Post Match Bournemouth 0 Leicester 0

[big_mac4824]

There are two expressions. "White elephant", and "elephant in the room". You've combined the two, and I don't think you know what either means.

One is about money Jeff i.e usually referred to a jumble sale, the other is an unwillingness to see a glaring fault, in this instance both apply, since winning the league our acquisitions have been poor and we have managers who are refusing to mix things up AKA Shakey

 

[SilverFox]

There are two expressions. "White elephant", and "elephant in the room". You've combined the two, and I don't think you know what either means.

It's the techno mouse in the room Jeff. The purple flamingo. The Himalayan ostrich. No one talks about it...because they aren't expressions.

 

[popillius]

We may not have the personnel to play 4-4-2 but what's to say we have the right players for a 3-5-2? I agree we should try it but a midfield of Ndidi, Iborra and King or Amartey looks dreadfully lacking in any creativity whatsoever. I just don't think we have good enough players in this area full stop.

I guess the point is that we won't know until we try of course.

 

[Blaarev]

One is about money Jeff i.e usually referred to a jumble sale, the other is an unwillingness to see a glaring fault, in this instance both apply, since winning the league our acquisitions have been poor and we have managers who are refusing to mix things up AKA Shakey

From Wiki:

"A white elephant is a possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. The term derives from the story that the kings of Siam, now Thailand, were accustomed to make a present of one of these animals to courtiers who had rendered themselves obnoxious, in order to ruin the recipient by the cost of its maintenance. In modern usage, it is an object, building project, scheme, business venture, facility, etc., considered expensive but without use or value."

So a bit like handing Mark McGhee over to Wolves

 

[LCFC all the way]

We may not have the personnel to play 4-4-2 but what's to say we have the right players for a 3-5-2? I agree we should try it but a midfield of Ndidi, Iborra and King or Amartey looks dreadfully lacking in any creativity whatsoever.

I guess the point is that we won't know until we try of course.

Personally we should really be playing a 4-5-1

 

[SwedeFox]

I'm seeing pink elephants

 

[SilverFox]

Just sack the interim manager who unfathomably is still here supported by the Oxford United manager (at least one of them has some management experience...it just isn't working).

 

[popillius]

Just sack the interim manager who unfathomably is still here supported by the Oxford United manager (at least one of them has some management experience...it just isn't working).

And replace him with.....?

 

[SilverFox]

"A white elephant is a possession which its owner cannot dispose of

Kind of like the Srivaddhanaprabha family and Craig Shakespeare. He is the Orange elephant though.

 

[big_mac4824]

And replace him with.....?

How about appointing a white elephant?

 

[tedfoxxx]

It's the techno mouse in the room Jeff. The purple flamingo. The Himalayan ostrich. No one talks about it...because they aren't expressions.

It's a marzipan otter thats for sure.

 

[SilverFox]

And replace him with.....?

Carlo Ancelotti if he is even remotely interested.

 

[popillius]

How about appointing a white elephant?

I don't think Allardyce is the answer.

 

[popillius]

Carlo Ancelotti if he is even remotely interested.

The 'if' is very important here isn't it?

 

[Blaarev]

The 'if' is very important here isn't it?

Slightly

 

[bocadillo]

the white elephant in the room

What?

When it fell out of the tree it scared itself silly, causing loss of pigment and it has looked this white colour ever since.

 

[harrowfox]

Elephant cock

 

[SilverFox]

The 'if' is very important here isn't it?

Crucial if we are being honest.

...but money can do an awful lot to interest people.

 

[Blaarev]

When it fell out of the tree it scared itself silly, causing loss of pigment and it has looked this white colour ever since.

So there is a tree in the room. Is that the real problem?

 

[SilverFox]

When it fell out of the tree it scared itself silly, causing loss of pigment and it has looked this white colour ever since.

Did it have pink nail polish on so it could hide in a cherry tree?