Megson Watch

[truewhite15]

I don't know hoboh, but someone needs to set that lot on Owlstalk straight. They keep quoting Sir Notrite's version of War and Peace and claiming its evidence that the majority of Wanderers fans didn't hate him and his very shit football.

This.

It is cruel to give them such an olive branch, when the reality is that they have appointed someone who just doesn't undertand the modern game or player - and was always pretty average at best when hard work without talent or brains could get you further than today.

FWIW - I tried to register to give them another BWFC viewpoint, but by the time I had entered the validation code the information they gave me had lapsed - and it wasn't important enough for me to try again.

Please do, they'll tell you where to go with your inept one sided views. You won't have the usual flock backing you up there.

Blimey, I could write so much in response to this, but I will try to keep it brief.

You say over there that (paraphrasing here) you would gladly take Mesgson over Coyle, and that whilst Megson is not a motivator, Megson is a far superior tacitician and has a far better eye for a player. You would like Megson to "fininshed what he started" here. Some questions:

a.) Lets start with the obvious one: Aren't we 7th in the league and in the semi-finals of the cup with pretty much the same players, compared to 18th in the league and never having had a deep cup run under Sir Gary? So as a BWFC fan why would you therefore take Megson over Coyle? And surely finishing what he started, given that his league record here is 16th, 13th, and 18th at the point he left, surely means relegation. Is that what you meant - you would like to see us relegated?

b.) Lets talk about being a better tactician. Can you please provide evidence that Megson is a better tactician than Coyle? I don't think that Coyle is actually a great tactician, but Megson is THE worst I have seen - given his tactics invariably start and end with running around a lot, and after a few inevitable defeats, it always descends into "right, it's a backs to the walls exercise now", meaning "I am going to pack the team full of defenders and try to nick a 1-0".

c.) Megson did buy reasonably well here. Elmander, Cahill, Knight, Steinsson, Taylor, Lee, Muamba, Ricketts, Robinson don't look bad buys - some are excellent buys. We won't talk too much about Shittu, Riga, Makakula who are amongst the worst players ever to wear the right shirt. But lets talk about how good a buy some of those players were at the point of him leaving. Elmander - looked a total waste of £8.2m and was useless. Knight was a dithering disaster of a centre half. Steinsson despite having a good previous season was out of the team. Ricketts looked a poor right back. Robinson ditto. Muamba was a headless chicken who couldn't pass a ball. Taylor looked disillusioned and had lost all his form. Cahill had descended into a error prone defender. Our defence was conceding two goals a game, the quality of football was terrible. Yes he bought decent players, but used them so negligently that he was destroying their careers, and wasting the clubs money. Would you agree? I suspect not, but please post this on Owlstalk if you will, as an alternative viewpoint to the one you have presented.

d.) Something that you and Megson always incorrectly state; that the fans didn't give him a chance from day one. So untrue. Yes, nobody wanted him appointed, yes a minority fans booed him from the beginning. But the vast majority, including myself, were extremely supportive, despite having little to get excited about, until the start of last season, when he spent a whole load of money the club didn't have buying defenders when we needed attackers. Want to refute this?

I actually don't particularly want Sheff Wednesday to rise back up to the Prem, the more big clubs out of the Prem the better as far as I am concerned. Therefore in one sense I am happy for you to keep misleading the Wednesday fans as you are. I do feel desperately sorry them though - they don't deserve Megson, or your cock-eyed viewpoint!

Anyway, must dash, got some cup semi-final tickets to think about - and you no doubt are doing a bit of scouting on Colchester's main attributes. They have only scored 14 goals in 19 away games, so say just seven defensive players for this one?

EDIT - Ok i admit to a total fail on the brevity quest. Couldn't help myself!

Please Please Please! Start a thread on owlstalk and put that up there, i absoloutley beg you!

1 You would get slated by them
2 You wouldnt have your bum boys to twist it and try and back you up
3 i Will hammer that post in to the ground

Please do it! I promise a reply.

No, no, no...you THINK you'll hammer it into the ground. What you'll actually be talking is complete bullshit.

[Bwfc Nut]

That's what makes it ludicrous. There are parts of Megson's reign that stand up to scrutiny in terms of him doing his job. Trying, however, to compare him favourably to Coyle is a lose lose lose lose situation. The main defence of GM was his signings, who were often good, but Holden Wilshere Wheater Sturridge, at point fook all percent of the cost blow even that one away.

2 are also not our players im still not convinced with wheater, i personally think he will get ripped to shreads without Cahill next season, if Coyle plays a high line without Cahill and with a defence of Knight, Wheater, Robbo and Steinson that would be suicide! So he'll probably do that.

[Bwfc Nut]

No, no, no...you THINK you'll hammer it into the ground. What you'll actually be talking is complete bullshit.

Lets trial it

[malcd1]

That's what makes it ludicrous. There are parts of Megson's reign that stand up to scrutiny in terms of him doing his job. Trying, however, to compare him favourably to Coyle is a lose lose lose lose situation. The main defence of GM was his signings, who were often good, but Holden Wilshere Wheater Sturridge, at point fook all percent of the cost blow even that one away.

2 are also not our players im still not convinced with wheater, i personally think he will get ripped to shreads without Cahill next season, if Coyle plays a high line without Cahill and with a defence of Knight, Wheater, Robbo and Steinson that would be suicide! So he'll probably do that.

You are probably correct about. Who was it who bought Knight, Steinsson and Robbo (Yes I know Coyle finalised the deal but it was agreed before he arrived) for over their market value?

[Lord Kangana]

Good grief.

Does he actually believe this shit, or is it a tedious long winded wind-up?

[Bwfc Nut]

That's what makes it ludicrous. There are parts of Megson's reign that stand up to scrutiny in terms of him doing his job. Trying, however, to compare him favourably to Coyle is a lose lose lose lose situation. The main defence of GM was his signings, who were often good, but Holden Wilshere Wheater Sturridge, at point fook all percent of the cost blow even that one away.

2 are also not our players im still not convinced with wheater, i personally think he will get ripped to shreads without Cahill next season, if Coyle plays a high line without Cahill and with a defence of Knight, Wheater, Robbo and Steinson that would be suicide! So he'll probably do that.

You are probably correct about. Who was it who bought Knight, Steinsson and Robbo (Yes I know Coyle finalised the deal but it was agreed before he arrived) for over their market value?

Who else are you missing in that list? Cahill! therefore there was perfect balance from the start, Robbo the leader of the pack with a good footballing head on him, Knight, great in the air, Cahill, personally i think he's the best defender in England, has absoloutley everything, Pace to play behind knight, great in the air, and excellent on the ball, reads the game very well. Steinson was one of Meggos first signings and installed the passion we needed at the time, his positioning is shocking and i prefer Ricketts who is a brilliant versitille player, that defence ticks all the boxe, now you replace wheater with Cahill (which a pray Coyle isnt going to do) you lose all of Cahills attributes and bring in wheater which i would say, great in the air and thats it, so we have 2 central defenders who are great in the air without hardly any pace, we are in trouble if thats our back line that season, it could get worse, Alonso could replace Robbo.

[Bwfc Nut]

Good grief.

Does he actually believe this shit, or is it a tedious long winded wind-up?

Whats it like to reach 10 thousand posts and not being able to look at 1 of them posts and not see 1 constructive knowledgeable post, just a load of whining about other peoples views but not saying why, at least the other guys are constructive.

[Lord Kangana]

So a tedious wind up then.

[Bwfc Nut]

So a tedious wind up then.

Another knowledgeable post to the stack

[thebish]

tell you what, Sir Nut...

pop along to the next game - or even the semi-final - and unfurl your "Bring Back Megson" banner - start a few "Coyle Out!" chants - see how many you can persuade to join you....

[Bwfc Nut]

tell you what, Sir Nut...

pop along to the next game - or even the semi-final - and unfurl your "Bring Back Megson" banner - start a few "Coyle Out!" chants - see how many you can persuade to join you....

Pop along? like i don't go to nearly all the matches anyway i don't want Megson back, i didn't want him to go and you'll see why in a few seasons time when we are going downhill.

[truewhite15]

tell you what, Sir Nut...

pop along to the next game - or even the semi-final - and unfurl your "Bring Back Megson" banner - start a few "Coyle Out!" chants - see how many you can persuade to join you....

Pop along? like i don't go to nearly all the matches anyway i don't want Megson back, i didn't want him to go and you'll see why in a few seasons time when we are going downhill.

Can we ban this guy again yet?

[thebish]

tell you what, Sir Nut...

pop along to the next game - or even the semi-final - and unfurl your "Bring Back Megson" banner - start a few "Coyle Out!" chants - see how many you can persuade to join you....

Pop along? like i don't go to nearly all the matches anyway i don't want Megson back, i didn't want him to go and you'll see why in a few seasons time when we are going downhill.

why don't you want him back?

[William the White]

It's just classic attention seeking behaviour. Stop giving it to him and he'll go back to his thrice daily grovel to the Yorkies. .

[Bwfc Nut]

tell you what, Sir Nut...

pop along to the next game - or even the semi-final - and unfurl your "Bring Back Megson" banner - start a few "Coyle Out!" chants - see how many you can persuade to join you....

Pop along? like i don't go to nearly all the matches anyway i don't want Megson back, i didn't want him to go and you'll see why in a few seasons time when we are going downhill.

why don't you want him back?

To hear all the numptys in the stand booing every 2 minutes, no thanks. At least everyone is happy at the moment so i can watch the game without boo's ringing in my ears.

[Lord Kangana]

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[Athers]

[Choppers]

That's not legit...surely?

[bristol_Wanderer3]

Please Please Please! Start a thread on owlstalk and put that up there, i absoloutley beg you!

1 You would get slated by them
2 You wouldnt have your bum boys to twist it and try and back you up
3 i Will hammer that post in to the ground

Please do it! I promise a reply.

I would but I genuinely can't be arsed joining their site now - I don't want to spend too much of my life on football forums! Perhaps you can post it for me as a view of the majority of BWFC fans? And please put your reply here. You can then copy and paste it over there too, but we get to see it here also?

[bristol_Wanderer3]

To hear all the numptys in the stand booing every 2 minutes, no thanks. At least everyone is happy at the moment so i can watch the game without boo's ringing in my ears.

Have you ever wondered why people are happier now than when he was here?