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Grayson, Grayson ...

Grayson, Grayson ...

spam fritter said:
Simon Grayson will be getting applauded by me on Saturday prior to kick off as an appreciation for what he achieved during his 4 years at Deepdale on a shoestring budget,To take over a squad near the foot of League 1 & turn them into a top half of the table championship side packed with exciting young talent is no mean feat.Only complete morons like Marsbars,who has had an anti-Grayson agenda from day 1 would deny that he did a bloody good job on limited resources.
Let's also not overlook the fact that he also got Leeds,Huddersfield & the Lashers promoted; so he's not exactly the clueless idiot that some would like us to think.
Like all managers he had his flaws - for example he seemed too concerned about the opposition in my view & this led to an ultra-cautious approach to many games,where we should have tried to impose ourselves on the opposition.Also he signed Liam Grimshaw - surely he can never have seen him play!
Apart from that we had a marvellous 4 years under Larry & for that I thank him.
However we now have Alex Neil in charge & I have to say he looks as though he can take us to the next level quicker than Larry had planned.So come kick-off let's consign Larry to PNE's glorious histort & get on with backing Alex & the boys to get 3 more points in the promotion chase.
Booing or 'Sacked in the morning' chants would show a complete lack of class & we are much better than that.
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What an excellent post.
 
Aqueous said:
That's bullshit I'm afraid pal.

Grayson would never, in a million years, have played either Ben Davies or Josh Earl this season. He barely played Spurr last term who has started the season very well also. We would most likely have seen an ultra defensive system continue with the likes of O'Connor and Boyle playing over our own young players.

And for all his good signings, there have been some crap ones. Let's not get all rose tinted about his time here. He did well for us and jumped ship as soon as he got an offer for more money.

To be honest, I think he was coasting along here the last season. He knew that he could finish anywhere from about 18th upwards and be more than safe in a job. He's called it an 'easy' job recently in the press.
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Bare in mind last season we both had clarke and cunningham fully fit. At the start of this season (if we had both available) I doubt there would have been one fan who said play Davies and Earl over. There have been bad signings, but as with any manager at any club even the best made a crap signing from time to time e.g. Alex Ferguson. The majority of Grayson's signings have been good and that's why Neil has only had to make two signings to this squad. He did well but now he's left and the rest is history. People who keep on bringing his name up trying to bring arguments need to stop sitting on their backsides every day and actually get to the job centre and look for a job!
 
White123 said:
Bare in mind last season we both had clarke and cunningham fully fit. At the start of this season (if we had both available) I doubt there would have been one fan who said play Davies and Earl over. There have been bad signings, but as with any manager at any club even the best made a crap signing from time to time e.g. Alex Ferguson. The majority of Grayson's signings have been good and that's why Neil has only had to make two signings to this squad. He did well but now he's left and the rest is history. People who keep on bringing his name up trying to bring arguments need to stop sitting on their backsides every day and actually get to the job centre and look for a job!
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I was sat here nodding along to your response thinking yeah, I agree with that.

Then you go off on some mental tangent about people finding a job!? What are you talking about you mad man????!!!

I'm sat at work right now thank you very much. Where are you?

Also, I'd like to point out I haven't brought Grayson up. This is a thread on Simon Grayson so I said my piece on it. That's how a forum works.
 
I will clap him onto the pitch before the start.
I will clap him off the pitch at the end of the game.
But in between times he will get an ear bashing along with his "Dodgy Keeper!".
 
I will clap him onto the pitch before the start.
I will clap him off the pitch at the end of the game.
But in between times he will get an ear bashing along with his "Dodgy Keeper!".
 
Grayson helped to make us a respectable football club again, it's easy to forget that we were a joke when Westley was in charge, we had half a team of non league cloggers, we had a reputation of being a dirty team and all the textgate scandals and antics dragged the club through the mud. And that's before the 5 month winless run at home. we had teams like Crawley, Walsall and Shrewsbury coming to Deepdale and turning us over
 
cheshirewhite said:
Grayson helped to make us a respectable football club again, it's easy to forget that we were a joke when Westley was in charge, we had half a team of non league cloggers, we had a reputation of being a dirty team and all the textgate scandals and antics dragged the club through the mud. And that's before the 5 month winless run at home. we had teams like Crawley, Walsall and Shrewsbury coming to Deepdale and turning us over
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#teamslikepreston
 
I dont get the hostility towards simon. Not in the same category as other former managers who full deserve ridicule etc. For me i will clap him back but once the match starts its no time for sentiment. I still think mcgeady or jones will ruin the day its bound to happen.
 
beagleman said:
I dont get the hostility towards simon. Not in the same category as other former managers who full deserve ridicule etc. For me i will clap him back but once the match starts its no time for sentiment. I still think mcgeady or jones will ruin the day its bound to happen.
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The difference is AN will have thought it through, we will be up for it and far more organised than Sunderland.
 
We've had all the scenarios about slipping up on Saturday, but what if after 60 minutes we are 4-0 up and Sunderland are falling apart??

Would we go for it or would his ex players ease off to spare him the agony?
 
europne said:
We've had all the scenarios about slipping up on Saturday, but what if after 60 minutes we are 4-0 up and Sunderland are falling apart??

Would we go for it or would his ex players ease off to spare him the agony?
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Neil would kill them if they eased up
 
cheshirewhite said:
Grayson helped to make us a respectable football club again, it's easy to forget that we were a joke when Westley was in charge, we had half a team of non league cloggers, we had a reputation of being a dirty team and all the textgate scandals and antics dragged the club through the mud. And that's before the 5 month winless run at home. we had teams like Crawley, Walsall and Shrewsbury coming to Deepdale and turning us over
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At Sunderland we are closing in on 10 months since a home win. I can't believe Grayson did anything positive. Is it the same man?
 
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