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Post by oviedista on Nov 6, 2023 17:28:57 GMT
Ainsworth seems to fit the list of requirements that Hussain AlSaeed provided. Young, promotion from league 1. To do it with a smallish budget at wycombe as well. I don't think his football is the most attractive but it's a results business and his CV shows a promotion from L1. But surely it's not just about results. To switch playing style completely after everything Barton has done to entrench a passing game would be massively counterproductive at this stage. Building and improving on what the previous manager has done is vital unless it;s an absolute shambles which however you feel about Barton it definitely hasn't been. I don't care how successful anyone has been at this level any new manager must bring some kind of continuity.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 6, 2023 17:35:06 GMT
No doubt Karl Robinson is a good manager but in almost a decade of managing at L1 level he has only achieved promotion once and at times with what must be decent budgets.
And to top it all off, he’s a knob. Reminds me of James Corden. And that’s not the only reason I think he’s a knob.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 6, 2023 17:43:55 GMT
No doubt Karl Robinson is a good manager but in almost a decade of managing at L1 level he has only achieved promotion once and at times with what must be decent budgets. And to top it all off, he’s a knob. Reminds me of James Corden. And that’s not the only reason I think he’s a knob. Yeah , there’s just something about him that I just don’t like . Obvs if he joins us I’ll give him the same support I’d give any other manager . Apart from bloody Cotterill ! 😂
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2023 17:47:11 GMT
I might have over shot the mark on this one, I don’t know.
He is desperate for the job, I mean they all will be but he thinks we are perfect for him and he’s turned down 2 jobs recently. If you watch the new owners interview, the only candidate is Robinson matching to his requirements he mentioned.
Truth is, I don’t think we know what we want. Re Maher, it’s a bit like Rooney at Derby, it’s easier to manage in these situations, you hide behind I’m trying my best. I also think whoever is leaking everything to Hargreaves needs to just shut up, or if he’s making it up, the club should call him out on it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2023 18:07:40 GMT
A truly depressing list of failure after failure managers that have been linked with us.
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Post by kruger on Nov 6, 2023 18:10:23 GMT
Not going to go down well with a few but Barton should not of been sacked, no one out there better than him
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Post by wallywalters on Nov 6, 2023 18:16:40 GMT
As much as I am worried about robinson for reasons already stated I do think of the awful list of managers we've had suggested he is the best fit for us and the players we currently have.
I'd rather have Paul cook but il fully get behind him if he is chosen.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2023 18:17:14 GMT
Not going to go down well with a few but Barton should not of been sacked, no one out there better than him think that may have dawned on the owners. Probably looking at the grass behind them at the moment
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 6, 2023 18:40:36 GMT
Not going to go down well with a few but Barton should not of been sacked, no one out there better than him I wasn’t Barton out until the last match (other than maybe around the Exeter game in L2) but come on, our league position now and points achieved this year are far below where they should be given the level of investment. Most of the managers on the list would outperform him.
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Post by toggsy2 on Nov 6, 2023 18:44:04 GMT
A truly depressing list of failure after failure managers that have been linked with us. View AttachmentIt's a risk whoever's appointed there's no guarantee that any new manager coming in will be successful regardless of any past success they have had at other clubs. Who ever is appointed will need time to bed in and be supported by the fans Managers,Coaches, Owners and players will come and go but the fans will always be there regardless
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Post by toggsy2 on Nov 6, 2023 18:51:36 GMT
Not going to go down well with a few but Barton should not of been sacked, no one out there better than him I tend to agree here whilst Joey's was not everyone's cup of tea there's no denying some of the signings he made have been outstanding. The results may have not gone Joey's way but you could see what he was trying to build in the long run personally I think they would have improved over time but the final nail in his coffin was the remarks regard Steve Evans. His mouth was like a magicians hat you just never knew what was going to come out of it, so come the end he was just to much of a liability for the owners to invest in
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 6, 2023 18:54:18 GMT
Not going to go down well with a few but Barton should not of been sacked, no one out there better than him I wasn’t Barton out until the last match (other than maybe around the Exeter game in L2) but come on, our league position now and points achieved this year are far below where they should be given the level of investment. Most of the managers on the list would outperform him. Still surprised he wasn't given the usual vote of confidence before he was sacked, as that might have woken the players, particularly as the Northampton and Whitby games always looked winnable. Assuming what Hargreaves is tweeting is genuine it seems the club didn't have anybody lined up to replace JB, unless they are now just leaking names to try and make AM look better, and he was always their first choice as I can't see anybody fitting all the criteria they set.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 6, 2023 19:10:33 GMT
I might have over shot the mark on this one, I don’t know. He is desperate for the job, I mean they all will be but he thinks we are perfect for him and he’s turned down 2 jobs recently. If you watch the new owners interview, the only candidate is Robinson matching to his requirements he mentioned. Truth is, I don’t think we know what we want. Re Maher, it’s a bit like Rooney at Derby, it’s easier to manage in these situations, you hide behind I’m trying my best. I also think whoever is leaking everything to Hargreaves needs to just shut up, or if he’s making it up, the club should call him out on it. Are Oxford fans gutted about losing their manager to the Teds ?
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 6, 2023 19:42:33 GMT
I wasn’t Barton out until the last match (other than maybe around the Exeter game in L2) but come on, our league position now and points achieved this year are far below where they should be given the level of investment. Most of the managers on the list would outperform him. Still surprised he wasn't given the usual vote of confidence before he was sacked, as that might have woken the players, particularly as the Northampton and Whitby games always looked winnable. Assuming what Hargreaves is tweeting is genuine it seems the club didn't have anybody lined up to replace JB, unless they are now just leaking names to try and make AM look better, and he was always their first choice as I can't see anybody fitting all the criteria they set. Regards the BP it seems to me their content on the sports pages is about as reliable as their weather predictions these days.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2023 19:58:39 GMT
I might have over shot the mark on this one, I don’t know. He is desperate for the job, I mean they all will be but he thinks we are perfect for him and he’s turned down 2 jobs recently. If you watch the new owners interview, the only candidate is Robinson matching to his requirements he mentioned. Truth is, I don’t think we know what we want. Re Maher, it’s a bit like Rooney at Derby, it’s easier to manage in these situations, you hide behind I’m trying my best. I also think whoever is leaking everything to Hargreaves needs to just shut up, or if he’s making it up, the club should call him out on it. Are Oxford fans gutted about losing their manager to the Teds ? Heartbroken but they are confident they will choose well again, I think they will get much better applicants than us because they are a much better run club. They are basically run as the Kuwaitis want us to be now, for me Robinson is the only suitable candidate to work with what he have right now. Someone like John Terry would come into us, with no real scouting department, he’d walk into that at Oxford like Manning did in March. In May they signed a Wales international at 24 years of age and a top player from Notts County who is playing brilliant for them. Our DOF is an ex agent, we never buy to sell on like Exeter, Peterborough and Oxford, the later will be fine.
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Post by kruger on Nov 6, 2023 19:59:14 GMT
How about the 82ers are they happy ?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2023 20:08:14 GMT
I was chatting to Faz last night, this is a proper set up and run club. He’s ex England assistant manager under Sven and Keegan, this isn’t an ex agent from Wasserman who is DOF for us. www.oufc.co.uk/contact-us/Their CEO is ex CEO of Inter Milan, previous job was Financial controller at Manchester United. We’ve got an ex Marketing Manager of Brighton as CEO and we added an ex army Sargent major with 1200 followers on LinkedIn to the board who was good friends with the manager and installed by him. I’m sorry, I’ve used the word “levels” before and I’m obsessed with the ex manager but what he got away with was incredible. Oxford United I imagine will pick well again.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2023 20:21:44 GMT
I was chatting to Faz last night, this is a proper set up and run club. He’s ex England assistant manager under Sven and Keegan, this isn’t an ex agent from Wasserman who is DOF for us. www.oufc.co.uk/contact-us/Their CEO is ex CEO of Inter Milan, previous job was Financial controller at Manchester United. We’ve got an ex Marketing Manager of Brighton as CEO and we added an ex army Sargent major with 1200 followers on LinkedIn to the board who was good friends with the manager and installed by him. I’m sorry, I’ve used the word “levels” before and I’m obsessed with the ex manager but what he got away with was incredible. Oxford United I imagine will pick well again. The club really really really needs to hire a proper director of football, not one that’s chosen by whoever’s manager either. The club needs continuity and proper structure to be successful long term.
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Post by kentgas on Nov 6, 2023 20:23:00 GMT
A truly depressing list of failure after failure managers that have been linked with us. View AttachmentIt's a risk whoever's appointed there's no guarantee that any new manager coming in will be successful regardless of any past success they have had at other clubs. Who ever is appointed will need time to bed in and be supported by the fans Managers,Coaches, Owners and players will come and go but the fans will always be there regardless Just seen Millwall have appointed Joe Edwards, 37, as Head Coach for his first senior management appointment. Obviously a big risk but as was said above isn’t every new appointment a risk? Would we have been happy with Rob Edwards before he joined FGR? Or Mousinho at Pompey? Wish the Board all the best with their selection!
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 6, 2023 20:23:41 GMT
If Oxford are so well run why did they let Robinson get away with his misdemeanor for so long and how did they manage to finish so far behind us in the table when we seemed to give up around December?
For all his apparent failings EJ has probably put together the best L1 squad since the Holloway era, if we employ the right manager we could well make the play offs this season, if we can add a decent striker in January.
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