Ritchie Humps

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12380

What would the general reaction be if Humps was our new manager???

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Shut up!
Mr I getting over heart surgery man!

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:46 pm

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

A bad reaction

grabec · **Joined:** Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:45 am **Posts:** 830

Bloody hell, derwent. I'm all for lateral thinking but this is ridiculous.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37784

derwent wrote:

What would the general reaction be if Humps was our new manager???

Inert.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

I'd prefer Lee Clark.

offshorepoolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 6011

Humps and Barron Dream Team..

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Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37784

offshorepoolie wrote:

Humps and Barron Dream Team..

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Have you been sniffing fuel oil again ?

offshorepoolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 6011

Well that's what Ken told me ...

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monkeybutt · **Posted:** Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:50 pm

[quote="tREE_wiTH_hAMStER"]I'd prefer Lee Clark was buried up to his neck in camel shit and only enough water for 2 days :teasing-tease:

Edited for wish come true!

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Still can't get my head around why Humphreys is viewed with such contempt on here. Played hundreds of games for the club during our most successful period, two promotions play off seasons in League One. 9 of his 12 seasons were in League One and the three that weren't included two promotions and a play off season, how many million miles are we off that right now?

Plus I think he's got enough off to be a good manager if he ever wanted to go in that direction.

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

I don't think that thinking its a bad idea at this point equals contempt far from it

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12380

grabec wrote:

Bloody hell, derwent. I'm all for lateral thinking but this is ridiculous.

I agree but it was mentioned to me as a possibility so I thought I'd test the water on here.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Dalton'sHaircut wrote:

I don't think that thinking its a bad idea at this point equals contempt far from it

'I'd prefer Lee Clark'

Is about as contemptible a comment as they come!

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12380

offshorepoolie wrote:

Humps and Barron Dream Team..

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"Shudder" !!!!!!!

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

I wasn't being serious.

Dalton'sHaircut · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm **Posts:** 1013

We all have to speak for ourselves PJ, and as we know Tree is well known for never ever exaggerating to make a point in an ironic or controversial way.

Having played under Humps I can assess his management style (Play on the Pitch game haha). anyone who makes the statement "Micky (Barron) is coming on at half time for the other team so we have to watch out for his superb distribution from the back" cannot be taken seriously as understanding the game

Actually Barron did come on and spent the half pumping long balls into the corners behind the full backs (classy) which to be fair against our half arsed raggedy bunch was pretty effective.

Humps came across as a nice enough guy actually (sorry Mr I get well soon) but I thought Barron was a bit up himself on the night

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37784

PJPoolie wrote:

Still can't get my head around why Humphreys is viewed with such contempt on here. Played hundreds of games for the club during our most successful period, two promotions play off seasons in League One. 9 of his 12 seasons were in League One and the three that weren't included two promotions and a play off season, how many million miles are we off that right now?

Plus I think he's got enough off to be a good manager if he ever wanted to go in that direction.

Maybe we've all got used over the past half dozen seasons to just getting by, surviving, generally being utter shite, that we don't see a future. We need something, but this situation is no the territory for a rookie manger to try to discover his potential.

alibarthez · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1072

Job is too big for a rookie

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

That's possibly true, but Hignett who is widely reported to have got the job is a 'rookie' isn't he?

People like Eddie Howe were rookies when they started, one thing for sure that type of appointment hasn't failed elsewhere as most experienced managers have.

I think the games changed a bit do the players respond to an old school type of manager for a long period these days? I'm not sure someone should be dismissed because of a lack of experience in management (often failure)

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

What would be contemptible PJ would be the dream team of Collins and Hewitson.

I havent been this season but even I can see they are just as abig a problem as Moore.

I have very good eye sight.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37784

PJPoolie wrote:

That's possibly true, but Hignett who is widely reported to have got the job is a 'rookie' isn't he?

People like Eddie Howe were rookies when they started, one thing for sure that type of appointment hasn't failed elsewhere as most experienced managers have.

I think the games changed a bit do the players respond to an old school type of manager for a long period these days? I'm not sure someone should be dismissed because of a lack of experience in management (often failure)

I have nothing against rookies, but at this stage of the season we can't really afford to take the risk.
Anyway, the choice has been made, time to get behind it..

The deluded Mr Turner · **Posted:** Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:53 pm

PJ I agree I never understand why Ritchie gets the shit on here he gets. For a start his PFA role would not go well with a manager role anywhere, so linking him as a manager was a non starter surely?

I have spoken to Ritchie several times over the years, I always thought you couldn't wish to meet a nicer bloke, always gave you the time of day, I stood talking to him once about 7 years ago on a Thursday afternoon for about 10 minutes and I had never met him before, at his testamonial night he remembered me from that and knew my name- the bloke was a good servant here, a bloody good ambassador and model pro and always seemed to love the club. Some on here just seem to want to swipe, it was characters like Ritchie and Tinks that made me get a season ticket-we lack them now although Luke James coming back and signing Barn-door Billy (Leeds fans affectionately always call him this -my mates one!) aroused a bit of interest but not like in the "glory" days.

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