Yes, I have noticed that.
The first spell was 2 matches. He earned 3 points from 2 games. He followed that up with a second spell where he got 2 wins and 7 goals from 13 games. And failing to score in EIGHT of the 13 games.
Beale was sacked for 4 wins and 13 goals in 11 games failing to score in only 3.
Sunderland was a basket case, but he should have seen an uptick in form as he was replacing someone everyone at the club hated. But somehow he made them worse.
Because he was a club legend who was doing well, winning games and playing great football.
He did everything to undermine him, but knew that sacking him would be unpopular with everyone so tried to force him out, which worked.
Not posted for years. But interesting one on what will kids think tomorrow, LX3
Went with my 14 year old kid, his idiot Dad sat in an area where in retrospect I should have been further back.
But he loved the atmosphere, he loved the rude words (Premier league you bleeped it up , the championship you bleeped it up, was his favourite, he didnt even know they were premier league once) he loved the bouncing. It was just as I did all those years ago when I first went.
You lot were immense tonight.
Iām hopeful that when he looked at me, really worried that flares were coming past, and I said, "Keep your head on a swivel. Put your hood up, protect your hair, and keep your glasses on. Itās fine. "
Will mean heās better prepared for next time.
Shouldnāt be this way, but it is. Iām hopeful there are enough cameras in this day and age to deal with this
But then Iām an optimistic person. For example, I thought weād win tonight.
Iāll see what he thinks tomorrow, my main thought is āKid, donāt tell your Motherā
Nearing the end of my long journey home, my Spotify just shuffled to Donāt Dream Itās Over by Crowded House. I hope itās notā¦
Elaborate please, on what Rice supposedly did to undermine Bloomfield.
I hope everyone who got caught up in the ugly scenes at the end is ok. Not what anyone should ever have to deal with.
Sacked all his staff.
Yes, my daughter got hit by two. There were at least 6 or 7 thrown as well as spitting.
The police and stewards just pushed them back into the crowd and let them run back towards us again.
Imagine your team has just got to Wembley and your first reaction is to thrown pyrotechnics at women and kids.
Iām gutted we didnāt get a chance to properly say goodbye to the players.
I thought the players gave it absolutely everything. Proud of their efforts, desire and commitment.
Disappointing to lose but could not have asked for any more from the team.
Shame the police did nothing to clear the little shits from the away end after the final whistle. No wonder thereās so much lawless behaviour around when it goes unpunished. A few batons to the face would have been more than justified.
Except he didnāt
Bloody hell. I hope your you and your daughter are ok.
Iām not trying to make light of what happened at the end or anything, but surely thereās a case for Charlton to be disqualified for fan behaviour? This sounds like much more than āregularā trouble.
The moving on the Moving Onners wanted isnāt moving on is it?
Time for me to move on.
Have a good good summer, people.
Just got home. Gutted. Pleased in a way that after all these years it still means this much but mainly gutted.
Time to lick our wounds, take our medicine and come back like we always do.
I was 14 when we won at Maine Road, it was probably my fifth or sixth away game, and thatās more or less what my dad told me as we left.
DR made MBs position untenable by sacking staff around him so as to isolate him, told him to his face that the club wouldnāt enforce the compensation clause in his contract should a club make an approach, offered him a new contract at a reduced rate and with reduced duties ā¦
If you still want to believe that MB is a Judas when he left the club, then carry on. But these things are true.
Last week my partner and I won a million quid on the lottery. My partner decided to cash the winnings and burnt Ā£999k on a bonfire, which was a bit disappointing but Iāll always treasure the day we had Ā£1 million in our account.
Ah, just wondered. You always give me the impression that youāre on good terms with him.
I think Donald Trumpās got a Gasroom account.
If they are going to be so obvious, that they are trying to force him out, it still doesnt make sense why they just didnt sack him straight away. The reasons for not doing it as he is a club legend etc, are still the same if they are forcing him out.
None of it makes sense.
They probably should have sacked him straight away, said they are going in different direction. Still would have been anger, but new owners wanting their own man isnt uncommon.
The fudge up, which helped Matt in the longer term just seems badly handled.