McDermott gone

[The9]

Tactically limited manager with one of the worst squads of players to every grace the premier league (only better than Blackpool's squad a few years ago).

 

Utterly mental sacking though, no chance someone can turn them round in 9 games.

 

You don't think Derby's side that put us out of the playoffs and then broke all Premier League records for crapness was worse than a Blackpool side that at least won games at the start of the season ?

[hypochondriac]

If they were going to sack him they should have done it in December.

[dubai_phil]

I can still see NA at Leeds. Don't think what's happened today will have any bearing on where he will end up. Be a very brave/stupid manager who goes there so prob Di Canio is a good call. Interesting comment on a BBC page - of the 9 teams they have left to play they have only beaten 1 this season. Not looking good for them. 8-)

 

Nige has not been inactive. I am ITK in that respect by complete random accident. But if I told you how Tokyo would set Milton on me and send me to visit Bearsy.

[Puddings and Monkeys]

Nige has not been inactive. I am ITK in that respect by complete random accident. But if I told you how Tokyo would set Milton on me and send me to visit Bearsy.

 

Mmmmm....but he isn't going to Reading is he?

[dubai_phil]

Mmmmm....but he isn't going to Reading is he?

 

Not according to the earlobes I saw him talking to.

 

But then what do I know? I'm 3,500 miles and a short train ride from Reading

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

Not according to the earlobes I saw him talking to.

 

But then what do I know? I'm 3,500 miles and a short train ride from Reading

 

So yet another useless post from you then

[Turkish]

Nige has not been inactive. I am ITK in that respect by complete random accident. But if I told you how Tokyo would set Milton on me and send me to visit Bearsy.

 

Another example of our sandpit dwelling golfer being ITK. If there is anything Duabi Phil isnt ITK about its not worth knowing.

[Glasgow_Saint]

we have proven what a change in management can do! suspect they have seen how much we have improved and will hope a change for them has the same effect! hopefully we were just lucky

[Puddings and Monkeys]

Another example of our sandpit dwelling golfer being ITK. If there is anything Duabi Phil isnt ITK about its not worth knowing.

 

Oh the irony...how you squealed like a stuck pig a while back over one of your little ITK episodes. Such a shame this is my last post of the day because there is soon much mileage here!! Nice one Turdish.

[dubai_phil]

Another example of our sandpit dwelling golfer being ITK. If there is anything Duabi Phil isnt ITK about its not worth knowing.

 

I was playing in the Marshalls Golf Day at Abu Dhabi GC in January.

 

After the event we had a buffet & prize giving on the Clubhouse terrace.

Our section was roped off but an area was kept clear for normal people to use.

 

I saw a well dressed man stand up and greet a visitor in the normal people section. I did not think anything of it at the time except that it looked like someone going for a Job Interview by the way he was dressed and his Body Language. I was struck at the time the movements and mannerisms reminded me on NA. But of course, being a golf club in Abu Dhabi apart from the bearing, hair & the glasses and a side view I convinced myself no way it could be NA.

The man who met him was wearing a Golf Shirt, was shorter and had tidy close cropped grey hair. Again I thought nothing of it.

That EVENING when I got home there was a thread about NA to Huddersfield where an Udder tweeted that he had met NA & his wife in a bar in Dubai and that they were on vacation here. Another mate told me he had met a football manager in Trader Vics the night before "who was taking an extended vacation"

 

It subsequently dawned on me that I was a complete cock & that IF I had taken a photo of NA & this guy I could have sold the picture.

As such the next day I googled for images of football club Chairmen. First up I saw the guy was not the Udders boss. Then I looked up other possibilities and was horrified when I found a picture of the guy.

 

IF I had taken the photo I could have probably paid for the cost of my wedding.

 

Adkins met Randy Lerner.

 

Shortly afterwards Villa started to pick up points.

 

No, I did not go up to them, no I did not take a picture and yes of course I may be mistaken, but too many co-incidences came together at the same time

 

The story involved Golf so my apologies to Tokes.

Edited 11 March, 2013 by dubai_phil

[SNSUN]

Madness this late in the season to sack a manager - the new boss has to come in, learn everyone's names, positions and nuances, and then be some sort of magician to keep them up. Following QPR's recent resurgence in form, I have Reading as finishing bottom under McDermott, and today's decision only confirms my thought that they'll be bottom in May. McDermott was probably the best person to get them promoted again, and now he's gone.

 

I'd be very surprised if Adkins goes there - no manager wants a relegation on his CV, even if it is to try and do a rescue job over the last 9 games of the season. This sacking should have been done much earlier if it was going to happen. I bet the plastic Reading fans will be arsed off tonight.

[The Kraken]

I'm not sure what Reading gain from this. In their predicament and with so little time left until the end of the season, there's surely no decent candidates that will want to come in and take them on. I thought the Adkins removal made little sense, given the timing. This is far worse.

 

In any case, I'm not sure what the chairman expects. They have one of the worst squads (if not the worst) in the division, and they spent very little on transfers. And this is only their 3rd season in their history of playing in the top division, so they're hardly an established name. Very odd.

[Saint Garrett]

I was playing in the Marshalls Golf Day at Abu Dhabi GC in January.

 

After the event we had a buffet & prize giving on the Clubhouse terrace.

Our section was roped off but an area was kept clear for normal people to use.

 

I saw a well dressed man stand up and greet a visitor in the normal people section. I did not think anything of it at the time except that it looked like someone going for a Job Interview by the way he was dressed and his Body Language. I was struck at the time the movements and mannerisms reminded me on NA. But of course, being a golf club in Abu Dhabi apart from the bearing, hair & the glasses and a side view I convinced myself no way it could be NA.

The man who met him was wearing a Golf Shirt, was shorter and had tidy close cropped grey hair. Again I thought nothing of it.

That EVENING when I got home there was a thread about NA to Huddersfield where an Udder tweeted that he had met NA & his wife in a bar in Dubai and that they were on vacation here. Another mate told me he had met a football manager in Trader Vics the night before "who was taking an extended vacation"

 

It subsequently dawned on me that I was a complete cock & that IF I had taken a photo of NA & this guy I could have sold the picture.

As such the next day I googled for images of football club Chairmen. First up I saw the guy was not the Udders boss. Then I looked up other possibilities and was horrified when I found a picture of the guy.

 

IF I had taken the photo I could have probably paid for the cost of my wedding.

 

Adkins met Randy Lerner.

 

Shortly afterwards Villa started to pick up points.

 

No, I did not go up to them, no I did not take a picture and yes of course I may be mistaken, but too many co-incidences came together at the same time

 

The story involved Golf so my apologies to Tokes.

 

Very interesting, thanks for sharing your story DS.

 

Not sure what Adkins could bring to that team that Lambet wasn't though. Their team is playing pretty much out their skin but just not very good.

[Turkish]

I was playing in the Marshalls Golf Day at Abu Dhabi GC in January.

 

After the event we had a buffet & prize giving on the Clubhouse terrace.

Our section was roped off but an area was kept clear for normal people to use.

 

I saw a well dressed man stand up and greet a visitor in the normal people section. I did not think anything of it at the time except that it looked like someone going for a Job Interview by the way he was dressed and his Body Language. I was struck at the time the movements and mannerisms reminded me on NA. But of course, being a golf club in Abu Dhabi apart from the bearing, hair & the glasses and a side view I convinced myself no way it could be NA.

The man who met him was wearing a Golf Shirt, was shorter and had tidy close cropped grey hair. Again I thought nothing of it.

That EVENING when I got home there was a thread about NA to Huddersfield where an Udder tweeted that he had met NA & his wife in a bar in Dubai and that they were on vacation here. Another mate told me he had met a football manager in Trader Vics the night before "who was taking an extended vacation"

 

It subsequently dawned on me that I was a complete cock & that IF I had taken a photo of NA & this guy I could have sold the picture.

As such the next day I googled for images of football club Chairmen. First up I saw the guy was not the Udders boss. Then I looked up other possibilities and was horrified when I found a picture of the guy.

 

IF I had taken the photo I could have probably paid for the cost of my wedding.

 

Adkins met Randy Lerner.

 

Shortly afterwards Villa started to pick up points.

 

No, I did not go up to them, no I did not take a picture and yes of course I may be mistaken, but too many co-incidences came together at the same time

 

The story involved Golf so my apologies to Tokes.

 

So let me get this straight. You saw a bloke from a distance at a golf club in Abu Dabhi who you thought looked a bit like Nigel Adkins, this bloke was meeting someone who you didn't recognise but appeared to have been playing golf from the way he was dressed. A day later after googling football club chairman It turns out this bloke was Nigel Adkins and the bloke you didn't recognise that he was meeting the billionaire Aston Villa owner Randy learner. They met in the section set aside for "normal people" at this golf club, in public, on the day of a golf tournament making no attempt to keep their meeting a secret.

 

Yep, i'm convinced.

[Miltonroader07]

Closed thread doing my head in

[The9]

So let me get this straight. You saw a bloke from a distance at a golf club in Abu Dabhi who you thought looked a bit like Nigel Adkins, this bloke was meeting someone who you didn't recognise but appeared to have been playing golf from the way he was dressed. A day later after googling football club chairman It turns out this bloke was Nigel Adkins and the bloke you didn't recognise that he was meeting the billionaire Aston Villa owner Randy learner. They met in the section set aside for "normal people" at this golf club, in public, on the day of a golf tournament making no attempt to keep their meeting a secret.

 

Yep, i'm convinced.

 

No, you've misunderstood. He thought it was Adkins and then someone else said they'd met Adkins. In Dubai. It's hardly West Quay.

 

I'm convinced anyway, far too much detail.

[CB Fry]

So let me get this straight. You saw a bloke from a distance at a golf club in Abu Dabhi who you thought looked a bit like Nigel Adkins, this bloke was meeting someone who you didn't recognise but appeared to have been playing golf from the way he was dressed. A day later after googling football club chairman It turns out this bloke was Nigel Adkins and the bloke you didn't recognise that he was meeting the billionaire Aston Villa owner Randy learner. They met in the section set aside for "normal people" at this golf club, in public, on the day of a golf tournament making no attempt to keep their meeting a secret.

 

Yep, i'm convinced.

 

I have spoken to three members of the current QPR first team squad who went to watch said tournament shortly after finishing hot weather training for the day at 9:15am.

 

They have confirmed to me that Dubai Phil was definitely at this hotel at the time he has said and was definitely looking at men.

[VectisSaint]

I'd be very surprised if Adkins goes there - no manager wants a relegation on his CV,

... and certainly not 2 relegations

[LaptopSaint]

Maybe they'll take their time getting the new man in - maybe making his first game as gaffer.... Saints at home. Oh B0llocks.

[SaintRobbie]

OK that's Reading and QPR certs to go down, who's the third team though????

[The9]

OK that's Reading and QPR certs to go down, who's the third team though????

 

Actually it's Reading and Villa certs to go down with QPR the third team.

[shirleysfc]

Actually it's Reading and Villa certs to go down with QPR the third team.

 

Not Wigan?

[Charlie Wayman]

Di Canio is where my money is at. Was at their last game.

 

 

This suggest de Cannio's exit from Swindon and the firing of McDermott were orchestrated to comply with FA rules but the deal had already been done

[Saint Charlie]

Di Matteo approached apparantly.

 

Not that it matters a lot IMO. The players just arent Premierleague quality IMO.

[Tokyo-Saint]

I was playing in the Marshalls Golf Day at Abu Dhabi GC in January.

 

After the event we had a buffet & prize giving on the Clubhouse terrace.

Our section was roped off but an area was kept clear for normal people to use.

 

I saw a well dressed man stand up and greet a visitor in the normal people section. I did not think anything of it at the time except that it looked like someone going for a Job Interview by the way he was dressed and his Body Language. I was struck at the time the movements and mannerisms reminded me on NA. But of course, being a golf club in Abu Dhabi apart from the bearing, hair & the glasses and a side view I convinced myself no way it could be NA.

The man who met him was wearing a Golf Shirt, was shorter and had tidy close cropped grey hair. Again I thought nothing of it.

That EVENING when I got home there was a thread about NA to Huddersfield where an Udder tweeted that he had met NA & his wife in a bar in Dubai and that they were on vacation here. Another mate told me he had met a football manager in Trader Vics the night before "who was taking an extended vacation"

 

It subsequently dawned on me that I was a complete cock & that IF I had taken a photo of NA & this guy I could have sold the picture.

As such the next day I googled for images of football club Chairmen. First up I saw the guy was not the Udders boss. Then I looked up other possibilities and was horrified when I found a picture of the guy.

 

IF I had taken the photo I could have probably paid for the cost of my wedding.

 

Adkins met Randy Lerner.

 

Shortly afterwards Villa started to pick up points.

 

No, I did not go up to them, no I did not take a picture and yes of course I may be mistaken, but too many co-incidences came together at the same time

 

The story involved Golf so my apologies to Tokes.

 

I liked that one Phil, no celeb golfers buying you beer, no women throwing themselves at you and said golfer, and it had Nigel Atkinson and a man named Randy. 7 out of 10, well done Phil.

[LostBoys]

Totally bonkers - my Reading friends say he was promised money to build the squad if they got promoted - which they did and the owner did not put the money in. Not a new story that. Bit of a poisoned chalice at the moment.

[Lord Duckhunter]

But realistically which of them would go there? Adkins is available and proven in the league they will be in next year.

 

If it was about being proven in the championship, then surely they should have stuck with baldy. After all he won that league.

[Glasgow_Saint]

Kurban Berdyev is the owners choice apparently....... Interesting comments from Reading fan below

 

 

 

why we would we appoint a manager that cant speak English has zero prem/uk experience and nobodys heard off? That would be dumb and very much the Southampton FC way hahaha

[shirleysfc]

Kurban Berdyev is the owners choice apparently....... Interesting comments from Reading fan below

 

You're a tryer, I'll give you that.

[Dibden Purlieu Saint]

Kurban Berdyev is the owners choice apparently....... Interesting comments from Reading fan below

 

Love seeing comments from football fans that are so risque with their spelling and grammar. Makes me think they REALLY know what they're talking about.

Edited 12 March, 2013 by Dibden Purlieu Saint
Irony...

[Glasgow_Saint]

Love seeing comments from football fans that are so risque with their spelling and grammar. Makes they think they REALLY know what they're talking about.

 

Even some of the brightest have poor spelling and grammar, im sure you'd agree

[dubai_phil]

I have spoken to three members of the current QPR first team squad who went to watch said tournament shortly after finishing hot weather training for the day at 9:15am.

 

They have confirmed to me that Dubai Phil was definitely at this hotel at the time he has said and was definitely looking at men.

 

The meeting I saw was at 18:15 on 27th January.

 

QPR, Swansea Reading & Norwich all came to the UAE on or around 10th Feb.

 

HTH

[Saint Fan CaM]

For those of you that think Reading are down, I suggest you think QPR. With the league so tight none of the bottom 7 teams are safe or indeed defo down at this stage.

[PhilippineSaint]

The meeting I saw was at 18:15 on 27th January.

 

QPR, Swansea Reading & Norwich all came to the UAE on or around 10th Feb.

 

HTH

 

I think we will need EoA to dig out the visa entry info next time he is in the airport to confirm who did and didn't arrive and what dates it happened.

 

If EoA is on duty tonight can he make sure the Manila flight gets a good gate. I hate to much walking.

[Dibden Purlieu Saint]

Even some of the brightest have poor spelling and grammar, im sure you'd agree

 

Bloody phone, grrrr...

[dubai_phil]

I think we will need EoA to dig out the visa entry info next time he is in the airport to confirm who did and didn't arrive and what dates it happened.

 

If EoA is on duty tonight can he make sure the Manila flight gets a good gate. I hate to much walking.

 

Ooh you may get the new train if you're lucky!

 

You walk miles to the train, then it drops you miles from the Lifts Then you walk miles to your gate through a Shopping Mall that is so cramped you have to carry your wheelie bag.

[pingwing]

You don't think Derby's side that put us out of the playoffs and then broke all Premier League records for crapness was worse than a Blackpool side that at least won games at the start of the season ?

 

Blackpool was the only rubbish team I could think up off the top of my head, that Derby side and that Sunderland side Kelvin was the keeper for are down there with the worst premier league sides of all time now I give it a little more though.

 

The only reality is Reading have bought terribly, not put any money into staying up and are the propper "yoyo strategy team"

[stevegrant]

Blackpool was the only rubbish team I could think up off the top of my head, that Derby side and that Sunderland side Kelvin was the keeper for are down there with the worst premier league sides of all time now I give it a little more though.

 

The only reality is Reading have bought terribly, not put any money into staying up and are the propper "yoyo strategy team"

There are some merits to that strategy, though. Gradually build a team that improves year-on-year, gets experience every other year at the highest level and eventually they'll make it work. Or at least that's what West Brom have done over the last decade or so to good effect.

[Tokyo-Saint]

I am pretty sure De Canio lives near Coombe Lane near Richmond Park. I saw him there broken down last summer waving his arms around and stuff. It was pretty lols as he has a pretty good car obviously. I know it is a bit of a leap to assume that he lives there just because he was broken down near there but loads of footballers live in that area and there is pretty good access to the M4 for Swindon (or Reading I guess).

[beatlesaint]

Di Matteo approached apparantly.

 

Well at least that explains why he was at St Mary's watching the QPR game given Reading have to play both yet

[CB Fry]

The meeting I saw was at 18:15 on 27th January.

 

QPR, Swansea Reading & Norwich all came to the UAE on or around 10th Feb.

 

HTH

 

 

I really appreciate you correcting me on something I had clearly made up.

[tajjuk]

For those of you that think Reading are down, I suggest you think QPR. With the league so tight none of the bottom 7 teams are safe or indeed defo down at this stage.

 

They have 9 games left, 4 of which are against Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City.

 

They need 14 points to get to 37, which would possibly enough to stay up. Essentially barring them beating one of those big four they have 5 games to get 14 points, so essentially all 5 of those games are now 'must win'.

 

They have us at home, qpr at home, norwich away, fulham away and west ham away. Certainly they would have a shout of winning those games but avoiding defeat in all of them and winning at least 3? Tough ask for whoever the manager with their squad.

 

Getting beaten at home by two relegation rivals is what has cost him his job because a while back everyone was looking at their fixtures and they had 4 games, all at home against relegation rivals. Very good chances to pick up the wins to keep them up. However they have now wasted two of those.

Edited 12 March, 2013 by tajjuk

[Dark Munster]

Not Wigan?

Wigan, Villa, Reading and QPR all certs to go down.

[david in sweden]

Adkins in to get his revenge?

 

would he be so brave ?, it sounds like a death or glory option to me ... besides I wouldn't want them to " recover " at our expense.

[Lord Duckhunter]

I am pretty sure De Canio lives near Coombe Lane near Richmond Park. I saw him there broken down last summer waving his arms around and stuff. It was pretty lols as he has a pretty good car obviously.

 

I can just imagine him doing a Basil Fawlty and thrashing the car with a tree branch.

[AK]

Interesting to note that McDermott took 10 points from his last 8 league games exactly the same as NA, but like NA that wasnt deemed good enough and they both got sacked.

 

Its MP's 8th league game on Saturday the maximum points return he can now achieve from these 8 games is 9.If we lose obviously that will mean only achieving a 6 point return.

[trousers]

Ian Abrahams ‏@BroadcastMoose2m

talkSPORT understands that Brian McDermott will be confirmed as Leeds new manager tomorrow

[timayes]

Doh

Edited 11 April, 2013 by timayes
Doh

[syd_barrett_saint]

Ian Abrahams ‏@BroadcastMoose2m

talkSPORT understands that Brian McDermott will be confirmed as Leeds new manager tomorrow

 

Why didn't Adkins wait? Surely he can't think Reading are a better bet than Leeds?

 

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[Window Cleaner]

Why didn't Adkins wait? Surely he can't think Reading are a better bet than Leeds?

 

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probably because he had some sort of deluded illusion about keeping them up. Probably didn't count on them losing their first 2 games under his tenancy. Poyet turned them down, others probably did as well, Adkins fancied the job.