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Originally Posted by shakermaker

I suggest that the devotion of the players mentioned is not to the club but to the manager.

If that is true, and I cannot believe that it is, it's time for them to go. The club is bigger than any individual.

Originally Posted by shakermaker

There isn't one person out there who is a realistic target that would do the job better than our existing management.

How can anyone possibly know that? We might believe it to be true, but we cannot state it as a blanket assertion.

Originally Posted by shakermaker

Players retiring wanting to move into management? Non league managers wanting a break in the league? Sounds like scraping the barrel to me!

How so? Surely that's where managers come from. Almost all league managers. Some prove to be better than others, but that's a different issue altogether.

Originally Posted by shakermaker

Let's gain a little perspective here. Coley has not failed at all. On paper we have improved gradually.

It depends which part of the paper we look at. Goals scored, goal difference, average home attendance - have they improved?