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I've been saying for a while now that I didn't think that the club would go after Will Still (or anyone else) without being willing to let him bring the staff that he's used to working with. Letting him do that doesn't constitute 'tweaking' the model or being 'flexible', because they wouldn't target someone who wouldn't work within 'the model'.
As I implied yesterday, Dodds end of the season probably made it easier to change the front bench. Fighting to keep Dodds there ahead of others would have been a sackable offence. Not saying I hate Dodds or that he isn’t a good person to have around but it clearly needed a different perspective.
 
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As I implied yesterday, Dodds end of the season probably made it easier to change the front bench. Fighting to keep Dodds there ahead of others would have been a sackable offence. Not saying I hate Dodds or that he isn’t a good person to have around but it clearly needed a different perspective.
I don't believe that there was ever any expectation to have Dodds as assistant. Part of the wider staff, yes, but I don't believe that any new coach wouldn't be allowed to bring his own staff in. It was just a conspiracy to beat Speakman/KLD with.
 
I don't believe that there was ever any expectation to have Dodds as assistant. Part of the wider staff, yes, but I don't believe that any new coach wouldn't be allowed to bring his own staff in. It was just a conspiracy to beat Speakman/KLD with.
In the absence of facts conspiracy reigns. It’s the modern way
 
I've been saying for a while now that I didn't think that the club would go after Will Still (or anyone else) without being willing to let him bring the staff that he's used to working with. Letting him do that doesn't constitute 'tweaking' the model or being 'flexible', because they wouldn't target someone who wouldn't work within 'the model'.
I think the club believed if they had all the cogs in place then replacing the head coach would be as easy as replacing a right back, think they've realised that's not the case.
I actually really like the model and the idea of it, however the head coach needs control of the first team and the people needed to do that job.
Speakmans job is to find the right players for now, and players to develop for the future.
Dodds and Proctor are probably good coaches but should be used by the head coach how he feels is best
 
Rubberface the new messiah?
I think he’s a horrible, snide lad that one. I can’t post it on RTG to him directly but I know he trawls this place constantly and runs back to RTG to comment so I don’t feel too snide myself for saying it.

He and his acolytes are saying that people on here are just hanging on his coat tails when in fact he’s been saying Maric ‘is done’ for weeks now and no one on here has gone along with that and instead they have generally stuck fast that it’s Still.
 
I think he’s a horrible, snide lad that one. I can’t post it on RTG to him directly but I know he trawls this place constantly and runs back to RTG to comment so I don’t feel too snide myself for saying it.

He and his acolytes are saying that people on here are just hanging on his coat tails when in fact he’s been saying Maric ‘is done’ for weeks now and no one on here has gone along with that and instead they have generally stuck fast that it’s Still.

Exactly my point. No doubt, he is still making snide comments now. When that hasn't happened the other way. Lifting behavior.
 
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I wonder if we ever really went for Svensson and Rosenior (who have been the only names journalists have thrown out there).

It’s well known Still is KLDs number 1 target, so maybe we’ve just been throwing all our eggs into that basket?

Fair play if we get him like.
 
I wonder if we ever really went for Svensson and Rosenior (who have been the only names journalists have thrown out there).

It’s well known Still is KLDs number 1 target, so maybe we’ve just been throwing all our eggs into that basket?

Fair play if we get him like.
i recon rosenior will go to birmingham if mowbray can't continue
 
We definitely don't know that we are not or do you think that KLD is happy just surviving in the Championship or would you call our model of trying to develop younger players as unambitious?
I don’t believe we’ll go all out for promotion, fully expect 10+ years at this level with the current model. Let’s see what develops over the next few months and if we’re to have a go next season…
 
I wonder if we ever really went for Svensson and Rosenior (who have been the only names journalists have thrown out there).

It’s well known Still is KLDs number 1 target, so maybe we’ve just been throwing all our eggs into that basket?

Fair play if we get him like.

The club wouldn't do that without an initial agreement ...

... it's not like they're just following him around asking him if he's decided <laugh>

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