Relegation to League 1

Norris Cole said:
If we brought in the right manager like Bellers. He would bring us right up to date and will build using our youth and progressing them and will have the respect.
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The Manager thats never managed
 
Norris Cole said:
If we brought in the right manager like Bellers. He would bring us right up to date and will build using our youth and progressing them and will have the respect.
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I'm not sure Bellers is the right man, right now.
Right now, like it or not, we need a McCarthy, we need a Warnock. I still can't believe we are seriously having to have a relgation discussion, but we are where we are.

I'd love to see Bellamy take over, but I'm not sure that will happen with Tan.

For me, we need a director of football. A former player ideally. We have former players we could have, but we use talented guys like Roger Gibbins to do pre-match talks to the prawn sandwich eaters ffs, when was the last time the board asked someone like him for his opinion on playing matters?
I say a former player for a number of reasons:
1. (Obviously) He will understand football
2. Should understand the kind of football the fans want to see
3. Develop a playing philosophy and long term strategy, from youth development through to transfer strategy. - for example, in my view, Harry Wilson is a great player, but he's not so good at what we seem to be asking him to do. So, if, for example, our strategy is to hoof it upfield, DON'T sign players like Harry Wilson just because they're available, sign players who fit the strategy.
4. He could advise a young manager, like Bellamy, but otherwise act as a buffer between the manager and the board

I'd want to see a minimum of one youth player per season make it through to the senior team. Otherwise the youth manager is out.

I just think that we're best placed to do all that in the championship, go down and I think wed be fucked.
 
TH63 said:
I'm not sure Bellers is the right man, right now.
Right now, like it or not, we need a McCarthy, we need a Warnock. I still can't believe we are seriously having to have a relgation discussion, but we are where we are.

I'd love to see Bellamy take over, but I'm not sure that will happen with Tan.

For me, we need a director of football. A former player ideally. We have former players we could have, but we use talented guys like Roger Gibbins to do pre-match talks to the prawn sandwich eaters ffs, when was the last time the board asked someone like him for his opinion on playing matters?
I say a former player for a number of reasons:
1. (Obviously) He will understand football
2. Should understand the kind of football the fans want to see
3. Develop a playing philosophy and long term strategy, from youth development through to transfer strategy. - for example, in my view, Harry Wilson is a great player, but he's not so good at what we seem to be asking him to do. So, if, for example, our strategy is to hoof it upfield, DON'T sign players like Harry Wilson just because they're available, sign players who fit the strategy.
4. He could advise a young manager, like Bellamy, but otherwise act as a buffer between the manager and the board

I'd want to see a minimum of one youth player per season make it through to the senior team. Otherwise the youth manager is out.

I just think that we're best placed to do all that in the championship, go down and I think wed be fucked.
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Wouldn't say Gibbins is that great based on his commentary.

DoF that matches your criteria is Stephen McPhail - currently doing that job at Shamrock Rovers.

3 I'd say is an ongoing process that is happening - see Beadell and Hughes appointments.

4 I'd say is unreasonable. Even the vaunted Southampton academy hasn't produced for a few seasons.

Agree we'd be fucked if relegated. As history has shown, we've a core support of 2500 when in bottom division, plenty turning up when we promote.
 
QM Redux said:
Wouldn't say Gibbins is that great based on his commentary.

DoF that matches your criteria is Stephen McPhail - currently doing that job at Shamrock Rovers.

3 I'd say is an ongoing process that is happening - see Beadell and Hughes appointments.

4 I'd say is unreasonable. Even the vaunted Southampton academy hasn't produced for a few seasons.

Agree we'd be fucked if relegated. As history has shown, we've a core support of 2500 when in bottom division, plenty turning up when we promote.
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Doesn't have to be Rog, could be anyone. I just used him as a example of how the club seems to ignore the input that former players could make
 
roger "you know" gibbins
 
TH63 said:
Doesn't have to be Rog, could be anyone. I just used him as a example of how the club seems to ignore the input that former players could make
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Agree, I gave an example of one of those former player who is actually doing that role at the moment.
 
I like listening to Blakey myself out of all the ex City players. Dalman could do worse than go to dinner with him one night and pick his brain. It's all common sense stuff that people say on here anyway, but maybe he'd believe it more coming from people who aren't called Roy Cok, Joy Divison Oven Gloves, Captain Fishtits and Mrs.Steve R.
 
Roy Cok said:
I like listening to Blakey myself out of all the ex City players. Dalman could do worse than go to dinner with him one night and pick his brain. It's all common sense stuff that people say on here anyway, but maybe he'd believe it more coming from people who aren't called Roy Cok, Joy Divison Oven Gloves, Captain Fishtits and Mrs.Steve R.
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Good point actually.:thumbup:

If it's not to be any sort of dof, then there is loads of experience in past players. Could certainly do worse than having a few of them on an advisory panel, just to knock ideas about.
 
Blakey seems to have rehabilitated his rep, always used to come out with absolute bollocks (cue inevitably unoriginal joke).

Easier for him to comment as a pundit than to bother coaching and actually implement his ideas.

Just found out he's tied for the record number of relegations from the Prem - 5 apparently!
 
Something Norris will never see again me and Bellamy on the touchline!!! Mick 3 year contract is printed ready for May

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Vincent tan said:
Something Norris will never see again me and Bellamy on the touchline!!! Mick 3 year contract is printed ready for May

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You won’t sell 8000 season tickets if you give Mick a long term contract
 
Norris Cole said:
My team for the Wurzells

Smithies

NG Morrison Brown Bennett
Ralls Bacuna
Williams
Murphy Moore Wilson
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The defence definitely needs freshening up. Hopefully Brown proves better than Benchovic:hehe:
 
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