Sacked by Portsmouth. No win in seven lost the Papa John trophy in a penalty shoot out to Salford City at Wembley yesterday.
pretty much hated by all down here, the fans still, despite all the comings and goings have a big club mentality and are convinced they should be doing better than they are, to be fair they probably should be too with the players available.
Never had any time for him since he walked out on Rotherham to take the Portsmouth job. Been living a charmed life for a couple of seasons now
Should see the names being battered about, Howe, Lampard, Wilder, I think they are forgetting what league they are in
No time for some of their fans. We were at the Hilton Wembley prior to playing Cardiff in the FA Cup Semi. Their fans were preparing to leave after beating West Brom the previous day. Suddenly a large brawl broke out and we witnessed Portsmouth supporters fighting their own fans. Absolutely bizarre.
His highest win % has come with Pompey, Tough at the top of league one these days though. If you don’t come straight back up you could be there for a while.
back on an even keel financially The new owners who took over from the fans consortium a couple of years ago now are the eisner family, they used to own Disney which probably gives an idea of their worth cash in the bank wise it appears the owners are minted but much like us that doesn’t transfer to mean the club is minted. They haven’t spent much due to a combination of FFP, the salary cap and as the locals would believe being tight! The gates have held up and at least 15k a week turn up which gives them a massive edge in league 1
On the subject of the Pappa Johns cup and its equivalents , Lee Johnson has the distinction of taking two teams to the final . It’s his thing .
That’s actually refreshing to hear. Wealthy owners running the club responsibly - It may eventually catch on You will always get fans that want to splurge and bugger the consequences, just read the replies to Mr Lee’s tweets.
He needs to be in the country for his court case this summer anyway. May as well get a bit of cash at the same time!