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Sulton111
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| thad wrote: | | Sulton111 wrote: | | While he was straddled with players on big money contracts and had little of a budget left he knew this before taking on the job...., |
On that point... I have been informed by a highly credible source... that one of the short-listed candidates terminated the interview process very abruptly when they were told the budget and the salary....
..don't kid yourselves - pay attention RR&R - that there was a wide-open field of potential managers prepared to take the job on in the first place..! |
that's interesting maybe we are not loaded with cash like a few of us - myself included thought we might be
Thad - i wouldn't expct you to name the manager should you know but were they a high profile candidate? |
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thad
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:22 pm Post subject:
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| Sulton111 wrote: | | thad wrote: | | Sulton111 wrote: | | While he was straddled with players on big money contracts and had little of a budget left he knew this before taking on the job...., |
On that point... I have been informed by a highly credible source... that one of the short-listed candidates terminated the interview process very abruptly when they were told the budget and the salary....
..don't kid yourselves - pay attention RR&R - that there was a wide-open field of potential managers prepared to take the job on in the first place..! |
that's interesting maybe we are not loaded with cash like a few of us - myself included thought we might be.. |
That was during the last close season when the squeeze was being put on, it was important that whoever came in knew the financial reality. At least one candidate thought it was mission impossible.... which needs to be considered when assessing the job MY has done.
| Sulton111 wrote: | | Thad - i wouldn't expct you to name the manager should you know but were they a high profile candidate? |
Nothing is decided, they are still in discussions.... but my assessment of the guy they are talking to is... "highly respected" rather than "high profile". |
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Sulton111
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:25 pm Post subject:
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| thad wrote: | | Sulton111 wrote: | | thad wrote: | | Sulton111 wrote: | | While he was straddled with players on big money contracts and had little of a budget left he knew this before taking on the job...., |
On that point... I have been informed by a highly credible source... that one of the short-listed candidates terminated the interview process very abruptly when they were told the budget and the salary....
..don't kid yourselves - pay attention RR&R - that there was a wide-open field of potential managers prepared to take the job on in the first place..! |
that's interesting maybe we are not loaded with cash like a few of us - myself included thought we might be.. |
That was during the last close season when the squeeze was being put on, it was important that whoever came in knew the financial reality. At least one candidate thought it was mission impossible.... which needs to be considered when assessing the job MY has done.
| Sulton111 wrote: | | Thad - i wouldn't expct you to name the manager should you know but were they a high profile candidate? |
Nothing is decided, they are still in discussions.... but my assessment of the guy they are talking to is... "highly respected" rather than "high profile". |
cheers Thad it could get quite interesting for us over the summer |
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thad
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:57 pm Post subject:
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| Sulton111 wrote: | | thad wrote: | | Sulton111 wrote: | | Thad - i wouldn't expct you to name the manager should you know but were they a high profile candidate? |
Nothing is decided, they are still in discussions.... but my assessment of the guy they are talking to is... "highly respected" rather than "high profile". |
cheers Thad it could get quite interesting for us over the summer |
Just to clarify further, nothing is a done deal, the role they may have might be more of a D-o-F position which would still potentially leave the coaching positions open. I believe they have a young Turkish fella lined up in their sights possibly to look after the youth setup.
Dunno if any of our new board are paying attention... but if I can be indulged to put in a couple of backroom recommendations:
John Yems did a fantastic job for us in difficult circumstances and left with a feeling of unfinished business... he has done an amazing job in recruiting players for Bournemouth to take them from the depths of League 1 to the top flight and he MUST be worth an approach.
Also Mark Beard did a great job with the youth here and has continued to do so... have a look at what he has achieved in the backwater of Loxwood and his contribution to the Sussex county U18 team making a national final and you will spot a talented man with a lot to offer. |
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allanp
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I am open minded about Mark Yates but if Crawley continue to play for the remainder of the season the way we did against Hartlepool then he will have to go.
Now we have a stronger squad I hope we see what they are capable of. |
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thad
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:42 pm Post subject:
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| allanp wrote: | I am open minded about Mark Yates but if Crawley continue to play for the remainder of the season the way we did against Hartlepool then he will have to go.
Now we have a stronger squad I hope we see what they are capable of. |
That seems to reasonably encapsulate it for those who have taken the opportunity to present a viewpoint - it is interesting that others haven't bothered to make a credible case for his removal and significantly no-one has made an argument that it is any sort of immediate imperative.
We seem to agree that Yates has won the points in difficult circumstances.... but has yet to convince fans that his teams can consistently play the sort of football that will retain and increase attendances... he now has that opportunity in the remaining games ...and for him to take it will require a change of mindset by all parties. Maybe we will all need to be a bit more patient, with less emphasis in our judgement on league position and more on style and attacking intent...? |
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Red, Red & Red
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:03 am Post subject:
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| allanp wrote: | I am open minded about Mark Yates but if Crawley continue to play for the remainder of the season the way we did against Hartlepool then he will have to go.
Now we have a stronger squad I hope we see what they are capable of. |
Hartlepool was typical of yates defensive tactics! He needs to be sacked |
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thad
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:37 am Post subject:
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| Red, Red & Red wrote: | | allanp wrote: | I am open minded about Mark Yates but if Crawley continue to play for the remainder of the season the way we did against Hartlepool then he will have to go.
Now we have a stronger squad I hope we see what they are capable of. |
Hartlepool was typical of yates defensive tactics! He needs to be sacked |
Is that the best you've got... a case made simply on one poor game against Hartlepool...? and Newport & Luton were simply aberrations I suppose... as were the 7 points we got from those three matches.
Read the thread... we all actually agree with you that there have been some dire games to watch.. we all agree with you that we'd like to see more positive attacking play...
...we don't seem to agree with you that it amounts to a reasonable compelling argument for sacking him with ten games to go... but it does clearly demonstrate that you do not appear to have the skills to formulate and articulate that particular dialogue. |
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Red, Red & Red
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:20 am Post subject:
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| thad wrote: | | Red, Red & Red wrote: | | allanp wrote: | I am open minded about Mark Yates but if Crawley continue to play for the remainder of the season the way we did against Hartlepool then he will have to go.
Now we have a stronger squad I hope we see what they are capable of. |
Hartlepool was typical of yates defensive tactics! He needs to be sacked |
Is that the best you've got... a case made simply on one poor game against Hartlepool...? and Newport & Luton were simply aberrations I suppose... as were the 7 points we got from those three matches.
Read the thread... we all actually agree with you that there have been some dire games to watch.. we all agree with you that we'd like to see more positive attacking play...
...we don't seem to agree with you that it amounts to a reasonable compelling argument for sacking him with ten games to go... but it does clearly demonstrate that you do not appear to have the skills to formulate and articulate that particular dialogue. |
fans deserve better than a clown that can just keep the club up; fans are already voting with their feet attendances dropping im far from alone wanting yates sacked. No. Games to go irrelevant. |
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jules59
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:11 am Post subject:
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I would like to see Mark Yates given the opportunity to work with a decent budget ,give him the chance to bring in better players and then judge him.
Not sure if any manager could have done much better with the lack of funds .
in fact I'm sure a number of managers would have taken us down. |
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Armchairfan
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| jules59 wrote: | I would like to see Mark Yates given the opportunity to work with a decent budget ,give him the chance to bring in better players and then judge him.
Not sure if any manager could have done much better with the lack of funds .
in fact I'm sure a number of managers would have taken us down. |
Thanks for writing that for me jules59.
Word for word. |
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Simon
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:06 am Post subject:
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| thad wrote: | | On that point... I have been informed by a highly credible source... that one of the short-listed candidates terminated the interview process very abruptly when they were told the budget and the salary.... |
I thought that was well known? Michael Dunford told everyone this at the fans forum about 6 months ago.
It wasn't just the budget, it was the amount of budget left to be spent after existing contracts were factored in (I believe it was less than 20%). And the salary was impacted by the fact that we already had a manager on the payroll (John Gregory had a contract for this season). |
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bridgesboy79
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:27 am Post subject:
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| This might be an "old school" view but I think someone on a 2 year contract deserves to be judged after 2 years. I would have only sacked him had we been close to relegation. I think that Gregory/Groves would have got us relegated again had they stayed. |
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thad
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:28 am Post subject:
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| Simon wrote: | | I thought that was well known? Michael Dunford told everyone this at the fans forum about 6 months ago. |
Unfortunately, circumstances at the time prevented me from attending the fans forum  |
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Red Army
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:39 am Post subject:
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Yates is a pragmatist who is achieving minor miracles with tbe budget and players available. He has brought in very astute loan signings all season and seems to have imparted a decent attitude in the squad in spite of limited resources.
If we tried to play like Barcelona every game with the squad at our disposal in this league we would get torn apart every game and be going back down to the Conference - fact. |
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