Re his beeline for star players. He seems to have a semi every time he sees Tyrone. There was a weird moment at the Play off Final presentation when he almost fell over the presentation area beckoning Tyrone to come over for a hug.
Quote from: kippaxvilla2 on September 11, 2020, 10:03:16 AMFrom memory didn’t he manage the exit of Gillette and Hicks but got a guilt by association status. Though he did hire Hodgson that obviously went down well with the fans.Just having a quick look to get some more background of that time and came across this extremely critical/concerning article in the Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/aston-villa-vs-liverpool-why-christian-purslow-paul-tyrrell-villains-anfield-a9180396.html Not wanting to cause alarm and apologies if this has already been raised/covered in this thread but I'd say it's probably worth a read and something to bear in mind.
From memory didn’t he manage the exit of Gillette and Hicks but got a guilt by association status. Though he did hire Hodgson that obviously went down well with the fans.
Well...we all , er, make mistakes...I'm sure he's learnt from them...
Who was it that gave Kalinic a 5 year contract?
Quote from: Mister E on September 11, 2020, 01:18:20 PMWho was it that gave Kalinic a 5 year contract?Smith's first signing.
Quote from: in exile on September 14, 2020, 08:54:56 AMQuote from: Mister E on September 11, 2020, 01:18:20 PMWho was it that gave Kalinic a 5 year contract?Smith's first signing.I thought it was a Bruce agreed deal just before he got the bullet and we were comitted to take him
Quote from: Hookeysmith on September 14, 2020, 08:59:59 AMQuote from: in exile on September 14, 2020, 08:54:56 AMQuote from: Mister E on September 11, 2020, 01:18:20 PMWho was it that gave Kalinic a 5 year contract?Smith's first signing.I thought it was a Bruce agreed deal just before he got the bullet and we were comitted to take himYou mean agreed deal so it still went through?Could have been.
We had signed Croatia's No 1 international keeper. It was just a signing that didn't come off, it happens.
Quote from: Clampy on September 14, 2020, 09:23:58 AMWe had signed Croatia's No 1 international keeper. It was just a signing that didn't come off, it happens.Yeah, to be fair I think for a player who we'd fancied for a while, Croatia's No 1, when we were playing in the Championship and probably expecting another season there ... I think it's just one that hasn't worked out either for us or him. He's not hit the ground running, and we've progressed faster than expected so it's a difficult time for him playing catchup.