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Post by rickyqpr on Oct 28, 2023 8:46:29 GMT
I cannot remember a time when I was feeling so negative before a game. I will of course attend, but I almost just want it over, and to know how many.
It will be interesting to see how the crowd react - and when.
There were chants of 'sacked in the morning' on Tuesday.
I hope that does not happen, because although Ainsworth has clearly failed, it does not mean we need to humiliate him - especially given that he does care - not like some at the end of their tenure.
I think the sponsorship inject means that they will press the button, but will it be before or after Rotherham.
For me, start the new era as soon as possible. We will lose today, but I really hope, respectably, on and off the pitch.
I guess then it will be the guessing game between Rowett, Eustace and Warnock.
Straw poll - who do we want?
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Post by nomar on Oct 28, 2023 10:50:51 GMT
The thread title says it all.
I actually hope Leicester dismantle us in such a way that it makes his position untenable and they pull the trigger this evening or tomorrow at some point.
Rotherham is a winnable game but not while GA is in charge.
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Post by robindubois on Oct 28, 2023 11:54:55 GMT
Must agree with both of the above posts. But how sad is it that some that many if not the vast majority of our most loyal supporters have reached the point of dreading the arrival of Saturdays and have to wish to be hammered in a game to force a change of manager.
Ricky's comments in another thread seem to confirm my long held belief that Amit appointed GA over Ferdinands head and most probably gave him control of player recruitment, meaning a key part of the DOF roll was redundant and no surprise that it was the last straw for LF. No surprise either that this all occurred with TF far removed from running the club and then quitting completely.
I posted earlier this week that (IMO) QPR are now Amit's uncontrolled plaything and despite all his good words about community etc. the bottom line is that at the end of day he (IMO) does not care about the fans or what will result from his actions.
I agree with Ricky that I hope the fans do not publicly humiliate GA anymore than his record has already done so. I believe he does care but he has reached the point where he needs look in the mirror, put his hands up, say he has done his best but it's time to move on. The longer he carries on with the 'I'm going keep fighting and turn things round' speeches the more he will lose use any respect or sympathy from the fans.
What a mess but I still predicted a 1-0 win for us today. The men in white coats are waiting to take me away.
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Post by robindubois on Oct 28, 2023 12:38:49 GMT
Not Football but a disturbing read to divert attention from todays game. Some interesting parallels with caring for a football club although the consequences are vastly different. - Mods please delete if you feel it's inappropriate.
Kazakhstan says 32 killed in ArcelorMittal mine fire
AFP|Update: 28.10.2023 14:20
In a devastating mine accident in Kazakhstan, 32 individuals were killed with over a dozen still missing, marking yet another tragedy linked to the ArcelorMittal-owned facility, prompting President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to label the company as the "worst" in national history.
Kazakhstan said Saturday that 32 people died in a fire in yet another deadly accident at a mine owned by ArcelorMittal, with over a dozen still missing, in the Central Asian country's worst disaster in years.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called the Luxembourg-listed steel and mining giant the "worst" company "in our history" while the firm announced a preliminary deal on the nationalisation of its local operations.
Tokayev had earlier ordered his government to take control of the Kazakh branch of the company.
"ArcelorMittal can confirm that the two parties have... recently signed a preliminary agreement for a transaction that will transfer ownership to the Republic of Kazakhstan," the global steel giant said in a statement.
ArcelorMittal, led by Indian businessman Lakshmi Mittal, has a history of deadly disasters in Kazakhstan and is regularly accused of failing to respect safety and environmental regulations.
The fire was one of the deadliest in Kazakhstan's post-Soviet history and came just two months after five miners were killed in a blast at a site owned by the company.
"At the Kostenko mine as of four pm (1000 GMT) the bodies of 32 people have been found," the emergency situations ministry said in a statement. "The search for 14 miners is continuing."
"This is a tragedy," Tokayev said as he met with families of the victims in the Karaganda region.
"This company has turned out to be the worst in our history from the point of view of cooperation between a company and the government," Tokayev said.
He asked the deputy governor of the Karaganda region, Vadim Basin, who used to work for ArcelorMittal, to head the company.
"The current management of the company cannot do anything," he added.
No cause of the accident had been announced, with Tokayev saying an investigative commission would be set up.
- Five deadly accidents in a year -
The fire was Kazakhstan's worst mining accident since 2006, when 41 miners died at an ArcelorMittal site, and came two months after five miners were killed in a blast this summer.
There have been five other deadly accidents at ArcelorMittal in Kazakhstan since November last year, resulting in a total of 12 deaths.
ArcelorMittal promised compensation and said it would cooperate with authorities.
"Our efforts are aimed at that (compensation) and on the tight cooperation with state authorities," it said.
After the fire at an ArcelorMittal coal mine in August, Tokayev denounced the "systemic character" of accidents involving the company that he said had left more than 100 people dead since 2006.
In December 2022, the government had threatened to ban ArcelorMittal from operating in the country after a worker died in what the company called "an accident" at its factory in Temirtau.
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