Post by Antonio Fargas on Oct 3, 2021 19:35:12 GMT
What happened after seven games, that he refers to here? I don't recall any sort of event or incident (that was our 1-0 away win at Shrewsbury on the 20th October). Could he be talking about Oztumer who arrived on 15 October?
Ben Garner responds to Joey Barton's comments and shares frustration at Bristol Rovers sacking.
Swindon Town boss Ben Garner spoke to the press after watching his Robins side beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 on Saturday
Ben Garner says he took no notice of comments made by Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton in the build-up to Swindon Town’s 3-1 win at the Mem on Saturday.
Garner returned to the BS7 for the first time since his sacking November, coming back to haunt the Gas by masterminding a commanding comeback victory against his former club.
Swindon dominated the game, finishing with almost two-thirds of possession and Rovers could have had no complaints if the Robins had scored more.
Ahead of the game, Barton named Garner as the “most susceptible” man for Rovers’ relegation to League Two last season, adding to criticisms aimed at the now Swindon boss shortly after Barton’s appointment.
Speaking after Saturday’s win, Garner insisted he was not bothered by the views of the Rovers manager, nor was he interested in taking Barton up on the offer of an in-depth discussion on last season.
“It hasn’t (affected me) to be honest. I don’t read it.” Garner said. “I hear bits through other people but there’s a lot worse things going on in the world than someone throwing mud at you.
“For me, it’s water off a duck's back. I know my strengths and what I’m good at as a person and as a manager.
“I’ll go in now, shake hands and wish them all the best. But there’s no need to go through anything like that. It’s gone and I never dwell on anything.
“My focus now will be going to see my family this evening and then Forest Green next week.”
Garner had to deal with difficult circumstances during his tenure with the Gas, namely an illness to a close family member which forced him to step away from the job for a period.
He also had to contend with the coronavirus pandemic and some disagreements over recruitment, but he is the first to admit he fell short of the required standards.
“I hold my hands up, I didn’t do well enough here, for me personally with my own standard. But as I’ve said there was a lot of things that I felt were outside of my control,” Garner said.
“I think I said at the time it was the toughest period of my life both professionally and personally, so the combination of the two did make it hard.
“I think if I’d have got sacked in the first season it would have been more acceptable for me.
“The amount of work we did over the summer to rebuild the squad and work to the remit I was given. So, for that to be changed after seven games of the next season, I know I was sacked after 11, but it changed after seven, which was very disappointing.
“At Swindon, I’ve got that support and control that I need to be able to work they I want and for us to play the way I want.”
“You have to move on in life and I wish Rovers all the best for the season apart from one other game.”
There was a significant buzz surrounding this fixture as, alongside Garner’s return, it was a West Country derby contested by two teams who were both relegated from League One last season.
And despite a mixed reception the 41-year-old endured on his way out of the tunnel, along with plenty of talk in the build-up to the game, Garner admitted it wasn’t hard to block out the noise.
“My focus is always on the preparation and what we’re doing. I’m just obsessed by the game so I just focused on that,” he said.
“If we go to a former club of one of the players. I tell them to concentrate and play their normal game and If I don’t do that as a manager then that’s not fair for me to say that to them.
“We prepared in exactly the same way as we do every single week. You’d have to ask the players, but I don’t think I let anything show this week in terms of my desire to win because I want to win every game.”
Ben Garner responds to Joey Barton's comments and shares frustration at Bristol Rovers sacking.
Swindon Town boss Ben Garner spoke to the press after watching his Robins side beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 on Saturday
Ben Garner says he took no notice of comments made by Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton in the build-up to Swindon Town’s 3-1 win at the Mem on Saturday.
Garner returned to the BS7 for the first time since his sacking November, coming back to haunt the Gas by masterminding a commanding comeback victory against his former club.
Swindon dominated the game, finishing with almost two-thirds of possession and Rovers could have had no complaints if the Robins had scored more.
Ahead of the game, Barton named Garner as the “most susceptible” man for Rovers’ relegation to League Two last season, adding to criticisms aimed at the now Swindon boss shortly after Barton’s appointment.
Speaking after Saturday’s win, Garner insisted he was not bothered by the views of the Rovers manager, nor was he interested in taking Barton up on the offer of an in-depth discussion on last season.
“It hasn’t (affected me) to be honest. I don’t read it.” Garner said. “I hear bits through other people but there’s a lot worse things going on in the world than someone throwing mud at you.
“For me, it’s water off a duck's back. I know my strengths and what I’m good at as a person and as a manager.
“I’ll go in now, shake hands and wish them all the best. But there’s no need to go through anything like that. It’s gone and I never dwell on anything.
“My focus now will be going to see my family this evening and then Forest Green next week.”
Garner had to deal with difficult circumstances during his tenure with the Gas, namely an illness to a close family member which forced him to step away from the job for a period.
He also had to contend with the coronavirus pandemic and some disagreements over recruitment, but he is the first to admit he fell short of the required standards.
“I hold my hands up, I didn’t do well enough here, for me personally with my own standard. But as I’ve said there was a lot of things that I felt were outside of my control,” Garner said.
“I think I said at the time it was the toughest period of my life both professionally and personally, so the combination of the two did make it hard.
“I think if I’d have got sacked in the first season it would have been more acceptable for me.
“The amount of work we did over the summer to rebuild the squad and work to the remit I was given. So, for that to be changed after seven games of the next season, I know I was sacked after 11, but it changed after seven, which was very disappointing.
“At Swindon, I’ve got that support and control that I need to be able to work they I want and for us to play the way I want.”
“You have to move on in life and I wish Rovers all the best for the season apart from one other game.”
There was a significant buzz surrounding this fixture as, alongside Garner’s return, it was a West Country derby contested by two teams who were both relegated from League One last season.
And despite a mixed reception the 41-year-old endured on his way out of the tunnel, along with plenty of talk in the build-up to the game, Garner admitted it wasn’t hard to block out the noise.
“My focus is always on the preparation and what we’re doing. I’m just obsessed by the game so I just focused on that,” he said.
“If we go to a former club of one of the players. I tell them to concentrate and play their normal game and If I don’t do that as a manager then that’s not fair for me to say that to them.
“We prepared in exactly the same way as we do every single week. You’d have to ask the players, but I don’t think I let anything show this week in terms of my desire to win because I want to win every game.”
