Jose Riga

BFC76 said:
Riga was in it for himself. Wanted players who he would get commission for. His agent mates put forward all the players. Oyston didn't fall for it and by then he didn't give a flying feck about the club and where it would go and so just left him to stagnate. Riga was Oyston's downfall but let's face it he was an appalling decision (although Clark and McDonald showed he wasn't the worst manager!).
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Did Owen tell you that?
 
BFC76 said:
Riga was in it for himself. Wanted players who he would get commission for. His agent mates put forward all the players. Oyston didn't fall for it and by then he didn't give a flying feck about the club and where it would go and so just left him to stagnate. Riga was Oyston's downfall but let's face it he was an appalling decision (although Clark and McDonald showed he wasn't the worst manager!).
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** hell Karl, haven't seen you for ages? How's everything going?

This is just bobbins tbh.
 
BFC76 said:
Riga was in it for himself. Wanted players who he would get commission for. His agent mates put forward all the players. Oyston didn't fall for it and by then he didn't give a flying feck about the club and where it would go and so just left him to stagnate. Riga was Oyston's downfall but let's face it he was an appalling decision (although Clark and McDonald showed he wasn't the worst manager!).
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Riga was Oystons downfall ????????

What you been drinking lad ?

I think it was a little teeny bit more than that

Unless of course you are referring to a man who lives in Riga ?
 
BFC76 said:
Riga was in it for himself. Wanted players who he would get commission for. His agent mates put forward all the players. Oyston didn't fall for it and by then he didn't give a flying feck about the club and where it would go and so just left him to stagnate. Riga was Oyston's downfall but let's face it he was an appalling decision (although Clark and McDonald showed he wasn't the worst manager!).
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Just to pick a hole in your theory.

So why did the Oystons employ him in the first place bearing in mind discussions for his transfer targets had already taken place?
Or did he find out the minute after he gave him the job?
 
Oyston needed a popular choice to sell season tickets

Riga was the fans choice

He sold Riga and the fans a dream. He was desperate .

He would have promised Riga the Earth when in reality was prepared to give nothing .

You can create your own squad budget is good blah blah blah .

Got Riga signed up sold a load of season tickets and reverted to former self giving nothing .

Riga wasn’t the con artist .

Thankfully Oyston got his comeuppance
 
I remember Riga calling a swanky press conference in either London or Manchester a week after he left to spill the beans. He turned up and told us absolutely nothing. He wasn't the biggest villain of that era but I think he let us all down and was definitely style over substance.
 
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