[The_Magic_Man]

Excuse me for bringing this name up again but I just heard on Radio Dee Dah that Mr. Campbell-Ryce may be signed by Ronnie at Oldham. You don't suppose McFarland still has his eye on him...do you?

[spireite tom]

Hope so but i doubt it,dont want him with that scouse **** Moore though!!

[The Doctor]

Do ya mean Moore or Roy Mac? re scouse - careful!!!

Sorry just being a teet!

Back 2 work!

[Cosmo Kramer]

Can anyone tell me why Oldham now have money? I was under the impression that they were up the same creek as us with just as few paddles. Now they can afford to offer JCR typw wages?

[dannypearson]

The_Magic_Man, on Jun 9 2005, 04:24 PM, said:

Excuse me for bringing this name up again but I just heard on Radio Dee Dah that Mr. Campbell-Ryce may be signed by Ronnie at Oldham. You don't suppose McFarland still has his eye on him...do you?
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There must be more chance of jcr coming to us than Oldham.

I don't think he will be playing for either though next season

[Spire1866]

McG, on Jun 9 2005, 04:20 PM, said:

Can anyone tell me why Oldham now have money?  I was under the impression that they were up the same creek as us with just as few paddles.  Now they can afford to offer JCR typw wages?
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I think they had some American's take over about a year ago, and they're now getting a new stadium as well.

[Wooden Spoon]

dannypearson, on Jun 9 2005, 05:03 PM, said:

There must be more chance of jcr coming to us than Oldham.

I don't think he will be playing for either though next season
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he`s been linked with leeds and crystal palace. newspaper.

[Cosmo Kramer]

Spire1866, on Jun 10 2005, 03:05 PM, said:

I think they had some American's take over about a year ago, and they're now getting a new stadium as well.
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Is that right? I did not know that. I was under the impression that they were under a bit of pressure financialy as most clubs at our level are obviously!). Shows what I know!

[SpireiteDan]

Ronnie Moore thinks that he can win the league by buying 15 3rd rate players, i think we'll finish above them to be honest.

[Mr Mercury]

SpireiteDan, on Jun 10 2005, 08:48 PM, said:

Ronnie Moore thinks that he can win the league by buying 15 3rd rate players, i think we'll finish above them to be honest.
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Can anyone else remember a couple of years ago when Moore was offered the Ipswich Town job over the phone by the Ipswich chairman. Moore was on Radio Sheff` spouting about how he would be sorry to leave Rotherham but he knew he was destined for bigger things....

it was a fecking hoax call, brilliant as funny as hell when it came out.

Mr Mercury

[SpireiteDan]

Imo hes one of the most over-rated managers in the country, he just believes all the hype about himself.

[Sam]

death, on Jun 10 2005, 03:42 PM, said:

he`s been linked with leeds newspaper.
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So's a certain Mr B at Huddersfield...their crying on the messageboards not wanting him to leave,lol

[Cosmo Kramer]

sam, on Jun 10 2005, 08:14 PM, said:

So's a certain Mr B at Huddersfield...their crying on the messageboards not wanting him to leave,lol
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Who'd have thought that he'd cause so much wailing and gnashing of teeth two summers running? He really is a heart breaker isn't he? Maybe you could give some of the ladies on the Huddersfield boards some advice on how to get over him Sam. They might need it! They need to know that there is life after him.

[Sam]

McG, on Jun 10 2005, 07:19 PM, said:

Who'd have thought that he'd cause so much wailing and gnashing of teeth two summers running?  He really is a heart breaker isn't he?  Maybe you could give some of the ladies on the Huddersfield boards some advice on how to get over him Sam.  They might need it!   They need to know that there is life after him. 
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lmao...i know

broke my heart he did * weeps*

lmao

[Majorca Mac]

SpireiteDan, on Jun 10 2005, 06:58 PM, said:

Imo hes one of the most over-rated managers in the country, he just believes all the hype about himself. 
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At Rotherham, he generally got his teams to over-achieve but the style of football he plays is awful on the eye. Lump it aimlerssly into the channels for a willing chaser of lost causes, be first to any knock-downs, work your nuts off when not on possession and stifle (by any means, fair or foul) any opposition creativity.

Of course, he'd argue that he had no choice. But in reality it was the easy option.
I watched Man City play at Millmoor the season they went up from Div 1 to the Prem and they were intimidated and unceremoniously kicked off the park as Rotherham ground out a 1-1 draw. As a neutral, it was dire, depressing stuff. Though, had I been a Rotherham fan, I'd most likely have been cheering David bringing Goliath down to his level.

The very fact he left Rotherham and ended up at Oldham speaks volumes for the demand for his services. In the entertainment business, he's nothing more than an anachronism. Expect Oldham to follow his tried and tested methods, and Campbell-Ryce apart, watch a summer recruitment campaign for talentless six-foot plus work-horses.

[Lorraine]

Majorca Mac, on Jun 10 2005, 08:02 PM, said:

At Rotherham, he generally got his teams to over-achieve but the style of football he plays is awful on the eye. Lump it aimlerssly into the channels for a willing chaser of lost causes, be first to any knock-downs, work your nuts off when not on possession and stifle (by any means, fair or foul) any opposition creativity.

Of course, he'd argue that he had no choice. But in reality it was the easy option.
I watched Man City play at Millmoor the season they went up from Div 1 to the Prem and they were intimidated and unceremoniously kicked off the park as Rotherham ground out a 1-1 draw. As a neutral, it was dire, depressing stuff. Though, had I been a Rotherham fan, I'd most likely have been cheering David bringing Goliath down to his level. 

The very fact he left Rotherham and ended up at Oldham speaks volumes for the demand for his services. In the entertainment business, he's nothing more than an anachronism. Expect Oldham to follow his tried and tested methods, and Campbell-Ryce apart, watch a summer recruitment campaign for talentless six-foot plus work-horses.
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Take it you're not a Ronnie fan then?? lol.

[Majorca Mac]

spireloz, on Jun 10 2005, 08:08 PM, said:

Take it you're not a Ronnie fan then?? lol. 
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If I was a supporter of Rotherham, I'd probably still love him. As an outsider, I acknowledge that he got an unfancied outfit to punch above their weight. However, as a purist, I got no enjoyment from watching his teams snarl, scrap and for want of a better word clog their way through games.

The result was obviously Ronnie's number 1 priority (and, yes, football is a results driven business) but performance was never a consideration. I believe (somewhat idealistically, I admit) that there has to be a balance between the two. Let's face it we suffered years of tedium under Duncan, and that makes it all the more praiseworthy that Roy works with one and a half arms ties behind his back and still manages to entertain us.