Be patient here folks. I am at my own tipping point in terms of how much patience I have with the club over this appointment. My own little opinions dont amount to much, but maybe getting them off my chest will make me feel better
It should not have taken this long after the close of the season to appoint someone. All of the feasible reasons for delay, european season ends, contract ends, are all gone. This is now about taking too long to take decisive action. I dont really care anymore whether KLD is throwing the kitchen sink at Still. If it was the right fit on both sides it would have been done by now. I tend to believe the ITKs on here and that he was offered the gig some time ago. We should have been onto choice 2 or 3 by now. If we have and they arent coming then it shows what a waste of time since Beale was shown the door.
Maybe we are trying to punch above our weight. A distinct worry of mine. We finished low mid-table, having sacked a head coach that to the majority of the footballing world had us overachieving. We have a squad I think has problems and folk know it. It looks a big job from today to create a promotiom challenging team in my opinion. Maybe we need to be realistic about our level of appeal.
The lack of head coach, and the leadership that post brings and indicates I suspect is having a direct negative impact on the club now. If you were a free agent would you consider us without being able to talk to your new coach? If you were one of our players who was being approached elsewhere would you close that conversation down? If you are Chris Rigg do you sign without knowing who your boss is? As I mentioned earlier pre season takes loads of planning and if our new team arent in asap I think there is a risk of a sub standard pre season.
I have no doubt folk are working hard. I do doubt they are working effectively though. I can imagine very few reasons, other than personal reasons, for a delay of this sort.
As you can tell I am worried and frustrated. And no, I havent been on the malt! I think the best the club could do now, personally, is go for someone who wants desperately to be here, who will give everything they have for us, and who dare I say knows our squad and how we have played to an extent. Somebody who can walk in with a solid degree of knowledge relevant on day one. If we arent prepared to poach a Robins or a Rohl, then give us Rosenior or somebody of that calibre. Lets get it done and get behind the new man and his team and start focussing on how we transition from a side in free fall to one looking up. We, better than most, understand how form can roll from one season to another. We are not above continuing dire form come August...
Haway the lads.
