson favoured Moyes as his successor or was I just imagining it?
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2011, 02:43:38 PM »
Quote from: oodman on April 04, 2011, 01:27:41 PM
Looks like its all kicking off at Everton, and i wonder how much more moyes will take ?
What is kicking off at Everton?
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Online pauliewalnuts

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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2011, 02:56:08 PM »
Quote from: Rocket Reducer No. 62 on April 04, 2011, 02:43:38 PM
Quote from: oodman on April 04, 2011, 01:27:41 PM
Looks like its all kicking off at Everton, and i wonder how much more moyes will take ?
What is kicking off at Everton?

Absolutely nothing, seemingly.
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Offline Holtenderinthesky

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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #26 on: April 04, 2011, 03:03:19 PM »
Quote from: TonyD on April 04, 2011, 02:40:19 PM
Moyes would be a SAFE predicable option.  Boring.

Oh to be safe again......
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Offline TimTheVillain

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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #27 on: April 04, 2011, 03:05:56 PM »
Quote from: TonyD on April 04, 2011, 02:40:19 PM
Moyes would be a safe predicable option.  Boring.

Disagree Tony, Moyes would be a breath of fresh air at VP.

He is relatively young still and knows how to create a decent team on not a lot of money.

Perfect I'd say.

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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2011, 03:06:56 PM »
Quote from: TimTheVillain on April 04, 2011, 03:05:56 PM
Quote from: TonyD on April 04, 2011, 02:40:19 PM
Moyes would be a safe predicable option.  Boring.

Disagree Tony, Moyes would be a breath of fresh air at VP.

He is relatively young still and knows how to create a decent team on not a lot of money.

Perfect I'd say.



Said this the other day, but even his biggest achilles heel - inability to buy a decent striker (which sounds familiar from recent times) - wouldn't be an issue, as we've just bought a very good, extremely expensive one.
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Re: David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum
« Reply #29 on: April 04, 2011, 03:08:41 PM »
Quote from: pauliebentnuts on April 04, 2011, 02:56:08 PM
Quote from: Rocket Reducer No. 62 on April 04, 2011, 02:43:38 PM
Quote from: oodman on April 04, 2011, 01:27:41 PM
Looks like its all kicking off at Everton, and i wonder how much more moyes will take ?
What is kicking off at Everton?

Absolutely nothing, seemingly.

I still think that if we want him, which I at least do, we should go get him and if that means being ruthless and seen as the bad guy then so be it!
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