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A pretty decent night last night.
Only really wanted to post about Niven's 'Special Award'. He received it for what he's been through this season and rightly was the only person during the whole evening to get a standing ovation. It was very touching and Del was as modest as ever.
Jack brought home two awards too. First off was the CFC Player of The Year and he also won South Yorkshire's Golden Boot. Seemed to be getting on pretty well with Rico too.
Rico's obviously popular with the clique - John Duncan looked to be giving him a sympathetic talk at on point and Chris Kamara, rounding up all 6 managers to say a little bit about each of them left Rico to last. The others were acclaimed with stuff like "Led the Millers from a 17 point deficit to comfortable safety in League Two." Or "Survived the first season in the Championship" Or "Took his team to the brink of the Premiership in his first season". I was wondering what he'd have to say about Rico and it went along the lines of "Lee, your contract's up in the summer, and I know you get quite a bit of grief. It's undeserved in my eyes, you won the MoTM in March and if the board there have any sense you'll stay at Saltergate beyond the summer. I really hope so mate." I really wanted to ask him how he came to that decision, but hey.
In attendance for CFC were Jamie Hewitt, Tommy Lee, Lee Richardson, Jack Lester & Derek Niven
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 10:54 AM
MurrayBu, on Apr 28 2009, 11:45 AM, said:
A pretty decent night last night.
Only really wanted to post about Niven's 'Special Award'. He received it for what he's been through this season and rightly was the only person during the whole evening to get a standing ovation. It was very touching and Del was as modest as ever.
Jack brought home two awards too. First off was the CFC Player of The Year and he also won South Yorkshire's Golden Boot. Seemed to be getting on pretty well with Rico too.
Rico's obviously popular with the clique - John Duncan looked to be giving him a sympathetic talk at on point and Chris Kamara, rounding up all 6 managers to say a little bit about each of them left Rico to last. The others were acclaimed with stuff like "Led the Millers from a 17 point deficit to comfortable safety in League Two." Or "Survived the first season in the Championship" Or "Took his team to the brink of the Premiership in his first season". I was wondering what he'd have to say about Rico and it went along the lines of "Lee, your contract's up in the summer, and I know you get quite a bit of grief. It's undeserved in my eyes, you won the MoTM in March and if the board there have any sense you'll stay at Saltergate beyond the summer. I really hope so mate." I really wanted to ask him how he came to that decision, but hey.
In attendance for CFC were Jamie Hewitt, Tommy Lee, Lee Richardson, Jack Lester & Derek Niven
Only really wanted to post about Niven's 'Special Award'. He received it for what he's been through this season and rightly was the only person during the whole evening to get a standing ovation. It was very touching and Del was as modest as ever.
Jack brought home two awards too. First off was the CFC Player of The Year and he also won South Yorkshire's Golden Boot. Seemed to be getting on pretty well with Rico too.
Rico's obviously popular with the clique - John Duncan looked to be giving him a sympathetic talk at on point and Chris Kamara, rounding up all 6 managers to say a little bit about each of them left Rico to last. The others were acclaimed with stuff like "Led the Millers from a 17 point deficit to comfortable safety in League Two." Or "Survived the first season in the Championship" Or "Took his team to the brink of the Premiership in his first season". I was wondering what he'd have to say about Rico and it went along the lines of "Lee, your contract's up in the summer, and I know you get quite a bit of grief. It's undeserved in my eyes, you won the MoTM in March and if the board there have any sense you'll stay at Saltergate beyond the summer. I really hope so mate." I really wanted to ask him how he came to that decision, but hey.
In attendance for CFC were Jamie Hewitt, Tommy Lee, Lee Richardson, Jack Lester & Derek Niven
Typical comment of someone who doesn't watch all of the games that we watch! Plus, on an occasion such as this he was never going to be critical and discuss another season of abject failure against the backdrop of one of the divisions better budgets, was he? Even if we had been relegated, there would have been some positive spin put on it, somehow!?
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 11:03 AM
rs1978, on Apr 28 2009, 11:57 AM, said:
Typical comment of someone who doesn't watch all of the games that we watch! Plus, on an occasion such as this he was never going to be critical and discuss another season of abject failure against the backdrop of one of the divisions better budgets, was he? Even if we had been relegated, there would have been some positive spin put on it, somehow!?
jobs for the boys springs to mind.....he was hardly going to say"you signed 5 dummies in pre season who hardly ever made it on the pitch and you now are a team with the same credibility as morecambe"
ITS NOT THE WINNING,ITS THE TAKING APART
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 11:11 AM
rs1978, on Apr 28 2009, 11:57 AM, said:
Typical comment of someone who doesn't watch all of the games that we watch! Plus, on an occasion such as this he was never going to be critical and discuss another season of abject failure against the backdrop of one of the divisions better budgets, was he? Even if we had been relegated, there would have been some positive spin put on it, somehow!?
agree that he was never going to say anything less than complimentary, but "Kammy" does sound like he was being really sincere about Rico... think it says more about his poor punditry skills than Rico's supposed management ability though!
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 11:23 AM
Sin, on Apr 28 2009, 12:14 PM, said:
agree that he was never going to say anything less than complimentary, but "Kammy" does sound like he was being really sincere about Rico... think it says more about his poor punditry skills than Rico's supposed management ability though!
It may also have something to do with the fact that to all intents and purposes Richardson does seem to be a decent bloke. Not that this in any way makes up for professional incompetence, but at a back slapping event like this it probably counts for more than it does in the real world.
I agree that he gets a lot of grief (which he ought to expect) but I don't approve when criticism becomes personal, I am sure I share this view with the majority of supporters. That said, if he is a decent bloke, surely he should have done the decent thing a while ago?
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 11:27 AM
rs1978, on Apr 28 2009, 12:26 PM, said:
That said, if he is a decent bloke, surely he should have done the decent thing a while ago?
hasnt he got a young family though? personally, I can't blame him for sticking it out for his familys sake alone. he may even have genuinely believed that he could turn it around and get us promoted...
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MurrayBu, on Apr 28 2009, 11:45 AM, said:
A pretty decent night last night.
Only really wanted to post about Niven's 'Special Award'. He received it for what he's been through this season and rightly was the only person during the whole evening to get a standing ovation. It was very touching and Del was as modest as ever.
Jack brought home two awards too. First off was the CFC Player of The Year and he also won South Yorkshire's Golden Boot. Seemed to be getting on pretty well with Rico too.
Rico's obviously popular with the clique - John Duncan looked to be giving him a sympathetic talk at on point and Chris Kamara, rounding up all 6 managers to say a little bit about each of them left Rico to last. The others were acclaimed with stuff like "Led the Millers from a 17 point deficit to comfortable safety in League Two." Or "Survived the first season in the Championship" Or "Took his team to the brink of the Premiership in his first season". I was wondering what he'd have to say about Rico and it went along the lines of "Lee, your contract's up in the summer, and I know you get quite a bit of grief. It's undeserved in my eyes, you won the MoTM in March and if the board there have any sense you'll stay at Saltergate beyond the summer. I really hope so mate." I really wanted to ask him how he came to that decision, but hey.
In attendance for CFC were Jamie Hewitt, Tommy Lee, Lee Richardson, Jack Lester & Derek Niven
Only really wanted to post about Niven's 'Special Award'. He received it for what he's been through this season and rightly was the only person during the whole evening to get a standing ovation. It was very touching and Del was as modest as ever.
Jack brought home two awards too. First off was the CFC Player of The Year and he also won South Yorkshire's Golden Boot. Seemed to be getting on pretty well with Rico too.
Rico's obviously popular with the clique - John Duncan looked to be giving him a sympathetic talk at on point and Chris Kamara, rounding up all 6 managers to say a little bit about each of them left Rico to last. The others were acclaimed with stuff like "Led the Millers from a 17 point deficit to comfortable safety in League Two." Or "Survived the first season in the Championship" Or "Took his team to the brink of the Premiership in his first season". I was wondering what he'd have to say about Rico and it went along the lines of "Lee, your contract's up in the summer, and I know you get quite a bit of grief. It's undeserved in my eyes, you won the MoTM in March and if the board there have any sense you'll stay at Saltergate beyond the summer. I really hope so mate." I really wanted to ask him how he came to that decision, but hey.
In attendance for CFC were Jamie Hewitt, Tommy Lee, Lee Richardson, Jack Lester & Derek Niven
Thanks for that Murray.
I had a lady from the Sheff Star chasing me to sponsor the CFC POTS award, had I known Del was up for an award, I wouldn't have missed that.
BTW, JD speaks highly of Rico too....
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 01:29 PM
MP-Spire, on Apr 28 2009, 01:19 PM, said:
Thanks for that Murray.
I had a lady from the Sheff Star chasing me to sponsor the CFC POTS award, had I known Del was up for an award, I wouldn't have missed that.
BTW, JD speaks highly of Rico too....
I had a lady from the Sheff Star chasing me to sponsor the CFC POTS award, had I known Del was up for an award, I wouldn't have missed that.
BTW, JD speaks highly of Rico too....
Everyone is bound to speak highly of Rico at an awards ceremony. It's not like Kammy's gonna say "got the P45 yet, Lee?" over the mic is it?
Really what they must be thinking "what a B****Y clown if he can't get these promoted with Lester, Ward for the best part of 2 years, Downes and co...he can't find his backside with both hands"
I have no doubt he is a nice guy with his heart in the right place...but in football that counts for nothing.
If Rico is still here for next season as manager i'll be picking and choosing again. I'm not watching that sack of Bunkum.
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Posted 28 April 2009 - 03:00 PM
Sin, on Apr 28 2009, 12:30 PM, said:
hasnt he got a young family though? personally, I can't blame him for sticking it out for his familys sake alone. he may even have genuinely believed that he could turn it around and get us promoted...
I suppose you have to have a great deal of faith in your own ability to be a Manager at any level, so I think he probably did believe he could pull it out of the bag. In all honesty, I don't blame him for sticking it out on that basis either - if I were him I would like to think I would have done the same and IF the powers that be wanted me out, it would cost them to get rid of me, based on the contract in place
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MurrayBu, on Apr 28 2009, 11:45 AM, said:
A pretty decent night last night.
Only really wanted to post about Niven's 'Special Award'. He received it for what he's been through this season and rightly was the only person during the whole evening to get a standing ovation. It was very touching and Del was as modest as ever.
Jack brought home two awards too. First off was the CFC Player of The Year and he also won South Yorkshire's Golden Boot. Seemed to be getting on pretty well with Rico too.
Rico's obviously popular with the clique - John Duncan looked to be giving him a sympathetic talk at on point and Chris Kamara, rounding up all 6 managers to say a little bit about each of them left Rico to last. The others were acclaimed with stuff like "Led the Millers from a 17 point deficit to comfortable safety in League Two." Or "Survived the first season in the Championship" Or "Took his team to the brink of the Premiership in his first season". I was wondering what he'd have to say about Rico and it went along the lines of "Lee, your contract's up in the summer, and I know you get quite a bit of grief. It's undeserved in my eyes, you won the MoTM in March and if the board there have any sense you'll stay at Saltergate beyond the summer. I really hope so mate." I really wanted to ask him how he came to that decision, but hey.
In attendance for CFC were Jamie Hewitt, Tommy Lee, Lee Richardson, Jack Lester & Derek Niven
Only really wanted to post about Niven's 'Special Award'. He received it for what he's been through this season and rightly was the only person during the whole evening to get a standing ovation. It was very touching and Del was as modest as ever.
Jack brought home two awards too. First off was the CFC Player of The Year and he also won South Yorkshire's Golden Boot. Seemed to be getting on pretty well with Rico too.
Rico's obviously popular with the clique - John Duncan looked to be giving him a sympathetic talk at on point and Chris Kamara, rounding up all 6 managers to say a little bit about each of them left Rico to last. The others were acclaimed with stuff like "Led the Millers from a 17 point deficit to comfortable safety in League Two." Or "Survived the first season in the Championship" Or "Took his team to the brink of the Premiership in his first season". I was wondering what he'd have to say about Rico and it went along the lines of "Lee, your contract's up in the summer, and I know you get quite a bit of grief. It's undeserved in my eyes, you won the MoTM in March and if the board there have any sense you'll stay at Saltergate beyond the summer. I really hope so mate." I really wanted to ask him how he came to that decision, but hey.
In attendance for CFC were Jamie Hewitt, Tommy Lee, Lee Richardson, Jack Lester & Derek Niven
Could you not hear the sniggers under his breath? or just the general laughter from the other Managers in the area?
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