by RoyalBlue »
03 Oct 2018 19:41
It's nonsense to suggest that no other manager would be able to get better performances and results from the squad of players we have. These are not shyte players.
Most are talented players who for whatever reason are not performing to the levels they are capable of. It is the manager and coaches jobs to identify those reasons and work with the players to get them back to form.
It is also the job of the manager to get the team playing effectively as a team.
In the real world, if I took over as a manager of a team of talented employees who in previous years had performed very well but were currently under performing it would be my job to improve their performance and my employer would not expect me to fire the lot and start again. We like to say 'change the people or change the people'. The second change is a last resort and probably only applies to 5-10% of a team at most. If I failed to turn the team's performance around with that approach, I would be the first to be moved on.
At the very least a change of manager might give the supporters a temporary lift, and greater belief and positivity from them would help the team. Currently how many people on here turn up to our games a) looking forward to them? b) expecting to see entertaining football? c) thinking there is a reasonable chance of us getting a win?
I don't know about the team but the supporters' morale, confidence and belief have been absolutely shot to pieces.
You can't help liking Clement as an individual but being likable doesn't necessarily mean that he will be a good manager and can get us out of this mess. I absolutely loved Brian but I really didn't see any indication that he could find a way to get us out of the downward spiral on his second spell as a manager with us.
As Garry Thompson said today of Steve Bruce. 'Do I have sympathy for him? Yes and No. I have sympathy for him as a bloke but....'