Firstly lets get behind Heckingbottom. He always conducts himself well and seems positive and keen to make something work. Whatever your thoughts on if he's up to the task it's a good mentality to start from.
Now listening properly to that press conference it's well interesting and confusing.
For a start Yusuf actually doesn't come across anything like as bad as what's been written about the conference but hardly good either and to profess he isn't a football man but is the chairman is well..... worrying!
Here is where I think it's interesting.
They suggest that had we been doing even just a smidge better this decision would still have happened because they see the club moving forward differently to how they did in the summer.
I'm not so sure how 100% true this is.
But they also admit that performances and results been vastly better SJ would be allowed to continue.
I'm not so sure the transfer policy is no one coming in.
However I think this next bit is very clear from how I interpret it. The board and Heckingbottom think that the squad is good enough to not need much newomers in at this stage.
I think this is two fold.
Firstly and I agree with this the players here right now can and should be doing better and I'll admit I don't think SJ was getting enough out of most, at least not yet.
They also see the amount spent on this squad and believe that these high few players should be helping us be far better too. Because of this signings are not likely. But fresh impetus tends to drive squads on.
Although sometimes this can be youth.....
The academy is set to be part of this new model more. Whilst i think this is great, prospects need to get there on merit. I do not want to see graduates in the squad to make a point and to be reliant on this is well a bit laughable. Maybe this isn't what they are really meaning though too.
Yusuf and Bettis suggest that part of the decision was that Slav is really a head coach and they wanted a football manager in all manners.
Given they have appointed Heckingbottom and want him to implement the plan I can't help but think that they are wanting essentially is... what Wilder was doing to an extent.
Wilder had his fingerprints on all football matters whilst here, now they want Heckingbottom to put his fingerprints on all football matters.
In my opinion the sacking of Slav isn't just results. I also don't think it's just transfer policy but it may have been a big factor possibly.
I guess though ultimately I guess we just have to see how we go for now we don't have to look at it negatively from the onset but it's hard to not have some serious doubts of course.
In Hecky's cunning plan we trust.
Now listening properly to that press conference it's well interesting and confusing.
For a start Yusuf actually doesn't come across anything like as bad as what's been written about the conference but hardly good either and to profess he isn't a football man but is the chairman is well..... worrying!
Here is where I think it's interesting.
They suggest that had we been doing even just a smidge better this decision would still have happened because they see the club moving forward differently to how they did in the summer.
I'm not so sure how 100% true this is.
But they also admit that performances and results been vastly better SJ would be allowed to continue.
I'm not so sure the transfer policy is no one coming in.
However I think this next bit is very clear from how I interpret it. The board and Heckingbottom think that the squad is good enough to not need much newomers in at this stage.
I think this is two fold.
Firstly and I agree with this the players here right now can and should be doing better and I'll admit I don't think SJ was getting enough out of most, at least not yet.
They also see the amount spent on this squad and believe that these high few players should be helping us be far better too. Because of this signings are not likely. But fresh impetus tends to drive squads on.
Although sometimes this can be youth.....
The academy is set to be part of this new model more. Whilst i think this is great, prospects need to get there on merit. I do not want to see graduates in the squad to make a point and to be reliant on this is well a bit laughable. Maybe this isn't what they are really meaning though too.
Yusuf and Bettis suggest that part of the decision was that Slav is really a head coach and they wanted a football manager in all manners.
Given they have appointed Heckingbottom and want him to implement the plan I can't help but think that they are wanting essentially is... what Wilder was doing to an extent.
Wilder had his fingerprints on all football matters whilst here, now they want Heckingbottom to put his fingerprints on all football matters.
In my opinion the sacking of Slav isn't just results. I also don't think it's just transfer policy but it may have been a big factor possibly.
I guess though ultimately I guess we just have to see how we go for now we don't have to look at it negatively from the onset but it's hard to not have some serious doubts of course.
In Hecky's cunning plan we trust.