Rival Watch

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Re: Rival Watch

by Jackson Corner » 02 Jun 2026 01:01

Pepe the Horseman wrote: 01 Jun 2026 16:57
morganb wrote: 30 May 2026 16:10 Rumours that Stockport boss Dave Challinor is expected to leave the club.
Confimred.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Jackson Corner » 02 Jun 2026 01:02

Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:01
Pepe the Horseman wrote: 01 Jun 2026 16:57
morganb wrote: 30 May 2026 16:10 Rumours that Stockport boss Dave Challinor is expected to leave the club.
Confimred.
Two play offs in two years. Failure.

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Re: Rival Watch

by stealthpapes » 02 Jun 2026 01:27

Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:02
Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:01
Pepe the Horseman wrote: 01 Jun 2026 16:57

Confimred.
Two play offs in two years. Failure.
Stockport are iirc 4 losing play offs in 6 years.

Fair play, leaving when you’re basically on top.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Sutekh » 02 Jun 2026 07:47

Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:00
Sutekh wrote: 27 May 2026 07:47
stealthpapes wrote: 26 May 2026 22:27

First rule of hobnob, I can remember 19 and bored shitless but I can’t remember the last few years.
How exactly can franchise “just chuck money at it” they will be required to work within the same FL restrictions as all other member clubs and don’t exactly have much more resource than Reading or many other sides in L1.
Well Birmingham spent 40 million and nobody batted an eyelid.
MK are hardly a Birmingham and if Birmingham had failed, and were still at this level, no doubt they’d currently be suffering rather badly under various FL penalties. But if MK want the risky gamble then good luck to them.

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Re: Rival Watch

by katweslowski » 02 Jun 2026 09:30

stealthpapes wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:27
Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:02
Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:01
Two play offs in two years. Failure.
Stockport are iirc 4 losing play offs in 6 years.

Fair play, leaving when you’re basically on top.
Can now guarnatee they'll plummet back to mid-table at best - why do clubs do this?!

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Re: Rival Watch

by South Coast Royal » 02 Jun 2026 09:48

stealthpapes wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:27
Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:02
Jackson Corner wrote: 02 Jun 2026 01:01
Two play offs in two years. Failure.
Stockport are iirc 4 losing play offs in 6 years.

Fair play, leaving when you’re basically on top.
Yes, I wish we had him and wouldn't be surprised if he got the Blackburn job.

Maybe best for him and for the club-I remember hearing a manager say once that there does come a time where, if you keep most of the same players, the motivation fades hearing the same message every day so either players need to be changed or the manager.

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Re: Rival Watch

by stealthpapes » 02 Jun 2026 09:58

Yeah, the one line in that Southgate drama that really resonated with me was along the lines of “it’s our fourth tournament, do we really need to reinvent the wheel?”

Basics of management tho’ innit: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning

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Re: Rival Watch

by West F » 02 Jun 2026 10:45

I can only believe that he has left of his own accord to take a bigger job, rather than being mutually terminated. Perhaps Richardson can be in the running to take over. It is in his area of operation geographically. They did get counter attacked in the final and as he proudly states, “We lead the league in the fewest counter attacks conceded”.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Sutekh » 20 Jun 2026 10:34

League one title favourites Leicester have appointed Russell Martin as their new manager.

Current top 10 L1 promotion odds according to Bet365….

Leicester - 4/5
Sheff Wed - 9/4
Luton - 11/4
Stockport - 4/1
Huddersfield - 9/2
Plymouth - 9/2
Oxford Utd - 9/2
Milton Keynes Dons - 5/1
Bradford - 5/1
Blackpool - 6/1

Reading are being quoted at 33/1 :lol:

Other betting companies are available.

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Re: Rival Watch

by morganb » 20 Jun 2026 12:13

Oxford United sack head coach Bloomfield

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... y8nq5ee11o

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Re: Rival Watch

by Stranded » 22 Jun 2026 08:13

morganb wrote: 20 Jun 2026 12:13 Oxford United sack head coach Bloomfield

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... y8nq5ee11o
And rumoured to be considering replacing him with Wayne Rooney.

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Re: Rival Watch

by MartinRdg » 22 Jun 2026 09:51

Stranded wrote: 22 Jun 2026 08:13
morganb wrote: 20 Jun 2026 12:13 Oxford United sack head coach Bloomfield

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... y8nq5ee11o
And rumoured to be considering replacing him with Wayne Rooney.
:D :D :D

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Re: Rival Watch

by katweslowski » 23 Jun 2026 06:45

MartinRdg wrote: 22 Jun 2026 09:51
Stranded wrote: 22 Jun 2026 08:13
morganb wrote: 20 Jun 2026 12:13 Oxford United sack head coach Bloomfield

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... y8nq5ee11o
And rumoured to be considering replacing him with Wayne Rooney.
:D :D :D
No oxf*rd way.... Haha

I really like Wayne Rooney on TV. Everytime he talks about football he seems insightful and honest. I've seen him on Stick to football and other shows, and he's very funny too.

I wish he'd just do his podcast, continue media work and just not try the management route

(After he relegates Oxford to league 2)

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Re: Rival Watch

by Orion1871 » 23 Jun 2026 07:06

Stranded wrote: 22 Jun 2026 08:13
morganb wrote: 20 Jun 2026 12:13 Oxford United sack head coach Bloomfield

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... y8nq5ee11o
And rumoured to be considering replacing him with Wayne Rooney.
Looks like they are actually replacing Broomfield with Aaron Ramsey. Guessing that means we could see Chris Gunter as his assistant manager.

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