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Salford Manager

Discussion in 'General Football' started by bantam2708, Mar 22, 2021.

  1. bantam2708

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    Looks like a ridiculous decision by Salford. Granted they're in relatively poor form but they have a manager who won this division last season playing some excellent football and he's only had a January window to try and put his stamp on things.
     
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    Looking for their 3rd manager in 5 months.
    What’s changed since they appointed him 5 months ago.
    Supposedly wanted him to go more route- one and not his favoured possession based style.
    That seems hard to believe.
    Strange decision
     
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    GN and Salford have aspirations of league 1 football and over the tenure of Wellens, they have bottom half form now in L2 and just can't score the goals. This season is not over for them but slipping away. A big turnaround in management which is not great but if failing, then decisions have to made. 1.4 points a game over his 25 match tenure, averaging 1 goal a game. Unfortunately that ratio does not get you promoted. Salford had a decision, which they made.

    If we got to Christmas 2021 and we had lower league form, with no significant signs of an upturn, then the question of whether you stick or twist with T&S, I would hope would be a question our senior management would need to answer.

    Let's hope we do not have to answer such a question.
     
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    Agree with the pair of you, He would have got them up automatically next season. Absolutely bizarre decision. And pretty sure Graham Alexander got sacked for route one football! Madness from Salford.
     
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    But why wait for next season? This season is still alive. Promotion could still occur. With his form as a manager at Salford, the inevitable was going to happen at some stage.

    If he couldn't take them forward this season, why would he get them automatic promotion next season?
     
  6. Bronco

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    Phil Parkinson is available, seriously they are a minted club they must have known what type of football Wellens prefers to play why bring him in and try to make him play differently, beggars belief.
     
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  7. bantam2708

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    Its not his squad of players. He's only had January to sign players where I suspect there wasn't much wriggle room due to a large squad and the salary cap. He showed last season that with a squad of his players he can achieve a top 3 finish. Salford are hoping for what we hoped for with Grayson. My betting is it goes tits up and they're looking for yet another manager come the summer.
     
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    Dave, I'm not a fan of a conveyor belt turnaround in managers but if Salford recognise they have the wrong man for their aspirations and style, then it is right to make a decision. Ultimately its a results business.
     
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    Does a manager ever get the time these days to build a squad which is truly there's?
    Wellens and all managers have to adapt to players maybe not of their akin...

    If we got to next season, with 35 points and 25 goals from 25 games with players of relative quality like Henderson, Rooney, Boyd, Clarke... I'm prity sure supporters would be challenging the management of T&S, ultimately with some calling for their heads
     
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    I don't believe they want a direct route of play.

    I just think they wanted a manager that can win. I would have thought that Salford believe that they have one one of the highest budgets in the league and with Bolton (which I said) and Tranmere both now above them then it would be a case of if you can prove yourself in 6 months then no point us wasting our time next season.
     
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    And the response from Carragher.... Screenshot_20210322_154552.jpg
     
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    Hypocrite Neville.
     
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    Colour me shocked
     
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    Hilarious. The conveyer belt system is ridiculous and rarely works.
     
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    Looks like Bowyer is getting it. Poor bastards.
     
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    Really? Think Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Celtic, Barca, Madrid, Juve, Ranagers will all disagree.
     
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  17. Fordy117

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    No, No!! No way!! Surely not!
     
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    They should have done their due diligence on him before offering him the managers job, if you want to lump it as some have suggested employ that sort of a manager.
     
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    Due diligence in this industry. Take our club, as your primary example
     
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    Surprised to hear about Wellens leaving Salford. Sounded like a match made in Heaven.

    Yet further evidence (if any was needed at all) that one man's trash is another's treasure.

    I'm sure Swindon would have been delighted if he (and Doyle) had stayed for their L1 campaign.

    No idea who Salford think they can get who would definitely be better; interested to see who their next appointment will be.
     

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