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Michael Appleton - March 2025 appointed Shrewsbury manager (p124)

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,625
    Can we change the title to Applegone?
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,169
    cabbles said:
    Garrymanilow said:
    Sackleton
    That’s the spirit 

    McSackleton, or Mansfield Appleton as I like to call him
    Don’t you ruin this for me!
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    grumpyaddick said:
    Club announcement: "Please will Mr Scott follow Mr Appleton to the main exit."
    He can be bundled out the side door for all I care. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,012
    Great week so far.

    Lost to Burton and Northampton
    Manager sacked
    Fraser loan collapsed
    CBT left
    U21s lost
    U18s lost in the FA Youth cup.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,619
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Great week so far.

    Lost to Burton and Northampton
    Manager sacked
    Fraser loan collapsed
    CBT left
    U21s lost
    U18s lost in the FA Youth cup.
    ‘Things, can only get bettter…’


  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited January 2024
    Some CL members think there's a magic wand and you sack everyone and we all live happily ever after: Terrible choice of Michael Appleton which was clear to see as soon as he didn't have Chuks or Leaburn to come on as subs. 

    Andy Scott stays until the end of season because with 18 games to go how can any one come into his job while we try to stay up. He got us into this mess with his appointment of MA. It would take too long for the new Technical director to understand the chains of command !
     
    We need a manager/head coach who is prepared to work with the players morning and afternoon to get them to play as a team and have partnerships all over the field.
    FFS pick a shape to suit the players we have at the moment. If that is 4-4-2 then play that. They have to stop making basic mistakes at the back. Defenders have to work together when playing offsides. 
    Charlton Athletic are imploding and a terrible fate awaits( A Derby with Bromley ?)in league 2 if we can't get organised on the pitch with everyone knowing their job.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,362
    edited January 2024
    May be now we have finally put to bed that god awful Appleton meme that people have been sticking up every 6 months for the last 15 years.
    I blame you lot for his appointment in the first place, someone in the SMT obviously thought he was a fans favourite,.
    The most uninspiring choice of manager since the last one 5 or 6 months ago.
  • IAgree
    IAgree Posts: 1,839
    ValleyOfTears said:
    Clearly lost the players. Feel sorry for Alperton. I imagine coach rather than manager is what he excels at. "Out on the grass" is where he should be and not in management. Perhaps we could consider this in the next appt. I don't really see Bowyer, Jackson, Adkins, Alperton et al as being solid managers. Adkins aside, all needed a Curbishley as a DoF (adkins needed a lobotomy with his blairite nonsense) none were really men with a longterm vision or at least didn't strike me as such. They were either too petulant and childish (Bowysr) or nice (Jacko, Alperton, Holden) 

    Let's get in an absolute rough house with a pair of old time "b******s" (warnock?!) and a strategy to get this club back up to where it belongs and deserves to be...

    ...12th in League 1!! 

    So the board is woke (from one of your previous rants) and now there’s mention of “Blairite nonsense”.

    Are you able to comment on football without making an utterly irrelevant political point?
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  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jackson - Cheap option
    Garner - Cheap option
    Holden - Cheap option
    Appleton - Cheap option

    Buy cheap, buy twice is a good saying for a reason.
    GET SOMEONE WITH A GOOD TRACK RECORD
    We've just said goodbye to someone with more wins than defeats in  his career over multiple seasons, but with only one promotion to his name and he wasn't up to the task.

    MA wasn't s success here and many didn't think he would be, but his L1 track record wasn't so bad it should have ruled him out as a candidate imo. Not the best one, but then he wasn't the first choice was he?
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Jackson - Cheap option
    Garner - Cheap option
    Holden - Cheap option
    Appleton - Cheap option

    Buy cheap, buy twice is a good saying for a reason.
    GET SOMEONE WITH A GOOD TRACK RECORD
    They’ve recognised recruitment needs to be a lot better and that includes paying decent fees. Gives me some hope they’ll be willing to spend more on getting the right manager rather than another Appleton, Slade or Adkins. Not that I’m confident they’ll make the right choice though.
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,587
    He had to go. Think it was on the cards after the ear cupping he would not recover. 

    As much as it had to be done it has been quite horrible to watch the fans turn so quickly and him struggling to deal with it. It must be a lonlely place. 
  • Wellred
    Wellred Posts: 1,118
    Don't think any of us is surprised or shocked by this
    Let's hope we have learned by this & stop going for the cheap option as it has shown it doesn't work & cost more money in the long run
    Just need someone in place temporarily for now to get to the end of the season as there is enough in this team to keep us up 
    Then we need someone in who has real pedigree & give them enough money to rebuild the team as that's what is needed 
    As if we don't we will find ourselves in the same position over & over on this manager merry-go-round  
    Good on those who turned up last night just a shame there was so little of us mind you the football is absolutely terrible so i can understand why 
    Gutted for all of us having paid good money being sold the same old story & I am absolutely sick of it & unless the club show real intent that's me done as I not going to be taken for a cun# anymore 
    Rant over COYR   B)



  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    charltonkeston said:
    May be now we have finally put to bed that god awful Appleton meme that people have been sticking up every 6 months for the last 15 years.
    I blame you lot for his appointment in the first place, someone in the SMT obviously thought he was a fans favourite,.
    The most uninspiring choice of manager since the last one 5 or 6 months ago.
    My suggestion to AFKA is anybody puts it up again, they get a ban.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,900
    At least we stand a chance of staying up ..be interesting to see if the management already have a plan B ( I hope so ) .
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    edited January 2024
    He had to go, it was clear a few games ago! However now he's gone we need to move on, rapidly!
    We need a man manager, who is a good coach that instlls pride in the shirt and, more importantly, themselves. We do have the players to get us to safety, but we need a manager who has been there and done it at this or Championship level. So for me it's between Jones, Duff, or even Warnock. If it's either of the first 2 I'd ask AC to oversee as an experienced 'old head'. As for Scott he has to get this right or he should also fall on his sword/sacked. 
    Next few days are crucial in the future of our once great club....the clock is ticking!
  • ValleyBen
    ValleyBen Posts: 572
    The recruitment was bad in the summer which is why we have once again wasted a season not being serious promotion candidates. 

    Appleton is the reason we are on the brink of being in a relegation scrap though, any decent manager with this squad would have organised them enough to snatch a handful of more points over the last couple of months to maintain our boring mid table placing. 
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  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,487
    DubaiCAFC said:
    golfaddick said:
    DubaiCAFC said:
    Finally.. makes more embarrassing they allowed him to take this game.. Monday’s press conference was all smoke and mirrors I think.. he was going whatever the result was!
    You should know. What do your chums say ?
    As I said, it’s all bit confusing and a mess.. got told that Wednesday he will go whatever the result.. wasn’t expecting it straight after the game
    Take it you will have asked why he got given the game?
  • tonyupnorth
    tonyupnorth Posts: 97
    Glad he has now been sacked, but should have gone after the Burton game, at least give someone a free hit for last night`s game, with Exeter and Reading winning last night, we are being dragged into a relegation battle, that is the reality, we have some tough games coming up, Blackpool and Bolton away, Derby and Portsmouth at home, with Reading away, and Lincoln at home in between.
  • BigDiddy
    BigDiddy Posts: 1,188
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    LargeAddick said:
    CafcSCP said:
    boggzy said:
    cafc_harry said:
    Mental night, never seen a team clearly turn on the manager before even going down the tunnel before, never thought I’d celebrate a sacking in the oak either. 
    What happened exactly at the end?
    A number of the senior pros including dobbo just stood in the D chatting. 
    They weren’t rushing down the tunnel, so something was obviously up 
    The only explanation is they knew what was coming, so did Appleton, so begs the question why was he even in charge for the game?
    He was clearly told he had to win it to keep his job and that is why we were still trying to win it after the sending off.
    How does that explain all the other last minute goals we have conceded under that half wit.

    Good riddance
  • Happy Valley
    Happy Valley Posts: 212
    Ghana has sacked Chris Hughton after an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
  • BigDiddy
    BigDiddy Posts: 1,188
    I will happily start going to games again IF they appoint a decent manager.

    I know a lot of fans are in the same boat.
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,701
    No lists on betting sites for next manager? Only person ive seen mentioned is Nathan Jones. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Happy Valley said:
    Ghana has sacked Chris Hughton after an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
    No thanks, he's terrible too
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,035
    Pelling1993 said:
    Happy Valley said:
    Ghana has sacked Chris Hughton after an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
    No thanks, he's terrible too

    Yeah not for me. By all accounts a great guy from speaking to Brighton fans but managerially his time has gone. 
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,699
    How on earth was he given that game in charge, shows a weak SMT.

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