Match Thread Away v Barrow 31 October

He makes an excuse " going down to 10 men" then says it's not an excuse!

 

Never the less it was welcomed in the most part. It’s easy in hindsight. And you can bet when there is a vacancy there will be the call for all the usual names trotted out such as “ bring Gary Jones in “ when we appoint a new manager we need a thorough process which means it shouldn’t happen yet there are to many points at stake

 

Which if you have failed to noticed we are not picking up

 

I welcomed it apprehensively as Stuart has previously provided extensive feel good periods before fizzling.

This time, it never got started.

 

It's okay everyone Stuart's checked weather forecast for Tuesday.
Listen We are going to be clinical and win .

 

It will be an interesting test on Tuesday. Southend have a -17 goal difference and have lost their last five games, if we can't get three points we are in trouble.

 

Listen, Southend are fighting for their lives, it won't be an easy game on Tuesday, blah blah blah....

 

Make no mistake he was appointed for the feel good factor and to boost season ticket sales it had absolutely nothing to do with any ability to turn the club around the heirachy have no interest in that
A lazy appointment which Mr Rhodes thought would improve his own popularity knowing Stuart wouldn't refuse

 

I think its fairly shoddy the way stus been treat in both his spells under rupp. Used as an easy way to boost st sales then left to do the job with one hand tied behind his back. Our biggest club legend more or less and thats how rhodes and rupp have seen fit to utilise him, knowing he can never say to anything city asks of him

 

I know, and it was obvious when Rhodes refused to undertake a proper search.

The decision was premade.

But who else would you appoint knowing you were going to financially cut back massively, as we have?

An outsider kicks off because his hands are tied, while Stuart at least carries the burden with a little class.

Maybe he was the only choice.

 

Spot on

 

And almost universally welcomed by fans

 

True but surely with all his years in the game he should have built up a contact list of possibilities
An outsider kicking off is exactly what was need at the time and I don't mean Simon Grayson style

 

Almost is a big word Park
Not universally welcomed by any stretch of the imagination you will find

 

I didn’t hear many who criticised the appointment

 

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

 

Possibly more in hope than judgement

 

at this point we've spent almost 2 years crying out for a commanding centre midfielder, hardly hindsight park

 

Hindsight is of course a wonderful thing.
The football managerial merry go round at Valley Parade had been in overdrive since Parkinson's tenure.
McCall's rushed appointment was probably to appease supporters to sell season tickets and of course everyone associated with City knew the name and his love of Bradford City but it's not been a fruitful period result wise.
The football is dire all be it on the screen.
When you are at a live game you tend to find other distractions so the game isn't 100% under your watchful eye but viewing via iFollow when it works means every pass,tackle and goal as your full attention.
McCall unfortunately will become another football casualty during these unpresident times, after all football is a result driven business and wins under is leadership ain't setting any records.