Everything I know of Dodds points to him being an absolutely exceptional development coach. Working with players on the training pitch to improve them.
For a head coach I think we need someone who has the ability to manage and motivate players and, most importantly has an innovative tactical approach and ability to implement it. Dodds fits into part of that coach’s team.
It may be a case that Dodds has all that in his locker already and I’m just not aware of it. The club will be though if he does and if they think he’s the right man for it then they’d have my absolute faith that they’ve got it right.
I guess the biggest risk is that if he does well, does want the job and doesn’t get it then he becomes disenfranchised and ends up leaving to pursue a more senior role elsewhere. Then we lose a great coach and part of the team. I guess that largely depends on how the club are communicating with him and managing his expectations at the minute.
