McDermott linked with Leicester job

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

I want an ambitious manager, i want a manager that other teams wish they had, in all I want McD to be in demand, i then want RFC to show him the backing a manager in demand deserves, so he is allowed to build a team in his wish list, to achieve a promotion and more. sadly something McGee and Pards did not feel was forthcoming from JM.

[Arch]

I want an ambitious manager, i want a manager that other teams wish they had, in all I want McD to be in demand, i then want RFC to show him the backing a manager in demand deserves, so he is allowed to build a team in his wish list, to achieve a promotion and more. sadly something McGee and Pards did not feel was forthcoming from JM.

Agreed. McGhee and Pardew could clearly see we would never get to the Premier League under JM's stewardship, and I imagine Brian will smart enough to see it the same way.

[Always_Royal]

I want an ambitious manager, i want a manager that other teams wish they had, in all I want McD to be in demand, i then want RFC to show him the backing a manager in demand deserves, so he is allowed to build a team in his wish list, to achieve a promotion and more. sadly something McGee and Pards did not feel was forthcoming from JM.

Agreed. McGhee and Pardew could clearly see we would never get to the Premier League under JM's stewardship, and I imagine Brian will smart enough to see it the same way.

I think you'll find that we did get to the Premier league under his stewardship!

Also we would have got there under McGhee if at that time the top two teams got automatic promotion.

[Royal Rother]

Altogether now...............

[melonhead]

I want an ambitious manager, i want a manager that other teams wish they had, in all I want McD to be in demand, i then want RFC to show him the backing a manager in demand deserves, so he is allowed to build a team in his wish list, to achieve a promotion and more. sadly something McGee and Pards did not feel was forthcoming from JM.

Agreed. McGhee and Pardew could clearly see we would never get to the Premier League under JM's stewardship, and I imagine Brian will smart enough to see it the same way.

[Royal Lady]

Maybe, the poster meant McGhee and Pardew could see we wouldn't get to the Premiership under JM's stewardship DURING THEIR REIGN. If they thought we would have, they would, surely, have stayed?

[Ian Royal]

Well considering we'd finished 4th the season before with Pardew and were flying high before he left and we were challenging at the top under McGhee and went on to finish second, that would be a particularly cretinous opinion to have.

Especially seeing as under JM's stewardship we've got promoted once, made two play off finals and been in two further play off competitions.

If you mean Arch he was obviously being sarcastic.

[leicsRoyal]

I went into our call centre yesterday which is right next to the King Power stadium and managed to get a rumour going that Mclaren had been given the job.

Sorry to all those customers who phoned in yesterday who spoke to a very fcuked off agent!

[melonhead]

Maybe, the poster meant McGhee and Pardew could see we wouldn't get to the Premiership under JM's stewardship DURING THEIR REIGN. If they thought we would have, they would, surely, have stayed?

mghee had a bit to spend didnt he?
pards spent every year

if anything that probably had more to spend than coppell did(as a percentage of income). so im not sure why they thought that

[Hoop Blah]

I should think that both Pardew and McGhee thought they had better chances of suceeding and bettering themselves with the clubs they left for.

Getting promoted at Reading would've been harder to achieve and no doubt less lucrative for them than going to Leicester or West Ham.

I'd agree with Ian that McDermott probably sees us less as a stepping stone than the other two. Would that ultimately stop him leaving us if someone like West Ham came knocking on his door? I doubt it.

[melonhead]

I should think that both Pardew and McGhee thought they had better chances of suceeding and bettering themselves with the clubs they left for.

Getting promoted at Reading would've been harder to achieve and no doubt less lucrative for them than going to Leicester or West Ham.

I'd agree with Ian that McDermott probably sees us less as a stepping stone than the other two. Would that ultimately stop him leaving us if someone like West Ham came knocking on his door? I doubt it.

agreed totally with all o that
- but was just arguing with

McGhee and Pardew could see we wouldn't get to the Premiership under JM's stewardship DURING THEIR REIGN

which isnt the same thing as thinking it more likely elsewhere.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Maybe, the poster meant McGhee and Pardew could see we wouldn't get to the Premiership under JM's stewardship DURING THEIR REIGN. If they thought we would have, they would, surely, have stayed?

mghee had a bit to spend didnt he?
pards spent every year

if anything that probably had more to spend than coppell did(as a percentage of income). so im not sure why they thought that

Once again I will post that when McGhee left we had Quinn and Lovell injured, Mcghee knew we needed to sign a striker as we were short at that time, the money was not released, so McGhee felt we could lose the chance for promotion due to JM not backing him. He agreed to stay then overnight changed his mind, after he left a few weeks later we signed Nogan from Watford, whom McGhee had been chasing when he left.

[melonhead]

i said he had alopt to spend, not he had whatever he wanted to spend, on whoever he liked

[Big Foot]

Well considering we'd finished 4th the season before with Pardew and were flying high before he left and we were challenging at the top under McGhee and went on to finish second, that would be a particularly cretinous opinion to have.

Especially seeing as under JM's stewardship we've got promoted once, made two play off finals and been in two further play off competitions.

If you mean Arch he was obviously being sarcastic.

1 of those play off finals was for promotion into Div1 not the Premiership

[SCIAG]

Well considering we'd finished 4th the season before with Pardew and were flying high before he left and we were challenging at the top under McGhee and went on to finish second, that would be a particularly cretinous opinion to have.

Especially seeing as under JM's stewardship we've got promoted once, made two play off finals and been in two further play off competitions.

If you mean Arch he was obviously being sarcastic.

1 of those play off finals was for promotion into Div1 not the Premiership

Erm, no. The finals against Bolton and Swansea were both to the Premiership (founded 1993).

[Ian Royal]

Well considering we'd finished 4th the season before with Pardew and were flying high before he left and we were challenging at the top under McGhee and went on to finish second, that would be a particularly cretinous opinion to have.

Especially seeing as under JM's stewardship we've got promoted once, made two play off finals and been in two further play off competitions.

If you mean Arch he was obviously being sarcastic.

1 of those play off finals was for promotion into Div1 not the Premiership

Plastic.

[SpaceCruiser]

Well considering we'd finished 4th the season before with Pardew and were flying high before he left and we were challenging at the top under McGhee and went on to finish second, that would be a particularly cretinous opinion to have.

Especially seeing as under JM's stewardship we've got promoted once, made two play off finals and been in two further play off competitions.

If you mean Arch he was obviously being sarcastic.

1 of those play off finals was for promotion into Div1 not the Premiership

Erm, no. The finals against Bolton and Swansea were both to the Premiership (founded 1993).

We made THREE play-off finals. At any level.

[Ian Royal]

How is the Walsall Final in Cardiff relevant to a discussion about our prospects of promotion to the Premier League under Madejski's stewardship Spacemoron? We aren't talking about at any level.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

How is the Walsall Final in Cardiff relevant to a discussion about our prospects of promotion to the Premier League under Madejski's stewardship Spacemoron? We aren't talking about at any level.

Without getting out of League One we could not get to the Prem. I thought we were talking about McD to Leicester, just because it has gone off at a tangent does not mean that the Walsall game is irrelevant, and it was under JM's rule.

Hail JM

[Ian Royal]

The point in question, was about our chances of getting into the Premier League under Madejski. So the post (and I feel rather more qualified to comment seeing as it was mine) was about the number of occasions we have come close to that.

Hence why two Play Off Finals were mentioned not three. Because the third one is utterly irrelevant in a conversation about near misses or successes in promotion to the top flight. If it was about success in general, at any level, I would of course have added in another two promotions, as well as the third POF.

It really is very simple.