An interesting trend with our recent managers. Every single one (PDC, Gus, Dick) has lost their first game in charge, and won their second.... against Newcastle. Now we all know Ellis has an itchy trigger finger, and the rumours have been getting stronger and stronger about potential replacements recently... Lose at home to West Ham and I can see Dick either walking or being pushed. Two games later we play the mags...
Dunno who it is who makes the decision on signing the players in this DoF model, but that person should be sacked Always seems to be the head coach who carries the can in this sham of an arrangement. Player recruitment is utter gash at safc
I don't think so because everybody in the club seems to be on Dick's side. They like him and have confidence in him. Poyet, on the other hand seemed to get all the wrong backs up - Congerton apparently didn't agree with him much and, from what we've heard, Byrne didn't get along with him either. As soon as he started to get a bad run of results, and Ellis showed any doubts, all the big knives were out. In di Canio's case, it was the players who revolted. No firm can operate without it's ground-floor workers, and Short was left with little choice. The only way I can see that Dick won't be here at Xmas is if he decides to walk. The players and the Board all seem to believe in him. I do, too.
Rumours will continue to circulate as long as we are losing or not doing well. It's just lazy journals looking for an easy story and once one comes out, they all jump on the bandwagon. If we sack DA or god forbid, he walks, then which decent manager in their right mind would come to us? I say we stick with Dick, he's a proven top class manager with bags of experience and a great track record. Give the bloke a chance to turn this shambolic start around.
IQUOTE="The Relic, post: 8427369, member: 1030101"]I don't think so because everybody in the club seems to be on Dick's side. They like him and have confidence in him. Poyet, on the other hand seemed to get all the wrong backs up - Congerton apparently didn't agree with him much and, from what we've heard, Byrne didn't get along with him either. As soon as he started to get a bad run of results, and Ellis showed any doubts, all the big knives were out. In di Canio's case, it was the players who revolted. No firm can operate without it's ground-floor workers, and Short was left with little choice. The only way I can see that Dick won't be here at Xmas is if he decides to walk. The players and the Board all seem to believe in him. I do, too.[/QUOTE] Disagree with the last bit mate. From what i. Can tell the players don't believe in him. They don't put the effort or work rate in which is a sure sign imo...
Disagree with the last bit mate. From what i. Can tell the players don't believe in him. They don't put the effort or work rate in which is a sure sign imo...[/QUOTE] Seems to me they`ve been the same for the last 5 managers.
I know of one nugget, has a box at the SoL, claims to be in with the powers that be, and says if we lose to WHU, Dick's gone, and, brace yourself, Nigel Pearson (already approached he says) is in. I thought this was complete bollocks, but now you've pointed out this trend. . . . . . . . I still think it's bollocks.
I hope it's b-------s - but NP may sort our appalling defense out , more importantly -knows the league & has happy memories of success in NE - not too keen on managers without premier league experience - if we do the daft thing - NP may be a good choice - I never thought of him
Agree not at all an obvious choice but for all DAs success as a manager it's his lack of premiership experience failing us atm All I want is a successful winning premier team - I'm not suggesting NP - no history of real success --but it may be not be all bad
