S.A.F.C. - the future

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Ozzymac said:
My gut says that we'll go with a director of football to oversee the lomgterm strategy. Choice of manager comes down to them dependent upon the situation.

For example we may look at a manager that can take us to the Championsip and consolidate for a season or two and then look for the ideal acadidate to take us to the Prem.

Everything that's built well needs solid foundations. A good DOF can ensure that the entire club from the academy trhough to the first team is playing to the same ethos and tactics. Works well in other sports so that when a youngster needs to step up he already knows the basic team setup and tactics required.
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Not just in other sports. At other clubs.
 
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Gromit said:
If anyone can, then I'd think Paul Cook can. But if the takeover is a 'biggie' and our profile in the public eye jumps again. Can Grigg deal with the pressure? I've seen nothing from the lad that suggests he can.
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If the takeover is a biggie, then ship Grigg out. Paul Cook may still be a good shout for manager for the level we are at though.
 
Didn’t the unwashed sack Chris Hughton after he got them promoted back to premiership, that is a lot worse than if we sacked the dinosaur off now
 
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Porterfield73 said:
our problem is selling the managers job to a candidate who can take us to the championship then the premiership, but who is happy to drop down into this ****hole of a league to start the project. Whoever we would be aiming for is very likely to be already managing a successful championship side at the very least ( unless he's coming in from abroad) so would he want to risk his CV by taking a chance on SAFC? Remember we don't exactly have a brilliant record at sticking with our managers lately, so it'll be someone who's absolutely buying into the long term plan ( with a long term contract to boot) or someone who we need to chuck a huge pay offer at ( a la Big Sam) who can pretty much guarantee progress. I'm not sure the list would be very big TBH, but if the incoming owners have already earmarked the right man then it would show some great ambition, which is exactly what we lack at this moment in time. Bring it on I say, sooner the better.
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Good post mate. The thing is,that any manager who might see dropping down to the third division as beneath him, knows that if he gets it right on the pitch.....which,after all, is his forte....in due time,everything else will be in place to take on the PL. It's my opinion that we are almost unique in this country,in being an underachieving club where very little capital has to be found to be able to compete at the top level. Ground,Academy,Facilities,Fanbase are all in place......negligible further investment required in infrastructure.
So,someone coming in knows that,provided he has an adequate transfer budget,and he gets it right,there is nothing that can hold him back. For example,Burnley,a club I greatly admire,and which is also on the market,do not have the potential to cash in on PL status in the same way we do,and an intelligent prospective manager will be well aware if there was to be a comparison.
Someone prepared to buy into the longer term,and to be guaranteed the time,with a contract weighted for the future achevement of success,could see us a really attractive proposition,if the new owners are the right people for the job and he,and they,are on the same page.
 
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Billy Batts said:
Its not just about players, it's also about having an attacking set up and mentality throughout the team.
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I get what you mean but I watched England last night playing a similar formation to the one we play (3-4-3) and it was almost unrecognisable to how we play.

With the ball, they often got 5 men in the box and one on the opposite flank waiting for any stray ball coming out. Without the ball they always had 6 men and sometimes 7 behind the ball. The two central midfielders constantly covered each other dropping in as the other went forward.

I reckon there’s nothing wrong with the formation it’s the players we have are not good enough to play it effectively.
 
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Montysoptician said:
I get what you mean but I watched England last night playing a similar formation to the one we play (3-4-3) and it was almost unrecognisable to how we play.

With the ball, they often got 5 men in the box and one on the opposite flank waiting for any stray ball coming out. Without the ball they always had 6 men and sometimes 7 behind the ball. The two central midfielders constantly covered each other dropping in as the other went forward.

I reckon there’s nothing wrong with the formation it’s the players we have are not good enough to play it effectively.
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Or fit enough
 
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Montysoptician said:
I get what you mean but I watched England last night playing a similar formation to the one we play (3-4-3) and it was almost unrecognisable to how we play.

With the ball, they often got 5 men in the box and one on the opposite flank waiting for any stray ball coming out. Without the ball they always had 6 men and sometimes 7 behind the ball. The two central midfielders constantly covered each other dropping in as the other went forward.

I reckon there’s nothing wrong with the formation it’s the players we have are not good enough to play it effectively.
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100% this. Its a formation that is ultra defensive or ultra attacking depending on the players at the disposal and the nature of the game itself. We haven't got the players but all we are lacking is the creative spark in midfield and a goalscorer with pace up front or wide
 
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SAFC2403 said:
To be honest i think its better that Grigg moves on in January - I dont think he ever wanted to be here so it just isnt going to happen for him.

IF Cook comes in that might change but I just cant see him ever doing the business for us. Been a poor move for both parties really.
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We need to drop him from the squad and play him in the under 23’s then he’ll push to leave in Jan
 
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Random lad said:
The manager is simply not good enough, he will be gone when the new owners come in, unless we are doing very, very well.
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For me, he has been extremely lucky with the results to date and I'm even more surprised we have not been turned over more than the Portsmouth game. Any team that plays a bit will score against us, We have sat back too many times this and last season and paid the price.
 
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Flatheed said:
Unfortunately there is nothing ‘ultra’ about any aspect of Phil Parkinson’s management or personality!!
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Exactly a good manager recruits players to play the system he wants or finds a system to suit the players he has Parky has not done either of these things
 
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