tomtheblade
Active Member
The recent debate around the types of player we are in the market for got me thinking. Wilder has said that he will pick from a variety of pots, with Stearman and Nathan Thomas coming in at different stages in their career.
Some have questioned bringing in young, promising players from the lower leagues, but to me this is making the assumption that players are a fixed entity with regards to talent/ application/ end-product etc
I would say that whilst of course we can judge them on previous experience, that this is also a question of the type of manager in charge.
Wilder is a type of 'all-in' hands on manager, getting actively involved as much as possible and focused on wringing every last inch of quality from his players. We seem to do well with this type of coaching, as Warnock and Bassett worked in similar ways- picking up unfashionable players from other clubs and encouraging them to raise their game.
There's no reason why, under Wilder, we shouldn't think the same of our signings. If Nathan Thomas, who was headed into the conference only a few months ago, gets a few starts and bangs in 5-10 goals/assists, suddenly becomes a 'quality championship player', worth a considerable amount more than what we paid for him.
This is not to say that other managerial styles don't also have merit. Kendall/Spackman strike me as two mangers with a more 'hands-off' style, who were successful with big name, talented players as they let them play their game and not micro-manage every facet of the team.
I think in Wilder, we have the exact right type of man and managerial style to give us confidence that the quality of our signings at their previous clubs is only the starting point for what we will see on the pitch come next season.
Some have questioned bringing in young, promising players from the lower leagues, but to me this is making the assumption that players are a fixed entity with regards to talent/ application/ end-product etc
I would say that whilst of course we can judge them on previous experience, that this is also a question of the type of manager in charge.
Wilder is a type of 'all-in' hands on manager, getting actively involved as much as possible and focused on wringing every last inch of quality from his players. We seem to do well with this type of coaching, as Warnock and Bassett worked in similar ways- picking up unfashionable players from other clubs and encouraging them to raise their game.
There's no reason why, under Wilder, we shouldn't think the same of our signings. If Nathan Thomas, who was headed into the conference only a few months ago, gets a few starts and bangs in 5-10 goals/assists, suddenly becomes a 'quality championship player', worth a considerable amount more than what we paid for him.
This is not to say that other managerial styles don't also have merit. Kendall/Spackman strike me as two mangers with a more 'hands-off' style, who were successful with big name, talented players as they let them play their game and not micro-manage every facet of the team.
I think in Wilder, we have the exact right type of man and managerial style to give us confidence that the quality of our signings at their previous clubs is only the starting point for what we will see on the pitch come next season.
