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Title: Stuart Gray
Post by: JoelH5 on February 28, 2019, 08:19:12 PM
Appointed as assistant!!!
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Mince n Tatties on February 28, 2019, 08:33:01 PM
Excellent.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: The Enclosurite on February 28, 2019, 08:52:42 PM
Where is this news?
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: ScalleysDad on February 28, 2019, 08:54:21 PM
I wonder if that rather shrewd move is Parkers first in the hot seat or by committee overnight.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Jem on February 28, 2019, 08:57:30 PM
Great news!
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: ScalleysDad on February 28, 2019, 08:57:37 PM
Quote from: The Enclosurite on February 28, 2019, 08:52:42 PM
Where is this news?

Sky tele I believe.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: The Enclosurite on February 28, 2019, 08:59:17 PM
Quote from: ScalleysDad on February 28, 2019, 08:57:37 PM
Quote from: The Enclosurite on February 28, 2019, 08:52:42 PM
Where is this news?

Sky tele I believe.
Thanks. I've got Sky Sports on now, I'll keep an eye/ear out for it.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: ScalleysDad on February 28, 2019, 09:01:08 PM
Quote from: The Enclosurite on February 28, 2019, 08:59:17 PM
Quote from: ScalleysDad on February 28, 2019, 08:57:37 PM
Quote from: The Enclosurite on February 28, 2019, 08:52:42 PM
Where is this news?

Sky tele I believe.
Thanks. I've got Sky Sports on now, I'll keep an eye/ear out for it.

It was mentioned as such on another jubilant 'Parker in' thread.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Carborundum on February 28, 2019, 09:02:48 PM
Excellent news
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: The Enclosurite on February 28, 2019, 09:03:20 PM
Just seen it confirmed.  Great news.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Statto on February 28, 2019, 09:38:19 PM
Quote from: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.

is this a joke or am i missing something?
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: gezkc on February 28, 2019, 09:41:26 PM
Fantastic news!
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: bucksfulham on February 28, 2019, 09:44:47 PM
Where is this confirmed?
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: AnOldBrownie on February 28, 2019, 09:48:06 PM
Quote from: bucksfulham on February 28, 2019, 09:44:47 PM
Where is this confirmed?

Now you have me concerned.   I'm waiting for an official announcement on the clubs site.   It seems like it'd be a smart move, and I've been waiting for ownership to make a smart move for an entire season.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on February 28, 2019, 09:49:14 PM
Quote from: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.
Slav did not want Gray to have his contract renewed and that's why he left the club.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Burt on February 28, 2019, 09:50:15 PM
It's all over twitter, although I wouldn't ordinarily equate "twitter" with "reliable".
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Hatch007 on February 28, 2019, 09:52:40 PM
Quote from: Burt on February 28, 2019, 09:50:15 PM
It's all over twitter, although I wouldn't ordinarily equate "twitter" with "reliable".

It's all over Twitter?

That's like saying I read it in the Sun so it must be true, hence why I'm with you on not equating Twitter with reliable

Until there's an official club site announcement I won't believe it but I hope it's true
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: JoelH5 on February 28, 2019, 09:53:33 PM
It's been confirmed to sky by the club
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Spirit of 2000 on February 28, 2019, 10:02:04 PM
Great news ... Slav shot himself in the foot getting rid of him tbh.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: ScalleysDad on February 28, 2019, 10:05:05 PM
Quote from: Spirit of 2000 on February 28, 2019, 10:02:04 PM
Great news ... Slav shot himself in the foot getting rid of him tbh.


Would that be the passing and set plays foot?
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: HV71 on February 28, 2019, 10:05:15 PM
Good news - sound coach
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: flyingfish on February 28, 2019, 10:40:01 PM
Please can someone explain to me the obsession with Stuart Gray? Our defence was poo last year as well.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Statto on February 28, 2019, 11:00:58 PM
Quote from: MJG on February 28, 2019, 09:49:14 PM
Quote from: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.
Slav did not want Gray to have his contract renewed and that's why he left the club.
Slav got rid of gray, Slav wanted Jozabed, and Slav can't get a new job because no one will give him the level of control he wants... i'm sticking my neck out a bit here but I'm going to speculate that you got all those bits of 'inside info' from the same source...
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: YoungsBitter on February 28, 2019, 11:04:16 PM
Quote from: Statto on February 28, 2019, 11:00:58 PM
Quote from: MJG on February 28, 2019, 09:49:14 PM
Quote from: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.
Slav did not want Gray to have his contract renewed and that's why he left the club.
Slav got rid of gray, Slav wanted Jozabed, and Slav can't get a new job because no one will give him the level of control he wants... i'm sticking my neck out a bit here but I'm going to speculate that you got all those bits of 'inside info' from the same source...
It would be interesting to know whose decision it was to get rid of Gray and the goal keeping coach who recommended Fabri?
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 06:13:05 AM
Quote from: Statto on February 28, 2019, 11:00:58 PM
Quote from: MJG on February 28, 2019, 09:49:14 PM
Quote from: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.
Slav did not want Gray to have his contract renewed and that's why he left the club.
Slav got rid of gray, Slav wanted Jozabed, and Slav can't get a new job because no one will give him the level of control he wants... i'm sticking my neck out a bit here but I'm going to speculate that you got all those bits of 'inside info' from the same source...
Couple of different places, meetings and people. Your reply and someone else yesterday goes back to a post I made last week.
Everything Slav touched was gold and everything else was crap or others you don't like make the decision.
I liked Slav, wanted him to stay, stuck with wanting him to stay on the two other occasions people wanted out. But he wasn't perfect and this I felt at the time was an error on his part.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: hovewhite on March 01, 2019, 06:23:14 AM
Brilliant, welcome back Stuart .
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Woolly Mammoth on March 01, 2019, 06:28:45 AM
It's definitely a good result getting Stuart Gray back.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Statto on March 01, 2019, 07:40:47 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 06:13:05 AM
Quote from: Statto on February 28, 2019, 11:00:58 PM
Quote from: MJG on February 28, 2019, 09:49:14 PM
Quote from: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.
Slav did not want Gray to have his contract renewed and that's why he left the club.
Slav got rid of gray, Slav wanted Jozabed, and Slav can't get a new job because no one will give him the level of control he wants... i'm sticking my neck out a bit here but I'm going to speculate that you got all those bits of 'inside info' from the same source...
Couple of different places, meetings and people. Your reply and someone else yesterday goes back to a post I made last week.
Everything Slav touched was gold and everything else was crap or others you don't like make the decision.
I liked Slav, wanted him to stay, stuck with wanting him to stay on the two other occasions people wanted out. But he wasn't perfect and this I felt at the time was an error on his part.
All I see is a number of odd stories, along the common theme of reflecting poorly on Jokanovic, coming from a source I know to be closely connected with the club, ie closely connected to people who probably dislike Jokanovic and have a motive for diverting blame onto him rather than themselves. It isn't thinking everything Jokanovic touched turning to gold, or necessarily saying anyone is wrong or lying, just questioning people who have means, motive and opportunity
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 07:43:55 AM
Quote from: Statto on March 01, 2019, 07:40:47 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 06:13:05 AM
Quote from: Statto on February 28, 2019, 11:00:58 PM
Quote from: MJG on February 28, 2019, 09:49:14 PM
Quote from: brightster on February 28, 2019, 08:58:08 PM
Quote from: H4usuallysitting on February 28, 2019, 08:29:32 PM
"they" should never have got rid of him in the first place....he should be kept on a long term contract.... he's probably come in to coach the defence.....good move

Who do you mean "they"?, it must have been Slav, can't see anyone else getting rid of him.
Slav did not want Gray to have his contract renewed and that's why he left the club.
Slav got rid of gray, Slav wanted Jozabed, and Slav can't get a new job because no one will give him the level of control he wants... i'm sticking my neck out a bit here but I'm going to speculate that you got all those bits of 'inside info' from the same source...
Couple of different places, meetings and people. Your reply and someone else yesterday goes back to a post I made last week.
Everything Slav touched was gold and everything else was crap or others you don't like make the decision.
I liked Slav, wanted him to stay, stuck with wanting him to stay on the two other occasions people wanted out. But he wasn't perfect and this I felt at the time was an error on his part.
All I see is a number of odd stories, along the common theme of reflecting poorly on Jokanovic, coming from a source I know to be closely connected with the club, ie closely connected to people who probably dislike Jokanovic and have a motive for diverting blame onto him rather than themselves. It isn't thinking everything Jokanovic touched turning to gold, or necessarily saying anyone is wrong or lying, just questioning people who have means, motive and opportunity to attack him
One place in wrting is Trust Notes from November meeting and while not in that meeting the same thing was said in July meeting I was at.

COACHING CHANGES

The Trust raised queries about the number of members of Slavisa Jokanovic's coaching staff who have left the Club since the start of the season. AM said that all of these decisions were taken by Jokanovic himself and that this was an indication of the head coach taking steps to try and improve the team's performances. He denied that any internal process had been placed on Jokanovic to make these changes and that many of them involved difficult personal decisions for him.

EDIT: At both times SJ was still in post
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Statto on March 01, 2019, 07:45:21 AM
Well that is exactly the kind of source I would treat with extreme suspicion for a number of reasons!!
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 07:52:47 AM
Quote from: Statto on March 01, 2019, 07:45:21 AM
Well that is exactly the kind of source I would treat with extreme suspicion for a number of reasons!!
So that in meetings and I have said from elsewhere as well.

I know in your mind what you want to be true is the Khans sacked Gray, put Parker in his place and told Slav to suck it up, then the board sacked his GK coach and then his stats guy and replaced them while all the time a man like Slav just lets them get on with it. You can belive that if you like.

Tell me if they had sacked Gray he seems happy enough to come back and work for them again...oh wait someone will answer MONEY, ok fair enough there is no right or wrong answer, only the answer you want it to be.

Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: malc on March 01, 2019, 07:57:46 AM
Too little too late
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: I Ronic on March 01, 2019, 08:03:41 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 07:52:47 AM
Quote from: Statto on March 01, 2019, 07:45:21 AM
Well that is exactly the kind of source I would treat with extreme suspicion for a number of reasons!!
So that in meetings and I have said from elsewhere as well.

I know in your mind what you want to be true is the Khans sacked Gray, put Parker in his place and told Slav to suck it up, then the board sacked his GK coach and then his stats guy and replaced them while all the time a man like Slav just lets them get on with it. You can belive that if you like.

Tell me if they had sacked Gray he seems happy enough to come back and work for them again...oh wait someone will answer MONEY, ok fair enough there is no right or wrong answer, only the answer you want it to be.

Was he sacked? I thought his contract wasn't renewed. As MJG says he seems happy enough to come back. Would you go back to a job you were sacked, worked for the same people and risked it all happening again?
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 08:07:20 AM
Quote from: I Ronic on March 01, 2019, 08:03:41 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 07:52:47 AM
Quote from: Statto on March 01, 2019, 07:45:21 AM
Well that is exactly the kind of source I would treat with extreme suspicion for a number of reasons!!
So that in meetings and I have said from elsewhere as well.

I know in your mind what you want to be true is the Khans sacked Gray, put Parker in his place and told Slav to suck it up, then the board sacked his GK coach and then his stats guy and replaced them while all the time a man like Slav just lets them get on with it. You can belive that if you like.

Tell me if they had sacked Gray he seems happy enough to come back and work for them again...oh wait someone will answer MONEY, ok fair enough there is no right or wrong answer, only the answer you want it to be.

Was he sacked? I thought his contract wasn't renewed. As MJG says he seems happy enough to come back. Would you go back to a job you were sacked, worked for the same people and risked it all happening again?
I used sacked, but yes his contract was up and sorry to say it was not renewed. But back now and at least we have someone who was around on that great May day to try and help Scott get things back on track.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: HV71 on March 01, 2019, 08:17:20 AM
Whatever the ins and outs I am delighted he is back as he is a well respected coach.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: toshes mate on March 01, 2019, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 06:13:05 AM
Couple of different places, meetings and people. Your reply and someone else yesterday goes back to a post I made last week.
Everything Slav touched was gold and everything else was crap or others you don't like make the decision.
I liked Slav, wanted him to stay, stuck with wanting him to stay on the two other occasions people wanted out. But he wasn't perfect and this I felt at the time was an error on his part.
For sure nobody is perfect and humans are so flawed it is wonder we ever survived this long as a species.  My regard about hearsay is what I responded to you recently on another thread which is if you were not present at the actual event then whatever you are told is hearsay, an anecdotal account.  Anecdotes are not evidence.  Think about the last controversial football incident you witnessed alongside thousands of others and there will be several conflicting witness statements if you bothered to research for them.  The person who sacked Gray was the person who didn't extend his contract and I do not believe SJ was ever in charge of contracts.  Was SJ asked about Gray's contract and, if so, how was the question framed? = e.g. you can have either (a) or (b) but you cannot have both, perhaps.  You are on dangerous ground stating 'facts' without chapter and verse.   
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 08:48:36 AM
Quote from: toshes mate on March 01, 2019, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 06:13:05 AM
Couple of different places, meetings and people. Your reply and someone else yesterday goes back to a post I made last week.
Everything Slav touched was gold and everything else was crap or others you don't like make the decision.
I liked Slav, wanted him to stay, stuck with wanting him to stay on the two other occasions people wanted out. But he wasn't perfect and this I felt at the time was an error on his part.
For sure nobody is perfect and humans are so flawed it is wonder we ever survived this long as a species.  My regard about hearsay is what I responded to you recently on another thread which is if you were not present at the actual event then whatever you are told is hearsay, an anecdotal account.  Anecdotes are not evidence.  Think about the last controversial football incident you witnessed alongside thousands of others and there will be several conflicting witness statements if you bothered to research for them.  The person who sacked Gray was the person who didn't extend his contract and I do not believe SJ was ever in charge of contracts.  Was SJ asked about Gray's contract and, if so, how was the question framed? = e.g. you can have either (a) or (b) but you cannot have both, perhaps.  You are on dangerous ground stating 'facts' without chapter and verse.
Are you going to ask everyone on here to produce an affidavit on here when they give an answer to a question posed? maybe the FOF terms of use should be changed?
As I say below "there is no right or wrong answer, only the answer you want it to be."
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Statto on March 01, 2019, 09:02:45 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 07:52:47 AM
I know in your mind what you want to be true is...

You would do well not to be so patronising and dismissive (including to toshes mate above) .

All I am doing is treating the narrative pushed by the club with caution where they've on obvious motive to lie or mislead, which is the same approach I take to anyone in any walk of life.

You on the other hand may be a very shrewd person generally but when it comes to the club you will swallow what they tell you. I've no doubt if they told you to transfer some money to an account in Nigeria to claim your winnings in the state lottery you'd do it.

Perhaps if/when they give you the ultimate mugging in a couple of weeks by announcing that the riverside development isn't going ahead, you'll reconsider that approach.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Steven Ageroad on March 01, 2019, 09:09:57 AM
I'm glad he's back, anything to help our defence out but my question is, if he is good at his job surely he would have been working at another club and would not have been so readily available.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: HV71 on March 01, 2019, 09:17:02 AM
Quote from: Steven Ageroad on March 01, 2019, 09:09:57 AM
I'm glad he's back, anything to help our defence out but my question is, if he is good at his job surely he would have been working at another club and would not have been so readily available.

I understand your point but it can often be something of a 'closed shop' as managers often take their entourage of coaches with them.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 09:49:35 AM
Quote from: Statto on March 01, 2019, 09:02:45 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 07:52:47 AM
I know in your mind what you want to be true is...

You would do well not to be so patronising and dismissive (including to toshes mate above) .

All I am doing is treating the narrative pushed by the club with caution where they've on obvious motive to lie or mislead, which is the same approach I take to anyone in any walk of life.

You on the other hand may be a very shrewd person generally but when it comes to the club you will swallow what they tell you. I've no doubt if they told you to transfer some money to an account in Nigeria to claim your winnings in the state lottery you'd do it.

Perhaps if/when they give you the ultimate mugging in a couple of weeks by announcing that the riverside development isn't going ahead, you'll reconsider that approach.
With the stand its reporting from meetings etc, I've said elsewhere that it's down to one person who could switch it off. If they do it more fool them as we need to build the stand. It won't only be who is mugged off its everyone of us with the promise it will get built along with lots of staff working on it.

As for the other stuff. You have your views and I have mine. Anything I know is from a number of different places and only when I have heard something twice from different places then I take it.

All sides can use lies and misleading statements. Every manager/player/coach/owner/DOF or whoever in life have their ways of getting their own pov and message across. It's up to the individual to make their mind up on believing any one explanation or not believing any of them at all.
I'm not going to go down the route of the personal comments your making but only to say that's what I would expect from you anyway when questioned and not agreeing with someone.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: toshes mate on March 01, 2019, 10:10:06 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 08:48:36 AM
Quote from: toshes mate on March 01, 2019, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 06:13:05 AM
Couple of different places, meetings and people. Your reply and someone else yesterday goes back to a post I made last week.
Everything Slav touched was gold and everything else was crap or others you don't like make the decision.
I liked Slav, wanted him to stay, stuck with wanting him to stay on the two other occasions people wanted out. But he wasn't perfect and this I felt at the time was an error on his part.
For sure nobody is perfect and humans are so flawed it is wonder we ever survived this long as a species.  My regard about hearsay is what I responded to you recently on another thread which is if you were not present at the actual event then whatever you are told is hearsay, an anecdotal account.  Anecdotes are not evidence.  Think about the last controversial football incident you witnessed alongside thousands of others and there will be several conflicting witness statements if you bothered to research for them.  The person who sacked Gray was the person who didn't extend his contract and I do not believe SJ was ever in charge of contracts.  Was SJ asked about Gray's contract and, if so, how was the question framed? = e.g. you can have either (a) or (b) but you cannot have both, perhaps.  You are on dangerous ground stating 'facts' without chapter and verse.
Are you going to ask everyone on here to produce an affidavit on here when they give an answer to a question posed? maybe the FOF terms of use should be changed?
As I say below "there is no right or wrong answer, only the answer you want it to be."
You claim to be 'ITK', MJG, I have never done so, because I do not consider the need to be 'ITK' to be part of these debates.  In fact I doubt there is anyone on this forum who is really 'ITK'.  You rub shoulders with people who have agendas which are nothing to do with having a good team playing on the pitch.  That is the nature of football.  There may be 'people' you know who are closer to other 'people' who may claim to be 'ITK' but that is inconsequential in the greater scheme of things.  I will once again mention all the explanations of the AK incidents and how he was supposed to have fought Mitro (regurgitated again in the press today), supposed to have fought Parker, and so on, and yet it is plain to see nobody on here actually witnessed anything and simply relayed gossip.  They can have their fun if they feel it makes them more important but I expect better than that of myself.

Continue writing your anecdotes on anecdotes by all means but don't think I won't be picking you up on it whenever I feel the need.  I chew things over and sometimes swallow them but when I taste something rather unpleasant I will spit it out. 
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: toshes mate on March 01, 2019, 10:27:33 AM
Quote from: Statto on March 01, 2019, 09:02:45 AM
You would do well not to be so patronising and dismissive (including to toshes mate above) .
Perhaps, MJG, caught on the defensive is being coached by a friend of a friend of an Italian who once claimed to be an expert in defensive techniques .....
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: filham on March 01, 2019, 11:06:49 AM
God to hear that Gray is back, we need him to spend the next 48 hours working on Rico, we really need to improve his performance with crosses.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: snarks on March 01, 2019, 11:19:41 AM
Can we not turn this in to having a go at someone else over a difference of opinion. MJG needs no cheerleaders but he is clearly passionate and involved with Fulham, Statto and Toshes mate share the same passions with different views but I never understand the confrontation over who's views are more accurate/correct.

Anyway, I'm just glad SG is back, Parker can learn from him.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Skatzoffc on March 01, 2019, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: filham on March 01, 2019, 11:06:49 AM
God to hear that Gray is back, we need him to spend the next 48 hours working on Rico, we really need to improve his performance with crosses.

Let's not start blaming the keeper now pls?

We've been after, and failed to get, a CDM for 4 seasons running now.
That is why we're crap in defence.

Not because of the keeper.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Sting of the North on March 01, 2019, 11:29:24 AM
Quote from: Skatzoffc on March 01, 2019, 11:22:03 AM
Quote from: filham on March 01, 2019, 11:06:49 AM
God to hear that Gray is back, we need him to spend the next 48 hours working on Rico, we really need to improve his performance with crosses.

Let's not start blaming the keeper now pls?

We've been after, and failed to get, a CDM for 4 seasons running now.
That is why we're crap in defence.

Not because of the keeper.

I would think the keeper should be judged on his own performances within a reasonable context. Just because you we allegedly have a crap defence because of a lack of a CDM (I assume you mean that the 3 we played with last game is not good enough) doesn't mean that the keeper cannot be criticized for below par contributions. I agree though if your point is that the keeper is not the only (and quite likely in my opinion far from the biggest) problem.

I also thought that people in general were quite happy with KMac's contributions as a CDM in the past seasons, and can't recall this being a thing before this season really.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Beamer on March 01, 2019, 12:24:50 PM
Why still no confirmation on the website or am I just losing my mind.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: HV71 on March 01, 2019, 12:32:21 PM
Quote from: snarks on March 01, 2019, 11:19:41 AM
Can we not turn this in to having a go at someone else over a difference of opinion. MJG needs no cheerleaders but he is clearly passionate and involved with Fulham, Statto and Toshes mate share the same passions with different views but I never understand the confrontation over who's views are more accurate/correct.

Anyway, I'm just glad SG is back, Parker can learn from him.




Good post - I'm glad he is back . I also respect and enjoy the views of all the posters you mention - it just gets a tad turgid when they start arguing whose conked is the biggest
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: HV71 on March 01, 2019, 12:32:45 PM
Should be conker
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Bracken White on March 01, 2019, 12:49:14 PM
Absolutely crazy not to renew his contract last summer - had got the defence functioning.
A wise head to help Scott Parker too, very good news!
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 01:52:42 PM
Is Gray being back just a so far unconfirmed rumour started as a lie by Sky Sports News, or does anyone have a more concrete indication that this is the case?
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Steven Ageroad on March 01, 2019, 02:02:41 PM
Good luck to him. Bearing in mind the quality of the players in our defence, it will be like trying to "turn a sow's ear into a silk purse".
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 01:52:42 PM
Is Gray being back just a so far unconfirmed rumour started as a lie by Sky Sports News, or does anyone have a more concrete indication that this is the case?
confirmed at press conference, unfortunately I don't have it written down anywhere or on film but I could produce a tweet from one of local press guys but I might get accused of photoshopping it so won't.

Edit.. club tweeted his return with photos 15 minutes ago.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 01:52:42 PM
Is Gray being back just a so far unconfirmed rumour started as a lie by Sky Sports News, or does anyone have a more concrete indication that this is the case?
confirmed at press conference, unfortunately I don't have it written down anywhere or on film but I could produce a tweet from one of local press guys but I might get accused of photoshopping it so won't.

Edit.. club tweeted his return with photos 15 minutes ago.
Yes, just seen, thanks - I was beginning to wonder lol!
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Statto on March 01, 2019, 03:46:46 PM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 01:52:42 PM
Is Gray being back just a so far unconfirmed rumour started as a lie by Sky Sports News, or does anyone have a more concrete indication that this is the case?
confirmed at press conference, unfortunately I don't have it written down anywhere or on film but I could produce a tweet from one of local press guys but I might get accused of photoshopping it so won't.

Edit.. club tweeted his return with photos 15 minutes ago.

Lolz how you insult two posters with comments like 'you will believe what you want to believe' , then when it gets dished back you turn into a total princess and say you won't engage in personal insults, then before the day is out go back to sarcastic comments and digs

I prefer the more direct approach tbh, eg, 'you are a tw@t'
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Twig on March 01, 2019, 03:57:49 PM
As much as many of us respected SJ, I think we have to accept that he had his weak spots.  Mike has presented an extract from the minutes of a Trust meeting and tbh I can't really think why AM would lie to the trust on who decided not to renew SG's contract.  If it was SJ then fine let's move on, at least Stuart is back now.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: MJG on March 01, 2019, 04:40:46 PM
Quote from: Statto on March 01, 2019, 03:46:46 PM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 01:52:42 PM
Is Gray being back just a so far unconfirmed rumour started as a lie by Sky Sports News, or does anyone have a more concrete indication that this is the case?
confirmed at press conference, unfortunately I don't have it written down anywhere or on film but I could produce a tweet from one of local press guys but I might get accused of photoshopping it so won't.

Edit.. club tweeted his return with photos 15 minutes ago.

Lolz how you insult two posters with comments like 'you will believe what you want to believe' , then when it gets dished back you turn into a total princess and say you won't engage in personal insults, then before the day is out go back to sarcastic comments and digs

I prefer the more direct approach tbh, eg, 'you are a tw@t'
You're just confirming what I said about you below with that response.
If you get upset by a bit of sarcasm god forbid how you would react if someone actually called you a twit.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: ScalleysDad on March 01, 2019, 04:47:01 PM
Shall we move on now at a gallop embracing the fact, with pictures, news bulletins and our own slot on the tele, that CR has gone, Grey is back, Parker is in charge and both now have an opportunity to work without shackles and prove a point. Obviously if they mess it up we can all gang up on them.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: SP on March 01, 2019, 05:01:59 PM
I wonder what he's been up to since he left us?  I know nothing about Stuart Gray but for some reason I picture him lying on a sofa in his pyjamas in a small bedsit spending the time watching daytime TV & reading coaching manuals in the evening. Weird.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: toshes mate on March 02, 2019, 09:54:44 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 01:52:42 PM
Is Gray being back just a so far unconfirmed rumour started as a lie by Sky Sports News, or does anyone have a more concrete indication that this is the case?
confirmed at press conference, unfortunately I don't have it written down anywhere or on film but I could produce a tweet from one of local press guys but I might get accused of photoshopping it so won't.

Edit.. club tweeted his return with photos 15 minutes ago.
Dear, oh dear, MJG, how battered you must feel to post such a pathetic response.  I expected better from you.  How stupid of me.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Southcoastffc on March 02, 2019, 11:04:31 AM
Quote from: toshes mate on March 02, 2019, 09:54:44 AM
Quote from: MJG on March 01, 2019, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: Chesh on March 01, 2019, 01:52:42 PM
Is Gray being back just a so far unconfirmed rumour started as a lie by Sky Sports News, or does anyone have a more concrete indication that this is the case?
confirmed at press conference, unfortunately I don't have it written down anywhere or on film but I could produce a tweet from one of local press guys but I might get accused of photoshopping it so won't.

Edit.. club tweeted his return with photos 15 minutes ago.
Dear, oh dear, MJG, how battered you must feel to post such a pathetic response.  I expected better from you.  How stupid of me.
Mr TM, sorry to intrude but it is a pity that you, erudite as you are and often an interesting contributor, post personal digs at one or two other posters.
Title: Re: Stuart Gray
Post by: Woolly Mammoth on March 02, 2019, 11:23:14 AM
Quote from: HV71 on March 01, 2019, 12:32:45 PM
Should be conker

That reminds me, I remember when Napoleon invaded, Belgium and conquered them, he then invaded Prussia ( now Germany) and conquered them, he followed that by invading Poland and conquered them.
Eventually he crossed the border into Russia and invaded Russia in an attempt to conquer them. But on his way to Moscow he stopped and turned back, do you know why ?
Because he ran out of Conkers.