Must admit I’ve been a bit meh. About Still mainly probably because of his age and experience. However watched a good bit of the PSG Reims game and was extremely impressed both going forward and when they had to defend. They have some v good players mind. But then again when our squad is fit so do we
Might be worth kicking the search up a notch or two. Seasons fizzling out, less and less to play for for more and more teams, we might get a head start.
Probably, but if it's less than the difference between finishing 8-12th and finishing in the bottom six it might be worth it. Might get a deal if we're taking a head coach off someone's wage bill for three extra months as well.
We dont like spending money, thats why all of our new coaches are unemployed, I realise that still costs money, but not as much to get someone out of current employment
There's going to be some humble pie eaten when the SAFC accounts come out and the financial regulations start to bite. It's very easy to keep throwing in cheap jibes about us not spending without any facts. Of course the club have made mistakes but so do all clubs. I suppose people are just getting their attacks in while they can and will quietly move on to the next moan when the time comes. I've never known such a divisive time and those on the attack see themselves as blameless in that despite continually mocking the club ... ... much easier to lay all the blame on the club, the whole club and nothing but the club.
Bizarre when supporters act with utter contempt towards the club at every opportunity. Doesn't seem much like support at all.
I never thought I'd see a time when some of our own supporters mock and deride the club less than most Mags ... ... some of the attacks are so spiteful and infantile it's hard to imagine how people can manage to walk with such massive chips on their shoulder. As I've said before some people just want big spending and nothing but that will satisfy them. Sadly they'd probably just keep moaning if it wasn't enough or not the players they wanted.
Getting the right person in to be our new head coach is a big decision, I've no idea who that will be and despite all the clamouring for one person or another by people on this forum and social media, there is no guarantee that whoever joins will be the perfect choice. Smug said that the club is not like other businesses but in a lot of respects it is, business models work, some fail, I've spent the past 40 years trying to 'plan' the path forward but there is a massive amount of crystal ball viewing involved. No-one knows what the future holds, who knew Stewart would have an almost career ending injury, or Clarke would end up out at a critical time. Some say we should plan for these possible scenarios, wouldn't it be great to have a spare Stewart or Clarke available, that's pie in the sky thinking. Whilst like most on here, I'm not happy with things at the moment but firmly believe this is just a bump in the road, we've had our fair share of bad luck, time for a little good luck to come our way, hopefully with a new, exciting appointment to drive us forward.
Managers' (Head Coaches') jobs are hard to get and hard to keep, at any decent level of football. People won't give up their jobs easily and anyone who you'd want to bring from another club will be doing well where they are. So to get in a manager who's currently employed, it would either; 1. Cost you a massive amount of money in wages (not forgetting that you'd have to pay compensation if he was under contract) 2. Have to be a big step up for him. So the likelihood is that he'd be coming from League 1, at best, which many people would moan about. Expecting a managerial appointment at this time of the season to make a significant difference in league position is unrealistic and a huge gamble. Especially with a squad full of injuries. So spending loads isn't necessarily worth it.
Perfectly put imo. I'd like us to consider the managers of other clubs. Could we persuade them to leave their clubs and come here if they're doing well like at Ipswich, I doubt it. Would that be the fault of our club, I don't think so. It's all very well saying the club is being tight fisted but money can't always make managers and players move their families from one end of the country to another. I wouldn't go to live in Ipswich for double my current wages tbh, no offence but I just don't like the area ... ...
You can say the same for players too. Would Kieffer Moore have made a difference to us this season? Probably. Would he have wanted to move to the NE? Who knows, but perhaps not. If he didn't want to, that's not the club's fault. It's no good paying over the odds to get anyone who doesn't really want to come. We've been down that road before.
