Dean Holden - Head Coach - OFFICIAL!!

So who are you going to support now that you are done with this club?

 

22 years week in week out and following all over the country -time for a break falling out of love with my team under this present regime.

 

Every cloud has a silver lining

 

Paraphrasing him .

 

SPOT ON Wiz i understand JL is not the brightest of sparks.

 

I take it you’ll be going down then ?

 

I didn't think there could be a more controversial appointment than LJ, alas, step forward Mark Ashton, you've outdone yourself here sir, well done!!

 

making things up then

 

Not at all, not his exact words , but the thrust , if you don’t understand the difference that’s not my fault . Or maybe you are just Being awkward

 

Honestly, if I’m given the option I’ll take the refund. I will still go, but will pick my games . That’s partly due to COVID , but had they appointed Hughton I probably would have chosen to keep it and allow the club to keep any balance , as I did at the end of last season .

 

I’ve never had a season ticket I’m sorry to say. In my younger days as a pub manager I was always working and the same when I moved into IT working 12 hour night shifts. Then the kids came along whilst I was still on shift - then I moved to Swindon. Now I work ‘normal’ hours but I spend a lot of time abroad (as much as I can).
I have had membership for the past 3 years and go down the Gate when I can - I also went to the Reading away game last season. I’ll probably do the same next season if COVID goes away.

 

I thought you could only claim a refund up to the end of March, or am I thinking of something else ?

 

Being awkward? I'm not the one putting words into the owner's mouth to suit his argument. All he said is he wants a manager that can take us to the next level. Nothing about him being a top manager or referring to experience

 

you need to look at and understand the wider picture … had the result v Cardiff been different who knows the course of history? … however they relieved LJ of his duties … and a torrent? of applications followed on the next post / few days. From the very start DH was in the frame, and what followed was an sifting of applicants whilst the season panned out, leaving DH to do his job. Talk is of 10 on a short list that's 10 to talk to not everyone will fit into a specific slot so taking less than 3 weeks to interview 10 leaves less than 10 days to give the decision!! There is no point starting interviews [ other than DH /JM ] BEFORE the applicants start to dry up .. [cut off date ]. having got 10 down to 4 that's another 4 days [ 14 days to interview out of 19 days] also time needed for coach's to be interviewed … not a case of a 10 minute job at personel office … likely all day.. a getting to know you tour of the club etc etc SO reality is a professional approach …..
from these 10 shortlisters they probably gleaned a lot of useful info to boot [ when I interviewed peeps for jobs a few dropped some useful bits of info ]

it is likely to be higher you pay for "quality/experience" [ coach's ] and Dean is likely [ rolling contract ] on more than LJ AND THE COACH' ON MORE THAN dh /jm were

 

You’d think so , whether it’s a full refund though who knows, may be a partial one for the games crowds aren’t allowed to attend. We’ll have to wait & see.

 

I’m not the only one who read this into his interview, even MA didn’t deny it when questioned by JT in his interview . Most seem to have taken the same interpretation as me. If you are happy my interpretation is wrong fair enough , that’s your choice

 

I’ve not seen anything yet. In fairness no one knows how the next few months will pan out. The season is about to start soon and it’s obvious crowds won’t be allowed in for some time so I imagine the club will have to announce something in the next few weeks.