you own two clubs

[where's the joy]

On 23/06/2020 at 19:13, where's the joy said:

So you own two clubs, one rugby, one football.

In one you get relegated trying to run things on the cheap; so you hire the best coach you can find and give him full authority.

Suddenly your clubs in the running for the premiership title.

The other club you get relegated and then take a punt on a stroppy, opinionated manager. Who gives you the best season the club has ever had 

Next season he asks for a top striker, no other big money recruits, just a striker to give you 20 goals. Not even a full subs bench

You don't like him standing up to you, so you replace him with an unproven coach and watch mediocrity takes hold.

Not results, they are ok; but the brand of buccaneering football that Cotterill gave us has not been seen since.

Yes we had the Bobby Reid transformation and for a while some crafty attractive football to watch. But since then?

The club have backed the coach with more clubs in his golf bag than any pro golfer could ever use and the result is too many players, too much mediocrity and a coach who can't shape a team.

If you described his performances as a player they would match his performance as a manager.....not enough snap in the tackle, not enough defensive steel, not enough pace, not enough goals and in a division too high for his skill level.

Please Mr Chairman use the next few weeks wisely, appoint his successor (as we will achieve nothing in the run in), so that the Chris Hughton style replacement can bed in and build a team to get us, as he has before, to the promised land............. before you are too old to enjoy it.

thank you 

I never thought anyone would listen to this plea but letting LJ go now, with a little dignity still intact was the right thing to do.

Finding a proven manager to transform the club into serial winners like a Clough, Revie or Shankly is the next significant task,

Come on SL don't settle for mediocrity, find the best you can.......because you are worth it