Most liked posts in thread: McCall IN/OUT (with new Poll)

He stays for me. He wasn't the right candidate back in February but the decision was made.

I honestly see nothing more in this season than mid table, possibly lower upper half.

Until we get drive, a plan and an owner whom wants to be here, its hard to see us not treading water, so swapping the manager just feels like another chapter of the Bradford City merry go round.

 

That was exactly my point. This is a £5-6m turnover a year business, it’s not a FTSE 100 giant, it’s an SME. It needs someone who know a bit about football, or someone who knows they don’t know enough about it to employ someone who does and it needs the ability to turnaround the internal culture and to set the strategy to engage with the fans and rebuild trust. It’s not the apprentice.

 

The trouble is new managers are usually appointed after the previous manager has been sacked for poor results poor recruitment and often because the club is in trouble.
This means appoints are often rushed and ill considered I have long argued when appointing managers the club should ignore the fans clamouring for so called big names and instead do what big business does which is interview as many people as possible. Explore their philosophy and How keen they are in managing the club. Also talk to people who have had dealings in the past.
The time frame for doing that suggest it should be towards the end of the season whilst acknowledging that can’t always be possible.
So next time let’s appoint the best man for the job not necessary a familiar name club legend or even a previously good footballer

 

Why would Flynn leave Newport for here?

 

It's all wrong. The club is dead inside.

Simon Parker can't/doesn't question the in's and out's of the club, we have the same main sponsors, we put in rubbish performances @wetherbywhaler will defend them, Rhodes needs to leave - says hes leaving but he's still here. Rupp owns the club but acts like he doesn't give a damn about it but ringfenced from abuse.

It really is a question of who really has the clubs interests at heart because it's a mess! People just need to start being honest. It's not good enough. McCall we love him but he isn't a good enough manager and needs to leave.

 

We don’t need to live in the past and give failed managers cushy meaningless jobs. Stuart and Bradford City need a break from each other.

 

Yeah mate, always look forward to the next episode on a Wednesday. I can't believe i've read comments from some who wouldn't want him to be our next manager. Well just look where ambition and not settling for second best has got them. Sold yet another player off the production line in Ivan Toney to Brentford but not before identifying a replacement in Jonson Clarke Harris who is hitting the net regularly, went all out to sign Sammy Szmodics from Britsol City and has other potential 7 figure players in Jack Taylor and Siriki Dembele. Also states getting into the championship would allow him to sell players like Brentford did with Ollie Watkins for 10s of millions which would safeguard the future of his club.

And what exactly have we got? A complete bloody shitshow.

 

We got rid of Bowyer for less, but the Manager is the least of our problems. This goes right to the top, we all know it. Sacking McCall won’t change a thing....

 

Forest Green, Carlisle, Walsall, Cambridge all got in touch with various agents over the summer saying they were willing to spend a little bit more this pre-season as they saw it as a great chance to capitalise on the indifferent summer as it was their best chance to get out of the division for a long time.

Salford, Mansfield and Bolton put the money in before the salary cap because they don't want to be in this division either.

what did we do? potter around, say we mean business, say we've got money, let players go and not replace them, make excuses around the salary cap and 'clubs not paying fees' etc, etc, etc. say it's difficult to find players, we've got an iPad and wyscout etc, etc, etc.

we are amateur. no bones about it.

we're here, in this league, for a long time.

 

Yeah but the players are the same and the injuries are still present.

None of those mentioned would get a tune out of todays starting 11. No one would.

 

For the love of God Stuart, admit you haven't got a clue how to save us from relegation and do the decent thing and walk now. Dont be seen as the club legend who took us out of the football league after 117 continuous years of membership.

 

Like when I was listening to Brad on the radio I sometimes feel like we'll deserve what we get.

There can't be another club in the land who would sit 20th in League Two and be so blasé about the managers job just because of what he did as a player. Defies belief.

 

Giving him a new deal was utter madness

 

Waaaayy too early for that but he has to take responsibility and we as a fan base have to stop making excuses for him.

 

Aim the anger where its needed. The very top of the club. No direction, no plan, no ambition, no leadership.

 

Disagree. He was brought in to galvanise the club after Bowyer failed to rouse any excitement. Stuart’s interview should be exactly what we want to hear - full of passion and to rouse the troops. But preferably not after a 0-5 defeat granted.

 

Ha Ha Ha

 

I think when people talk about the 2011 squad they're thinking of the one Archie and Jackson built to start the season rather than the one that ended it.