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| Fulham CC3 Deepdale 17/9/2024 |
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Posted by: themaclad - 16-09-2024, 11:19 - Forum: Preston North End
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Fulham
Deepdale 17/9/2024 19.45 hrs
https://www.fulhamfc.com/
LAST ROUND SIDE
Birmingham 0 - 2 Fullham
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Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva (European Portuguese: [ˈmaɾku ˈsilvɐ]; born 12 July 1977) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the head coach of Premier League club Fulham.
He played for a variety of Portuguese clubs, finishing his career with a six-year spell at Estoril. He managed them for three years before spending a season as coach of Sporting CP, during which the team won the Portuguese Cup. He then worked abroad, first with Olympiacos where he won the Super League Greece in 2015–16. He spent several years in England as head coach of Hull City, Watford, Everton and Fulham.
Estoril
On 10 June 2011, immediately after retiring, Silva was appointed director of football at Estoril. However, early into the season, he replaced Vinícius Eutrópio as manager,[11] with the Cascais team ranking tenth in the second tier.[12] His first game in charge was a 3–1 defeat at Penafiel[13] and, after losing only three matches in 24, he helped the club return to the top flight after seven years, as champions.[14] He ultimately was chosen as the league's Manager of the Year.[15]
Silva made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 17 August 2012, in a 2–1 away defeat to Olhanense.[16] Estoril overachieved for a second best-ever fifth place in the table, with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Europa League, also a first. Highlights included not losing any of the games against Sporting CP (3–1 at home, 2–2 away),[17] and drawing 1–1 at Benfica.[18]
On 23 February 2014, Estoril achieved an historic first-time win at the Estádio do Dragão, the 1–0 victory – where he was sent off midway through the second half – being Porto's first home defeat since the 2–3 against Leixões in 2008.[19][20] He left his position on 12 May, after leading his team to the fourth position.[21]
Sporting CP
Silva agreed to a four-year contract with Sporting on 21 May 2014, replacing Leonardo Jardim who left for Monaco.[22] He led the team to the third place in the championship, also winning the Taça de Portugal by beating Braga 3–1 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final[23]– this was the club's first piece of silverware since the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
On 4 June 2015, four days after winning the trophy, Sporting announced that Silva had been dismissed with just cause,[24][25] for not wearing their official suit in a cup match against Vizela.[26] The dismissal was necessary for president Bruno de Carvalho to bring in Jorge Jesus from rivals Benfica, and included a clause requiring Silva to pay Sporting should he join another Portuguese team.[27]
Olympiacos
On 8 July 2015, Silva was appointed the successor of countryman Vítor Pereira at Olympiacos, signing on a two-year contract.[28] His first competitive game occurred in the season opener in the Super League Greece, winning 3–0 against Panionios. On 16 September, he played his first UEFA Champions League match with his new club, losing 0–3 at home to Bayern Munich in the group stage.[29]
Silva subsequently guided the team to break the record of eleven consecutive league wins from the first matchday,[30][31] also recording a 3–2 victory at Arsenal in the Champions League group phase.[32] The Piraeus side's run of domestic wins ended at 17, a European record in the 21st century,[33] but they nonetheless won a record 43rd title with six games remaining.[34]
Silva left Olympiacos on 23 June 2016, citing personal reasons.[35]
Hull City
On 5 January 2017, Silva was appointed as the head coach of Hull City until the end of the season, replacing Mike Phelan who was dismissed with the team bottom of the Premier League. Upon his appointment, vice-chairman Ehab Allam said: "He has a great track record and we feel this is a bold and exciting appointment in our aim to retain the club's Premier League status".[36] Silva brought in his own coaching team, including assistant João Pedro Sousa, first-team coach Gonçalo Pedro and goalkeeping coach Hugo Oliveira.[37]
Two days after his appointment, Silva led the side to a 2–0 win over Swansea City in the third round in the FA Cup.[38] His first league match in charge also ended in success, with a 3–1 defeat of Bournemouth on 14 January.[39]
On 26 January 2017, Silva's Hull beat Manchester United 2–1 in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup, giving the club its first victory over that opponent since 1974.[40] However, due to the latter's 2–0 win in the first-leg of the tie, the former failed to advance to the final,[40] but on 4 February they beat Liverpool 2–0 in the domestic league, giving the coach four wins from his first four home matches as manager.[41]
In March 2017, Silva stated that he wanted to end the groundshare agreement with the Hull rugby league team at the KCOM Stadium, as the latter played on Friday and affected the pitch quality for his team at the weekend.[42] On 25 May, after the team's relegation, he resigned.[43]
Watford
Wikinews has related news:
Marco Silva joins Watford on two-year deal after Hull City relegated from Premier League
On 27 May 2017, it was confirmed Silva would join Premier League club Watford as head coach on a two-year contract.[44] After a good start to the season, he was tracked for the vacant managerial position at Everton in November.[45] During this period and in the subsequent two months, the team's performances became increasingly poor (five points from 30 in ten Premier League matches), with fans citing his loss of focus as putting them at risk of relegation.[46][47]
Silva was dismissed by Watford on 21 January 2018, with the club citing the "unwarranted approach by a Premier League rival" that caused "significant deterioration in both focus and results to the point where the long-term future of Watford FC has been jeopardised".[48][49] In February, Everton agreed to pay £4 million in compensation in response to this claim.[50]
Everton
Silva was confirmed as manager of Everton on 31 May 2018, on a three-year contract.[51][52] His first game in charge was a 22–0 win in a pre-season friendly over Austrian amateurs ATV Irdning.[53][54] On 21 April 2019, he guided the side to a 4–0 victory over Manchester United, the Toffees' largest victory over them in all competitions since a 5–0 win in October 1984.[55] His first season at Goodison Park ended with an eighth place after a 2–2 draw away at Tottenham Hotspur on the final matchday.[56] Although the side finished in the same position that they achieved under Sam Allardyce a year earlier, their goal difference improved by 22.[57] They also won five of their last eight games, including 2–0 and 1–0 home victories against Chelsea[58] and Arsenal.[59]
Silva extended Everton's home winning streak to six games on 1 September 2019 for the first time since April 2017 with a 3–2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.[60] He was dismissed on 5 December, after a 5–2 defeat to city rivals Liverpool which left the team in 18th place.[61][62]
Fulham
On 1 July 2021, Silva was appointed as head coach at recently relegated Championship club Fulham on a three-year contract, after Scott Parker had left to join Bournemouth.[63] After leading them to 13 points out of a possible 15 in the first five matches of the season, he won the Manager of the Month award for August.[64] In January 2022, the team scored 19 goals over three matches, making them the first English team since Chester City in 1933 to score six times or more in three consecutive fixtures;[65] as a result, he earned another monthly accolade.[66] On 19 April, the side secured an immediate return to the top division after a 3–0 win over Preston North End,[67] confirming the league title two weeks later after beating Luton Town 7–0 and totalling 106 goals, a competition-best after Manchester City's 108 in 2001–02.[68][69][70]
Silva apologised after being sent off due to improper conduct during a 3–1 defeat away to Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 19 March 2023, following the dismissal of his player Willian for handball.[71] On 4 April, he received a two-game ban for the events.[72] In the post-season, following a tenth-place finish,[73] he turned down offers from Saudi Pro League clubs Al-Ahli and Al Hilal, with contract offers reported as being as high as £40m over two years.[74][75]
In October 2023, Silva agreed to a new deal until 2026.[76] On 19 December, he led Fulham to their first ever League Cup semi-final, beating Everton on penalties[77] before bowing out to Liverpool 3–2 on aggregate.[78]
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MACS VIEW
Not too fussed be nice to win, but hopefully unlike some of the sit back and hope to do your damage in the last 15 minutes which we have been guilty of over the past few years, let's have a go nd at least if we are going to lose go down fighting
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| Beech cut |
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Posted by: themaclad - 16-09-2024, 08:43 - Forum: AFC Flyde
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AFC Fylde have parted company with head coach Chris Beech following Saturday's 3-0 defeat at National league leaders York City.
The 49-year-old only signed a new two-year deal in May after steering the Lancashire club out of the relegation zone last season, having taken over on an interim basis 11 months ago following the sacking of Adam Murray.
The team's upturn in fortunes saw Beech given the job until the end of that season in December before being rewarded with a new deal.
Fylde have struggled this season, however, winning just one of their opening eight games to sit second bottom of the league table. Saturday's defeat to York was their fourth in a row.
Goalkeeping coach Chris Neal and their former striker Nathan Delfouneso have been given caretaker charge of the club ahead of Tuesday's game against Southend United.
In a statement, the club say chairman David Haythornthwaite will give further details over how they will move forward on Monday.
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| Where is Dingle Dingle? |
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Posted by: Salopbaggie - 15-09-2024, 22:18 - Forum: West Bromwich Albion
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I just went to post on the 'The Off Topic Thread' and realised I had not seen anything from Dingle Dingle in quite some time, so looked through and it seems they have not posted since January, does anyone know if he is OK?
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| Portsmouth vs WBA - Match Thread |
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Posted by: Ska'dForLife-WBA - 14-09-2024, 00:22 - Forum: West Bromwich Albion
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Want to feel old? The last time Albion and Portsmouth played each other, Michael Jackson was still alive, Poker Face had just hit #1, and the likes of David James, Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch, Paul Robinson, Graeme Dorrans, Robert Koren, Gianni Zuiverloon and Jonathan Greening were all on the pitch. And what's more, the last time Albion actually won at Fratton Park, Neil Clement and Scott Dobie were the scorers, Super Bob was up front, and the news was still dominated by the World Trade Centre attack a fortnight earlier. Somewhere between those two opposite ends of the decade, we had cause to love Pompey for their part in the Great Escape and then hate them for dubiously eliminating us from an FA Cup semi-final, so one way or another, the overspending team from the south coast who were destined for a symbolic implosion had plenty of impact on Albion's first decade in the 21st century.
Well, grab your Nokia phone and your cavalier attitude towards banking regulations, because the 2000s are back in style this weekend with Albion's first trip to Fratton Park in fifteen years on Sunday afternoon. Freshly-promoted Portsmouth - who emerged from their black hole of debt in 2014 under fan ownership, and then aimed to put their Mickey Mouse reputation behind them once and for all in 2017 with a takeover by the former head of Walt Disney - have fought out three draws in their four matches so far, remaining winless but not entirely toothless, despite the fewest touches in the opposition box of any team in the league and the highest percentage of long-range shots to boot. Their 3-3 thriller at Elland Road and dropping of two points at Middlesbrough due to a late penalty suggests they have it in them to reach safety this season, and are unlikely to roll over on Sunday.
So, a banana skin it may be, but provided Albion can sustain August's momentum as we enter autumn, we're capable of a first Fratton win in twenty-three years this weekend and there's no reason we shouldn't be aiming for it.
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| Watling in and out |
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Posted by: themaclad - 12-09-2024, 18:39 - Forum: Ebbsfleet United
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Ebbsfleet United have appointed former Glasgow Rangers and Queens Park Rangers coach Harry Watling as their new manager.
The 34-year-old succeeds Danny Searle, who was sacked earlier this week with the club bottom of the National League table.
Watling worked alongside Michael Beale when he was in charge of QPR and Rangers and was also head coach of USL Championship side Hartford Athletic for 18 months from January 2021.
David Kerslake will be Watling's assistant manager while John Cotton has been named as first-team coach.
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| Chesterfield Prediction League 2024/25 Match day 6 |
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Posted by: spireitematt - 11-09-2024, 22:20 - Forum: Chesterfield
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Thursday 12th
Harrogate 0-1 Doncaster
Saturday 14th
Swindon 1-3 Newport
Wimbledon 2-0 MK Dons
Accrington 2-2 Crewe
Bromley 0-1 Notts County
Carlisle 1-3 Fleetwood
Gillingham 2-1 Tranmere
Grimsby 0-1 Barrow
Morecambe 0-4 Colchester
Port Vale 2-2 Chesterfield
Salford City 2-1 Cheltenham
Walsall 0-2 Bradford City
League Table After Match day 5
Lord Snoots - 113
Dancing - 112
Devon - 110
St Charles - 87
SaltergateBorn - 83
Amelia - 81
Spireitematt - 80
Maclad - 79
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| Hibs v St Johnstone - Saturday 14 September |
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Posted by: ritchiebaby - 11-09-2024, 21:36 - Forum: Hibernian
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Hibs welcome the Perth Saints to Easter Road on Saturday with a better than 50/50 chance to throw away more points in a game we should win. But never fear, I think this is the one to kick-start our season with an impressive win. BUT (and there's a lot of buts) we must take advantage of our expected scoring chances and stop giving away stupid goals, most of which are down to appalling individual errors.
Kieron Bowie was taken off the pitch with a hamstring injury after half-an-hour during the Scottish Under-21's win against Malta, so that is the first negative for Saturday. Let's hope there are no more.
Off the pitch, BBC Sport reports on the tenure of Ian Gordon and the mistakes made since the family took over.
"Sacking Jack Ross. Appointing himself as head of recruitment. Signing too many players. Not listening to investors over key club appointments.
Just some of the mistakes that Hibs owner Ian Gordon fessed up to in his rigorous interview with Sky Sports this week.
There have been five managers since the Gordon family took over in 2019 - at least three of whom have gone down as failures. Since the summer of 2022, they have made 47 signings - a figure that eclipses even Chelsea's infamous transfer policy."
Now that shouldn't necessarily affect today's players, but the constant merry-go-round of staff and players has had a negative impact over the years.
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| reFLECKtions |
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Posted by: Devongone - 10-09-2024, 16:55 - Forum: Chesterfield
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Just what I was hoping for, some washed-up old Scottish bloke to get sent off in our midfield.
I'm so old I remember him as a promising youngster.
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