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Post by peterparker on Dec 27, 2018 17:21:58 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...….    Apart from the fact he was already out of contract
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Post by althepirate on Dec 27, 2018 18:30:37 GMT
GC 11/10 now 😮
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Post by justin blue on Dec 27, 2018 20:41:10 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. Not sure there is ever a good time to get fired, but I think DC had reached a point where he could see that the club/board/owners could not match his ambition. He is a young ambitious manager and he realised that the things he hoped would happen in his time we're not happening. Games always look winnable after a couple of wins, but after Doncaster I could not see where the next win would come. GC has turned it round so from our point of view without counting chickens, DC left at a good time.
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Post by blueridge on Dec 28, 2018 7:32:38 GMT
I think the club should give GC the chance until at least to the end of the season - he obviously knows the players and they know him. Comes across well IMO in the interviews he's given so far. He's had experience as Assistant Manager at Southend and First Team Coach - Tommy Widdrington was also there at the same time (cough) - as was Paul Sturrock.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 28, 2018 8:28:27 GMT
Good spot I didn't realise TW & GC had worked, briefly, together in the past.
"In July 2010, Widdrington was named assistant to new Southend United manager Paul Sturrock. His employment was terminated on 15 December 2010 as Sturrock needed "a fresh impetus". The club promoted from within in appointing Graham Coughlan as his replacement."
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Post by albaron on Dec 28, 2018 10:03:10 GMT
Good spot I didn't realise TW & GC had worked, briefly, together in the past. "In July 2010, Widdrington was named assistant to new Southend United manager Paul Sturrock. His employment was terminated on 15 December 2010 as Sturrock needed "a fresh impetus". The club promoted from within in appointing Graham Coughlan as his replacement." Well Widdrington and Coughlan are going to get on like a house on fire then.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Dec 28, 2018 10:26:08 GMT
Coughlan head coach, Widdrington head scout, Sturrock DOF?
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Post by blueridge on Dec 28, 2018 10:53:14 GMT
Coughlan head coach, Widdrington head scout, Sturrock DOF? Was thinking the same - wasn't Sturrock a guest of Starnes at the Fleetwood match?
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Post by Jomo on Dec 28, 2018 11:18:58 GMT
Coughlan head coach, Widdrington head scout, Sturrock DOF? Was thinking the same - wasn't Sturrock a guest of Starnes at the Fleetwood match? Would make a lot of sense to me, and I would be quite pleased for that to be the arrangement until the end of the season. If it goes well, give them the job longer term.
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Post by peterparker on Dec 28, 2018 11:41:13 GMT
Was thinking the same - wasn't Sturrock a guest of Starnes at the Fleetwood match? Would make a lot of sense to me, and I would be quite pleased for that to be the arrangement until the end of the season. If it goes well, give them the job longer term. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43592196
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 28, 2018 12:23:26 GMT
Was thinking the same - wasn't Sturrock a guest of Starnes at the Fleetwood match? Would make a lot of sense to me, and I would be quite pleased for that to be the arrangement until the end of the season. If it goes well, give them the job longer term. Seriously, pleased to see Sturrock in our management team, you couldn't make it up!
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Post by Jomo on Dec 28, 2018 12:27:07 GMT
Would make a lot of sense to me, and I would be quite pleased for that to be the arrangement until the end of the season. If it goes well, give them the job longer term. Seriously, pleased to see Sturrock in our management team, you couldn't make it up! Not as manager but DOF, with GC in full charge of the first team management. Would that be so terrible?
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Post by matealotblue on Dec 28, 2018 12:47:42 GMT
Would make a lot of sense to me, and I would be quite pleased for that to be the arrangement until the end of the season. If it goes well, give them the job longer term. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43592196
Well he said he was going to find some Pirates doubloons so maybe that was a bit of foresight on his part....😀. Bring the metal detector with him....never know what treasures he may unearth!!
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Post by gashead1981 on Dec 28, 2018 12:52:52 GMT
I do not want Paul Sturrock near our club thanks.
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Post by baggins on Dec 28, 2018 13:03:43 GMT
Seriously, pleased to see Sturrock in our management team, you couldn't make it up! Not as manager but DOF, with GC in full charge of the first team management. Would that be so terrible? Where does Hargreaves fit in?
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Post by Jomo on Dec 28, 2018 13:25:41 GMT
Not as manager but DOF, with GC in full charge of the first team management. Would that be so terrible? Where does Hargreaves fit in? His original post of Development Squad coach? To be honest Paul Sturrock on the coaching team would be a no for me, I agree. If he can bring some experience and advice to the coaching team in an "upstairs" role I wouldn't be averse to that.
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Post by baggins on Dec 28, 2018 13:48:54 GMT
Where does Hargreaves fit in? His original post of Development Squad coach? To be honest Paul Sturrock on the coaching team would be a no for me, I agree. If he can bring some experience and advice to the coaching team in an "upstairs" role I wouldn't be averse to that. So why bother shelling out money on a what, Director of Football? What does a Director of Football actually do?
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 28, 2018 13:52:25 GMT
Where does Hargreaves fit in? His original post of Development Squad coach? To be honest Paul Sturrock on the coaching team would be a no for me, I agree. If he can bring some experience and advice to the coaching team in an "upstairs" role I wouldn't be averse to that. Hargreaves already seems to have taken the MS role, I sense we now either stick with GC/CH as the new management team or bring in a whole new team with GC & CH then both reverting to their previous roles.
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Post by Gassy on Dec 28, 2018 13:54:51 GMT
Not being funny but why would we need a DoF if we are only making temporary appointments?
Surely we could use that wage to the playing budget
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Post by pucklegas on Dec 28, 2018 14:19:25 GMT
January window is so important hope GC has some contacts suppose Tommy W will have lists prepared already but depends what the budget is? Perhaps Hani might find some under the sofa 😀
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