Listening to Grayson

loyal_fan · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2025 4:14 pm

Seems he can’t complete a sentence without saying flexible or adaptable…am
I being over cynical thinking this may mean a lot of square pegs in not exactly square holes and relatively limited squad depth ?

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6199

Doesn't really matter what he says, you'll find something to criticise him for.

loyal_fan · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2025 5:01 pm

PTID wrote:

Doesn't really matter what he says, you'll find something to criticise him for.

Not criticizing him here

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 11123

What he's really saying is me budget is pure shit but I have to pretend its brilliant.
And hope we get lucky as fuck with referees n injuries and get the lowest ranked teams in the FA Cup to beat this 6 months probation period.

Digest that PTID then come back with your usual shite fake optimism that all is sweet.

Eh

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6199

What optimism?

Pooly_Imp · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2025 5:19 pm

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

:lol: What he's really saying is me budget is pure shit but I have to pretend its brilliant.
And hope we get lucky as fuck with referees n injuries and get the lowest ranked teams in the FA Cup to beat this 6 months probation period.

Digest that PTID then come back with your usual shite fake optimism that all is sweet.

Eh

Usual Pools manager waffle then! :laugh:

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 11123

Pooly_Imp wrote:

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

:lol: What he's really saying is me budget is pure shit but I have to pretend its brilliant.
And hope we get lucky as fuck with referees n injuries and get the lowest ranked teams in the FA Cup to beat this 6 months probation period.

Digest that PTID then come back with your usual shite fake optimism that all is sweet.

Eh

Usual Pools manager waffle then! :laugh:

Ye

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6199

More broadly usual football managers waffle, about 90% of them will be spouting the same stuff that they think fans want to hear.
Not many straight-talkers about in the mould of Brian Clough nowadays.

Kebab&chips · **Joined:** Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:20 pm **Posts:** 226

Probably means we won’t be able to field 11 players on August the 9th & some will have to fill two positions.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 11123

Kebab&chips wrote:

Probably means we won’t be able to field 11 players on August the 9th & some will have to fill two positions.

Your forgetting the big 3 loanies.

And the open transfer window

Ya know all them shit players like Fevs who can't get a club during the summer.
Axa

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 41029

Start listening to managers after they’ve been here three months, because before before that they’re firing blanks and bullshit.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23225

PTID wrote:

More broadly usual football managers waffle, about 90% of them will be spouting the same stuff that they think fans want to hear.
Not many straight-talkers about in the mould of Brian Clough nowadays.

best to just use your eyes and brain to work things out ourselves than believe manager speak.

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6199

Agreed, can't get excited about anything that comes out of managers or players mouths, especially in the close season.

harrogatepoolie · **Joined:** Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:35 pm **Posts:** 1529

I also noticed him using the word flexible a lot. My assessment from Raj. Simon you have a shoestring budget and it’s a case of making do when and if we do which is very likely with a small squad. I’m not expecting much but you never know. Good luck to the manager no matter what. He can only do his best either way what he’s got which isn’t much imo .

harrogatepoolie · **Joined:** Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:35 pm **Posts:** 1529

harrogatepoolie wrote:

I also noticed him using the word flexible a lot. My assessment from Raj. Simon you have a shoestring budget and it’s a case of making do with what you have and playing players out of their best positions when necessary.Good luck to the manager no matter what. He can only do his best either way what he’s got which isn’t much imo .

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