We did really well to come back up at the first time of asking; a lot of clubs struggle with that. Terry can take great credit for that and bung it on his CV.
That link is basically his resume. He did well to get us up but the side he took down should never have been relegated even without Kamil and Jarrod. But for the stubborn arrogance and intransigence of not changing tactics when it clearly wasn't working - which he acknowledges in his piece. Its even more of a kick in the balls that he refused to talk to Burnsy for highlighting the same thing that the fans were at the time. He has his own fans singing sacked in the morning ffs! Of course it would have been better not to go down at all as it resulted in our lowest league placing for 15 years. I said at the time there was some mitigation for him but 2 seasons in the champ and 2 relegations from it suggests to me he'll struggle to get another job at this level without first regaining some credit lower down. Either way, we were never going to get a club with players, coaches, fans, staff and press all pulling in the same direction as he consciously engendered an us vs them mentality within the squad to use as motivation. I suspect that's why the decision was made to cut him loose when Acun came in as much as what was happening on the pitch.
. I didn't have a Little Britain sketch in mind with my original comment, although I suppose it fits. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
I'm not saying he was perfect, but to get us promoted at the first attempt was some achievement, many fail.
It's very easy to say we just achieved what was expected following relegation but at the time a lot thought we'd finish mid-table in League One. It's a really underrated accomplishment.
Look at how many "big" clubs drop into that league and struggle for years to get out. Grant had his faults, but winning the league quite comfortably in the end after the season previous and the personal issues, is a great achievement.
League One/Third Division, Champions: 1965/66, 2020/21 Third Division North, Champions: 1932/33, 1948/49 Bulging our trophy cabinet is.....
Really? Why? Ehab wouldn't have seriously looked at selling? It may have turned out a blessing in disguise but doesn't change the fact it was an abject failure on the part of the club and its management.
I think, (for what it's worth), that Grant would have done a decent job given time! From this article he appeared to give all to his Club(s), and it just goes to show that success is required by an Owner in the shortest possible time. As likeable as he was Shota wasn't up to the challenge, whichever way you view it. The pressures of the English Championship to reach the highest league in the world - and therefor the richest rewards, are growing more immense each year. The Pyramid to success starts in Scarborough!
I think with hindsight it's clear that replacing McCann with Shota was a mistake and in the short term we'd have been better sticking with the former. That said, I'm glad with how it's turned out, with us ending up appointing Rosenior. McCann was an unusual manager, his teams hardly ever drew games, it was all or nothing. When a bad result came and confidence dropped it very quickly became a bad run of 5 or 6 bad results. He wanted to play an attacking style but without ever really controlling possession. His teams are good at winning the ball back high up and their goals often come from that, rather than through creative play. I'm not a fan of that style really, not many teams do it and I think that's because it's very hard to make it work. I'm much more excited for the future seeing us under Rosenior playing in a structured way, trying to dominate the game first and foremost, with a clear blueprint of teams like Brentford and Brighton to follow in the path of.
I see Baz has now ran a piece on this interview, 3rd time now this has happened with something I've posted on here..... I'm starting to think it's no coincidence anymore. Baz, if your needing to fill your quota just reach out and ask.
