Gio Discussion Thread

[Laudrupsleftfoot 12,326]

13 minutes ago, TheKingObv said:

I could be widely wrong but I feel like we are still some way off even considering replacements. 

As we should be.

[The Godfather 75,867]

50 minutes ago, TheKingObv said:

I could be widely wrong but I feel like we are still some way off even considering replacements. 

Probably.

Just piss the season away a little at a time falling further behind.

 

[HG5 12,271]

1 hour ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

 

Never heard it before. 

Tend to just say such folk are lazy cunts just going through the motions 😂

 

Fair enough! Just gives a bit of variety😂

I’d always thought if it in connection with a press reporter who rang his copy in and got someone else to type it up, not maybe telling the full story, instead of getting back to the office & doing a proper job himself.

A wee look around brought up a use in theatre, where an actor had such a small part, they might as well have phoned it in.

There are probably more uses out there.

[Laudrupsleftfoot 12,326]

Rock bottom after making the CL in the first place against the odds, turning around a 2-0 deficit in the first tie, winning away in Eindhoven in the second against a side who spend far more than we do. 

Fucking hell it's been a bad couple of games but get a grip 

[MadSasa 245]

As grim as the circumstances are I feel like the postponing of games followed by the international break has bought GvB some time much like COVID bought Gerrard time following the defeat at home to Hamilton. I like Gio as a person but I don’t see him changing things, I’d probably give him a few more games just to see if he proves me wrong and the performances improve. However like the other poster has just said I fear the board will not consider replacing him until we’re 12 points behind or something and still struggling to beat the pub teams of the league which lets face it is all of them outwith the unwashed.

[The Godfather 75,867]

59 minutes ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said:

Rock bottom after making the CL in the first place against the odds, turning around a 2-0 deficit in the first tie, winning away in Eindhoven in the second against a side who spend far more than we do. 

Fucking hell it's been a bad couple of games but get a grip 

You don't seem to get it.

The football we play is bogging, the tactics or lack of is uninspiring as fuck. We are 5 points behind domestically already and suffered a humiliating scudding by them for the second time, the likes we never seen under the previous manager.

After our 1st CL game our manager comes out and tells the world we can't compete and shouldn't be able to win these games (contradicting what you say about PSV). How does he inspire our players to compete when he's gave up?

For the last year and a half our domestic league form is shambolic especially away from home when those cunts haven lost a game since last September. We need change before the leagues done before Halloween both dugout and boardroom.

The players have chucked it, then managers chucked it. It's so fucking obvious

[MadSasa 245]

29 minutes ago, The Godfather said:

You don't seem to get it.

The football we play is bogging, the tactics or lack of is uninspiring as fuck. We are 5 points behind domestically already and suffered a humiliating scudding by them for the second time, the likes we never seen under the previous manager.

After our 1st CL game our manager comes out and tells the world we can't compete and shouldn't be able to win these games (contradicting what you say about PSV). How does he inspire our players to compete when he's gave up?

For the last year and a half our domestic league form is shambolic especially away from home when those cunts haven lost a game since last September. We need change before the leagues done before Halloween both dugout and boardroom.

The players have chucked it, then managers chucked it. It's so fucking obvious

Agreed, I’m surprised because I would think GvB would be the ultimate professional however the comments following the Ajax game were bizarre and really disappointing. Makes me think that he potentially could be working his ticket.

[Laudrupsleftfoot 12,326]

18 minutes ago, The Godfather said:

You don't seem to get it.

The football we play is bogging, the tactics or lack of is uninspiring as fuck. We are 5 points behind domestically already and suffered a humiliating scudding by them for the second time, the likes we never seen under the previous manager.

After our 1st CL game our manager comes out and tells the world we can't compete and shouldn't be able to win these games (contradicting what you say about PSV). How does he inspire our players to compete when he's gave up?

For the last year and a half our domestic league form is shambolic especially away from home when those cunts haven lost a game since last September. We need change before the leagues done before Halloween both dugout and boardroom.

The players have chucked it, then managers chucked it. It's so fucking obvious

People said the same with Gerrard, and I don't even mean in the lead up to the Covid season that was cancelled - loads of people led by (iirc) @BridgeIsBlue wanted him gone after the 0-0 Livi draw in the August of the 55 season for fuck sake! Wiser people said wait.

He has more than enough in the bank for how we ended last season and the CL qualification to be given more time.

If we had drawn the last two games never mind won them this wouldn't even be a question, so it's a bit disingenuous to then go further back.

I understand the frustration and if there aren't big signs of improvement in the lead up to the WC break then I'll be first in line to call for change, it's not needed this early though.

There's also no guarantee we'll have an excellent list of candidates to replace him.

 

 

[Smell the hotdog 4,129]

47 minutes ago, The Godfather said:

You don't seem to get it.

The football we play is bogging, the tactics or lack of is uninspiring as fuck. We are 5 points behind domestically already and suffered a humiliating scudding by them for the second time, the likes we never seen under the previous manager.

After our 1st CL game our manager comes out and tells the world we can't compete and shouldn't be able to win these games (contradicting what you say about PSV). How does he inspire our players to compete when he's gave up?

For the last year and a half our domestic league form is shambolic especially away from home when those cunts haven lost a game since last September. We need change before the leagues done before Halloween both dugout and boardroom.

The players have chucked it, then managers chucked it. It's so fucking obvious

Agree with first part of the paragraph but what’s with the love in with SG all of a sudden?

He had a good record against them but his cup and league record was abysmal with one exception.

Getting to EL finals and winning cups is the likes we never seen under old manager. Football wasn’t up to much either majority of the time.

[JograBear 1,082]

2 hours ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said:

winning away in Eindhoven in the second against a side who spend far more than we do. 

Gio seems to think this is not possible after just doing it. I can remember Gerard saying the same thing after a lacklustre performance.

[Jimfanciesthedude 25,639]

12 hours ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

Mate what is this "phoning it in" term you've been using all about? Genuinely never heard it used other than by you 🙄

How have you never heard that phrase? 

[ForeverAndEver 74,013]

45 minutes ago, Smell the hotdog said:

Agree with first part of the paragraph but what’s with the love in with SG all of a sudden?

He had a good record against them but his cup and league record was abysmal with one exception.

Getting to EL finals and winning cups is the likes we never seen under old manager. Football wasn’t up to much either majority of the time.

Because it’s Gerrard and everything was rosy, everything was going well and we were fucking incredible.

Also funny that he’s used the last year and a half as a stick to beat GVB with despite him not even being in charge for a year

[The Godfather 75,867]

57 minutes ago, Smell the hotdog said:

Agree with first part of the paragraph but what’s with the love in with SG all of a sudden?

He had a good record against them but his cup and league record was abysmal with one exception.

Getting to EL finals and winning cups is the likes we never seen under old manager. Football wasn’t up to much either majority of the time.

It's not a love in, its a fact. We didn't get embarrassed under the last manager like we have been twice under GVB. I don't love Gerrard at all, he's a snake bastard but at least he could set us up to compete and not be scudded by them.

We will never win a league under GVB and that alone should see him go. Some will only accept it when it's far, far too late.

[leam_baw 166]

26 minutes ago, The Godfather said:

It's not a love in, its a fact. We didn't get embarrassed under the last manager like we have been twice under GVB. I don't love Gerrard at all, he's a snake bastard but at least he could set us up to compete and not be scudded by them.

We will never win a league under GVB and that alone should see him go. Some will only accept it when it's far, far too late.

I seem to remember us losing a double treble to them under Gerrard. Losing to relegated Hearts twice and at home to Hamilton Accies. I felt hugely embarrassed then. 

[ForeverAndEver 74,013]

1 minute ago, leam_baw said:

I seem to remember us losing a double treble to them under Gerrard. Losing to relegated Hearts twice and at home to Hamilton Accies. I felt hugely embarrassed then. 

It’s all good though, wasn’t by more than two goals that’s all that matters

[The No.9 763]

28 minutes ago, The Godfather said:

It's not a love in, its a fact. We didn't get embarrassed under the last manager like we have been twice under GVB. I don't love Gerrard at all, he's a snake bastard but at least he could set us up to compete and not be scudded by them.

We will never win a league under GVB and that alone should see him go. Some will only accept it when it's far, far too late.

While I’m absolutely fed up with our style and effort this past year domestically at least, I will say Gerrard during his successful period didn’t go up against this current celtic team they’ve definitely improved in the dug out and on the park and the new approach to games has done wonders for them 

[Smell the hotdog 4,129]

1 hour ago, The Godfather said:

It's not a love in, its a fact. We didn't get embarrassed under the last manager like we have been twice under GVB. I don't love Gerrard at all, he's a snake bastard but at least he could set us up to compete and not be scudded by them.

We will never win a league under GVB and that alone should see him go. Some will only accept it when it's far, far too late.

We didn’t get embarrassed off them in terms of a result but we did get embarrassed off them in terms of how we couldn’t muster a challenge after January most years.

We also got embarrassed off St Mirren, St Johnstone, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs (he can take blame for that as well) in the cups.

But least he screamed into the camera at parkheed.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 55,468]

1 hour ago, Jimbeamjunior said:

How have you never heard that phrase? 

Fuck knows. Maybe I'm too old 😂

[The Beast 9,511]

3 hours ago, The Godfather said:

You don't seem to get it.

The football we play is bogging, the tactics or lack of is uninspiring as fuck. We are 5 points behind domestically already and suffered a humiliating scudding by them for the second time, the likes we never seen under the previous manager.

After our 1st CL game our manager comes out and tells the world we can't compete and shouldn't be able to win these games (contradicting what you say about PSV). How does he inspire our players to compete when he's gave up?

For the last year and a half our domestic league form is shambolic especially away from home when those cunts haven lost a game since last September. We need change before the leagues done before Halloween both dugout and boardroom.

The players have chucked it, then managers chucked it. It's so fucking obvious

This. 

Added to the fact that after 6 games we are 5 points and 17 goals behind them. Closer to 3rd than 1st. 

If anyone thinks this stat is likely to improve in the coming weeks and months under GvB they are deluded in the extreme.

[MadSasa 245]

Have no idea who realistically could take over from Gio but have some suggestions based on their managerial record. 

 

Fatih Terim

Mircea Lucescu

Jochim Lowe

 

Can’t be taking chances on rookie managers anymore, need someone who has a proven track record of winning as well as experience.

 

 

[BlueSuedeSambas 56,500]

Was there not some stat pointing out that we only lost by two goals under Gerrard once during his whole tenure? 

[G.E.C. 19,594]

18 minutes ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

Was there not some stat pointing out that we only lost by two goals under Gerrard once during his whole tenure? 

It was against Leverkusen pre lockdown.

[ForeverAndEver 74,013]

20 minutes ago, BlueSuedeSambas said:

Was there not some stat pointing out that we only lost by two goals under Gerrard once during his whole tenure? 

Well if there was it wasn’t right 

[ForeverAndEver 74,013]

10 minutes ago, G.E.C. said:

It was against Leverkusen pre lockdown.

We got beat by two off the Tarriers, Slavia and Aberdeen all at Ibrox as well

[Smell the hotdog 4,129]

44 minutes ago, The Beast said:

This. 

Added to the fact that after 6 games we are 5 points and 17 goals behind them. Closer to 3rd than 1st. 

If anyone thinks this stat is likely to improve in the coming weeks and months under GvB they are deluded in the extreme.

Anyone thinks this board is going to pay the money to get rid of Gio and his team, pay good money for a replacement along with funds to back him in January is deluded in the extreme.

If they bite the bullet which will no doubt be when we’re at the point of no return in the league, it will be some average manager who’s out work who we replace him with.