RichD
Striker
Aye, KS did well out of the jude transfer allegedly
Zero chance of getting a credible 1st team coach
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Dodds will not be "given" the job. He will earn it. Depending how results go between now and the end of the season.
Given where we are and how, the league table currently stands and the make up of the remaining fixtures it is going to be a hell of a challenge for him to guide the squad to a play off spot. If we finish on 68+ points or thereabouts he will have done a very good job and will put himself in a strong position to be considered.
On the subject of a "credible" first team coach.There are currently 9 teams above is in the Championship and if you add these to the 10 teams in the bottom half of the Premiership arguably only Everton have what would be regarded as the traditional manager and his coaching team. Some of these have cut their teeth abroad, some have stepped up from the league below and some have been sacked from previous jobs before their current one. In this group, only Kompany and Robins played at an elite club level.Virtually all of them work with a DoF and or a Head of Recruitment.
Of the top ten bookies favourites only Cooper and possibly Heckingbottom would move us forward in my opinion. I suspect though if it was Heckingbottom he would be made about as welcome as MB was.
Then there is the enigma that is Will Still - we will wait and see. He has no playing pedigree, has never managed in England (apart from PNE Under 14s) and has no promotions on his record. Reims are currently 8th and have lost 4 from their last eight.
Given where we are and how, the league table currently stands and the make up of the remaining fixtures it is going to be a hell of a challenge for him to guide the squad to a play off spot. If we finish on 68+ points or thereabouts he will have done a very good job and will put himself in a strong position to be considered.
On the subject of a "credible" first team coach.There are currently 9 teams above is in the Championship and if you add these to the 10 teams in the bottom half of the Premiership arguably only Everton have what would be regarded as the traditional manager and his coaching team. Some of these have cut their teeth abroad, some have stepped up from the league below and some have been sacked from previous jobs before their current one. In this group, only Kompany and Robins played at an elite club level.Virtually all of them work with a DoF and or a Head of Recruitment.
Of the top ten bookies favourites only Cooper and possibly Heckingbottom would move us forward in my opinion. I suspect though if it was Heckingbottom he would be made about as welcome as MB was.
Then there is the enigma that is Will Still - we will wait and see. He has no playing pedigree, has never managed in England (apart from PNE Under 14s) and has no promotions on his record. Reims are currently 8th and have lost 4 from their last eight.
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Father Jack Hackett
Striker
Dodds doing well and our finishing position could be important when trying to attract a manager
Muddied Oaf
Full Back
Common sense post mate!!
Your card will now be marked by the doomongers who inhabit this board.
Aye financial stability always represents a mega fuck up.
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RichD
Striker
So are you saying the only name we chased before Beale isn't good enough IOM ?
They didnt expect to be hung out to dry
oddbod
Winger
Sorry but if its not going to happen its a zero !nobody of any worth (unless it suits their individual circumstances as in TM )will join our set up !
The trouble with any coach is that they’d see, if it’s not working, we have zero depth to be able to mix it up.
We’ve signed a first team, but there’s nobody to change things on the bench.
Granted it could be Hemir, I would love it to be, as long as these rumours about his attitude aren’t true.
but they’d see that as immediately being hamstrung.
We’ve signed a first team, but there’s nobody to change things on the bench.
Granted it could be Hemir, I would love it to be, as long as these rumours about his attitude aren’t true.
but they’d see that as immediately being hamstrung.
Im saying that if his current record makes him credible then so does that of many others.
oddbod
Winger
is there any evidence we were chasing anybody?
The system using a DOF can work,but it relies on the recruitment bringing in players not a dozen foreign kids most of whom wouldnt get a game for Ryhope colliery.
RichD
Striker
well speakman must have thought he was credible, however he's hired and fired every head coach in less than 16 months so I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not...
Rivet Catcher
Central Defender
Wonder where we would rank if the times did a top 92 clubs to work for review? 93rd?
This. Currently it’s just concrete thinking. It is literally two blokes saying “I’m right” despite evidence to the contrary.
RichD
Striker
Plenty of speculation in the press including from will Still himself...
Houghtoner
Midfield
The state of things recently will definitely put some off. Mowbray wasn’t even that critical of the model yet he still got sacked.
Yep,we have to hope Doddsy can do the job because to any top coach we are a basket case.Even if he does we will still need investment to mount a promotion challenge next season
Why do people want Still,cannot see anything his cv to warrant excitement
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RichD
Striker
I'm not sure marra, tbh, before he was linked to our club i'd never heard of him ?
Alfa
Striker
KLD certainly appears to be pretty ruthless as far as binning coaches goes. Johnson had us competing for automatic promotion when he was sacked. Mowbray questioned his autonomy over team selection and he was binned. Beale gets the heave ho after a record 12 games in charge.
You’d need to have absolute belief in your ability to take our job on.
No me neither
