Browns time must be up!

[Jay_SUFC]

Our League One status for a start. It took us long enough to get it back so I for one am not assuming it couldn't get any worse. It most certainly could!

I will never understand the whole AB thing. A fabulously consistent player for Southend over the years but in terms of future managerial material I think not.

When I first read your post, I thought it mine had double posted :hilarious:

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks we don't have anything to lose!!

 

[Smudger]

Yes, yes and yes.

So have I and it appears we have had completely different conversations and experiences.

He has exactly the same (possibly better) qualifications that Steve Tilson had when he took over in 2003.

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

Brown has done a great job ....but the wheels have come off now and he needs to go !

 

[kaymac]

What are AB's managerial credentials and what has he achieved in any managerial capacity to date?

 

[NZamba Legend]

What are AB's managerial credentials and what has he achieved in any managerial capacity to date?

Every winner was once a beginner

 

[Brett Angle]

So have I and it appears we have had completely different conversations and experiences.

He has exactly the same (possibly better) qualifications that Steve Tilson had when he took over in 2003.[/QUOTE



Not necessarily. It is how we interpret conversations and experiences that form opinion. Not sure how you would begin to qualify your subsequent statement however.

 

[Smudger]

What are AB's managerial credentials and what has he achieved in any managerial capacity to date?

Stupid questions but I guess you knew that.

He has won this league as a player and been promoted as a coach. It's a question of bringing back some passion and reclaiming the club. If you want another "big name" with zero affection for the club then I guess that's an alternative opinion.

 

[Smudger]

So have I and it appears we have had completely different conversations and experiences.

He has exactly the same (possibly better) qualifications that Steve Tilson had when he took over in 2003.[/QUOTE



Not necessarily. It is how we interpret conversations and experiences that form opinion. Not sure how you would begin to qualify your subsequent statement however.

Tilson had a similarly excellent playing career with us but very little coaching/management experience prior to taking over.

 

[Brett Angle]

Tilson had a similarly excellent playing career with us but very little coaching/management experience prior to taking over.

You could the same about a lot of former players. For me I'm looking for better credentials / personality traits than that.

AB is a Blues fan and a very personable chap and because of that I know a lot of fans who feel they have a very personal relationship with him. I think that just clouds people's judgement sometimes when it comes to looking at things objectively.

For instance I'm not hearing too many people saying give Maher a chance. Now arguably he is better placed than AB but I refer you to my previous point and rest my case.

 

[Medway Blue]

You could the same about a lot of former players. For me I'm looking for better credentials / personality traits than that.

AB is a Blues fan and a very personable chap and because of that I know a lot of fans who feel they have a very personal relationship with him. I think that just clouds people's judgement sometimes when it comes to looking at things objectively.

For instance I'm not hearing too many people saying give Maher a chance. Now arguably he is better placed than AB but I refer you to my previous point and rest my case.

Adam Barrett has all of the personality traits in the world to be a success.

 

[LCBB72]

You could the same about a lot of former players. For me I'm looking for better credentials / personality traits than that.

AB is a Blues fan and a very personable chap and because of that I know a lot of fans who feel they have a very personal relationship with him. I think that just clouds people's judgement sometimes when it comes to looking at things objectively.

For instance I'm not hearing too many people saying give Maher a chance. Now arguably he is better placed than AB but I refer you to my previous point and rest my case.

Perhaps you should ask Peter Taylor weather you should go back to your former club .

 

[Brett Angle]

Perhaps you should ask Peter Taylor weather you should go back to your former club .

Not sure what that has got to do with the price of bread?

 

[kentblues]

Nothing more likely to ensure PB stays than a review of the suggestions for replacements on here...

PB will be given the time to turn things round (not saying he should or shouldn't but he will). If this turnaround doesn't happen and we are around the bottom four then he may go earlier like Sturrock. Or at the end of the season if RM has lost faith. But like with all his other managers he will get the time and what we can really do at this point is stay behind the team.

FWIW I think we will end mid table and so the outcome will be subject to an end of season review and a decision by both parties coming out of that.

 

[LCBB72]

Not sure what that has got to do with the price of bread?

Or Alan Little .

 

[Napster]

Tilson had a similarly excellent playing career with us but very little coaching/management experience prior to taking over.

apart from running the academy at the club of course. :winking:

 

[MK Shrimper]

Ignore. Done to death.

 

[onceknownasrab]

Dick Bate, kicking his heels, and only 71. Got to be top of my list. Failing that Peter Morris is only 74. It would be good to have a manager older than the playing staff.

 

[C C Csiders]

Not sure what that has got to do with the price of bread?

Warburton was mentioned earlier?

 

[Smudger]

apart from running the academy at the club of course. :winking:

Tilson didn't have much more than Barrett has now in terms of experience with adults. He'd done some work at Canvey Island and a couple of years with the kids and yet he became our most successful manager of all time. Let's get the right person not another sandbag/prima donna/"big name" with a half decent to mediocre CV looking for a shop window......

I'd take Barrett/Maher/Powell ahead of the rest of the field.....

 

[MountainDrew]

Spoke to a few former blues pros and asked them all who they would like to see managing us and everyone said the same man.....

Adam Barrett


All spoke very highly about his motivation levels, his leadership ability and most of all the major difference he'd bring to us and thats strength conditioning, all said we would become the strongest fittest team in the league.

He's loved by all, has plenty of playing and non playing contacts, is relevant to us and football in general right now.

He'd lift the players and all the fans from day one!
Give Adam a chance, it's better to get someone like that who wants to do something with his future has loyalties to us like no other, is blue through and through, I'm sure that if we don't take him on soon someone else will do.

For me there's only one Adam Barrett