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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 27, 2018 11:12:22 GMT
I agree DC definitely ran out of patience with the board for all the broken promises, and as a result made it very hard to sign players with proven ability. The net result was DC needed out because he was in 'no win situation' Let's roll the clock back, if the board had backed DC by not selling our best players, we would now have been a established Championship side with two fantastic strikers Taylor and Harrison. We may not still have had a new ground, but we would be selling out every week and making full use our new training facilities. Nobody, with a long contract are going to walk away on a point of principle. DC is the best manager we have ever had and deserved every penny of it. I believe the weekly team selection shuffle along players out of position was no accident. The players in fairness, with a few exceptions, gave it go and without hitting the woodwork on numerous occasions we would be mid table safeish and matching the boards lack of ambition. GC gets my vote to the end of the season.UTG Losing Taylor was down to the old Board? Not sure we've ever been a Championship chasing side or DC would have been promised we would be one, not in the short term anyway.
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Post by socrates on Dec 27, 2018 11:21:20 GMT
Just saw his post match interview what a top bloke this man is, he will keep us up if he’s given the chance. I’m off to the Mem to get my oxford ticket. UTG
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Post by justin blue on Dec 27, 2018 12:06:27 GMT
Great post match interview from GC and easy to feel on the back of two wins on the trot the job is his. However the players are now playing to impress because they know that they could be out when the new manager takes over. Fact is whoever takes over will be a gamble, but two wins out of three sways me towards giving it to GC till the end of the season.
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Post by baggins on Dec 27, 2018 12:17:50 GMT
Think we should stop looking, we've found our man.
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Post by paulpirate on Dec 27, 2018 12:18:53 GMT
Agree, don’t get carried away just yet. Also, a word for Darrell. His captain and two of his summer signings scored the goals today, both of whom had been out for different reasons during the first half of the season. It’s fair to say the cards definitely didn’t drop for him this season for all that he maybe lost a bit of his spark. A long-term manager isn’t going to be at his best all throughout his reign and I still believe they pulled the plug on him too early. I welcome the result and am right behind Coughlan, but it will be a long time before we can judge what the right decision was re Darrell. if dc was still in charge we wouldn’t stay with a settled side apart from Nichols first name on team sheet,since gc has taken over there is better shape and commitment the players chased everything this season
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Post by madgas on Dec 27, 2018 12:51:42 GMT
Week ago "Rovers will only appoint the cheap option. Wael is a fraud" Today "Appoint the cheap option Wael" Also: DC critics- he’s hired a useless defensive coach, get rid of him to begin... Now- give him the managers job! Its been a crazy 6 months.
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Post by baggins on Dec 27, 2018 13:02:43 GMT
Week ago "Rovers will only appoint the cheap option. Wael is a fraud" Today "Appoint the cheap option Wael" Also: DC critics- he’s hired a useless defensive coach, get rid of him to begin... Now- give him the managers job! Its been a crazy 6 months. Oh we're all top notch recruitment agents and Managers on here you know.
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Post by mehewmagic on Dec 27, 2018 13:15:46 GMT
I have absolutely no idea why but there seems to be a feeling among some that to have backed DC to the end means that you must be disappointed we have won a couple of games now he's gone. Ridiculous. We're all Gasheads and all want to win every game we play. Darrell Clarke was possibly our greatest ever manager and we should be grateful for everything he did here. But even those such as I who backed him to the end and feel that the decision was premature, have to accept the fact that he has gone. We all have to move on. Hopefully the club will get the next appointment as right as the last one. Coughlan is certainly making a case for it and I wouldn't be upset to see him get the gig. That said, Ben Garner is still an intriguing option.
well said.
It's infantile and anyone who thinks that shows a clear sign of an immature person.
I backed DC to the hilt and always will, especially as a person. He will be back as a friend to the club and to us the supporters. He will not be forgotten. The football in the end became dull and results were also clearly poor. He could have done better on that side of it. BUT he was under incredible pressure and leaving has released both him and (partly) the players from that pressure, so I'm happy at that. Also very happy to see better results (2 games though - it's only 2 games!) and more interesting football.
Everyone can win from this situation. No need to for anyone to get on each others' backs. DC and MS get to move on / have a rest. GC gets a chance. Maybe a new manager comes in at some point. We can regenerate the team a bit, and change tactics etc.
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Post by mehewmagic on Dec 27, 2018 13:22:04 GMT
I like what he said in his post-match interview today. ‘If anyone wants the job, they’ll have to fight me for it!’ The smart move for the board is simply not to rush into anything just yet. See where we are in a couple of games. I hope GC continues the good run and gets the job but it’s impossible to predict. Interesting little snippet from GC's interview as well.
Mentioned they really wanted the result as Walsall had been OTT at their last minute win at the Mem a few months ago. GC strikes me as the perfect person to have to recollect a time like that and get players motivated for revenge!
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Post by justin blue on Dec 27, 2018 13:43:20 GMT
I like what he said in his post-match interview today. ‘If anyone wants the job, they’ll have to fight me for it!’ The smart move for the board is simply not to rush into anything just yet. See where we are in a couple of games. I hope GC continues the good run and gets the job but it’s impossible to predict. Interesting little snippet from GC's interview as well.
Mentioned they really wanted the result as Walsall had been OTT at their last minute win at the Mem a few months ago. GC strikes me as the perfect person to have to recollect a time like that and get players motivated for revenge!
I particularly liked that part of the interview and I'm sure it was a motivating factor. Score settled UTG.
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Post by Colyton Gas on Dec 27, 2018 13:52:29 GMT
Leads Nichols,Matthews and Benno don't seem to feature since GC took over but he is very much his own man and a win at Oxford should ensure a good crowd for the Burton match.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 14:00:42 GMT
No need to commit yet,games coming up thick and fast so hold fire and see how we’re looking after the *2 home games are done.I would have said 3 points in total from the Walsall and Oxford games would be a good return,so any positive result at Oxford will be a bonus now.GC certainly seems very hungry for the job and someone you sure don’t want to mess with so that may also be a factor in our improvement under him to date.Great so far but still early days.
edit~*only 1 home game,Burton,then Accy away on the 12th Jan.
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Post by GasAttacK on Dec 27, 2018 14:08:45 GMT
If he gets 3+ points from our next 2 games I'd give him the job. I think if he achieves that it would be a big gamble not to.
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Post by paddingtongas on Dec 27, 2018 14:46:31 GMT
I agree DC definitely ran out of patience with the board for all the broken promises, and as a result made it very hard to sign players with proven ability. The net result was DC needed out because he was in 'no win situation' Let's roll the clock back, if the board had backed DC by not selling our best players, we would now have been a established Championship side with two fantastic strikers Taylor and Harrison. We may not still have had a new ground, but we would be selling out every week and making full use our new training facilities. Nobody, with a long contract are going to walk away on a point of principle. DC is the best manager we have ever had and deserved every penny of it. I believe the weekly team selection shuffle along players out of position was no accident. The players in fairness, with a few exceptions, gave it go and without hitting the woodwork on numerous occasions we would be mid table safeish and matching the boards lack of ambition. GC gets my vote to the end of the season.UTG Losing Taylor was down to the old Board? Not sure we've ever been a Championship chasing side or DC would have been promised we would be one, not in the short term anyway. I would suggest whoever negotiated Taylors contract, with the low buyout clause in it, was to blame for his departure, & oh, whoever let that figure be known...….
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Post by peterhooper57 on Dec 27, 2018 15:15:08 GMT
GC definitely make him caretaker manager until the end of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 15:23:56 GMT
Losing Taylor was down to the old Board? Not sure we've ever been a Championship chasing side or DC would have been promised we would be one, not in the short term anyway. I would suggest whoever negotiated Taylors contract, with the low buyout clause in it, was to blame for his departure, & oh, whoever let that figure be known...…. Taylor did that himself crafty bugger
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Dec 27, 2018 15:25:13 GMT
Losing Taylor was down to the old Board? Not sure we've ever been a Championship chasing side or DC would have been promised we would be one, not in the short term anyway. I would suggest whoever negotiated Taylors contract, with the low buyout clause in it, was to blame for his departure, & oh, whoever let that figure be known...….
Oh come on, let's not do the Taylor thing AGAIN!! It's been done to death on here.
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Post by mehewmagic on Dec 27, 2018 16:46:11 GMT
No need to commit yet,games coming up thick and fast so hold fire and see how we’re looking after the *2 home games are done.I would have said 3 points in total from the Walsall and Oxford games would be a good return,so any positive result at Oxford will be a bonus now.GC certainly seems very hungry for the job and someone you sure don’t want to mess with so that may also be a factor in our improvement under him to date.Great so far but still early days. edit~*only 1 home game,Burton,then Accy away on the 12th Jan. A win at Cobblers in the Cup (8th Jan) would be good for the possible money side of it. 3 wins from Wembley... As a complete aside just realised that Sunderland have drawn the Newcastle United U21s side! Surely not a Port Vale vs Stoke U21s situation?
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Post by wertongas on Dec 27, 2018 16:55:13 GMT
I would get rid of starnes and use his wages to pay for a director of football perhaps Holloway or someone with similar experience, then give Coughlan a chance as manager. He has certainly improved the team with dropping Payne and Nichols and replacing them with younger keener players and being more consistent with his team selection. Of course he didn't bring in some of the players that have failed such as Nichols so it will be easier for him to off load them as he nothing to prove in playing them,putting THD on the wing has also been a successful move.
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Post by mehewmagic on Dec 27, 2018 16:56:29 GMT
As a slightly general point, we'll never really know if Dc left at a good time or not.
I always thought the run of games around Xmas / NY were winnable. Nothing to massively fear after Sunderland, and then up to Pompey. In fact quite the oppisite; win a couple of games against clubs close, or close-ish, and it could be a good time of the year.
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