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Wild or Whing?

Post by Sea Dog Sam » Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:26 pm

Fleetwood looked a good team yesterday. Well organised and played some decent football. Okay; I know we went down to 10 men but even so we looked the complete opposite. Pete Wild is obviously doing a good job for the Cod Army.

I remember Pete Wild coming in for some flack on here towards the end of his time and on one of the threads it was asked if forum members thought he should stay or go? I stated with regard to promotion I didn't think he was up to it.

The BOD recently stated that they don't have the finances to pay the wages of top Div 2 players.
Bearing that in mind - which manager would you choose, if you were given the choice - to keep us in Div 2?
Wild or Whing?

I realise it is a purely hypothetical question and that hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by bluessupporter » Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:49 pm

Sea Dog Sam wrote: ↑Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:26 pm

I realise it is a purely hypothetical question and that hindsight is a wonderful thing.
So it's Wild for you then!

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by boyliegladbach » Sun Aug 31, 2025 8:08 pm

Wild

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by bluessupporter » Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:45 pm

Sea Dog Sam wrote: ↑Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:26 pm
The BOD recently stated that they don't have the finances to pay the wages of top Div 2 players.
Then I don't think they will have the money to pay off yet another manager, so as you say a hypothetical question which I cannot see any point to.

Let's support Whing and make sure we avoid the drop.

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by BAFC1901 » Mon Sep 01, 2025 5:36 am

Wild and it’s not even close what he will achieve in the game compared to Whing.

Like Whing as a person seems to care and very passionate but sadly think by christmas he will be gone.

Hope I’m proved wrong however!

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by AFC Blue » Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:23 am

What a dreadful thread.
Do you still go?
Matties or Bath Street Chippy?

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by HenneysKnee » Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:33 am

Wild obviously

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by Pedro » Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:35 am

This thread is not real Barrow fans.
If they were around during the French Revolution they would be selling seats at Madam Guillotine.
I am not very happy with what's happening and Whing is struggling .
What is British is giving someone a fair chance and six games is to early.
Wild was given the boot over disagreements.
Anyone who should go is whoever recruiting our players including Gardner.

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by bluessupporter » Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:56 am

Pedro wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:35 am
Anyone who should go is whoever recruiting our players
Absolutely, but we know it's not going to happen because the rest of the Board worship the ground he walks on!

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by Pedro » Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:39 am

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:56 am
Pedro wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:35 am
Anyone who should go is whoever recruiting our players
Absolutely, but we know it's not going to happen because the rest of the Board worship the ground he walks on!
It will cost us in the long run ,talks a good job.
No matter how well meaning the Directors are they are a little naive.
Appointment of Dunn,Jolly especially shows that.

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by Cromwell58 » Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:55 am

A couple of games in and people calling for his head, we have a set of new players they need to gel, give the guy a chance, if after Christmas then it will need to be revisited, agree we need a striker but did we not win away from home last week ?

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by Main Stand SeasonTct » Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:07 am

Pedro wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:35 am This thread is not real Barrow fans.
If they were around during the French Revolution they would be selling seats at Madam Guillotine.
I am not very happy with what's happening and Whing is struggling .
What is British is giving someone a fair chance and six games is to early.
Wild was given the boot over disagreements.
Anyone who should go is whoever recruiting our players including Gardner.
So you want to get rid of the guy who has been more than instrumental in establishing us as a league two club. The guy who brought in Pete Wild. The guy who negotiated with FC United and has helped build a training ground in a location that has been more than instrumental in helping us recruit players that have allowed us to compete in league 2. The likes of Campbell, Spence and others including Aquah who we made money on Ben Whitfield who on more than one occasion has mentioned that after speaking to Woodsy he wanted to come back
Yes he has not got everything right but by god we would be in a far worse position both on the field had we not recruited him when we did
Those calling for his head be very very careful what you wish for and oh I don’t see anyone coming forward with a name of somebody to take over his role and take over the current responsibilities he has

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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by Blue Bayou » Mon Sep 01, 2025 11:26 am

AFC Blue wrote: ↑Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:23 am What a dreadful thread.
Do you still go?
Matties or Bath Street Chippy?
Disgusting thread - worse than Carlisle fans!
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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by Matty » Mon Sep 01, 2025 11:34 am

Completely unnecessary discussion.

There's the obvious criticisms of tactics and I'd like to see more positivity on the pitch (FWIW it was Wild's lack of ambition that cost us a playoff run two seasons in a row) but we must have one of the most over reactive fanbases in the world, every defeat is a disaster for some reason from which we need to rip it all up and start again.

The time for these sorts of threads are when we are in the depths of January on a miserable run with no signs of turning it around, like last season. We are just into September, there's teams in the league that only picked up their first point at the weekend.
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Re: Wild or Whing?

Post by Methuselah » Mon Sep 01, 2025 11:52 am

Can,t understand people on here.We have the spine of the team missing through injury.Give Whing a chance.People on here are very fickle.We are not and never will be a club with plenty of cash unless we get a new investor with plenty of it or the club manages to redevelop the popular side and maybe build flats for rent or maybe a hotel,so there is a regular income coming into the club.
If and when Andy Whing gets his full team back and then we don,t show an improvement in our results that is the time to act.
We can only go into the market for players with the budget that is available unless people want the club to go bankrupt.Our tactic has always been to find good players in lower leagues improve them and hopefully create a successful team,something that is getting harder and harder when you look at some of the salaries that even in lower leagues players are demanding.Before long there will be a reality check where a lot of clubs who have overspent will go out of business.
It might be tough at the moment but we have to hold our nerve.There is the basis of a team that should with more time together come good.
Just give the manager time to turn it around he will do it.

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