02-03-2021, 04:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-03-2021, 04:27 PM by Swagbaggie.)
People know my view of BFS. Most people in this thread seem to hold a similar view now but it is such a shame it came to this before it has been discussed.
Whilst there is a valid argument that Bilic had lost his way since the lockdown and was on very thin ice I still think his sacking was too early. I even understand the view on replacing him in the close season on the grounds we needed a direction change and new impetus.
I would have kept him on though.
By now he may have been gone anyway but he may not, and I venture to say we would be not one point worse off - probably more and the goal difference would not have been so awful either.
He certainly would have had a playing staff that were playing for him on the evidence of his last games and the chances of us retaining the good ones for another push in The Champs was much greater.
I think many of our best players will be gone next season.
Johnson will stay in the Prem with somebody, and Pereira will do likewise or move abroad.
Diangana I think will go too.
This is water under the bridge now but what is current is the egotistical Charlatan we have in charge now.
Some of the posts on here about this bloke over the last month or so are truly embarrassing IMO.
He was as wrong a choice as a club like ours could make and never an answer for any type of question let alone a plan..
This isn't the days of Bolton when dodgy dealings could get you some stars in.
We haven't got the money for a start.
What we needed was a manager who will buy for the future and develop our youth to give us any chance. In the mean time he needed to be capable of building a relationship with the current team not a self interested bigot.
This old journeyman nonsense is destined to failure and what the owners of our club were thinking is unfathomable.
An example is Diagne.
It is early days to see what he will be like. I expect a bit better than we have but not much. Tellingly we are his 13th club he has played for in 9 different countries! He is 29 so if we buy will have little or no sell on value. The ultimate journeyman and the epitome of a Fat Sam signing.
The biggest thing is the complete mess we are showing ourselves to be in.
I know what people say. They were protecting their investment. In fact they have made us about as unattractive as we could possibly get.
Dinosaur Manager.
Incompetent sporting director.
Old players still on contract.
Some of the better ones not ours and on loan.
The rest of the team shell shocked and confused, the best looking for a trap door out and the youth disillusioned and demoralised.
There are posts on here naming the side for next season and sure that Appleton IS the man AND he will come.
I don't know whether this is naivety or arrogance. It just isn't like that and supporting this club you would think they could learn from experience.
More than a five year plan we need some stability first and we need to get it sorted at the earliest point of the close season because I think we will be closer to a second relegation than an immediate promotion if we don't.
Whilst there is a valid argument that Bilic had lost his way since the lockdown and was on very thin ice I still think his sacking was too early. I even understand the view on replacing him in the close season on the grounds we needed a direction change and new impetus.
I would have kept him on though.
By now he may have been gone anyway but he may not, and I venture to say we would be not one point worse off - probably more and the goal difference would not have been so awful either.
He certainly would have had a playing staff that were playing for him on the evidence of his last games and the chances of us retaining the good ones for another push in The Champs was much greater.
I think many of our best players will be gone next season.
Johnson will stay in the Prem with somebody, and Pereira will do likewise or move abroad.
Diangana I think will go too.
This is water under the bridge now but what is current is the egotistical Charlatan we have in charge now.
Some of the posts on here about this bloke over the last month or so are truly embarrassing IMO.
He was as wrong a choice as a club like ours could make and never an answer for any type of question let alone a plan..
This isn't the days of Bolton when dodgy dealings could get you some stars in.
We haven't got the money for a start.
What we needed was a manager who will buy for the future and develop our youth to give us any chance. In the mean time he needed to be capable of building a relationship with the current team not a self interested bigot.
This old journeyman nonsense is destined to failure and what the owners of our club were thinking is unfathomable.
An example is Diagne.
It is early days to see what he will be like. I expect a bit better than we have but not much. Tellingly we are his 13th club he has played for in 9 different countries! He is 29 so if we buy will have little or no sell on value. The ultimate journeyman and the epitome of a Fat Sam signing.
The biggest thing is the complete mess we are showing ourselves to be in.
I know what people say. They were protecting their investment. In fact they have made us about as unattractive as we could possibly get.
Dinosaur Manager.
Incompetent sporting director.
Old players still on contract.
Some of the better ones not ours and on loan.
The rest of the team shell shocked and confused, the best looking for a trap door out and the youth disillusioned and demoralised.
There are posts on here naming the side for next season and sure that Appleton IS the man AND he will come.
I don't know whether this is naivety or arrogance. It just isn't like that and supporting this club you would think they could learn from experience.
More than a five year plan we need some stability first and we need to get it sorted at the earliest point of the close season because I think we will be closer to a second relegation than an immediate promotion if we don't.