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BedsRed · 10-12-2007, 11:47

Well, what a strange weekend. At 2pm on Saturday, I was p----d off as my game had just been called off and we were a little more than an hour away from Milton Keynes. At 4.45pm on Saturday, I was delighted I'd missed the game, and as the weekend wore on, I got angrier and angrier about the result.

However, this website restored my sense of perspective:

Unibond Football League Official Site

When you look at some of the teams in there, such as Radcliffe and Bamber Bridge and remember being outplayed by both under previous management, you realise just what has been achieved by the present management. Perhaps we should make a point of looking at these tables after a defeat.

Yes, we need investment (and if Eric needs to go to get this, then I hope he is sensible enough to do so when the right offer comes in). Yes, we have underachieved in recent weeks, but overall, given where we have come from, the size of the club, the size of the town, the gates, etc. in all honesty, a lot of us would take third from bottom at the end of the season.

There may be an arguement that perhaps JC and JB have been here for too long, but that is the kind of debate that ought to take place at the end of the season, when there is no need to panic and everyone at the club can take stock (and if a change is needed, the new man can bring his own players in).

Little will be achieved by changing managers when we can't sign players due to the transfer window, or shift the players we would presumably need to get off the wage bill before we can sign any new players.

Anyone who thinks we would get a top manager on the playing budget, etc we have here is deluded. I have seen a few people suggest that a "name" as player manager would be a step in the right direction. The problem is, that these days, the "names" already have enough money, so have no desire to put themselves through the stresses and strains of club management. Credit to Ince and Wise (tiresome little gets that they are) for bucking that trend. Paul Cook was a great player (and a good servant to ASFC in his time here) but hasn't exactly shown an aptitude for management. God help us, with our look we'd probably end up with Graham Branch

!

Think I've gone on more than enough, but I just felt it needed saying.

At the risk of sounding like a certain Scouse ex-schoolteacher, keep the faith.

10-12-2007, 11:47	#36
BedsRed Full Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 107 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 51	Re: Surely Coleman must go Well, what a strange weekend. At 2pm on Saturday, I was p----d off as my game had just been called off and we were a little more than an hour away from Milton Keynes. At 4.45pm on Saturday, I was delighted I'd missed the game, and as the weekend wore on, I got angrier and angrier about the result. However, this website restored my sense of perspective: Unibond Football League Official Site When you look at some of the teams in there, such as Radcliffe and Bamber Bridge and remember being outplayed by both under previous management, you realise just what has been achieved by the present management. Perhaps we should make a point of looking at these tables after a defeat. Yes, we need investment (and if Eric needs to go to get this, then I hope he is sensible enough to do so when the right offer comes in). Yes, we have underachieved in recent weeks, but overall, given where we have come from, the size of the club, the size of the town, the gates, etc. in all honesty, a lot of us would take third from bottom at the end of the season. There may be an arguement that perhaps JC and JB have been here for too long, but that is the kind of debate that ought to take place at the end of the season, when there is no need to panic and everyone at the club can take stock (and if a change is needed, the new man can bring his own players in). Little will be achieved by changing managers when we can't sign players due to the transfer window, or shift the players we would presumably need to get off the wage bill before we can sign any new players. Anyone who thinks we would get a top manager on the playing budget, etc we have here is deluded. I have seen a few people suggest that a "name" as player manager would be a step in the right direction. The problem is, that these days, the "names" already have enough money, so have no desire to put themselves through the stresses and strains of club management. Credit to Ince and Wise (tiresome little gets that they are) for bucking that trend. Paul Cook was a great player (and a good servant to ASFC in his time here) but hasn't exactly shown an aptitude for management. God help us, with our look we'd probably end up with Graham Branch! Think I've gone on more than enough, but I just felt it needed saying. At the risk of sounding like a certain Scouse ex-schoolteacher, keep the faith.