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Jeg Red · 16-02-2013, 10:57

Have said in previous posts that whilst Leam is a great bloke and does talk sense in interviews, I don't think he has what it takes to be a football league manager at this stage of his career. It is laudable and right to give people opportunities, however it was the cheap option for the board and if things continue, it will cost our club dearly. It is clearly not working.

I've gone through the remaining fixtures and if things continue, I can only see us getting 12 more points. The last time 44 points was good enough to keep a team up in this league was 2009 and looking at the points spread this season, I don't think 44 will be enough.

From my perspective, it's quite simple and a change is needed. Either our luck needs to change quickly or we need a change in the team's manager. You make your own luck in this game, and without a catalyst of some sort, it will continue. Rather than look on and hope, which is never a good strategy with the board continuing to act like Nero carrying on playing the fiddle whilst Rome burned, I'd urge the board to show some leadership and act now, however difficult that decision is. There's nothing wrong in admitting to a mistake, there's everything wrong in not doing something to address it.

If we were to be relegated, I think the club would suffer untold damage - there's the funding side through the football league, gate revenue, ability to attract players etc. - it would all go overnight and the conference is a tough thought league. We need to fight hard to keep our league status as we fought hard to get this far. The board know the financial side of it better than I do.

16-02-2013, 10:57	#23
Jeg Red Full Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 156 Liked: 147 times Rep Power: 1334	Re: Exeter Match Thread Have said in previous posts that whilst Leam is a great bloke and does talk sense in interviews, I don't think he has what it takes to be a football league manager at this stage of his career. It is laudable and right to give people opportunities, however it was the cheap option for the board and if things continue, it will cost our club dearly. It is clearly not working. I've gone through the remaining fixtures and if things continue, I can only see us getting 12 more points. The last time 44 points was good enough to keep a team up in this league was 2009 and looking at the points spread this season, I don't think 44 will be enough. From my perspective, it's quite simple and a change is needed. Either our luck needs to change quickly or we need a change in the team's manager. You make your own luck in this game, and without a catalyst of some sort, it will continue. Rather than look on and hope, which is never a good strategy with the board continuing to act like Nero carrying on playing the fiddle whilst Rome burned, I'd urge the board to show some leadership and act now, however difficult that decision is. There's nothing wrong in admitting to a mistake, there's everything wrong in not doing something to address it. If we were to be relegated, I think the club would suffer untold damage - there's the funding side through the football league, gate revenue, ability to attract players etc. - it would all go overnight and the conference is a tough thought league. We need to fight hard to keep our league status as we fought hard to get this far. The board know the financial side of it better than I do.