I'm sorry but I just will never understand this mentality.
If we do well, it's dumb luck. If we don't, it's because we've got a crap manager.
I'm sorry but I just will never understand this mentality.
If we do well, it's dumb luck. If we don't, it's because we've got a crap manager.
Like others, I don't understand this decision, but the Board bears full responsibility for making it. If it works and City win promotion, then they will be vindicated, but if we don't the fault will lie fairly and squarely with the Board. What I won't do is cherry pick individuals to blame if it goes wrong. The whole Board has made the decision 'unanimously' and therefore the responsibility is shared throughout whether it goes right or wrong.
The first test is how many players stay. If Adams can persuade enough of them to stay then there may be some hope. They know him and his methods and might buy into it. If they don't, however, it will be a case of rebuilding from scratch with the new squad trying to gel under an inexperienced manager. I sincerely hope it works out and we push for promotion. Right now, I'm having difficulty seeing that happen and I think we are entitled to more of an explanation than we have received so far.

Blimey anyone would think we have just appointed Neil Tennent rather than Neil Adams from the over dramatic reactions.
Yes, ok, it's not the most inspirational choice maybe but it is the choice of the board after a rigorous selection process.
Zola? Great player, done very little as a manager. Would have been a poor choice.
Lennon? Odious, contemptible man. Glad we've swerved him.
Mackay? Would have been a safe pair of hands. Maybe wanted too much money, maybe going to West Brom, maybe going to Celtic, maybe wanted too big a transfer fund. Who knows.
Sherwood? Bit of a gamble, suspect he will end up at Brighton.
The point here surely is that the board have decided that Adams is the man to take the club forward and we have to trust in their judgement. It's frankly absurd that any of us should think we are better placed to decide who the best man for the job is than the people who have interviewed the candidates.
I for one am fully behind the new manager, and fully behind my team.
the key decisions now involve who becomes technical director and most importantly of all, who adams surrounds himself with coaching wise because lets be honest, he's going to need a lot of experience in the backroom staff.
thinking about it a little more clearly, i think adams is first team coach rather than manager (although he'll obviously be titled that), so a slightly different setup and not one that i'm keen on sadly.
From the way Radio Norfolk were talking earlier this evening, it was expected that Adams' backroom staff would be made of people he's already familiar with. Mark Robson was a name mentioned.
Over the shock of it...........the question is now which players are going to jump ship? to many and its a total rebuild which will effectively give us a lesser chance of competing, in hindsight if we can keep the bulk of this team together, the manager and some experienced backroom staff we have a good chance, so who are the additions behind NA???
Neil Adams is the person who just happened to be left over and was cosiest with the board, and no, we do not have to trust their judgement.
Our board are hardly known for there judgement. Our Club recent success has been built primarily on the work of one good manager and McNally. The others have been a shambles.

Well the delay infers that he wasn't first choice, but having waited this long surely they could of done better. The only other possible explanation is that those players that the board trust, Russ for example have really strongly endorsed Adams. Little can be taken from the last 5 games but really if they ever thought Adams up to the job why not January? I just can't get my head round this. The board must know how the fans, press, everybody is gonna see this. Unambitious and small time. Has their insistence that NA work with the new manager put off candidates? They're all a funny bunch, with their working pods! It can only be player input, it's the only possible rationale.
For the record, I don't like the appointment, but I don't think it's a forgone conclusion. That it will go wrong. I think we can still do well with Adams and wrong decision or not, I'm predicting 5th. Underwhelmed but optimistic even in the face of an oddand cheap decision. I just think Adams will get a squad together with the right mental attitude. (then I guess all managers aim for that!)
Look on the brightside, City of ale has just started and we're gonna win the league!
Bah!
Bah!

many will leave. probably more than would have had mackay come in for example
what's with all the spelling police? have i mist something?
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