Micky Reviews his situation

[djbaldken]

Just interviewed on RS.
Stated he would seriously have to think about what he should do next.
Sounded like he will walk.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Its not worked out.

It looks very unlikely that it ever will.

Personally I would want him to go now and PRAY that a new bloke could somehow extract something out of this piss poor squad that 4 other blokes havnt managed thus far.

Rue the day that we didn't go all out to get SOD.

Had a golden opportunity to change the entire culture of the club. What was it Birch said :-

"Trevor Birch just been on RS. Says he wants a manager with Championship experience, someone who can continue to improve the image of the club in terms of playing style.....and they're prepared to pay compo to get the right man....."

Adams ticks NONE of these boxes in terms of his recent experience.

There is reason he was a L2 manager.
There is a reason why Blackwell hasn't had a sniff of a job in eight months.

We consistently get the wrong people in on bonkers wages.

It HAS to stop. It simply has got to stop.

 

[sheffielder]

Just interviewed on RS.
Stated he would seriously have to think about what he should do next.
Sounded like he will walk.

People say we should give him a chance and heard RS saying earlier in the week that we should allow Micky to get his only players in. That means more players like Collins and Doyle. No thanks

 

[Deleted member 1486]

SOD would NOT have saved this club. Of course, I can't say that with all certainty but I base my opinion on the following:

1. No significant amount of money was given to improve the squad or bring in high(er) class loan players
2. We would have been stuck with roughly the same squad
3. SOD would probably have tried to play football the way Doncaster play, which would have been square pegs in round holes (Robson tried it with far better players)
4. The problem with this club goes far deeper than the manager. The board has sold the club (read: players) from under our noses for the past 3 or 4 seasons and left us with a shower of shit that aren't good enough for this division and can't glue together.

I say this as a person who, at the time, wanted SOD as manager. With the benefit of hindsight I think it would have been a disastrous career decision on his part.

 

[SoccerCynic]

I reckon MA now knows the status of the club he loves. Ever since, and including, the departure of NW we have been a club in decline. I said it then and I will say it again now it was a serious error not to retain Warnock....ah well. Since then there have been a succession of calamitous decisions. Failure to plan for the replacement of ageing players, selling our best young prospects for a short term gain and lack of ambition in failing to appoint the right men to key posts. Micky now knows he will not get backing from the board and, worse than that, our reputation as a club means that decent players dont want to come here. Its a disaster and nobody appears capable of taking it by the scruff of the neck.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Some great points but is it inconceivable to suggest that he would have more than 1 win in how many is it now, 15 ??

You might be right, and you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

Just reckon SOD would have managed 4th bottom with this squad and right now there isn't a Blade in the land who wouldn't take this.

All about "building" for the future.

You know where I stand on this one.

 

[lenners]

SOD would NOT have saved this club. Of course, I can't say that with all certainty but I base my opinion on the following:

1. No significant amount of money was given to improve the squad or bring in high(er) class loan players
2. We would have been stuck with roughly the same squad
3. SOD would probably have tried to play football the way Doncaster play, which would have been square pegs in round holes (Robson tried it with far better players)
4. The problem with this club goes far deeper than the manager. The board has sold the club (read: players) from under our noses for the past 3 or 4 seasons and left us with a shower of shit that aren't good enough for this division and can't glue together.

I say this as a person who, at the time, wanted SOD as manager. With the benefit of hindsight I think it would have been a disastrous career decision on his part.

That's like saying Sheffield United are pathologically unable to play decent football. I'm sure I have seen it once upon a time at the Lane.
And Adams has brought in around 7 players, not exactly unable to bring anyone in.
It's also likely that SOD would have found it easier to bring in Prem loans.

 

[SoccerCynic]

That's like saying Sheffield United are pathologically unable to play decent football. I'm sure I have seen it once upon a time at the Lane.
And Adams has brought in around 7 players, not exactly unable to bring anyone in.
It's also likely that SOD would have found it easier to bring in Prem loans.

Adams has brought in some players but how many times now and pre Adams have we had the rug pulled from under us by players going to seemingly lesser clubs then we sign someone less able. FFS we have had to go to an Aussie rookie to get a back up keeper

PS With the greatest respect to the keeper

 

[Lt. J Dangle]

I would think that Micky just has the mardies on after a bad day at work. I empthise with him. He's a fool if he walks away now.

He'll no doubt quit now I've posted that viewpoint.

 

[Deleted member 1486]

That's like saying Sheffield United are pathologically unable to play decent football

With they current board, they are "unable to play decent football" because any player who looks like he might be a half-decent footballer is sold for peanuts. Some may, correctly, state that this has always been the case with SUFC; but not to the extent that it has happened in the past 3/4 years!

 

[breeny]

I would think that Micky just has the mardies on after a bad day at work. I empthise with him. He's a fool if he walks away now.

He'll no doubt quit now I've posted that viewpoint.

I think upon reflection he may regret saying those words, I doubt he'll be going anywhere.

 

[lenners]

With they current board, they are "unable to play decent football" because any player who looks like he might be a half-decent footballer is sold for peanuts. Some may, correctly, state that this has always been the case with SUFC; but not to the extent that it has happened in the past 3/4 years!

Yes, but that's no excuse for not having a template throughout the club around playing football.
The kids can do it with relative ease and football is a bloody simple game at the end of the day.
Everything, absolutely everything, McCabe has done surrounding the first team, from managers to players, has been an absolute shambles.
The dangerous thing is that so many fans are simply beginning to shrug their shoulders at the club now.

 

[Yossarian]

Yes, but that's no excuse for not having a template throughout the club around playing football.
The kids can do it with relative ease and football is a bloody simple game at the end of the day.
Everything, absolutely everything, McCabe has done surrounding the first team, from managers to players, has been an absolute shambles.
The dangerous thing is that so many fans are simply beginning to shrug their shoulders at the club now.

I don't think it's dangerous per se, but it's certainly a shame. I mean, I no longer care what happens towards the end of this season. They can either stay up or go down, I've long since lost interest this term (bar last Tuesday night and most of Wednesday morning).
However, that doesn't change how I feel about the club, MY club, the club I've supported as a boy. I'm frustrated, but not exactly surprised... this is the direction we've been taking for a number of years, and it's not that far from the level they have been playing at since my first day on the Kop.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

The kids can do it with relative ease and football is a bloody simple game at the end of the day.

Against other kids maybe?

 

[lenners]

Against other kids maybe?

Er yes, and quite successfully.

 

[oaklandrdblade]

I was sure I heard Micky say something like 'That's a bit of an exaggeration' when Seth asked him if he meant he was going to resign. I read it as him having a long hard look at the way he is working and what he is asking them to do.

 

[sothall blade]

i dont think fergie,wenger,dalglish could get owt from this shower of shite we call a team,i dont blame all this on mickey after he has not signed all the donkeys,they dont seem to want to play for him,its a bit like liverpool when hodgson was there and they have quality world class players,they could,nt buy a win

 

[Wards]

I can't really defend him. 1 win in 15 is just plain poor. He's taken us from outside the drop zone to firmly inside it. Sure there are difficulties but he's brought in 7 players and I can't think of any other than Riise who actually look like decent players.

Doyle and Collins ffs. These are on permanent contracts!! God help us.

I really wouldn't be bothered if he left. Nice bloke but we're pissing in the wind at the minute.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

The decision to sign Collins, Bent and Doyle have not worked, and given these were to have been the spine of the new XI, this raises questions over what exactly he sees the team being as we go forward. The club should never have wasted wages by signing Wright to the end of the season while we were between permanent managers, and Adams should have focused on bringing in a proper keeper, a leader for the defence, some width, and perhaps 1 striker. Vokes, Riise and Lowry have looked reasonable, but the rest he has made errors. The major damage was done before he even walked through the door though...

 

[Deleted member 1486]

Has any club, in the history of the game, had 5 managers in a season and not been relegated?

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Er yes, and quite successfully.

Thanks for making my point len!

 

[Russ]

I don't think it's dangerous per se, but it's certainly a shame. I mean, I no longer care what happens towards the end of this season. They can either stay up or go down, I've long since lost interest this term (bar last Tuesday night and most of Wednesday morning).
However, that doesn't change how I feel about the club, MY club, the club I've supported as a boy. I'm frustrated, but not exactly surprised... this is the direction we've been taking for a number of years, and it's not that far from the level they have been playing at since my first day on the Kop.

I'm with you on all that mate

 

[SteelCity Blade]

I've stayed supportive of Micky since he was appointed and I do think he has inherited a total shower but there is no denying it - 1 in 15 is a dreadful record. He needs to have a long hard look at everything, including his own methods. We should have been able to make a much better fist of this than we have been. I still hope he can turn it around but anyone would be having some doubts by now.

 

[Jehovah]

Chris Morgan caretaker manager, balls to it all.

 

[Silent Blade]

Has any club, in the history of the game, had 5 managers in a season and not been relegated?

I think Atletico Madrid did under the chairmanship of Jesus Gil!

 

[bladeinspaceandtime]

I don't think Micky is completely to blame for the current situation, however he has signed some godawful players. You have to bear in mind that the likes of Collins and Doyle were the only players that would want to come (and the board weren't able to pay enough to entice anyone decent to come). The problem is if Micky buggers off who is going to do any better when they have to deal with McCabe and company?

 

[Compound_Legend]

[video=youtube;jXA58mVyv24]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXA58mVyv24[/video]

That's it... that's the answer.

Be more like Fagin.

"Money don't grow on trees you know...
You gotta pick a pocket or two..."

 

[grafikhaus]

Listening to Adams on RS yesterday was truly pathetic and I hope to God he has some pride and leaves. It's not about whether anybody else could do any better (including some peoples delusional thoughts about SOD), McCabe has ripped the guts out of our club and I can see next season ending in relegation again.

Yesterday was our last 'must win' game of this season, so what did Adams do? Change a winning team and make the imbecilic decision to drop Boggy for Hendo. (Some arse-licker working for RS challenged a caller who raised this point with 'Yes, but if he'd had scored it would have been a great decision.' Kinda sums it all up. He didn't. So it wasn't. Plank.)

Adams can't even hide behind the 'inherited a crap squad' excuse. Yes it was crap, and Adams has made it even worse. Doyle? Collins? (who probably led to Bartley leaving), Bent? He's lost players who we all know could have made the difference (under a manager who realised their strengths and played them correctly - Ward, Britten, Bartley, Reid (OK, he was probably down to that serially-incompetent McCabe, a fool and his money who were lucky enough to get together in the first place.)

I can't get remotely excited about the Youth team, because we all know that any player with a glimmer of ability will be given away.

As I knew after the Forest game, it was too little, too late. You simply cannot recover from a run of one win (and four draws, some due to highly-debatable penalties) in 17 games. 7 points out of 51. Good grief, any manager would have been sacked for that.

Expect a bloodbath against Leeds, both on and off the field.

I can see tomorrow's headlines already about Adams; 'I've slept on it/understandably down after Watford/spoke emotionally/decided to stay' blah, blah.

You're a third-rate manager, Adams. Prove you're not also a third-rate man and leave. Now.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Chris Morgan caretaker manager, balls to it all.

Why go for another total novice in Morgan?
I doubt his football philosophy will be what we need.

Now Pembo until the end of the season might be a shout, and I'm sure his achievements havent gone unoticed.
As for SoD nothing has changed since January that would help pursuade McCabe to back Birch. He would still cost too much.

 

[sheffielder]

I have reviewed Micky's situation overnight and still think he should fuck off. Yesterday was final straw