Mike Duff. New Cheltenham manager

Father Jack · Post by **Father Jack** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:07 pm

Good luck to him.
Hopefully will cut his teeth and could return as our manager one day.
Will he be as successful down there as Cotterill was?

CMOMClaret · Post by **CMOMClaret** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:09 pm

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tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:22 pm

Baptism of fire for Duffer,they've lost their main striker Billy Waters to Northampton,and they narrowly avoided dropping to the Conference,and are currently 21st,first job will be to move them away from the danger zone.

His previous lower league experience could be vital,and his playing exploits should win him time from the fans,but ultimately it's a results business,best of luck to Michael.

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:31 pm

Good luck, Mike.
10th league manager and 3 of the previous have Clarets connections.
Cotterill, Ward and Yates.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:40 pm

Have they any money? For it seems he'll need a few bodies in.

Best of luck, Duffer.
Great celebration at Deadwood wi' Arfs.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:30 am

Possibly my all time favourite player for us. Best of luck Duffer!

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:27 am

Job and a half!
Good luck!!!

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:57 am

You'll have to get his own version of Madge for him, IanMcl, in order to bring him luck.

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:09 am

Out to graze at last.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:01 am

Been fantastic for Burnley and shared some great times. I thought he was going to come through in the old Burnley way, but wish him all the very best. It is a brave step and I hope its the start of great things for him.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:16 am

Best of luck Mike a great player and I believe a great manager in the future.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:23 am

hope he does well enough to get an opportunity with us in the future, serious end of an era him leaving !

Terrier · Post by **Terrier** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:54 am

Went down there when they beat us in the cup, nicest bunch of fans i've met on the road up to now so hopefully they will give him time.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:41 am

Nothing confirmed but it looks as though it's happening

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:09 am

ClaretTony wrote:Nothing confirmed but it looks as though it's happening

Who would likely take his role at BFC?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:29 am

I can still remember the Championship Manager days when he was a Right/Centre defender for Cheltenham and a youngster!

But his best position was always of course central defence.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:52 am

FactualFrank wrote:I can still remember the Championship Manager days when he was a Right/Centre defender for Cheltenham and a youngster!

But his best position was always of course central defence.

Always played him RB.
Always an Ave of around 8, even played him in Prem.
Always baught him at whatever club, as he was cheap as chips, and great first teamer for anything lower than top 6 Prem side, or great back up

You'll always be a claret Duffo!

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:38 am

MACCA wrote:Always played him RB.
Always an Ave of around 8, even played him in Prem.
Always baught him at whatever club, as he was cheap as chips, and great first teamer for anything lower than top 6 Prem side, or great back up

You'll always be a claret Duffo!

You should have played him CB he was better - the ingame engine had him higher as a CB, with using a facility called something like footballscout.exe - it would open up the current rating and potential rating for players so you'd know who had the potential to make it big, into the 90s and how good they were in each position. Something I admit to using once, moving players to Burnley like George Weah.

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:52 am

he could take the Scottish religious chappie as his No 2

Good luck to Duffo...been a great Claret!

Mattster · Post by **Mattster** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:03 pm

Good opportunity to get some of the U23s some league experience. Would imagine he'll have his eye on one or two players he knows inside out on loans in the January window.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:22 pm

Spijed wrote:Who would likely take his role at BFC?

No idea - Nicky Law did the job temporarily in pre-season when Duff was with the first team and Andy Farrell was having hip surgery. Maybe they'll give the job to Law, he is a former team mate of Dyche too.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:59 pm

FactualFrank wrote:You should have played him CB he was better - the ingame engine had him higher as a CB, with using a facility called something like footballscout.exe - it would open up the current rating and potential rating for players so you'd know who had the potential to make it big, into the 90s and how good they were in each position. Something I admit to using once, moving players to Burnley like George Weah.

Depends which Champ I suppose. However a could get a CB who got around 8 ave, but struggled with quality RB up to and just in the Prem.
Always signed him on a 10 year deal and never got unhappy once with wages etc.

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:16 pm

I'm very disappointed to see Michael Duff leave our club. I have enormous respect for the man.

He hasn't left for the first League club to offer him a position as Manager (to my knowledge); he's left for a club he loves and it seems fitting for him to go there.

I have a friend who's a Cheltenham fan. Been following his local team for years. He sent me a message and that's when I found out about it.

I obviously wish him well. I hope he'll return to TM to work for us again one day.

Thank you very much, Duffo. If more people in the game were like you it would be much, much better.

P.S. Cheltenham sold Mohamed Eisa to Bristol City in the summer for a fee that could reach £1.5m with all add-ons.

DBSport · Post by **DBSport** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:36 pm

I hope he does really well with Cheltenham. He was a great player for us and also seemed to be doing well as a coach. Hopefully he'll be back at Turf Moor one day.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:47 pm

What an absolutely wonderful clubman he has been to Burnley let’s all wish him well if he does go to Cheltenham.

dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:56 pm

Good luck fella. Roll on a few years and welcome back. Thanks for everything you have done for this wonderful club

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:57 am

This article depicts the character of Duffo.Will be sorry to see him go but I don't think we have seen the last of him.

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expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 5:07 pm

Good start for him today .

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:49 pm

Good luck to Michael Duff.

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:56 pm

expoultryboy wrote:Good start for him today .

Aye when he wasn't even in charge.

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:23 pm

I was in Cheltenham on Thursday.

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:34 pm

Cirrus_Minor wrote:I was in Cheltenham on Thursday.

My pregnant Mrs was on the Cheltenham game today and the crowd were chanting ‘up the duff’

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:47 pm

Hibsclaret wrote:My pregnant Mrs was on the Cheltenham game today and the crowd were chanting ‘up the duff’

It wasn’t me

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