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Like it or not the vast majority recognise what Stuart McCall did during both spells at Valley Parade, both as a player and a human being during those dark days.
And even accepting your arguement that in his two spells as manager he didn't get us promoted, Edin and Stefan can only dream of being held in such high esteem as Stuart McCall, who knows with a bit of help from the owners that second season we may have just seen a promotion under Stuart, but unfortunatly we all know how that turned out.

 

4 of those 'gobshites' helped get us to a Wembley play off final as did the manager who got us there.

 

bloody hell.

Stuart left in January. JANUARY.

his entire squad nearly has now left.

he's still a club legend, and always will be. when will people stop bad mouthing him? give it a rest.
you don't like him, you don't rate him, we get it.

 

Well that is 1 minute I won’t get back.zzzzzzz

 

What are you replying to me for, I just commented winner to @Bruce Bannister post, but here goes,

Didn't we have a £200,000 release clause within Phil Parkinson contract, and another £100,000 in Steve Parkin's contract, why didn't the new owners tell Bolton yes you meet the get out clause and you can speak to them.

Mason was restricted in his day to day job, quite recently having all social media passwords and the like blocked by the club, you say "Mason simply decided that he had taken the role as far as he could" I'd suggest you could be correct certainly working under the present co-chairman, but it wasn't because he thought he had taken the job as far as he could, in many cases Edin would not listen, once again my way or the highway.

With regards our new coaches etc even though you keep telling us we don't know I find it rather simplistic to believe we interviewed several applicants none of them came up to our required level (because Edin says we never offered a contract to any of the applicants) yet Collins and Drury didn't come into the frame until the weekend Edin made the announcement,
Greg openly states in this video https://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2018/june/greg-abbott-coaching-team/ that Edin had spoken through the summer and asked would he be able to help, advise and work on the grass if the appointment needed that, are you seriously suggesting the new head coach who came in would have allowed interference from Greg, he might have asked for Greg's opinion on players etc but I would have thought the new man would bring his own backroom staff in, or as you seem to be well versed about what's going on at the club will the likes of Chris Short, Steve Banks, Sam Collins, and Dayle Avison all be offered new contracts.
Your spin on so called Edin haters couldn't be further from the truth, many don't like the way the club has been handled since the New Year but we all want success for our club, why would we want failure we've seen enough of that over the years.
You quote "It is all about Edin and everything is down to him" of course it all down to him, ask the personnel who work for him at the club, or maybe have a word with some of our club sponsors who he has pissed off, you go on to say "Which is why I can't really take any of you seriously" yet you expect posters on here to take yourself seriously, your loyalty to Edin not the club is as tiresome as you say equally our questioning of Edin is.
Finally "You can either bleat and whine all day or you can lift up your eyes and look at this positively and move on" we can only make judgements on what we see and hear happening at the club, some are very much behind Edin and his vision, but others need to see his vision produce a bit of positivity both on and off the pitch, as last season was the first backward step as a club in the last 6/7 season and unfortunately it was under Edin's watch.

 

I was very critical and still am of some of his actions, however without question ha has restored some of my faith in him as our chairman

Edin is still not liked by many at the club and those that have recently left. I know this to be fact and have heard it from key figures. I’m not prepared to say exactly what, but I’ve read text messages that clearly state that ie “I can’t stay around and see the club being run the way it is”

So for me it’s a huge well done in the transfer market, a huge well done for staying out of the limelight during all this activity, but My challenge to Edin is that he now brings the people at this club together and works on being more open minded and easier to work for moving forward

If( and it’s a big if ) he gets that right then who knows what we can achieve this season

 

I love Stuart, but I suspect that he's never properly grown up, mainly due to the group of players he was with at Rangers and the company he keeps now (McCoist etc) and will never come across as "a proper football manager" like Parky does.

His perfect role in football is the number two, the link between players and manager and I'm absolutely convinced he would be superb in that role, like Brian Kidd, Ray Wilkins, Steve Parkin etc. Some people aren't ever cut out to be the number one.

 

You seem so sure that their way is the way forward, obviously the turmoil at the club Rahic has caused has drifted over your head somehow, Parkinson saw it coming, McCall saw it, Grayson saw it, Mason saw it and left the club he loved, prospective managers/head coach interviewed saw it and turned us down flat.
Can you not see that Collins only got the job because nobody else wanted it, i repeat nobody, he probably only took the job because he was bullied into it. the club is poisoned, Rahic has poisoned it with his attitude towards the staff, players, and what is now becoming a large section of the supporters.

 

How ironic, you take every opportunity to diss McCall, but yes wouldn't it have been great to see players of this potencial coming in last closed season rather than the likes of Patrick, Poleon ETC.

 

FFS, you’re the only one that keeps bringing McCall into it. Just let it go already...!

Just as it is boring reading daily negative posts with no balance, reading your constant ‘blowing of smoke’ up Edin’s orifice because he sacked McCall, is just as galling....!

 

The result is immaterial, the problem is a waste of a 90 minute workout for the first team with a week to go before the season starts. We've still to see the likes of Reeves and McGowan, today should have been a good opportunity to get more minutes under the belts of players who will be more than likely starting next week. Nothing to gain from today.

 

My hope for the season is the team play with the same conviction and energy as the numerous posters on this and other confrontation threads, albeit they would be working to a single goal

 

Christ on a bike, man, has it even been three months?!

"Why is he STILL sitting at home," the Summer break hasn't even finished, and you're asking that!

Phil Parkinson was out for seven months before he joined us, sacked by Charlton and with fans saying his style of football no longer works and he had his time with Colchester, it was a one off, blahdy-blahdy-blah, do you think there was this one weird Charlton fan sitting behind his screen saying "hehehe, still no job" three months after his sacking!?

 

Welcome back @Sergio Pinto III once again you hunt though past posts to make your point, yes I have been critical of Edin ( please show me where I've criticised any signings) long may it continue.

Looks like you just can't resist your personal comments, I think your next ban may be just around the corner until you reilise its a football message board and fans will have a different opinion to yourself, you really do have to respect that point without going down the road of your above comment, I dont feel silly/stupid, I hope our results continue but it was the first game of a new season, we got the rub of the green yesterday there will be games when we don't.

 

Two out of the three of last year's recruitment commitee are still here. Have they suddenly got much better at it, or did McCall have more of a say in who was brought in than has been believed? Genuine question.