Pat Fenlon wins a Europa League Game

[InterviewLoI]

Hey guys,

I'm back with another ex-Hibee interview, Pat Fenlon's Shamrock Rovers just won against a Luxembourgish outfit. Interesting views from defender David Webster around the 2:05 mark.



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Please share, and as always, feedback would be appreciated. I can't wait to get back over to see Hibs, I'm covering the Dumbarton game!

[MWHIBBIES]

Good work Pat, keep it up

[Keith_M]

I really wish you hadn't raised the topic of Fenlon and European matches, as it still makes my blood boil.

[Elephant Stone]

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I really wish you hadn't raised the topic of Fenlon and European matches, as it still makes my blood boil.

And don't even get me started on Mowbrary and Europe. Dnipro and Malmo are utter mugs.

[Winston Ingram]

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I really wish you hadn't raised the topic of Fenlon and European matches, as it still makes my blood boil.

This. His tactics and his decision to do absolutely **** all to stem the flow in that game demonstrated the man's total incompetence. Turning point for me

[Winston Ingram]

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And don't even get me started on Mowbrary and Europe. Dnipro and Malmo are utter mugs.

As in Dnipro who reached the Europa League Final last season?

[TowerHibs]

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As in Dnipro who reached the Europa League Final last season?

Whoosh

Still 0-7 is unacceptable in anyone's book

[Baldy Foghorn]

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And don't even get me started on Mowbrary and Europe. Dnipro and Malmo are utter mugs.

0-7 at home suggests to me PF was the utter mug

[Lago]

Time to move on I think.

[IberianHibernian]

Tim Clancy and Patrick Cregg in Shamrock Rovers team last night . And ex Hibs youngster Gareth McAffrey is in their squad .

[InterviewLoI]

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Tim Clancy and Patrick Cregg in Shamrock Rovers team last night . And ex Hibs youngster Gareth McAffrey is in their squad .

Cregg actually captained the team!

[jacomo]

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Cregg actually captained the team!

Well done to him and the team, and Pat of course. PF is a decent guy, wish him well.

[weecounty hibby]

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Well done to him and the team, and Pat of course. PF is a decent guy, wish him well.

He was a guy who tried his very best for Hibs, unfortunately his best wasn't good enough. Took the club to his heart, still speaks very highly of us never has a bad word to say about us and gets some stick on here that others who deserve it more manage to dodge. He gets about the same amount of abuse as Butcher and Malpas and more than Calderwood!!

[lord bunberry]

Good on ya paddy boy. I would love to see his team have a decent run in the competition.

[Smartie]

Petrie hung Fenlon out to dry in those games.

Knowing that the Malmo game was coming round when it was, we should have been prepared for it like we are now prepared for next season. We knew Griffiths and Doyle were leaving. We knew we were short at centre-half. We knew that major work was needed to rebuild the squad. We all knew what was coming against Malmo. I'm not convinced that at any time Fenlon would have thought that James Collins, Rowan Vine and Michael Nelson were the answer, but that they were the ones given to him.

We didn't have anything like enough first-team ready players able to play in that game. Fenlon had to apply sticking plasters everywhere during his time with us to try and get something out of the omnishambles he inherited from Calderwood. It wasn't sustainable but just about kept us going through his time with us.

Fenlon could only p$$s with the c$$k he had. No tactical manoeuvring would have prevented that utterly inept shower of impostors from being pumped by Malmo.

I feel sorry for Fenlon, it was 100% a poisoned chalice being at Easter Road at that time with Petrie as chairman and Calderwoods mess to clean up.

I wish him every success to be honest. the fact that he has retained his dignity and remains magnanimous when talking about us is huge credit to the man.


Although it is great to have the people in charge of the club that we have now. You wouldn't expect us to get caught out the same way under Stubbs/Dempster.

[givescotlandfreedom]

Well done, Pat. Good guy.

[Thecat23]

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Petrie hung Fenlon out to dry in those games.

Knowing that the Malmo game was coming round when it was, we should have been prepared for it like we are now prepared for next season. We knew Griffiths and Doyle were leaving. We knew we were short at centre-half. We knew that major work was needed to rebuild the squad. We all knew what was coming against Malmo. I'm not convinced that at any time Fenlon would have thought that James Collins, Rowan Vine and Michael Nelson were the answer, but that they were the ones given to him.

We didn't have anything like enough first-team ready players able to play in that game. Fenlon had to apply sticking plasters everywhere during his time with us to try and get something out of the omnishambles he inherited from Calderwood. It wasn't sustainable but just about kept us going through his time with us.

Fenlon could only p$$s with the c$$k he had. No tactical manoeuvring would have prevented that utterly inept shower of impostors from being pumped by Malmo.

I feel sorry for Fenlon, it was 100% a poisoned chalice being at Easter Road at that time with Petrie as chairman and Calderwoods mess to clean up.

I wish him every success to be honest. the fact that he has retained his dignity and remains magnanimous when talking about us is huge credit to the man.


Although it is great to have the people in charge of the club that we have now. You wouldn't expect us to get caught out the same way under Stubbs/Dempster.

He did play a part in it yeah, but Petrie didn't play those tactics and try to stop them when it went to 4 or 5 nil. Pat's inexperience showed in that game and it was a shocker of a result!

As for Pat himself I have nothing against the man but I also have zero interest in what he does now or his teams. I'm only interested in Hibs!

[Forza Fred]

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He was a guy who tried his very best for Hibs, unfortunately his best wasn't good enough. Took the club to his heart, still speaks very highly of us never has a bad word to say about us and gets some stick on here that others who deserve it more manage to dodge. He gets about the same amount of abuse as Butcher and Malpas and more than Calderwood!!

This.

He did his best to contribute to the Hibs cause, and I have no doubt he wishes that his contribution could have been more successful.

However, he should not be demonised because he did his best.

By that logic, every young laddie who was lucky enough to be signed by Hibs, but who eventually was released would be copping abuse too.

All ANY of us can do, is to try one's very best, and I don't think PF can be accused of not having given it his best shot.

I wish him nothing but the best for the future.

[Beefster]

We're about to start our second consecutive season in the Championship. Other than Butcher, Fenlon played the biggest part in that but he's a 'good guy' who 'tried his best' so hey ho, **** happens. All the best, Paddy, you were utterly disastrous for us but you tried really really hard.

[Forza Fred]

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We're about to start our second consecutive season in the Championship. Other than Butcher, Fenlon played the biggest part in that but he's a 'good guy' who 'tried his best' so hey ho, **** happens. All the best, Paddy, you were utterly disastrous for us but you tried really really hard.

Exactly.

I don't think anyone thinks he genuinely did anything other than his best.


Just like a player like me would do their best for Hibs, but obviously be found wanting at this level, the argument and questions should surely be asked of the person who picked me in the first place.

No?

[jacomo]

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He did play a part in it yeah, but Petrie didn't play those tactics and try to stop them when it went to 4 or 5 nil. Pat's inexperience showed in that game and it was a shocker of a result!

As for Pat himself I have nothing against the man but I also have zero interest in what he does now or his teams. I'm only interested in Hibs!

Obviously Hibs is our first priority, but no issue with taking an interest in people who have been associated with our club.

[The_Horde]

Pat fenlon was a ***** manager who signed dross like Nelson and Rowan Vine.

He had massive hand in our relegation and never once understood the term 'hibs class'

[superfurryhibby]

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Exactly.

I don't think anyone thinks he genuinely did anything other than his best.


Just like a player like me would do their best for Hibs, but obviously be found wanting at this level, the argument and questions should surely be asked of the person who picked me in the first place.

No?

Totally agree. If he was a knob ended **** like that **** Butcher, I could see why folks on here might feel contempt. As it was he was merely a symptom not the disease, eh No Rod.

[Winston Ingram]

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Whoosh

Still 0-7 is unacceptable in anyone's book

Not saying it wasn't. Just questioning Dnipro being described as utter mugs.

[Winston Ingram]

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Petrie hung Fenlon out to dry in those games.

Knowing that the Malmo game was coming round when it was, we should have been prepared for it like we are now prepared for next season. We knew Griffiths and Doyle were leaving. We knew we were short at centre-half. We knew that major work was needed to rebuild the squad. We all knew what was coming against Malmo. I'm not convinced that at any time Fenlon would have thought that James Collins, Rowan Vine and Michael Nelson were the answer, but that they were the ones given to him.

We didn't have anything like enough first-team ready players able to play in that game. Fenlon had to apply sticking plasters everywhere during his time with us to try and get something out of the omnishambles he inherited from Calderwood. It wasn't sustainable but just about kept us going through his time with us.

Fenlon could only p$$s with the c$$k he had. No tactical manoeuvring would have prevented that utterly inept shower of impostors from being pumped by Malmo.

I feel sorry for Fenlon, it was 100% a poisoned chalice being at Easter Road at that time with Petrie as chairman and Calderwoods mess to clean up.

I wish him every success to be honest. the fact that he has retained his dignity and remains magnanimous when talking about us is huge credit to the man.


Although it is great to have the people in charge of the club that we have now. You wouldn't expect us to get caught out the same way under Stubbs/Dempster.

Petrie didn't do him any favours prior but Fenlon was responsible for the result. We played 442 an had a good first 10 minutes but the next 10 their extra man in midfield really took hold and should have had a couple before they scored, then all of a sudden we were 4 down at HT. Surely at that point he'd have thought we're 6 down on agg and with 45 mins to go he'd think i better shore this up before it gets more embarrassing but no, out with the 442 and it remained for the remainder of the game and he calmly watched us ship another 3. He should have been sacked after that game.

[SanFranHibs]

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Time to move on I think.

Do other teams (fans) get past getting thrashed 0-7? Even twice in my time.......mmmm, let me think.

Good luck PF.

[lord bunberry]

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We're about to start our second consecutive season in the Championship. Other than Butcher, Fenlon played the biggest part in that but he's a 'good guy' who 'tried his best' so hey ho, **** happens. All the best, Paddy, you were utterly disastrous for us but you tried really really hard.

That's not true. Fenlon inherited a complete mess and was given loan players who couldn't give a **** about hibs to sort it out. He steadied the ship and would've had us in mid table had he seen out his contract. There's no doubt he didn't have enough experience for the hibs job, but the clown before him and the idiot after him along with the incompetent waste of space in the boardroom are the ones to blame for our demise.

[Thecat23]

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Obviously Hibs is our first priority, but no issue with taking an interest in people who have been associated with our club.

If he was a successful manager then yeah maybe I'd keep an eye on how he does elsewhere. But why do we need to know what he's doing with another club now? He wasn't wanted by most by the time he left so it just baffles me why we would want updates?

If folk wanted to take that much an interest you could look up Wiki 😉

[Forza Fred]

On the subject of the original post....the request by the OP for feedback, can I offer the following hopefully constructive comments.

You have an engaging manner which appears to put your subjects at ease when you question them, this is very difficult to achieve universally, but well done..they must obviously trust you/know you.

Be careful of what every interviewer can be guilty of......allowing ourselves to use repetitive terms when asking questions, and which really add nothing to the question...a few 'obviouslies, and .'I means' creeping in..and if someone doesn't mention it, it will grow.

It did with me until it was pointed out to me.

Other than that, you can gauge from the number of responses, that your subject matter and interview is of interest, and I know I really look forward to your interviews.

Best of luck

[TowerHibs]

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Not saying it wasn't. Just questioning Dnipro being described as utter mugs.

I think he was being sarcastic calling malmo & Dnipro utter mugs (as in we were all on suicide watch getting beat off them when it turns out they are decent European sides at that level)