I hope John Fetterman resigns from the Senate and gets the help he needs. No job is worth the risk that you won’t be there for your kids as they grow up.
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I dunno, maybe I’ve just gotten to the point where “baseline competence” feels like a win for the MCU. But it kind of is?
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I’m not preaching this Sunday. But if I were it would go something like this…
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Time for some controversial hot takes. Fans who believe their opinions should control who gets hired as a head coach (any where) are at best delusional and at worst arrogant. I have no idea what was said at the interviews, what vetting was done by the front office, etc. Perhaps this choice was made because of how Neville might get more from certain key players, etc. We simply don’t know.
As for the tweets, they’re over a decade old, he’s apologized, and there haven’t been any such comments since…
"I get people question Neville’s ability to coach. I think it’s rare that someone - even former EPL players - walks onto a pitch and instantly becomes a great coach."
There are two problems with this stance for me.
1. "even former EPL players" doesn't mean a damn thing. Just because someone played in the Premier League does not automatically confer on them some sort of exalted status. Ex-players can make good coaches, and ex-players can be terrible coaches, no matter where they played.
2. "It's ra…
Let's not forget that the teams Neville has coached got worse over his tenure. This isn't the case where he took them to new heights, but in short periods the teams played worse which led to his leaving those programs. It isn't impressive in any way, shape or form.
The issues with the tweets, which lead me to not like Neville, are more of an indictment of the team (Ownership and Front Office). So now here I sit, unimpressed with the hiring of the coach AND upset with the team. I was really excited to see what the Timbers would look like after this offseason and now I'm feeling like taking a break wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
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