Welcome Roberto Di Matteo and Steve Clarke

[Yossarian]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

[Richard E]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

No doubt whilst simultaneously continuing to refer to 'Ciaran Clarke.'

[cheltenhamlion]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

No doubt whilst simultaneously continuing to refer to 'Ciaran Clarke.'

And saying "can I get"

[Richard E]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

No doubt whilst simultaneously continuing to refer to 'Ciaran Clarke.'

And saying "can I get"

That one should carry the death penalty.

[Chris Jameson]

A youth in our Sainsbury's Local handed me my change and said "cheers boy".

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I didn't realise you were a ruddy cheeked Street urchin Chris?

[dave shelley]

A youth in our Sainsbury's Local handed me my change and said "cheers boy".

Better not go to Cork Chris, everyone is addressed as Boy down there, irrespective of age.

[CJ]

A youth in our Sainsbury's Local handed me my change and said "cheers boy".

Better not go to Cork Chris, everyone is addressed as Boy down there, irrespective of age.

Same in Naarfolk

[Dante Lavelli]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

No doubt whilst simultaneously continuing to refer to 'Ciaran Clarke.'

And saying "can I get"

I think this has been said before.  I still don't see why it is wrong or indeed what the correct version would be.

[Mister E]

Why are people so taken with the appointment of Kevin Bond? He seems to have sent most of his post-playing career coat-tailing Harry Redknapp in mostly unsuccessful stints as various clubs or getting a quiet exit from Newcastle after having his name mentioned in the doggygate bungs scandal.

I think the point is they appear to be assembling a coaching team - in Clarke, Bond and Marchesi - that has experience and credibility; that has been around the block a few times. Bond has been highly talked of for a while as a no-nonsense defensive coach ... Isn't that what we need?

Highly talked of by whom? Where has he been a successful defensive coach?

Well, he worked at Portsmouth during their better days; Sourhampton and Wt Spam; to name a few. I recall players citing him as a decent coach.
He probably doesn't have Clarke's reputation as a coach but it seems to me that as a coaching team there is a good mix of personality and experience. Possibly lacking is a forward coach, but maybe Sir BL will have some involvement.

He was only briefly at West Ham and it wasn't as coach, I don't think either Portsmouth or Southampton benefitted from his and Redknapp's flitting to and fro and his last gig was QPR. I am not at all sure why we are employing him.

US Gridiron teams employ specialist coaches and I have no idea why we don't do the same, other than 30 odd years ago most clubs did not have a great deal of money. So employing a defensive coach is a good move. I just don't think Bond will keep off the Wanker pile very long.

Lets wait and see.

[Brend'Watkins]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

No doubt whilst simultaneously continuing to refer to 'Ciaran Clarke.'

And saying "can I get"

That one should carry the death penalty.

I agree.

Only problem is there would only be members of H&V left on the planet.

[damon loves JT]

A youth in our Sainsbury's Local handed me my change and said "cheers boy".

I took my oldest son for something to eat, the waiting staff called me 'sir' - which normally I hate - but made up for it by referring to my son as 'mate', 'pal' and 'feller'. He was so embarrassed, it was brilliant.

[not3bad]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

No doubt whilst simultaneously continuing to refer to 'Ciaran Clarke.'

And saying "can I get"

That one should carry the death penalty.

I agree.

Only problem is there would only be members of H&V left on the planet.

Still, at least Learner's gone.

[mr underhill]

has he? It's not been signed over yet

[Richard E]

My only misgiving about the new managerial team is that we can look forward to x number of years of people calling him 'Clark.'

There are worse crimes. But not many.

No doubt whilst simultaneously continuing to refer to 'Ciaran Clarke.'

And saying "can I get"

That one should carry the death penalty.

I agree.

Only problem is there would only be members of H&V left on the planet.

Still, at least Learner's gone.

Yeah, but Guzman and Kovac are still here.