Echo News 'I'll watch Southend' - Harris reveals plans after leaving Millwall

[flangejackrabbit]

Neil's being very diplomatic as to why he's stepped down. So we may never know. I will ask him when I see him, but he will probably just smile and keep schtum. There was a little spat with a very small minority of supporters after a defeat, which surprised him after all he's done for Millwall. He was also called in for talks with the Chairman. Just being called in can make someone like Neil make his mind up. Only Neil knows, and he's not saying at the moment. Saying the time was right is very diplomatic. Anyway, he did a terrific job there, and has left them in a position that they can push on if they spend in the transfer window. A big IF that, as that's not their style.

Rumoured that he doesn't see eye to eye with the DOF that came in over the summer.

 

[duncan bulgaria]

Whatever else, if somebody is 'underachieving' playing one available sub while being on the fringes of the play-offs, then anyone less than Pep as next boss is a poor choice, lol!
KM's ideas brought us and continue to bring results.
Sure, there's room for improvement, frankly, a lot of improvement, but that has to be down to personnel.
Maher was forced to go shopping late, and didn't it show!
Bonne, Walker, Gubbins, KAF, Jeacock and Moncur are currently very average.
If they do OK one week, they rarely repeat the next.
Wind and Pepple may have something, and by that, consistently something, and perhaps the two new faces, Golding and Kendall might add a bit more?
However, I agree KM needs to shuffle the midfield a bit more.

If Maher was working wonders last year with what he had it begs the question as to why he has loaded up with very average players this year - I’d rather of only signed 2 or 3 players that are good at this level then 6 very average players

Buy average players , expect average performances and results …..You reap what you sow as they say

 

[blues exile]

Would you swap enterprising and entertaining football for a team that can grind out results and get us out of this god awful division ? They usually contradict each other.

Wrexham, Chesterfield, Notts County and Stockport all got out of this purgatory playing decent football.

 

[KAB]

Wrexham, Chesterfield, Notts County and Stockport all got out of this purgatory playing decent football.

Its been said so many times that we don't have kind of money that those clubs enjoyed. Context is so important when making comparisons.

 

[Strykr]

It might seem a superficially attractive idea that Harris becomes manager when the inevitable happens but the club needs to learn the lesson - never go back. It almost always ends badly whether ex player returning as manager, player coming back for second spell or manager getting second chance. We need someone who doesn't have a past connection and who has fresh ideas, motivational skills and a love of enterprising, entertaining football.

Just erase the tilson years from memory then?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

If Maher was working wonders last year with what he had it begs the question as to why he has loaded up with very average players this year - I’d rather of only signed 2 or 3 players that are good at this level then 6 very average players

Buy average players , expect average performances and results …..You reap what you sow as they say

That’s what we did this summer.

We only signed two players over the summer: Gubbins and Walker, both from the EFL.

Everyone was then crying out for more quality so we signed Moncur and Bonne - both former Championship players, both on big wages.

 

[bazzashrimper]

Does Harris not normally come and watch us between jobs, get a job, try to sign our best players?

 

[Harry Bullocks]

I guess it’s “news “, but not very supportive of KM and his team from the local rag

 

[blues exile]

Just erase the tilson years from memory then?

I did say 'it almost always ends badly', but even what starts out well,,,,,,

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Wrexham, Chesterfield, Notts County and Stockport all got out of this purgatory playing decent football.

Forgive me, but this is almost tautological.
I doubt you could kick the oppo to bits hoofing the ball down the middle expecting to win a league - even this one!
It might be added that the above had good budgets with a settled set-up having emerged from the doldrums of one sort or another.

 

[duncan bulgaria]

That’s what we did this summer.

We only signed two players over the summer: Gubbins and Walker, both from the EFL.

Everyone was then crying out for more quality so we signed Moncur and Bonne - both former Championship players, both on big wages.

Wind
Walker
KAF
Gubbins
Crowther
moncur
Bonne
jeacock
Waldron

Have all come in the past year and only Crowther is guaranteed a start and that’s due to Kensdale departing

Apart from the odd bit of magic from Moncur is his first few games I’d say these are average signings that are not pulling up any trees in the NL

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Wonder if he managed to get a Braintree ticket.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I know Neil's sister, we work at the same company. Might drop her a teams message tomorrow see if she knows what his plans are

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Would you swap enterprising and entertaining football for a team that can grind out results and get us out of this god awful division ? They usually contradict each other.

Yes. If it can be done this season or next.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Can you imagine, after two weeks it would be "why do we keep hoofing it to strikers who can't win it in the air"...

Presumably if Harris were to be appointed manager, he'd also be given the funds to buy a proper CF -sometning we've lacked since Harry Cardswell left in August.

 

[WestyReturns]

Its been said so many times that we don't have kind of money that those clubs enjoyed. Context is so important when making comparisons.

How about Orient then. Turned a poor NL team into Champions in 1 single season. Didn't break the bank either to do it. Done by good management and shrewd signings.

 

[stewart]

Wind
Walker
KAF
Gubbins
Crowther
moncur
Bonne
jeacock
Waldron

Have all come in the past year and only Crowther is guaranteed a start and that’s due to Kensdale departing

Apart from the odd bit of magic from Moncur is his first few games I’d say these are average signings that are not pulling up any trees in the NL

I think a few of them are decent signings, my thoughts are that the trouble lies in the formation we are playing ,i really dont think crab football suits the like of Bonne, Walker , Waldron ,Kaf who likes to run at defenses but our tactics dont allow that and even Moncur, as for Wind hes young and very promising and Gubbins seems a bit like Cardwell when he first came here ( inury prone )Crowther also young and improving ,Jeacock just a young loanee bought in when we needed a stand by keeper. So there you have it .Walker to my mind should be played out on the left,

 

[PrawNZ]

I know Neil's sister, we work at the same company. Might drop her a teams message tomorrow see if she knows what his plans are

Will's mum > Neil's sister

 

[blues exile]

Its been said so many times that we don't have kind of money that those clubs enjoyed. Context is so important when making comparisons.

It's not the money you spend it's the way of playing. Crab ball is Maher's style and will never change which is why we are where we are.