Graham Alexander should be sacked

It really does look bleak for us next season.

Looking at the players under contract for next season and I would argue that only Sam Walker, Andy Cook, Jake Young (potentially) and Alex Gilliead (maybe) are of the quality to play regularly in a team that could challenge towards the top of L2. Lewis Richards and Clarke Odour have shown glimpses, but don't appear consistent enough. Adam Wilson and Calum Kavanagh are still unknowns. I've excluded Alex Pattison and Kevin McDonald because of his ongoing injury problems and inability to play regularly respectively.

As it stands we need pretty much a new defence (pending Halliday/Stubbs/Platt decisions), a new midfield and some more effective wingers/attacking midfielders.

That's a massive overhaul and it is chance for GA. However, I've no confidence in our recruitment to make the changes necessary, especially when finances are likely to be tighter than in previous years.

 

Perfectly sums it up!

 

And neither does losing against bottom of the league, out of form sides and midtable mediocrity. He was brought in to do a job and he accepted the challenge = he has failed.

Alexander was a desperate, poor appointment. Doesnt matter who we sign in the summer - id rather our recruitment goes into a team with a decent manager at the helm.

 

But who do you trust to recruit him?

 

At least with Hughes we could see there was a plan and a system of play that he was trying to work towards. Of course, it didn't always work and it was painful to watch when Hughes ball failed.

I honestly couldn't even summarise what GAs tactics are. It seems to change every game. It's easy to see why MK fans hated him.

In hindsight, perhaps Hughes should have been given more time. His win rate as City manager was very decent; better than Parky. Based on football results alone the sacking was harsh, but I suspect a lot was going on behind closed doors.

 

I agree with this mentality but you have to question the ability of the hirer, sparks. Alexander wasnt even first choice if rumours are true, when did Alexander last achieve anything of real note, his cv isnt exactly mind blowing. starting to wish we had stuck with Hughes over this dire situation.

 

MK Dons pulled the trigger on Alexander and you can see why. Funny how they brought in a manager who has a clear strategy of how he wants to play football and he's turned their season around. The only mitigation I'll say in Alexander's favour is that MK have people in charge who could see the problems and had intelligence to change it. We don't have that.

 

I totally agree. I would urge fans however angry they feel about GA team selections and strange formations to look at the bigger picture here. I guess he like everyone else is suffering from stress. You don’t make good decisions when in that state. As you say the problem is further up the food chain. Blaming GA is the equivalent of seeing someone bleeding to death and looking round for the blood pressure machine. I fear for our club. It feels like the admin years!

 

Couldn’t agree more.
There have been a few serious red flags in recent weeks in team selection, in game management, sticking with tried and tested (failed players), not giving certain other players a chance, tetchy interviews

But it strikes me as Sparks and Rupp have left Alexander out to dry and is starting to cop for some of the flack that should be aimed at those in charge off the pitch.

 

And the width of the post article makes him look weak.

 

That's exactly right TB.

 

I can put money on that GA will be gone come October and we end up with the new messiah and this time next the same exact conversations will be going on.


Get with the bigger picture you get rid of Rupp and Sparks thwn we may have a chance and until that happens in all honesty the only way we will get out of this league is by the non league door.

Seriously next srason could be a real threat to this club had we not had a good spell in December we would be non league bound this term.

 

I’ve skipped over the last few pages but anyone wanting GA sacked now needs their head testing. Sure I said in January he’s not the man for us despite being a decent bloke, but while Ryan Sparks is still the CEO no further managerial appointments should be made, people really do need to learn from history and common trends it’s so obvious.

Get a new CEO in then sack him before pre season, in an ideal world. But this club is a complete mess.

 

I agree. But this was the point I made when defending Hughes when people wanted his head. I don't trust our leadership to recruit a decent manager.

 

We change managers , we change players, we change styles of play but we’re still going backwards, the constants are Rupp and Sparks. Pretty obvious where the problem lies

 

Agreed. Clubs who give managers time tend to be more successful. The problems are very much at the top but GA must be given a say on summer recruitment. Then if things don't work, then yes he is also at fault. Trouble is he will be up against it until the attitude at the top changes significantly. The BCFC managers job does seem to be a poison chalice

 

A couple of days ago I said sacking another manager wasn't really the answer to our present debacle.
But after last nights post match interview from Graham Alexander he didn't exactly inspire me with any confidence going forward whatsoever, in fact some of his actual responses to Jamie Rayner's questions fell way short in terms of what actually went on performance wise.
The squad in my opinion is too weak mentally when it matters (six wins from 20 home games is awful). Off the field, it looks a mess with supporters having no faith in the owner or the people running the club day to day. What, realistically, is going to change by installing another manager?
Absolutely nothing because the men tasked with the hiring and firing can't get it right.
I don't know what to make of our current manager and I bet I'm not the only one, fifty fifty at best.

 

I see that people are asking whether we can trust the present regime to appoint the correct manager should they actually sack Graham Alexander? The answer is a definite "NO!"
Surely though, the more pertinent question should be..... Which manager in his/her right mind would come to this car crash of a club to work under erm...... challenging conditions?