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Gary Rowett sacked at B'Ham replaced by Zola who's replaced by Redknapp

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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    'Trillion Trophy Asia', fucking lord.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    That's ridiculous! ! Bloody scandalous!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    LenGlover said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Stupid decision signing Michael Morrison on a free transfer.

    He could have bought Nabby Sarr for 2m Euros but he had to go with an English player who knew the league.

    Deserved to get the push just for that.

    That free transfer scored last night too I believe.
    lucky deflection no doubt
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Powell would do there
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Curbs 16/1
  • HarryLime
    HarryLime Posts: 1,295
    Quote on BBC:
    "I would ask that our supporters trust our judgement and look forward to and embrace the future as we begin to implement the exciting vision of [owners] Trillion Trophy Asia Limited."

    I would now like to play a Jim Reeves record for all Birmingham supporters out there 'Welcome to My World'
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    edited December 2016
    Cant wait to see what genius is hired by the owners now which'll hopefully take the club from challenging with the likes of Norwich and Leeds to challenging with the likes of Cardiff and Wolves at the other end of the table.

    Apparently they're now in talks with Gianfranco Zola to replace him

    Football really is being killed off at the moment!!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    This is what our glorious leader warned us about ie foreign and especially Chinese owners who don't understand football unlike M. Duchatelet who while technically being a foreigner is practically an honorary south Londoner given how much time he spends here.

    Listen to Roland, he's always right.

  • Rob62
    Rob62 Posts: 1,200
    Every time a crazy decision such as this from an owner who clearly has little understanding of football in England comes along, I remind myself Roland put Fraeye in charge for 14 matches. Nothing has come close to beating that yet.
  • MountsfieldPark
    MountsfieldPark Posts: 2,074
    Some Villa fan reactions (they're not all like this):

    ''Foreign owners are ruining clubs'' #AVFC

    So, do you want a season where you finish above Villa? Obviously not! #avfc #bcfc

    Lol. It seems there's still a circus in the town........ And for once, it's not us #avfc

    As an #avfc I'm baffled with that decision. #BCFC had a good thing with Rowett

    Unbelievable the blues sacked the manager. Serves him right for being 7th, doing well on a small budget and being above us. #AVFC #bcfc
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Henry Irving said:

    This is what our glorious leader warned us about ie foreign and especially Chinese owners who don't understand football unlike M. Duchatelet who while technically being a foreigner is practically an honorary south Londoner given how much time he spends here.

    Listen to Roland, he's always right.

    To be fair to Roland, his main mistake has been appointing rubbish managers, rather than sacking good ones :smile:
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,193
    While I did immediately think it was a terrible decision, I can't help but think of other clubs where I thought the same when new owners came in. I didn't want Parkinson to go, but that gave us Sir Chris for instance. Then there's Southampton, who should've stood by Adkins IMO, but then they got one of the best young managers in Pochettino instead.

    Odds are this will backfire, but it's not a certainty.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,890
    Donald Trump as interim manager until he takes up the presidency in January?
  • Norman_Smith
    Norman_Smith Posts: 338
    Hope they come in for KR would take GR like a shot
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    JiMMy 85 said:

    While I did immediately think it was a terrible decision, I can't help but think of other clubs where I thought the same when new owners came in. I didn't want Parkinson to go, but that gave us Sir Chris for instance. Then there's Southampton, who should've stood by Adkins IMO, but then they got one of the best young managers in Pochettino instead.

    Odds are this will backfire, but it's not a certainty.

    Watford like a change of manager to and it's working out for them at the moment. Still think sacking GR is madness but I guess time will tell.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Sam Allardyce?
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,193
    Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:

    Sam Allardyce?

    Doubtful but I hope so. Would be amazing for Palace to miss out on one of the only men qualified to turn their season around.
  • MountsfieldPark
    MountsfieldPark Posts: 2,074
    Macronate said:

    Donald Trump as interim manager until he takes up the presidency in January?

    With his track record, he would lose a game and still get the 3 points.
  • iamdan
    iamdan Posts: 2,421
    Good decision, should've won the league by now.
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    Well that's our next manager sorted!
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  • SuperCliveMendonca
    SuperCliveMendonca Posts: 912
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  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    what positon were we when Parky was sacked?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Salad said:

    what positon were we when Parky was sacked?

    4th (?)
  • floydroadfaithfull
    floydroadfaithfull Posts: 4,778
    What the f**k has football come to ?
    Too many clubs owned by wealthy foreign owner who know sweet fa about english football
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    Sure there's plenty of clubs with UK owners who know fa about football.

    Was it Len Shackleton book that had a chapter about what chairmen/directors know about football and it was a blank page.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Ex-West Ham and Watford boss Gianfranco Zola is believed to be high on Blues' list of potential replacements.
    Former Italy and Chelsea forward Zola's last managerial job was with Qatari side Al-Arabi, but the 50-year-old was sacked in June after just one season.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Salad said:

    what positon were we when Parky was sacked?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/9337377.stm

    5th, though we hadn't won for several weeks

    Parky was unlucky, though to me there's a difference between us fighting for promotion in L1 (which with our resources we ought to be doing), and Birmingham fighting for promotion out of the Championship, where to most people their fighting well above their weight, when you look at the richer teams below them
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    What the hell is Zola going to bring to Birmingham that Rowett wasn't already doing?

    Hope it goes as well for them as Walter Zenga did for Wolves. Idiot owners.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    An incredible decision, given what Rowett has achieved there on very limited resources.

    This is what happens when people who know nothing about football take over clubs. Mind you, if the new owners are that stupid, it could only ever end badly and Rowett is probably well out of it.

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