He messes around with the wide players aswell, sometimes not even deploying one on one side of midfield. We have that many wide players in our squad it's crazy. He then decides to play a formation that doesn't utilise them! I hear a lot of people saying there are no other managers out there who would come. There's a couple of divisions below us where managers are cutting there teeth. If you look hard enough I'm sure there has to be someone with more tactical nouse than Ian. We are doing things on the cheap after years of big spending. I would much prefer to give these young lads a chance and be 18th than continue to swap and change week in week out
I’d look at Graham Potter from Ostersunds, but he may already be out of our league. Has taken them from the 5th tier of Swedish football to a Europa League tie with Arsenal, with no money and using discarded lower English league players. The bloke at Luton is doing a good job, but he is a religious nutter apparently.
I totally agree bob . Why do people feel we have to get an ‘established manager’ in or a foreign manager to succeed ! There are lots of young managers out there in lower divisions probably getting players with lesser ability to play a better style than we produce ! Look at what Chris wilder has done over last four years . Great job at Northampton , Sheffield Utd took a punt and look at them fly . Who was Chris wilder 3 years ago ! If it’s about having a bigger plan and starting from the bottom then do it properly . Instead of running around beating our chests and clapping our hands lets get it right from the ground up . Manage the youngsters the right way , and try and get a formula that works . Brentford do it ! And do it a lot better than us .
Look at what Chris Ramsey did. He wasn't an established manager. It's a bit of pot luck with someone unproven at this level.
Just a tad intolerant if I may say so. Whether he is a religious nutter or not has nothing to do with how well he does his job. Of course, just to be contrary, those of a religious persuasion might argue they are spurred on to greater heights in how they live their life, including how well they do their job, by feeling they are accountable to an higher authority!
From Nathan Jones Wiki page: "It keeps you grounded. There's a lot of temptations, a lot of pitfalls nowadays, especially for a sportsman – and I think through God's guidance I've been able to steer clear of them. Through the hard times I've always had the stability of the Lord in my life and my family background has kept me on the straight and narrow." We rant and rail on here about the drunks, the rapists and other miscreant wasters who've been associated with our club or other clubs yet look negatively on this fella because he is a 'religious nutter'. Something not quite right in all of that. Rant over.
See Cardiff came back after being outplayed by the fakes last night. My point is that the results in this league are always nuts Stick with what we have at all costs and remain stable plus we have QPR people at the club now Again I see this as the only way forward ... not suddenly turn on our team and club when they need us
FFS now yet again we are pulling at straws here because we are one place lower than we expected to be with 25 games to play. I say get a grip it can easily turn around and then I am guessing we won't get the same input from posters saying actually i was totally wrong That never happens on here and people wonder why I keep quoting that our fan base has gone to ****e
I said he’s doing a good job. Luton are scoring shedloads of goals. Have I touched a nerve here? If so I apologise. Plenty of people have managed to keep on the straight and narrow without attributing it to a higher power. If that’s what he needs, fair enough. I personally find someone who has a tattoo of praying hands on one arm, what I think is meant to be a likeness of Christ on the other, and the detail of God creating Adam from the Sistine Chapel on his back as rather more religious than those who go to midnight mass at Christmas. But it’s not my area of expertise. Let’s hope he doesn’t lose his faith at some point, painful getting those removed. Irrelevant, let’s get back to moaning about Ollie.
There are some decent managers working in the lower divisions on a shoe string....Graham Alexander at Scunthorpe is one, the lad at Luton mentioned above, Uwe Rosler at Fleetwood, Ainsworth at Wycombe, that's 4 of the top of my head who maybe worth a punt if it all goes tits up for Holloway.....
Other managers, other players at the current time then somehow projected to our club in the current state seems a big ask to me If we were currently adrift by 10 points at the bottom of the league then I would without doubt be on the same side as the comments on here. Am I just guessing the future same as any of us ... of course but I believe we have to cut our cloth and gain a prolonged period of stability at the club I cannot see any major changes as being nothing more than blind hope out of control
I’ve been a fan for forty years and have my season ticket . And Football is a world of opiniions which make it a fascinating game . All we do on here is air our feelings on what we think is going right or wrong . Personally I don’t think Holloway and his staff are doing a great job . If they turn it around I will happily say well done olly I was wrong for doubting you . I would like to see us as a club taking a different route . I would like us to develope players / coaches and bring back the ethos of the club . I do a lot of work with grass roots football and get no greater pleasure than seeing players and coaches fullfil their potential . So for me yes I will support Holloway and gervais (bircham) on a sat afternoon . Do I think they are right for my club , no . Would I like to see our club bring in a new young manager with fresh ideas , yes I would .
Paul Cook at Wigan is another decent lower league manager. He's had two promotions with Chesterfield in 2014 and last season with Portsmouth. He was then poached by Wigan who also look like getting promoted this season.
Even if we were relegated ? Tomorrow the new manager comes in plucked from the national league 1 or lower ! How’s do our current playing staff take to that? Robertson Lunogo etc the later is about to appear in the World Cup? Relegated but with a promising future What does anyone think the risk assessment is ? All to keep a growing tide of the lost happy ? For years on here it’s pick an escape goat and moan ... I am certainly not wrong there Bidwell the latest from a poster who I doubt could kick a ball straight never mind put in 1% of the yards the lad covers in a match Had enough of this stuff
Your entitled to an opinion like everyone else. Unfortunately in this game we fans along with managers and owners can't work with 'Ifs' and 'buts'. If we had put that chance away, if that penalty was given etc etc. These things don't gain points and that's what's needed immediately. Stability is not in my opinion being in a relegation fight. Stability is not changing your team every single game. Ian has just come out and said he may make changes after Saturday's defeat....erm.....when don't you make changes pal?!. You may be happy to be one place lower than whoever said we expected to be but I'm not. Am I unrealistic in my thinking? What evidence is there to show our club is stable and heading in the right direction. I can tell you some facts that state the opposite. If this club is to be stable under Holloway then that will be in league 1 or 2 as he hasn't the talent for this job.
Some great names mentioned above doing great jobs at their clubs. I have followed chris wilders journey with interest and what a rise that guy has had.
As I said Football is a game of opinions . Yours is obviously that olly is doing a good job . I on the other hand would have to disagree . For me it would be worse for olly to take us down rather than someone else who is given a bit of time , knows the lower leagues and is not all about his chest beating ego . Olly is all about the ego , it got on my nerves the first time round . If the season was Nov to Nov we would have been relegated . You can argue it the players but for me a style of play is always dictated by the manager . Our style of play is non existent. We have no identity . As I say Football is opinions . Not sure why you think everyone should agree with yours .
