Selles In

[AthleticoSpizz]

Regardless, any credit where due Ian?

[Royal Rother]

Good to see a young manager given time by the owners to learn from mistakes, in very difficult circumstances, rather than respond to knee-jerk demands from bedwetter fans to get rid.

More clubs should follow our example.

What's with all these weird joke posts.

We all know Selles isn't here because he's being given time. He's here because Dai couldn’t give two shits about sacking him.

Just a touch of irony thrown in.

But the underlying sentiment is valid. Even in the best of circumstances young managers need time.

[From Despair To Where?]

Basically it took half a season for him to work out NgW dean and hutch are shit. Plus savage not ready yet for first team football yet. For god knows how long our CM haven’t been able to dictate the play. I think our defensive shitness all stems from a shit cm. Wing and Craig seem very competent at this level, stick with them and we will be fine.

Ince destroyed Holmes. He’s beginning to believe again

I'm sorry for the pain you feel, finally realising I've been right for the last 3 years.

You and pretty much everyone else Ian. No great insight needed for that one.

[Royal_jimmy]

Good to see a young manager given time by the owners to learn from mistakes, in very difficult circumstances, rather than respond to knee-jerk demands from bedwetter fans to get rid.

More clubs should follow our example.

What's with all these weird joke posts.

We all know Selles isn't here because he's being given time. He's here because Dai couldn’t give two shits about sacking him.

Exactly, I still think he'll be sacked when Dai eventually fcuks off even if he pulls us away from relegation. If he keeps us out of relegation I'm staying on the fence with Selles. If he can show he's learning as a coach and a manager on tactics as well as developing the likes of Craig, Vickers and Ehibatiomhan into top players who go on to the premier league or high end championship clubs and keep getting Azeez to perform and help Holmes find his form then I'll even say let's given Ruben a new deal. To be fair to him despite not doing a great job he's had to deal with a lot of crap that many managers never go through in their careers. So I applaud him for getting on with the job.

In league one experience matters less, but if you can find diamonds and those with potential that unearths that can help you get promoted. Look at Ipswich and Plymouth there.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Good to see a young manager given time by the owners to learn from mistakes, in very difficult circumstances, rather than respond to knee-jerk demands from bedwetter fans to get rid.

More clubs should follow our example.

What's with all these weird joke posts.

We all know Selles isn't here because he's being given time. He's here because Dai couldn’t give two shits about sacking him.

Just a touch of irony thrown in.

But the underlying sentiment is valid. Even in the best of circumstances young managers need time.

Not to mention this isn’t really the time to sack him, the time for that would have been about 10 games ago. 1 defeat in 6, set to be 2 in 7 as we are behind at 2nd-placed Peterborough.

I think we have shown signs of improvement over those fixtures as well, probably helped by the fact we’ve got most of our injuries back and have a more settled side now which is always important. January will be limited, but if we secure 4-6 points from Exeter and Cheltenham, the situation looks a lot better.

[St Pauli]

The Royals are staying up!

And it’s all down to Selles!

[leon]

Basically it took half a season for him to work out NgW dean and hutch are shit. Plus savage not ready yet for first team football yet. For god knows how long our CM haven’t been able to dictate the play. I think our defensive shitness all stems from a shit cm. Wing and Craig seem very competent at this level, stick with them and we will be fine.

Ince destroyed Holmes. He’s beginning to believe again

I'm sorry for the pain you feel, finally realising I've been right for the last 3 years.

You and pretty much everyone else Ian. No great insight needed for that one.

Well quite

[paultheroyal]

I'm sorry for the pain you feel, finally realising I've been right for the last 3 years.

You and pretty much everyone else Ian. No great insight needed for that one.

Well quite

He was on the money with femii azeez too

[Snowflake Royal]

It's funny how in retrospect everyone was always agreeing with me when I'm right, but before the fact I'm always wrong.

[leon]

Not quite

[St Pauli]

It's funny how in retrospect everyone was always agreeing with me when I'm right, but before the fact I'm always wrong.

I don’t believe you.

Prove it with posts- use the search and quote function.

[Snowflake Royal]

He was on the money with femii azeez too

Where were you the last couple of months when Azeez was struggling and getting slated, despite you hailing him as future PL star?

That's right, hiding. Meanwhile, I was defending him saying it wasn’t coming off, but he was constantly involved and creating a lot of our better moments despite the poor end product.

Back in your box Paul.

[leon]

Peace and love at this special time, guys.

[From Despair To Where?]

It's funny how in retrospect everyone was always agreeing with me when I'm right, but before the fact I'm always wrong.

There's been dozens of match threads on here over the past 4 years where countless posters have bemoaned the lack of defensive cover provided by the midfield, and about how when we clear the ball it comes straight back because our CM can't dominate and control the game, or about how Swift can't influence the game because he needs an enforcer along side him to give him freedom, along with numerous discussions about a narrow midfield resulting in our full backs getting rinsed when they push forward. In fact, that particular discussion has been going on for nigh on a decade.

I think the problem here Ian is that you're only interested in the sound of your own voice to the point that you blank out most things that you can't argue with.

[Royal_jimmy]

I bet Parky would have done no better as manager in our situation either.

[paultheroyal]

He was on the money with femii azeez too

Where were you the last couple of months when Azeez was struggling and getting slated, despite you hailing him as future PL star?

That's right, hiding. Meanwhile, I was defending him saying it wasn’t coming off, but he was constantly involved and creating a lot of our better moments despite the poor end product.

Back in your box Paul.

What are you babbling on about. Called him out as quality, one to be patient with, and not be an absolute muppet and call players out and look to banish at any signs of weakness!

Yet you, again, do Ian things!

Back in your box? You eight or something?

[AthleticoSpizz]

Peace and love at this special time, guys.

ho-ho-bloody-ho, it’s evident that it must be a frustratingly lonely time of year for somebody here.

A happier New Year to you

[St Pauli]

Selles = Legend

[NathStPaul]

Selles has certainly started to turn the corner, he's bought himself another couple of months with me.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Is that 4 wins, 4 draws, 1 defeat in 9? Massive improvement over a sustained period. Looked very tired and lethargic against Cheltenham and today, but it was the end of a busy period and ultimately points matter. Hope we'll look fresher after a fortnight off and keep this going.