finlaytheblade
Well-Known Member
I like many others thought nIgel clough was a good appointment and the disappointment in his failure hit the club hard after backing him with a good budget.where did he get it wrong my thoughts are !!!
1) failure to get the players he was after signed up.
2) can't say I am a big fan of Collins or Butler but his casting to the bin of both was crazy management,
as the season progressed we were being punished more and more at defending set pieces .How he could
go into the double header with Swindon leaving Collins out was balmy,Collins came back from Vale fit and full of confidence after he played a big part in there decent run in .What had he done for clough to completely cast him out ?we couldn't score a goal from corners he has got 3 already this season,playing Alcock at centre back when Collins was available is treason in my eyes.
3)Although I like brayford paying the money we did for him was stupid when we had needs in other areas
(Centre back as he had sacked Collins ,strong midfield player and of course a mobile centre forward).
The board obviously backed him with a big budget but did he spend it wisely?
I supported clough all the way ,I was wrong maybe the previouse seasons winning streak clouded my
Judgement.I did beleave he new what he was doing but now I wonder if he wanted it enough,he has had
a comfortable career so far in football ( derby and us are his first failures will he get a crack somewhere else?).
4) He came across as an arrogant character bit like his dad without the man Management skills Brian had.
Reflecting on all this and more he really sacked himself the Collins and brayford situations hung him really.
Hopefully Nigel Adkins will do a lot better job and get us where we want to be he is finding it difficult signing the players he wants as clough did (smaller budget?) but he has a totally different approach to
management a more rounded warmer way with people I like that way of doing things.
1) failure to get the players he was after signed up.
2) can't say I am a big fan of Collins or Butler but his casting to the bin of both was crazy management,
as the season progressed we were being punished more and more at defending set pieces .How he could
go into the double header with Swindon leaving Collins out was balmy,Collins came back from Vale fit and full of confidence after he played a big part in there decent run in .What had he done for clough to completely cast him out ?we couldn't score a goal from corners he has got 3 already this season,playing Alcock at centre back when Collins was available is treason in my eyes.
3)Although I like brayford paying the money we did for him was stupid when we had needs in other areas
(Centre back as he had sacked Collins ,strong midfield player and of course a mobile centre forward).
The board obviously backed him with a big budget but did he spend it wisely?
I supported clough all the way ,I was wrong maybe the previouse seasons winning streak clouded my
Judgement.I did beleave he new what he was doing but now I wonder if he wanted it enough,he has had
a comfortable career so far in football ( derby and us are his first failures will he get a crack somewhere else?).
4) He came across as an arrogant character bit like his dad without the man Management skills Brian had.
Reflecting on all this and more he really sacked himself the Collins and brayford situations hung him really.
Hopefully Nigel Adkins will do a lot better job and get us where we want to be he is finding it difficult signing the players he wants as clough did (smaller budget?) but he has a totally different approach to
management a more rounded warmer way with people I like that way of doing things.