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  1. thfcsteff

    So, what happened today?

    Great! Going in August. Have not seen/interviewed them (Reznor) in many years (last time I saw them was when they toured with Bowie). The set-list looks outstanding and production pretty great too. I'm a first album/Broken/Downward Spiral lover so lots in this one it seems...
  2. thfcsteff

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    We always have to be on our Gaard mate :-) 😂
  3. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    ...and with that last paragraph of near-literary perfection, I think this is a perfect place to shake hands and move forth with Franky-boy :)
  4. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    I am genuinely not looking to be argumentative/a bellend, but at the highest level, where it was all about margins, he was more pragmatic and he won the Europa League?!! He did it. BTW, apropos of nothing other than a bit of mischief making, in Dec 2021 when we had 8 players testing positive...
  5. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Therein lies the problem. That was never the basis for harboring such an opinion (in my case anyway). I'll say for myself that my main reason for wanting to take a punt with him was to see if the magic of winning -the alchemy of belief that only winning in such adverse conditions can bring-...
  6. thfcsteff

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Norgaard...he's their 'ard man...actually a decent squad signing I have to say.
  7. thfcsteff

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Damsgaard's injury record before last season was not good for sure, but he had a full season last so hopefully behind him? I see him very much as a squad player who could rotate with Maddison and produce similar results without costing an arm and a leg (albeit IF we ever went for him there'd be...
  8. thfcsteff

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Of all the players we're being linked with right now, which do you think would suit Frank and us best? I love Eze, would want Eze, and wanted him a year ago; is he still the right player for our squad? Would we do well with a Wissa? Where do people think Frank will shuffle the current pack for...
  9. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Of course he could've been pragmatic. That's also been discussed many times. As have his reasons for not (some to do with 'who he is', others to do with getting players to buy in whatever as long as he protects them - which he did). I think the pragmatic approach in Europe was an anomaly caused...
  10. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    I think had he been able to, he'd have started Maddison and Deki for sure. I agree with your bold-faced point, and perhaps that supports an underlying point @billyiddo was trying to make, that in the end he abandonned his core principles in order to win the thing. Wholly, wholly possible. We'll...
  11. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    We all want football conversations. You believe they were shut down by some because of 2 narratives - injury/fatigue and EL focus. I agree. Those topics did derail 'football conversations'. What also derailed such conversations, were the narratives which insisted he was clearly out of his depth...
  12. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    ...to follow on For me you've nailed it.
  13. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Errr...injuries? LOL...it's the truth! As for the line about 'winning the league/CL' I've given my view on that many times. It isn't scientific and it isn't necessarily tangible as what I wondered was whether the magic of winning would foster not only new self-belief but also deliver a couple...
  14. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Absolutely. There's always two sides to a story, I don't disagree. Personally, I don't apologise for not publicly recognising such factors when we win massive games we have been unable to in the decades past, just like I won't ever bang on about the perceived 'quality' of a trophy won.
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    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    BTW @billyiddo I personally think these latest exchanges we've had have been excellent, and will hopefully swiftly advance this thread to a point where you'll be able to gently shut it down and we can all get on down with Super Thomas.
  16. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    I can only give you my opinion in answering mate. I'll go to something you said which is nothing is quite black or white (other than the trophy!)... Ange could've achieved a lot more by being more tactically flexible, less stubborn in his principles, and willing to accept the situation he was...
  17. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    I'll save is both the back and forth on things we know we disagree on, but I will focus on this for a discussion. First off, we paid dearly for gambling with Forster. The drop-off from Vicario to him was huge. I could well be critical of Ange for not using Austin as he was better, however...
  18. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    The ONLY reason that happens is because those factors are either greatly diminished or simply not acknowledged as being factors. In fact, the rhetoric at that point brings us back to 'from game 11 on' in his first season, and how he is so obviously out of his league. Even the 5th place finish...
  19. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    LOL...it's actually just as pointless discussing this if that is your perspective. Needless to say, you appear to have hit a point where your frustration is now giving way to inaccurate observations (with regards to 'get out of jail free' cards)...
  20. thfcsteff

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    ...and we're back at context and details. I will (for interest!) go and see who was missing that season for them with regards to key positions. You may well be right, and bravo, he did indeed finish 7th. But I wonder if you asked Howe whether he'd have taken 17th, finishing 15 points above...
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