New Manager ?

[AWetFlannel]

No, would have been nice if he’d not acted the cunt and engineered a move away though

Agreed, I didn't go out and buy a Ramsdale shirt. If we play against him next season, I'll boo along with the majority.

Surely as adults though we can say it was a good bit of business by the club before we call him what we want to call him.

 

[Half Bond Jls]

would you invite him to your house eh?

Koppo would be welcome at my house any time.

 

[Eppyblade]

He's got to be back otherwise it’s nuts that Wit would be sat by the pool acting hard on twitter.

Get a beer and put the phone down lad.

Unfortunately I don’t believe so, I think that’s exactly what they were up to. Too many margaritas

 

[GrunkyPeep]

Unfortunately I don’t believe so, I think that’s exactly what they were up to. Too many margaritas

Should be a sackable offence to allow your mates to be on their phone on holiday.

Should have stayed at home

 

[MTBlade]

Do we even need to spend?

We need a right back, a centre back, a winger and possibly another striker.

We can achieve what is required by modest outlay. The current situation doesn’t require a mass spend, it requires tweeking.

Dunne, Darling and a couple of choice loans and you’d be in a good spot. I’d say Mepham but he seems to have had his deal extended.

Thats up to the owners and there plans, to decide that.

It also depends if anyone leaves.

As things stand, i think yes we do if we want to go up.

We dont know how Blaster will come back, all the loan players have gone back and we werent good enough last year (as we didnt go up).

The league will be the same (if not stronger) this year, so yes, you mention some good players but i still think we will need more.

As to who they are, i dont know and nèither will AI on its own.

 

[Cheesebored]

would you invite him to your house eh?

Why wouldn't I? The lads got some issues, who hasn't? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt in that I hope your post was just naive in the extreme. If it wasn't you should be ashamed.

 

[Blade45]

would you invite him to your house eh?

So long as he made some pasta, why not?

 

[MTBlade]

Not sure how it works in football but I know my company wouldn't organise a meeting about my future without me being there.

Not that you know of (i mean that jokingly).

Managers and owners are always discussing about staff, if there are questions on performance.

If they then make a decision on a person, its then they talk with them.

Football on a professional level is different, because people feel the need to leak stories to the press.

Every club may have a meeting regarding the manager at the end of the season(review) its just ours has been leaked for some reason

 

[Greenwich Blade]

Number 6

Patrick McGoohan?

 

[chesblade]

As soon as I saw the Pre-season friendlies thread had been frozen I knew something was about to happen.

A new manager may not wish to play York, Chessie, Burton and the Millers.

Where was it frozen, it was announced from club other day

 

[Andy67]

You clearly don’t understand what an AI signing is.

These players are going to appear to be crap at first glance. So they will be relatively cheap to buy and we can pay low wages. However a fancy computer has studied the data and decided that theres a reasonable probability that they can make the grade in England.

Think of it like receiving intelligence that some of jackpot lottery tickets have been sent to a particular newsagent.

So go in that newsagent and buy £50 of lottery tickets, More than likely you will lose your £50 but you’ve increased your chances of hitting the jackpot.

These AI players are a calculated risk that more likely to fail but didn’t cost much and there’s a realistic chance they might become assets in 2 or 3 years.

Or they become a bloated squad whereas we should bring our academy kids in

 

[GrunkyPeep]

Not that you know of (i mean that jokingly).

Managers and owners are always discussing about staff, if there are questions on performance.

If they then make a decision on a person, its then they talk with them.

Football on a professional level is different, because people feel the need to leak stories to the press.

Every club may have a meeting regarding the manager at the end of the season(review) its just ours has been leaked for some reason

You've articulated it a lot better than i did.

So it depends on where Wilder is, if he's on holiday its probably just a performance meeting and nothing will happen until he's back.

Rather telling that it got leaked though.

 

[MTBlade]

You've articulated it a lot better than i did.

So it depends on where Wilder is, if he's on holiday its probably just a performance meeting and nothing will happen until he's back.

Rather telling that it got leaked though.

Agree, theres normally no smoke without a fire.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Personally I think it's time for a change. However the issue with any new manager coming in is the impatient nature of football fans. They'll be under pressure to deliver from the outset, which is pretty hard to do, particularly if a new style/ethos/culture is being implemented

There will be pressure from certain elements of the fans but not necessarily from the owners, which is more important. If the fans can see what we are trying to achieve I think they will get behind it. There will always be the dinosaurs who won’t get behind anyone who isn’t Wilder, but they don’t really matter.

 

[Weasel]

Patrick McGoohan?

Grew up in and worked in Sheffield, despite being born in New York and having Irish parents. Obviously moved onto acting after doing the Sheffield theatre rounds.

He was probably a Blade, i suppose.

 

[Lane Ender]

Want a small bet ? For charity

He’s going for sure

 

[10p]

Is Frank Lampard on holiday at the moment?
He might be the sort of manager to appeal to our new owners.
Plus - he’s done a good job at Coventry.

 

[blade too long]

I want Xisco Munez to come and take us up as champions .. that'll learn dem pigs

 

[Dronfield Blade]

Heard Wilder is gone and Rubén Sellés is the target. Bonkers.

Hopefully a load of bollocks.

Expanding on this, word from people close to Wilder and Knill has been getting around, and it seems the rumours haven’t come from nowhere. That said, the board doesn’t come out of this looking great either. The silence and lack of clarity just add fuel to the fire.

We could’ve come away from the playoff final with some dignity, used it as a foundation, built on the positives, and got stuck into preseason properly. Instead, we’re left with more drama and uncertainty.

If the board knew they were making a change, or even considering it, they should’ve done it the moment they put out that vague statement. Dragging it out like this just makes the whole thing feel amateur.

It’s draining. This club finds new ways to shoot itself in the foot.

 

[Dkc]

I think it’s fairly common for rumours of a managers position being under threat to come out before the sacking.

I think the question is who has leaked it, I doubt it’s from the owners, why would they? so it’s someone internal possibly close to Wilder.

If rumours are right no decision has been made the board will meet to make that decision, why would anything be announced untill the outcome has been decided

For Wilder to have leaked it, he'd have to have known that the board were considering sacking him. Giving him that knowledge is in itself unprofessional.

He's on a signed contract. If he thinks that contract is about to be breached it's natural that he will mention it to eg his wife, agent and bank manager for purely practical reasons.

If they were going to sack Wilder they should have just done it - not let him know they were considering binning him (if that is the case).

 

[Railway Blade]

There will be pressure from certain elements of the fans but not necessarily from the owners, which is more important. If the fans can see what we are trying to achieve I think they will get behind it. There will always be the dinosaurs who won’t get behind anyone who isn’t Wilder, but they don’t really matter.

What are you (and whoever the rest of the we are) trying to achieve ? If you speak for the board some clarity might be helpful to stop all this infighting. It's giving me a headache

 

[Barmyblade]

Each to their own but I think it’s more professional to allow for emotions to die down, allow all interested parties to prepare and make their case, explore the alternatives, compare the likely risks of the various options, and then have a reasoned debate, before reaching an objective and logical decision - especially if the time that process takes doesn’t prejudice our preparations for next season.

And if they have decided on a change of direction, they may now be negotiating deals with both Wilder and the new coach, which again needs to be handled properly and fairly, before agreeing press releases.

Compare that to the knee jerk panicky decisions to sack Blackwell after 2 games and Wilson just before the playoffs. Our fans demand immediate action and constant updates but that’s not how company executives/boards are meant to function.

 

[Silky Sabella]

Apologies if this has already been mentioned amongst the vast amount of posts on this thread, but if Wilder stays on, surely the working relationship between the manager and board will be strained and tense, beneficial to nobody?

 

[robbiez666]

For Wilder to have leaked it, he'd have to have known that the board were considering sacking him. Giving him that knowledge is in itself unprofessional.

He's on a signed contract. If he thinks that contract is about to be breached it's natural that he will mention it to eg his wife, agent and bank manager for purely practical reasons.

If they were going to sack Wilder they should have just done it - not let him know they were considering binning him (if that is the case).

I suspect if he had a bad meeting with the owners he'd probably suspect he's going to get sacked?

 

[Eppyblade]

For Wilder to have leaked it, he'd have to have known that the board were considering sacking him. Giving him that knowledge is in itself unprofessional.

He's on a signed contract. If he thinks that contract is about to be breached it's natural that he will mention it to eg his wife, agent and bank manager for purely practical reasons.

If they were going to sack Wilder they should have just done it - not let him know they were considering binning him (if that is the case).

I didn't mean wilder himself, possibly someone internal who is close to Wilder, they could have intimated that a performance review is being undertaken, I don’t know. I think it was fairly obvious from the statement they made after the final that they were non committal, not mentioning him by name.

If these conversations are being had then it’s likely that other managers have been contacted or interviewed, this also allows for leaks particularly if Rohl has been interviewed as rumoured.

They certainly won’t have told him he is to be sacked and I don’t think you go around making off the cuff sackings. I like to think they were undertaking a process which is still ongoing. Take some time to reflect on the playoff loss, if concerns remain then investigate who is available that would improve on Wilder and work with the new philosophy, contact those people to see if they are interested, interview them and then if you have a potential solution discuss it and agree as a board.

Sacking a manager after the emotions of the playoff final with no plan or replacement would have been the worst thing to do

 

[Eppyblade]

Each to their own but I think it’s more professional to allow for emotions to die down, allow all interested parties to prepare and make their case, explore the alternatives, compare the likely risks of the various options, and then have a reasoned debate, before reaching an objective and logical decision - especially if the time that process takes doesn’t prejudice our preparations for next season.

And if they have decided on a change of direction, they may now be negotiating deals with both Wilder and the new coach, which again needs to be handled properly and fairly, before agreeing press releases.

Compare that to the knee jerk panicky decisions to sack Blackwell after 2 games and Wilson just before the playoffs. Our fans demand immediate action and constant updates but that’s not how company executives/boards are meant to function.

you got there first, exactly the right approach

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Is Frank Lampard on holiday at the moment?
He might be the sort of manager to appeal to our new owners.
Plus - he’s done a good job at Coventry.

I wouldn't be against Frank. He's a better manager than people give him credit for and does it quietly without attracting attention on himself. It's not his fault that the media relabel his teams. He's better than Rooney and Gerrard. My only concern is that fans of teams he's managed often complain of a lack of plan B when things go awry in matches. We've had enough of that with Hecky and Wilder.

 

[Nick Jansky]

What are you (and whoever the rest of the we are) trying to achieve ? If you speak for the board some clarity might be helpful to stop all this infighting. It's giving me a headache

I certainly don’t speak for the board. By “we” I mean the club.

 

[Nick Jansky]

For Wilder to have leaked it, he'd have to have known that the board were considering sacking him. Giving him that knowledge is in itself unprofessional.

He's on a signed contract. If he thinks that contract is about to be breached it's natural that he will mention it to eg his wife, agent and bank manager for purely practical reasons.

If they were going to sack Wilder they should have just done it - not let him know they were considering binning him (if that is the case).

Maybe they have set out various changes to the way in which the club is going to operate in future that he needs to agree to if he wants to stay and he hasn’t liked it?

But, as with your post, that’s just supposition and equally worthless.

 

[Champagneblade]

Expanding on this, word from people close to Wilder and Knill has been getting around, and it seems the rumours haven’t come from nowhere. That said, the board doesn’t come out of this looking great either. The silence and lack of clarity just add fuel to the fire.

We could’ve come away from the playoff final with some dignity, used it as a foundation, built on the positives, and got stuck into preseason properly. Instead, we’re left with more drama and uncertainty.

If the board knew they were making a change, or even considering it, they should’ve done it the moment they put out that vague statement. Dragging it out like this just makes the whole thing feel amateur.

It’s draining. This club finds new ways to shoot itself in the foot.

In defence of the Board, they have been pretty silent throughout.

They have not courted attention at any point so perhaps expecting them to be outwardly chatty unless there is an actual decision is simply not in line with their style.