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Michael Appleton - March 2025 appointed Shrewsbury manager (p124)
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Anagram: Limp hotel canape.
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Relegation fight incoming1
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You ain't laughing now Feckers.
I AM.17 -
Would love to go back and see the exact moment in time and space, knowing just when we accidentally pissed in God's soup.7
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Oh jeez........good luck with that chaps3
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Have you wondered if they applied for the job and if they didn't why didn't they?ProperCharlton said:If you end up giving the job to Appleton when the likes of Moore, Richardson, Jones, Bowyer and Powell are available then you've fucked up somewhere.6 -
Can someone please start a Pep meme for six managers time? (2025/26)9
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But of a cheddar cheese sandwich appointment without any pickles or sauce
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Looks like he should be coaching St HelensSporadicAddick said:I'm not telling him to his face that he's shit
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Once in eleven years, Oxford as fourth tier runners-up in 2016. By contrast Danny Cowley managed numerous non-league promotions before two titles in three seasons at Lincoln.Danny Addick said:Even the Cowleys would have been better. Has Appleton ever got a side promoted? Genuine question3 - Sponsored links:
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Does he sign players who are fit. ?
When he signs them do they play ?
Do they play in the position he signed them for. ?
Yes, to these 3 already makes him ahead of the previous 6 Managers.
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Not bothered to be honest , there will be a new one along in 6 months .
Just win some Bloody games !0 -
If this management team do not play May and Leaburn together I going to eat hot nuts every game.
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I wish him well but its not an inspiring appointment.
I will stay away from home games until the end of the January window at the earliest - will not support these owners until they genuinely put some real money into the team.
Appleton has no chance to do anything this side of Xmas - fact we have shed 7 goals in 2 games to L2 opposition and we were apparently shocking away at Crawley the other day, says his priority must be the defence.
Appleton may steady the ship and results may improve, but the playing squad is too weak
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And to be honest, no interest in what he says in videos about his tactics, I thought Ben Garner's Spotify interview about his philosophy was brilliant and looked how that turned out2
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Omg. 2 year deal. Shows how much faith the new owners have in him.I will give him a chance and support let’s hope we have do don’t have another Nigel Atkinson. Yikes we shall see. I do think the new owners are chancers. 🙁🙁0
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More likely to have the opposite effect. Can't remember being so unenthused by the running of the club since Fraeye was appointed and even then Roland didn't know what he was doing. 25 years ST holder now and a home game against Wycombe in the third tier with Appleton in charge with a team that can't defend and full of kids just hovering above the relegation zone really doesn't inspire.valleynick66 said:Well it won’t attract any additional fans to the next game will it.5 -
Absolutely.AdTheAddicK said:
I don't think the pitchforks will necessarily be aimed at the apple man, but more the SMT. A simple hello from them all would of been nice.JamesSeed said:What are the chances of the fanbase being patient if there isn’t an immediate manager bounce?
Whether we like the appointment or not, I think we should try to give him a chance. I’m putting the pitchfork back in the shed.
As much as the majority of us are not doing cartwheels with the appointment, we should not give Appleton any stick if results do not go well.
The blame will lie firmly at the door of Scott, Methven and Rodwell.9 -
Talking about tactics is all well and goodDDOUBLEE said:And to be honest, no interest in what he says in videos about his tactics, I thought Ben Garner's Spotify interview about his philosophy was brilliant and looked how that turned out
But the one thing everyone seems to forget, is the fact there is another bloke, in the opposite dugout, thinking up his own way to beat you, which may be (and often is) even better than your ideas.4 -
JamesSeed said:What are the chances of the fanbase being patient if there isn’t an immediate manager bounce?
Whether we like the appointment or not, I think we should try to give him a chance. I’m putting the pitchfork back in the shed.
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Positives:
Works well with young players and we have a young squad
Gets good loans from PL teams as they trust him to develop their youngsters (not really a positive for now but for future transfer windows)
More experience at league 1 level than our previous managers
Negatives:
His record is pretty average. Only one promotion and it was a while back in league 2. Mixed record outside of that, but he has worked at a few basket case clubs.
Other candidates with recent league 1 promotion were available, Richardson, Bowyer, Moore etc. Does look like a bit of a lack of ambition/underwhelming appointment1 -
FA, I've always known you to be a very positive poster on this site, and the fact you are down about this appointment shows how bad it's gotten!ForeverAddickted said:
Talking about tactics is all well and goodDDOUBLEE said:And to be honest, no interest in what he says in videos about his tactics, I thought Ben Garner's Spotify interview about his philosophy was brilliant and looked how that turned out
But the one thing everyone seems to forget, is the fact there is another bloke, in the opposite dugout, thinking up his own way to beat you, which may be (and often is) even better than your ideas.0 -
Sounds like the cheapest option going. I guess with this squad he will struggle as the other.0
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SporadicAddick said:I'm not telling him to his face that he's shit
Tattoo reads “What kind of slime would I manage?”1 -
I hate this club at times. Hopefully now everyone can see these owners haven’t got the money, what an awful awful appointment.8
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A managerial appointment fit for a group of chancers.
More chance of relegation than promotion now if we're honest11 -
I don’t see how anyone can take a break! Whenever I get fed up I attempt a ‘break’ but I still end up crawling back to the next game!Manic_mania said:Awful appointment. Think I'm gonna take a break from the club for a while tbh.3 -
He's definitely wouldn't be my choice but let's hope he can get the best out of what his got to work with
With this appointment shows exactly the lack of ambition our new owners have for our club0 -
Can you move gets good loans from PL teams to negatives from the positives.NabySarr said:Positives:
Works well with young players and we have a young squad
Gets good loans from PL teams as they trust him to develop their youngsters (not really a positive for now but for future transfer windows)
More experience at league 1 level than our previous managers
Negatives:
His record is pretty average. Only one promotion and it was a while back in league 2. Mixed record outside of that, but he has worked at a few basket case clubs.
Other candidates with recent league 1 promotion were available, Richardson, Bowyer, Moore etc. Does look like a bit of a lack of ambition/underwhelming appointment
He won't be here when the next transfer window opens.0 -
Disrespectful to Cheddar imo.fenlandaddick said:But of a cheddar cheese sandwich appointment without any pickles or sauce1
