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I didn't say it wasn't achievable.

Surely KLD takes advice from those he employs? What if he said he wants to spend 500 million, wouldn't you expect his trusted staff to advise there are other ways and maybe talk him round?

KLD might take advice but ultimately he holds the purse strings. If he says we need to be sustainable then there's nowt KS can do about it.
 
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KLD might take advice but ultimately he holds the purse strings. If he says we need to be sustainable then there's nowt KS can do about it.
I'd like to think Speakman would then leave if he felt it unachievable, so he either agrees with it or he won't go against it and leaves himself open to criticism
 
It depends what the remit is and what the objectives are I suppose.

If the remit is first and foremost that the owner wants the club to be sustainable and an upper mid table finish is acceptable, then I'd say it's not reasonable to start demanding players who are more expensive or on high wages when you've accepted the job on those terms.

If the remit was promotion or playoffs whilst slowly reducing the deficits and age of the squad, then yeah it's ok to push for more.

It all depends on how specific the goal posts were.
Aye but if you want a manager who isn’t going to say ‘if we change this, or get one of these we’ll win more’ you’ll be looking for someone a bit ****
 
I'd like to think Speakman would then leave if he felt it unachievable, so he either agrees with it or he won't go against it and leaves himself open to criticism

Maybe he thinks it is achievable - maybe he's actually delivering on his remit.

We've all stayed in jobs where we didn't agree with everything the boss says.

The idea of leaving himself open to criticism is the space you've given yourself to justify criticism.

I have no problem with that and I suspect he doesn't either - he'd expect criticism of sporting performance from fans.
 
Aye but if you want a manager who isn’t going to say ‘if we change this, or get one of these we’ll win more’ you’ll be looking for someone a bit ****

There's a massive difference between saying things behind closed doors and saying them in public though. A manager who says these things in public is a little disrespectful and unprofessional in my opinion (though the occasional slip or bit of frustration is human).
 
I agree with what you’re saying but he doesn’t acknowledge any mistakes are made. He tries to waffle his way out of it, like you say the proof will be in the pudding in the summer. I’m just doubting more and more now that he can see or admit it’s been poor. Auochiche or how you spell it, trying to saying he’s experienced.
What’s he meant to say ‘I signed some absolute ****e’? Never going to happen, not should it. I’m not a fan of his political spin style by the way, among other things. I just think he would never do otherwise. They’re just being PR professionals. It’s modern life and equally not ****ting on his own staff in public is fair.
 
Aye there's a fair bit of bluffing going on there. Which makes me worry that he'll be able to bluff his way through some difficult questions at the end of the season.

We've all got one at work. The bloke who looks right, talks right but isn't half as good as he wants you to think he is.
Spot on. Particularly the last bit. Think Speakman is a stubborn bluffer personally. The warning signs for me were early on when he said Dajaku could play as a striker ffs. Now saying Adil and Rusyn are experienced. Must think we're stupid. Hope he and the recruitment team get it right in the summer but I shan't be holding my breath tbh.
 
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There's a massive difference between saying things behind closed doors and saying them in public though. A manager who says these things in public is a little disrespectful and unprofessional in my opinion (though the occasional slip or bit of frustration is human).
Aye that is true. Mowbray crossed the line really. I fully understand his frustration mind. I rant on as soon as I get to the ground about Burstow and Hemir cos I know the outcome must be impossible if the fans are having a go. But when you sound off to the media you’re buggered. Even Beale did it.
 
Maybe he thinks it is achievable - maybe he's actually delivering on his remit.

We've all stayed in jobs where we didn't agree with everything the boss says.

The idea of leaving himself open to criticism is the space you've given yourself to justify criticism.

I have no problem with that and I suspect he doesn't either - he'd expect criticism of sporting performance from fans.
Criticism when constructive isn't a bad thing if it is taken on board. Your suggesting it's KLD'S way or no way
 
This is Speakmans first DOF role. No track record to bank on when things go off track.
This may be an expected bump in the road. 5 year plan and all that. Time will tell. KLD won't be afraid to change things of her thinks it necessary.
 
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Mowbray was perfectly entitled to give his concerns to the club ...

... not to make every press conference a moan about the squad.

I'd imagine he was warned but, perhaps for the sake of a payoff, ignored the club.

It's the easiest trick in the book, Bruce, Redknapp and Allardyce made themselves rich with it ...

... and a fair few agents into the bargain.

Managers like them want to be in control of transfers because of the backhanders imo.
Your totally right, Mogga regrets what happened but it was never gonna change
 
Criticism when constructive isn't a bad thing if it is taken on board. Your suggesting it's KLD'S way or no way

That's always the way. There might be discussion or negotiation but at the very end the owner makes the decision and everyone else follows the instructions they've been given.
 
That's always the way. There might be discussion or negotiation but at the very end the owner makes the decision and everyone else follows the instructions they've been given.
Maybe the owner needs to listen a little bit more to his staff then?
 
Why? Who gets to decide what the most important objective of it's it's not the owner of the business?

Why is it the right decision for KLD to spend more on wages and make bigger losses?
Maybe to help his sporting director to achieve his targets.

If KS's target is top 6 but the owner believes he can do that with a budget of 50p, then surely they agree on a common ground that compromises both sides of the argument