Alan Knill gone

[KMC-1889]

Surely CW has a say on recruitment.

Only on the signings that turn out to be decent apparently.

 

[Sean Thornton]

and I’m not trying to be funny for a change

Nick Jansky have you seen this?

 

[Mario1889]

11 games into the season, after finishing 7th the season before.

So what you’re saying is they improved after he left?

I bet Steve Gibson is gutted he sacked Wilder.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

So what you’re saying is they improved after he left?

I bet Steve Gibson is gutted he sacked Wilder.

Xg said they would improve as they were essentially just not clinical under Wilder. Got goals went up the table.

Almost like xg has some merit

 

[FriethBlade]

So almost as bad as Selles then?

How did Carrick get on with the same squad?

Dont ask silly questions! I wonder if some Boro fans were still blaming Wilder for a sh1t pre season and awful signings nearly a year later?

 

[Bellypork]

When Wilder has a free hand to sign his own players, and doesn't have big money to spend, he'll get you a good team up. That's an inheritance from the Dave Bassett era, and when he arrived at the Lane Wilder was in the happy position of being able to fashion a new team.

What he's not so good at is taking over from other managers and having to get a tune out of their players, which probably explains why things didn't go as well at Watford and bonny 'Boro.