Thanks Kev - but is a new manager needed?

[Mr Browns Ghost]

I spoke with a very good non league writer and blogger this afternoon and he made a good point that Kev perhaps has a lot in the bank to keep him where he is currently, but many others in his situation wouldn't have that same luxury.

Is there anyone you haven’t spoken to today ?

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

I’m just replying to a poster who claimed the recruitment was poor but we had a decent team, his words not mine.

Surely, if you have a decent team the recruitment just have been decent? Unless the whole team came through the youth teams etc.

I’m wondering if you know as much about football as you make out ?

 

[JB Shrimper]

Looking at the current score of the vote reminds me of the classic song "People are Strange"

 

[Tommy2holes]

Well they have done brilliantly. Not sure the playing side was the absolute priority because we all said we would be patient? Clearly a lie. Regrettably.

Patience yes.

I'm not sure how many fan bases could endure what we have and still come in numbers.

I honestly didn't expect us to be in the autos but last year we missed out on the play offs with a squad of about 13 or 14 players and would have made the play offs but for a 10 point deduction.

We now have a squad that is much bigger and does not show half the fight of last year's team.

If we don't get promoted then so be it but I expect the team to be competitive and enjoyable to watch.

We aren't competitive or enjoyable to watch and the team on the pitch is producing the worst displays since we entered this league. That simply isn't on and it's insulting the fans who are supporting the club on a level above everyone in this league.

 

[bluethroughandthrough]

Yes. Time to go.

Every game same approach but different players.

Manager trains the players, picks the players for game time, chooses the players to add to the team (note the best is not always available in real jobs too), sets the general play strategy, mentality and the team setup on game day, motivates the players and the team.

That's their job in football - like most of us have/had jobs with the items above their responsibility. They are accountable for what I assume a winning team, perhaps to provide entertainment and get fans to follow their cult, pay monies so the business can survive/thrive. The worse the results, the lower the revenue the worse the business operates.

These varied job responsibilities dictate the outcome. Football management is often short lived as the results are more public and fan based revenues closely linked to performance.of the team - win, entertain.

Other lines of work have similar scenarios. Work in sales the outcome is similar - don't perform you're out and this is regardless of what's been done in the past. Run a business you're given time but it's your job to do the best you can with the resources at hand. Fail and the business is no more or you're removed. In football the cult elements can have a stronger influence - ie the past memories and contributions.

Therefore, based on the above his performance in his responsibilities to meet his accountabilities are poor and on a downward trajectory. It's a harsh reality of being employed to do something where outcomes and results are more apparent, transparent and important.

Why invest more into a manager not showing the foundational ability to get a team consistently playing well and scoring goals for example? There's the argument that better players will change the team but are they in our reach? Will they really make a difference if the foundations arent working?

In finding the right players for team, choosing the right players for each game, setting up the foundations, strategy, team mentality, in game management the results this season speaks for themself. 3 points above the relegation zone, clear goal scoring opportunities created and shots taken/on target comparatively low, goals scored (and conceded) stats moving in the wrong direction, total fan attendance dropping, fan disapproval increasing - all these metrics showing negative trends suggest he's not performing. Simple data assessment.

His style when the odds were against us put credits in the bank. We over performed with the assets we had. The backs against the wall mentality really helped the team over perform. However we are not in that scenario. That motivation is no longer an option. This is about setting up a team to perform and win with more variables at hand to find the right formula of success. He's failing in this.

A few weeks ago he said he knew what to do to shift the momentum. Another loss this week. There has to be a line/target/performance review outcome where enough is enough because we are a business - we rely on fans to pay money ( who are doing so to be entertained).

A great guy with some historical connection and some success in keeping the club on an eve keel is socially favourable. But it's not how business is done and he should be managed and judged in the same way with performance metrics.

That's why unemotionally I'm voting a yes.

I'm not being entertained. We aren't doing well and it's craley obvious where the issues on the pitch sit.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

My biggest issue is, we have played 18 league games and out of those how many have we actually played well in - 2 maybe 3.

This is nowhere near good enough and though this maybe isn't a top 2 squad, it is certainly a playoff one.

That's why I have concerns of whether Maher can turn this around. Leaving out Coker and Morton today was totally inexcusable.

 

[* ORM *]

You only seem to come on here to slag other posters off. I see you.

Really? I was simply pointing out the contradictions in Sherifs post. As for the rest of my posts in my time on the Zone you can accuse me of many things but slagging off posters is not one of them, which is not to say that doesn’t happen.

Not only did I not slag Sherif off I actually posted an opinion on the subject matter.