but I have a very short attention span and got bored of not being able to comment on Magic Mick. Having said that, after my one lapse where I slagged Mick off, I haven't made any further disparaging remarks about his managerial qualities.
On 05/12/2011, at 16:23 , Steven Millward wrote: > But Mick would be a better manager than Sir Alex if they started with similar > teams and Mick spent 500m on players. I'd be willing to have the bet but > I've always maintained that it's down to players and wages and not managers. > I don't know how much MON will spend in January but it will be a wedge as he > spent 170m with Villa and walked because of a lack of money. > > The difference is I considered this and didn't formally enter into a bet, > unlike the one you had with me where it was all formally agreed. > > On 5 December 2011 15:45, Marcus Chantry <[email protected]> wrote: > not really, because you were initially willing to bet that Mick was a better > manager than Martin O'Neill and were willing to put money on it. > > On 05/12/2011, at 15:42 , Steven Millward wrote: > >> That's my point >> >> On 5 December 2011 15:06, Marcus Chantry <[email protected]> wrote: >> there was some fairly speedy back-pedalling on that one Paul. Seems money >> to spend is more important than the quality of the manager. >> >> >> >> On 05/12/2011, at 15:04 , Paul Crowe wrote: >> >>> Be interesting if someone would take me up on my carton of beer bet as well? >>> >>> We will beat Blues 2 – 0. >>> >>> >>> Paul Crowe >>> Sales Manager - Asia Pacific >>> >>> ConTech (Sydney Office) >>> >>> PO Box 3517 >>> Rhodes Waterside >>> Rhodes NSW 2138 >>> Tel: 02 97396636 Fax: 02 97396542 >>> Mob: 0406009562 >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Website: www.contechengineering.com >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Steven Millward >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 2:58 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Be interesting to see what we're like against Brum in the Cup. That's an >>> evil draw. >>> >>> On 5 December 2011 13:05, Jeremy Tonks <[email protected]> wrote: >>> The best passes going forward were two or three really classy through balls >>> from Zubar. He had a fine game. >>> Hunt – was he playing? >>> Jarvis, despite being down on confidence was clearly the ‘go to’ man. He >>> must have had more than 50% of our possession. >>> Was it Doyle who managed to put in a couple of brilliant crosses along the >>> ground that no one seemed to expect? >>> >>> Hennessy should be shot for letting them score at the near post. Leaper >>> Crowe might have more to say about that. >>> Nearly redeemed himself with the softest penalty save I’ve seen in the top >>> flight – but 26 seconds later we were level :D >>> >>> >>> We looked like a 12th placed team playing a 15th placed team. Not quite >>> completely useless. >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Marcus Chantry >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 9:00 AM >>> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> great turn-around and some justice against the cheating Seb Larrson. Also >>> highlights the difference between a genuine striker (Fletcher) versus >>> putting a player in a strikers shirt (Doyle). Their respective records >>> tell the tale. Fletcher 10 goals in 15 games, Doyle 1 in 12. Why does he >>> persist in playing Doyle up front. >>> >>> Other comments: >>> >>> Ward - some great positional play and tackles but passes were ordinary >>> today. >>> Jarvis seems to have lost some pace and also a bit of confidence but the >>> assist for Fletcher's first goal should give him a lift. >>> O'Hara i thought was very poor today. his marking was lax, his pass >>> completion rate was diabolical and he ran out of steam very early on. >>> Hunt was basically non-existent and deserved to be subbed. >>> Hammill when he came on looked right up for it and caused plenty of >>> problems for the rest of the match. >>> Zubar looked good going forwards and made some timely tackles at the back, >>> most of which he had to make after getting himself out of position. >>> Edwards didn't really stand out much, whereas I thought this would have >>> been the type of game that he would excel in. >>> >>> Not a champagne performance but enough spirit to pull the result out of the >>> fire. Mick saved for another week. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 05/12/2011, at 08:51 , Jeremy Tonks wrote: >>> >>> >>> I think not playing Henry may have made the difference? >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Steven Millward >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 8:11 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> You mean to tell me that he had no say in what went on yesterday? I don't >>> believe that for a minute. >>> >>> Fancy making it interesting? A little wager? >>> >>> On 5 December 2011 07:31, paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>> MON starts work today. Let's compare results at the end of this season. >>> Sent via BlackBerry® from Telstra >>> From: Steven Millward <[email protected]> >>> Sender: [email protected] >>> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 06:47:52 +1100 >>> To: [email protected]<[email protected]> >>> ReplyTo: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Just goes to show that (a) changing the manager is not the answer and (b) >>> even changing to Martin O'Neill is not the answer. >>> >>> On 5 December 2011 05:48, Steven Millward <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Two points off ninth. Super Mick >>> >>> >>> On 05/12/2011, at 5:09 AM, "Jeremy Tonks" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I thought you’d gone to bed in disgust. >>> >>> I’m going off to have pleasant dreams of Fletcher overhauling Van Persie >>> for the golden boot. >>> >>> Good morning. >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Rog & Reet >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 4:58 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Far more than anybody else in the squad. >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jeremy Tonks >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 4:41 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Do we need Fletcher fit? >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jeremy Tonks >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 4:33 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> That’s what I call a turn around! Justice? >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jeremy Tonks >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 4:11 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Poo – we won’t come back from that. >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jeremy Tonks >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 4:10 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Come on Rog – you know stats don’t tell the real story. >>> >>> >>> >>> Nice conversion from O’Hara – Jonny Wilkison would have been proud. L >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Rog & Reet >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 3:56 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Would like to know the percentage of completed passes both teams have >>> managed. >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jeremy Tonks >>> Sent: Monday, 5 December 2011 3:51 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [NSWolves] Is anyone else up watching? >>> >>> Encouraging first half – really should be one up… >>> … Jarvis playing well – and crossing well. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> -- >>> Boo! 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