I just read this from a poster on OTIB, sorry if that poster was one on here, but i thought this is so good it needs to be read by us on here, all the below are someone else comments. "I posted the following last night and want to repeat it given this thread.**Anyone wanting to remove McInnes is quite simply insane. The bloke has been in charge for a year and literally has had to change a whole team of players bar the right wing in Adomah.**Aside from that, none of the team he inherited are good enough for mid-table championship.**He has improved us at GK, LB, RB, ST & ST.**That is 5 positions in the team upgraded in one year.**You could argue that Anderson will in the long run prove more useful than Wooly, so arguably 6 positions of the required 10 have been upgraded in 1 year. You can't do it all overnight, and people will rightly argue that the 2 CB and 2 CM positions are our most needy, but there is no doubt to me that he knows he needs to get better in these positions.**I know this because he has signed 3 different CB's on loan since he's been here, as well as signing 2 CM's permanently and 1 other on loan since he's been here (granted it would appear the 2 CM's he's signed are not an upgrade (although I do feel Morris given the chance is an upgrade on Skuse for sure! - but you're not going to get 100% success rate). Clearly the targets he is going for are not willing to come to BCFC due to one of either wages or league prospects, not because of McInnes. As I said, for me he has upgraded 6 positions.**He now needs to be given the time to upgrade the other 4.**2 CB's and 2 CM's are needed, but we're not going to get them all at once, it'll take time, and one year is not enough time.**Yes, we are all baffled as to why he is persevering with the Skuse/Pearson combo and for me at the moment this is the only thing I can question Del on - I just don't get it, but maybe it's because he genuinely feels that Kilkenny/Elliot/Morris are simply not good enough.**I don't feel that this is our best midfield pairing but clearly Del does, and I disagree with him on that and would remove Skuse immediately.**This does not in my mind though make him a bad manager, just one which I disagree with on that point. He has also made incredible strides off the field and has had a firm hand in overhauling the backroom staff and turning his attention to improving our academy. Yes, the results haven't been great recently and he needs to find a way of continuing to score goals but also to shore up the defence.**But I'll tell you for sure - we are in a hugely better place as a football club than we were this time last year."
I would have to agree with most of what was said although I also his fascination with Fontaine is also a cause for concern. For the life of me I can not work out why that waste of space was made captain in so many games this season the opposing players just brush past him as if he isn't there McManus is a definate upgrade on him but we also need someone like Amougou at Rt CB Louis is getting too slow to be effective week in week out. However I agree that he needs time you do not completely build a new team overnight and he can only sign those players who wish to come here and play. If they are both fit then personally I would play Morris and Elliott in central midfield and probably make Morris the captain. We now have a team that can score goals if we can strengthen the defence we could well become a team to be feared in the division. Pearson would be a great sub to be used when the opposition are getting a bit leg weary with his pace but he lacks a lot in a defensive situation and Skuse showed last year he was more effective at Rt back than Central Midfield. I would like to see us try either a 4-1-3-2 or 4-1-4-1 formation with Davis or Stead as the main striker, and Morris sitting in front of the back 4 until we get that unit sorted. This will sound bad but I think the enforced loss of Fontain might just make the team better in the long run the problem is are the replacements going to gel quickly enough for DM to see it. Surely the time is right to try Wilson or Holloway at Right Centreback though would there be less pressure on Holloway if he made his debut away or at home Wilson should be OK with either he has already made some appearences.
And overall, that is my only concern with Del With results today, (Wednesday and Peterborough winning) we desperately need something against Hull.
