[Revived Red]

Originally Posted by Redash

I agree with many on here, that, John Coleman has taken us as far as he can. I do not agree, however, that he should be replaced. John Coleman has taken us to exactly where we need to be. We need Coleman to stay and keep us here, until the Club can catch up to the team. The ground still needs work and improvements, the backroom staff from chairman to janitor need to learn a professional attitude, we need more people through the gates.

All these things will take time, time we have as long as Coleman is left in charge of the team. Coleman, himself, will learn tactics, media handling and team selections, the players will learn a bit too, improvisation would be great sometimes.

I am not knocking anybody who calls for his head or criticises him for his mistakes, indeed I have done it myself. Hopefully he can take onboard the criticism and learn from it.

I agree with 99% of this. I think that the words "professional attitude" sum up the problem which afflicts the club at the moment. I am worried, though, by the length of time all this is taking. It should have been a steep learning curve when we returned to the Football League but it is taking far too long. The player registration fiasco seemed to typify it, and many other examples have been raised in various threads. And all the time, attendances remain a worry, as does the disillusionment felt by some fans.

Maybe the manager will learn tactics, media handling and team selection. How long will all this take? Macca is spot on in what he says.