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You're right Andy - it wouldn't have taken much for Alan Knill to acknowledge those 140-odd fans who were at Accrington last Saturday. It's not the most exciting place to be up and ready at 6 am to travel to on a bitterly cold day, let alone the cost involved. Oh, by the way - I don't mean 'odd fans' as in odd; I mean odd as in approximately.

I have no basis whatsoever for thinking this, but in the same way as we talk about players not settling in the area, I wonder if the Knills are finding the area to their liking? He stands by the dugout looking p*ssed off most of the time and he sounds p*ssed off during his radio interviews, so I wonder if the move south with his family has not worked out quite as planned? Total surmise of course but he doesn't come across as a man happy in his work.

I have no basis whatsoever for thinking this, but in the same way as we talk about players not settling in the area, I wonder if the Knills are finding the area to their liking? He stands by the dugout looking p*ssed off most of the time and he sounds p*ssed off during his radio interviews, so I wonder if the move south with his family has not worked out quite as planned? Total surmise of course but he doesn't come across as a man happy in his work.

I believe Wiltshiregull said that he began applauding the fans whilst walking off before getting some abuse and then deciding to head for the tunnel. I can understand why he did that but what does he expect? A Christmas card? He walked off without acknowledging us at Fleetwood and Wycombe though. At Fleetwood I was particularly annoyed with his lack of compassion.

So, just to check, this is a thread (for the millionth bloody time) about Alan Knill being a useless ****?

Odd that, because the title suggests that it's meant for chat about the new loan signing.

Matt.

ferrarilover wrote:So, just to check, this is a thread (for the millionth bloody time) about Alan Knill being a useless ****?

Odd that, because the title suggests that it's meant for chat about the new loan signing.

Matt.

You're right.

Another thing to blame on Juan.

f he wasn't so shit, we'd all be talking about the new loan signing instead

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another id*ot^

PlainmoorRoar wrote:o

another id*ot^

Ditto.

I was taking the piss.

sometimes, just sometimes, its TOO easy

Where are we all getting the fish smilie?

Matt.

It's one I've used on Exeweb for years

Personally I couldn't care less whether Knill acknowledges the fans or not - all I want him to do is win games or preferably **** off. His must be embarassed serving up this dross game after game.

I agree. A manager is not obliged to acknowledge the fans, though it would be nice for the players to do so. I'm sure Alan Knill is as concerned as anybody about the current league position and poor form of the team. But the buck stops with him, and if he is not able to improve the situation, no doubt many fans would at least like to see him wave goodbye, though it's possible by that stage they may be past caring..

I can't remember Torquay managers doing it much before Leroy

Lloyder5 wrote:I can't remember Torquay managers doing it much before Leroy

Quite right. And there never used to be any complaints about them not doing it.

Thats because they weren't as rubbish as Juan

So, the new loanee then...

Matt.