[Kosh]

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:26 am  

Rock God X wrote:

I'm starting to get that sort of feeling. Like we've been here before. I hope the outcome is different this time, but I'm far from confident it will be.

The exact same 'give him a chance', 'young English coach', 'players respect him' twaddle has already started on Twitter. It's like viewing the Sharp/Agar transition through a time warp. Do people never learn?

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:28 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Agreed, but I think Gentle was gone after the Saints game. AP's had some average advice on recruitment from McRae (and Howes), I hope he's taken external counsel on our new coach.

The reality is the first quarter on Thursday will have tipped some wavering pass renewers over the edge, who wants to pay £200+ for another year of that? AP knows visible change is needed. Whether this is the right replacement, I'm unsure.

If we got morgan we'd just replace howes with riolo

Not the best coach in the world but noble is a cut above any of the names touted here and was desperate to come when we appointed gentle. If we'd gone for noble we'd be in a better position now than we are IMO but I still think powell would have been a smarter chocie

[Kosh]

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:29 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Agreed, but I think Gentle was gone after the Saints game. AP's had some average advice on recruitment from McRae (and Howes), I hope he's taken external counsel on our new coach.

The reality is the first quarter on Thursday will have tipped some wavering pass renewers over the edge, who wants to pay £200+ for another year of that? AP knows visible change is needed. Whether this is the right replacement, I'm unsure.

To be clear, I'm ambivalent at best about Gentle going. Lovely bloke but increasingly doubtful he could turn things around, for whatever reason. But Radford? Deary me.

Pearson needs to bear in mind what happened the last time we replaced an Australian called Peter with his young assistant...

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:34 am  

Kosh wrote:

The exact same 'give him a chance', 'young English coach', 'players respect him' twaddle has already started on Twitter. It's like viewing the Sharp/Agar transition through a time warp. Do people never learn?

Apparently not. Radford has only two years of experience as an assistant, and that in a set up that is now deemed to have failed. Appointing him to the top job seems, at best, ill-advised and at worst suicidal.

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:36 am  

So, Here we go again with employing yet another unproven assistant.

We should employ an experienced Director of Coaching, to instill team unity, and to guide the incumbents to take over.

Terrible appointment, IMO (if it happens)

[Kosh]

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:37 am  

Rock God X wrote:

Apparently not. Radford has only two years of experience as an assistant, and that in a set up that is now deemed to have failed. Appointing him to the top job seems, at best, ill-advised and at worst suicidal.

Maybe someone need to remind AP that there's relegation next season. Now is not the time to be rolling the dice.

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:39 am  

It get's worse, average recruitment humilated in the play offs now this.

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:40 am  

Kosh wrote:

Maybe someone need to remind AP that there's relegation next season. Now is not the time to be rolling the dice.

I don't know, maybe getting relagated would be good for us.

Like everyone that joins, I'll give Radford a fair crack of the whip before judging. But then I'm an eternal optimist.

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:47 am  

if gentle is to go were not going to see any benefits within the next 5-10 years with the new club hull scheme so we will be in the same state this time next year so whoever takes the coaching job is going to have there reputation dented i wouldnt even apply if i was a coach were turning into chelsea!!!

Re: Gentle going. : Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:52 am  

Kosh wrote:

Maybe someone need to remind AP that there's relegation next season. Now is not the time to be rolling the dice.

I don't think relegation is likely to be an issue, at least I hope not. The worry is that we could easily slip to 8th or worse and people will start to lose interest for good.