If he was a ridiculous coup, maybe you could get past being a skate fan. But he’s not done anything to be a huge stand out candidate. There are equally good options that don’t come with that baggage/risk
Yeah, although I personally think the whole Skate thing is a bit daft, there are many who don't and it does seem unnecessary for someone who is 'okay'. The trouble is, so many of the fans are saying "someone who has managed in the UK" too, and that leaves our pool really quite shallow (and we don't know if, say, Carrick has said no). I'd rather go for a German high end person, if we could get one, but if it's O'Neil we are just going to have to get behind him and hope for the best. A good run of games and a win against the Skates, and I suspect we'd start forgetting all that concern quite quickly. Does seem a bit daft though.
I think he's a decent manager. I'm not really that bothered about him being a skate myself (wouldn't be at all if we weren't going to Fratton in 2 months). I'm bothered by the fact many will be which will make his job much harder and imo make it less likely he'll succeed. Given the ****show of the last 16 months we need a manager fans can get behind and that ain't him.
I am bothered, personally. I feel like the club kicks and embarrasses the fans over and over. The 9-0’s , lowest points total, selling all our players, etc. etc. Don’t put a ****ing skate fan in charge on top of everything else
I think beating them lot is what it'd take to win everyone over tbh. I genuinely think he could win 8 in a row but if he then followed that up with 2 defeats including one to them many would turn and he'll never get them back.
Don’t feel it’s the right time to announce a confessed skate fan, when we’ve been given a complete **** show of a 16 months. Fan division from the off, is not what is needed at the present time.
Yeah I do get that, though I don't really agree I can understand the feeling of it being another stick beating us down. Like I say I don't think I would be at all if we were in different divisions but the thought of going to Fratton with a pompey fan terrifies me The other thing is if he did well then it wouldn't matter to me in the slightest that he supports them. If he did poorly it would make it doubly depressing compared to anyone else lol.
I think I'm still quite scarred by the Fratton game under Harry tbh. Probably my worst day as a football fan and I wasn't even there! I'd really prefer to not relive that in the flesh especially taking into account the hours it'll take to get there and back being forced on the prison buses.
