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Post by tom on Mar 19, 2024 10:15:51 GMT
Filling in for T.M.
Doesn't look good for Tony.
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Post by will on Mar 19, 2024 13:24:01 GMT
So many ways of looking at this.
The obvious one is that TM is not ready to return, and MV is not up to the job. The alternatives would be Carsley (who's busy with the U21s during the International Break) and Warnock (whose full name is an anagram of "Colin Wanker" which is, from time to time, quite appropriate!)
What we don't know (but the Board probably do) is whether TM will be able to return at the planned time. So this could just be a humanitarian approach by the Board allowing him a decent time for recovery so that he's raring to go in the summer.
Or it could be that they've had second thoughts as to TM's suitability for the role.
Or in another scenario, the Board could know (or at least suspect) that TM isn't going to get better (or at least well enough to continue a career which is one of the most stressful in sport) and they're filling in the gap between now and the end of the season with an experienced Championship manager and spending the interim scouring Europe (and maybe North America) for someone to replace TM at the end of the season.
I'm not sure whether TOM, when he says "Doesn't look good for Tony", means he fears for TM's job, his life or both. Whichever one it is, I hope that TM does recover and I'd like to think he'll be well enough to resume the reins in the summer. I do think that the time has come for TM or the Board to give a clearer picture of whether TM is on his way to recovery, or whether there have been complications. No need to go into full medical details, but I think it's time for some sort of clarification.
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Post by tom on Mar 19, 2024 14:53:23 GMT
If TM was that seriously ill a month ago, was he not ill when he was appointed.
Common sense would say that he must have informed the owners of this.
Or possibly, TM was not fully aware of his condition and this has come as a surprise to all.
My comment "doesn't look good" covers pretty well all senarios, hopefully not life threatening.
I genuinely want Mobray back and fighting fit, but if trying to manage a club like ours is not good for his long term health, then give the job to Rowett
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Post by will on Mar 19, 2024 15:24:52 GMT
A comment I've just seen on Twatter ... "Birmingham City, the only football club in the world where "Manager of the Month" is a job title rather than an award."  |
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Post by will on Mar 19, 2024 15:33:39 GMT
If TM was that seriously ill a month ago, was he not ill when he was appointed. Common sense would say that he must have informed the owners of this. Or possibly, TM was not fully aware of his condition and this has come as a surprise to all. My comment "doesn't look good" covers pretty well all senarios, hopefully not life threatening. I genuinely want Mobray back and fighting fit, but if trying to manage a club like ours is not good for his long term health, then give the job to Rowett This is why I think the Club needs to clarify the situation. I don't want to know Mowbray's medical history, especially not the nature of his illness. But it would be very sensible for the Club to say whether his treatment is progressing well, and what the prognosis is for a full recovery, especially if that prognosis is a good one. The longer that nothing is said, the more folk will draw their own conclusions and having a whirlwind of rumourmongering swirling around the bloke is hardly likely to help with his recovery. |
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Post by tom on Mar 19, 2024 16:13:27 GMT
I would guess if it is a short term appointment, that augers well for TM. It remains to be seen how the club explain (if thats the right word), Rowetts appointment, if it does happen.
Maybe that would go a long way to explaing TM's progress.
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Post by will on Mar 19, 2024 17:40:45 GMT
I would guess if it is a short term appointment, that augers well for TM. It remains to be seen how the club explain (if thats the right word), Rowetts appointment, if it does happen. Maybe that would go a long way to explaing TM's progress. Well, there hasn't been any white smoke from the St Andrews chimney, so perhaps all of the speculation had been for nought! But you're right - they need to clarify the situation re. Mowbray. |
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Post by mulv on Mar 19, 2024 22:33:57 GMT
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Post by tom on Mar 20, 2024 0:34:25 GMT
The Beeb say that Mark Venus has stepped back until next season as well.
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Post by Su on Mar 20, 2024 18:03:52 GMT
The Beeb say that Mark Venus has stepped back until next season as well. good. Sorry but a manager he definitely wasn’t!! |
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