When the hell will the press conference be?

[recordmeister]

...which appears to be your word for anyone who doesn't share your view...

'Sanguine' isn't really the best word

No. Pretentious is a far better word...!

[Roo]

...which appears to be your word for anyone who doesn't share your view...

...but by all means support him, asis your right...

I didn't express any support for Patterson at all, yet you helpfully demonstrated my earlier point by assuming that I had.

In fact, going back, when Smith (finally, and six games too late in my opinion) stepped down, I didn't want Patterson appointed - I felt that we should have gone after a proven Conference manager (my preference was for Clough), but I suspect that even back then we had become too poisoned a chalice to have our pick of managers. Who'd want to manage us now?

'Sanguine' isn't really the best word - people on here tend to oscillate between sanguine and melancholic moods depending on results. But I like to think that we mostly avoid the choleric of the 'other place'. Except, of course, when there is a misplaced semicolon.

As for Tiffany's I don't think we'll make it for tea, given the demise of Concorde. Some other time, perhaps?

They have several branches in London if that changes your mind?

[chuckbert]

Dear Pena,
For a short while I was recoiling at your use of &quotpig's head&quot as a term of reference for our glorious leader, thinking &quotooh, I can see what he means, but that's a bit harsh&quot. It's amazing how quickly opinions can flip: after the weekend's events I've decided that I still don't like it on the basis that it's disrespectful to pigs.

[Boogie]

Is it me or has TIU just disappeared from the Oxford Mail website?

[SmileyMan]

No. Pretentious is a far better word...!

Pretentious, &#31169&#36948?

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[Pe├▒a Oxford United]

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[Pe├▒a Oxford United]

There.....I've used all of the references from that awful song now!

Is this a better one?

[chuckbert]

That joke doesn't work in Firefox.

It's hilarious in Mandarin, though.

[Roo]

In view of the fact there has been no press conference today it looks to me like Patto will be in charge on Saturday.

[OUFC4eva]

Merry is a joke.

Relieving Patterson of his duties was surely a reasonably straight forward decision to make.

[Pe├▒a Oxford United]

Be more reasonable to deprive the pig's head of his duties. Whatever they may be.

[keyboard warrior]

Without wishing to sound like a snob or killjoy, is this substantially different to the other thread you started, which is currently four posts further down? So far you've made seven posts to the board, of which three were starting new topics, all of which have been attacks on Patterson and 'Pattoistas', which appears to be your word for anyone who doesn't share your view.

One of the things that I like about this place is that it's a little more sanguine than other boards that could be mentioned. Also, in keeping with board tradition, you have missed a capital 'P' and an 'o' in 'Patterson', 'Reaper' is misspelled, and you appear to have accidentally pressed the 'Caps Lock' key before typing the last sentence.

&quotOne of the things that I like about this place is that it's a little more sanguine than other boards that could be mentioned. &quot
Love it!

Attacks on patterson, no, a desire to get rid of him, absolutely. Two disasterous years as part of the management team, remember Droylsden, Tonbridge, now Lewes. He is an absolute disaster, but by all means support him, asis your right. I though don't wish us to be relegated....
sanguine....love it! Home James, dining at Tiffany's this soir you know.

Since when have assistant managers been responsible for team performances. Jim got us in this cr ap, and Darren Patterson is doing his best to get us out of it. Things are not going our way, but that's football. We're not the only club suffering. Look at Leeds, Bradford, Cambridge, Luton, Leicester and Bournemouth. Rochdale have been in the same division for over 40 years. We put in a superb performance on Tuesday, now all we need to do is find some consistency.

[Pe├▒a Oxford United]

Rochdale have been in the same division for over 40 years.

1. No they haven't.
2. They have actually managed to avoid getting relegated in the past 34 seasons.

We put in a superb performance on Tuesday, now all we need to do is find some consistency.

&quotAll&quot?

[keyboard warrior]

Since 1974 the team has been in the bottom division of the Football League, making it the longest spell in the lowest division for any club in Football League history.

My apologies.

[recordmeister]

Merry is a joke.

Relieving Patterson of his duties was surely a reasonably straight forward decision to make.

Yes it would. But it would be harder to find someone else to give those duties to. Fire him now, and then what? Who would take over?

Surely, someone who can get the players playing the way they did vs Cambridge is better than no-one at all. Until a replacement is found, Patto should stay. However, if Merry can't even find socks to wear I seriously question his ability to find us a new manager!