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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15615 on: May 15, 2026, 10:28:43 PM »
OT debacle laid to rest tonight. Back in the big leagues.

Win on Wednesday, and that cock-up last year would be another Fulham play-off final 'sliding doors' moment, for me.

But as the newest member of Paddy and CD's anti-jinx club, I'd like to say that we definitely WON'T win on Wednesday. Freiburg are going to hump us.
« Last Edit: May 15, 2026, 10:31:11 PM by Rory »

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15616 on: May 15, 2026, 10:30:32 PM »
Best Manager since Saunders. I doubt he can ever win the league but with smart succession planning we could be at the elite level for longer.

He made us. We should be a 7th-10th club in the current world (I know it is shit but true) into at 3rd-6th club. We need to be Top 3/4/5/6 for rest of the decade and with a following wind replace Chelsea and Spurs.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15617 on: May 15, 2026, 10:35:21 PM »
Best Manager since Saunders. I doubt he can ever win the league but with smart succession planning we could be at the elite level for longer.

He made us. We should be a 7th-10th club in the current world (I know it is shit but true) into at 3rd-6th club. We need to be Top 3/4/5/6 for rest of the decade and with a following wind replace Chelsea and Spurs.

He can win the league.

He's got us into a title race twice with limited resources relatively speaking.

If we had the same ability to spend as the Sly 6 we'd already have been champions once.

If he stays for a few years he will do it. 100%.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15618 on: May 15, 2026, 10:36:04 PM »
7th, 4th, 6th, 4th/5th.

At a time when the teams we are competing with are outspending us by loads. We just dismantled a side that spent over 400m this season. We spent 500 quid and a 4 pack of Curly Wurlies.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15619 on: May 15, 2026, 10:36:42 PM »
OT debacle laid to rest tonight. Back in the big leagues.

Win on Wednesday, and that cock-up last year would be another Fulham play-off final 'sliding doors' moment, for me.

But as the newest member of Paddy and CD's anti-jinx club, I'd like to say that we definitely WON'T win on Wednesday. Freiburg are going to hump us.

You're a wise gentleman, Rory. I don't agree with what people say about you.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15620 on: May 15, 2026, 10:37:43 PM »
You're a wise gentleman, Rory. I don't agree with what people say about you.

You started that rumour about Rory!!

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15621 on: May 15, 2026, 10:38:01 PM »
OT debacle laid to rest tonight. Back in the big leagues.

Win on Wednesday, and that cock-up last year would be another Fulham play-off final 'sliding doors' moment, for me.

But as the newest member of Paddy and CD's anti-jinx club, I'd like to say that we definitely WON'T win on Wednesday. Freiburg are going to hump us.

You're a wise gentleman, Rory. I don't agree with what people say about you./b]

The highest compliment I've ever received 😃

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15622 on: May 15, 2026, 10:38:56 PM »
You're a wise gentleman, Rory. I don't agree with what people say about you.

You started that rumour about Rory!!

If CD started it then I'm sorry to say it probably isn't a rumour.

He...knows things about me.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15623 on: May 15, 2026, 10:42:02 PM »
Can we now say that we are an established top 6 club?

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15624 on: May 15, 2026, 10:43:20 PM »
Can we now say that we are an established top 6 club?

I'm keeping my powder dry on that for another three or four decades.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15625 on: May 15, 2026, 10:45:49 PM »
Hopefully puts to bed any notion of him leaving.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15626 on: May 15, 2026, 10:47:29 PM »
He’s very clearly delighted it’s done before the final.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15627 on: May 15, 2026, 10:49:45 PM »
Not the only one.

There are not many times we hear him without his professional face on. We see it with the goal celebrations sometimes but it is rare for him to release it for us fans.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15628 on: May 15, 2026, 10:51:38 PM »
He's broken so many records for us and ended some of our shitness runs, I'd love to see a full list

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #15629 on: May 15, 2026, 10:55:55 PM »
Well done to Nas for realising no one was thinking big enough about what was possible — and for finding the one man in the world who could.

 


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