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The decent player/bad manager thing doesn't work for me in this argument. We're not talking about game plans, tactics, formations, motivational skills etc. An experienced Championship player should be able to recognise whether a fellow pro is up to the job. Like I said, Morison was playing and training in the Championship 3 years ago. And after playing at so many different levels, I find it hard to believe he can't tell the difference between good enough and not good enough for the Championship.
That's not what you said. Not at all. Not even close. You said: "We've got a manager who played over 200 games in the Championship the last of which was just over 3 years ago. He's also played over 300 games in League 1 and below. Do you really think he can't tell who's up to this level and who's not?
"An experienced Championship player should be able to recognise whether a fellow pro is up to the job. Like I said, Morison was playing and training in the Championship 3 years ago. And after playing at so many different levels, I find it hard to believe he can't tell the difference between good enough and not good enough for the Championship."
So, do you reckon all of Morison's signings will prove to be good enough for the Championship or not?
Harry Redknapp nearly sold Gareth Bale to Birmingham for 2m quid. We've signed some right rubbish in the past by hugely experienced managers. A 50% hit rate on transfers is seen as good, we needed this transfer window to have a 75% hit rate due to the turnover. I'd suggest we are nowhere near that.
I have only watch a couple of games this season but judging from Saturday's game, what the players lacked was intensity. I don't like Warnock very much but he undeniably good at putting a rocket up the players behinds and getting the desired response.
Morison comes across as a bit "don't suffer fools gladly" which reminds me a bit of a lot of english ex-pros come managers....a bit like Gerrard or Parker. The problem with that type of personality is that the technical and tactical side of their game has to be spot on as they can't necessarily rely on being personable in order to get a response from the players.
On top of that, he has signed virually a new starting eleven which means he'll have to be tactically clever in order to get them playing well. They didn't look particularly great passers of the ball and they didn't seem to have indivuidaul brilliance in the game I saw on the weekend.
If you are not tactically adept as a manager, if you have a first eleven that don't really know eachother and are not particularly gifted, If you don't have a anger who can inspire a fighting spirit........ It doesn't look great on paper.
I thinkk I probably caught a not so good example of how this team can play and had I watched the Norwich game I undoubtedly would have had the opposite impression.
With regards the patience of those in charge, I'd give him until the end of October and if we only have a win and a draw to show for it, he'll be moved on. I also agree that , it is not wise to let someone buy an raft of new players and then sack him but when has that ever stopped Tan/Mehmet.
If it were down to me I would have restructred the way we recruit altogether and not left that down to the first team coach. But anyway.
Oh ok , I haven't been switched on over the last few months. ...... do we actually have a head of football type character now? ( not sarcy)....
If so , go right ahead and sack the useless plum because we've got a structure in place!
...btw don't know how you managed to respond without passing comment on typos....that was a gargantuan effort by me fair play.
...is it just me or does anyone else fancy Darcy Blake for a Technical Director role ??
Also, whatever happened to the weird, chopsy, emo valleys boy whose name eludes me ? He posted on here. Was really prolific in the late naughties.
So despite the title being "not many will agree" we are now on the 3rd page of absolutely everyone agreeing and nobody disagreeing.
In short everyone thinks mid table would be decent and nobody wants us to go down so if by xmas it looks like we are in trouble he needs to go. Sorted.
This season is typical of the panic that spreads through this club
Early season we looked competitive, that draw at West Brom had people thinking we could compete and maybe with a striker ......
Now it's the end of the world
Morison clearly should be given a chance with this team but he won't get it here
Be careful what you wish for