Slade watch

[J R Hartley]

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Come in Mr Slade your time is up.

I pity the next club who employ the deluded oaf.

[Michael Morris]

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Grimsby Town have parted company with manager Russell Slade after Saturday's 3-0 loss at Crawley Town stretched their winless run to 12 games.

The 57-year-old, who was in his second spell as the Mariners' boss, had been in charge since April 2017.

He leaves with the club 17th in League Two, 16 points off the play-off places and nine points above the relegation zone, having not won since 9 December.




A club statement acknowledged the team had been "extremely unlucky" recently.

"The board would like to place on record their disappointment with this outcome, but believe there is little choice but to move forward with a new management team," the club statement added.

"As highlighted in recent weeks, this is not a decision we have taken lightly.

"While the board continued to back Russell throughout the season and the recent transfer window, yesterday's 3-0 defeat and a winless run of 12 games cannot be ignored.

"Despite speculation to the contrary, Russell was on a six-month rolling contract, allowing the club the flexibility to make this decision.

"He had a strong working relationship with the board and all involved are disappointed to see a good, hardworking and honest man, who cared intensely about the club, lose his job."

Grimsby were 14th in the table when Slade - who was previously in charge from 2004 to 2006 - returned last term following the sacking of Marcus Bignot.

Paul Wilkinson has been placed in temporary charge of the side while the Mariners search for a new first-team boss.

The club added: "This is one of the most important appointments in the long history of the club and cannot be rushed, but it is important that we move swiftly with a new leader to turn around the current form."

[Llanedeyrnblue]

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Grimsby Town have parted company with manager Russell Slade after Saturday's 3-0 loss at Crawley Town stretched their winless run to 12 games.

The 57-year-old, who was in his second spell as the Mariners' boss, had been in charge since April 2017.

He leaves with the club 17th in League Two, 16 points off the play-off places and nine points above the relegation zone, having not won since 9 December.




A club statement acknowledged the team had been "extremely unlucky" recently.

"The board would like to place on record their disappointment with this outcome, but believe there is little choice but to move forward with a new management team," the club statement added.

"As highlighted in recent weeks, this is not a decision we have taken lightly.

"While the board continued to back Russell throughout the season and the recent transfer window, yesterday's 3-0 defeat and a winless run of 12 games cannot be ignored.

"Despite speculation to the contrary, Russell was on a six-month rolling contract, allowing the club the flexibility to make this decision.

"He had a strong working relationship with the board and all involved are disappointed to see a good, hardworking and honest man, who cared intensely about the club, lose his job."

Grimsby were 14th in the table when Slade - who was previously in charge from 2004 to 2006 - returned last term following the sacking of Marcus Bignot.

Paul Wilkinson has been placed in temporary charge of the side while the Mariners search for a new first-team boss.

The club added: "This is one of the most important appointments in the long history of the club and cannot be rushed, but it is important that we move swiftly with a new leader to turn around the current form."

Will he get another job?

[Bobby_The_Bhoy]

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Grimsby Town have parted company with manager Russell Slade after Saturday's 3-0 loss at Crawley Town stretched their winless run to 12 games.

The 57-year-old, who was in his second spell as the Mariners' boss, had been in charge since April 2017.

He leaves with the club 17th in League Two, 16 points off the play-off places and nine points above the relegation zone, having not won since 9 December.




A club statement acknowledged the team had been "extremely unlucky" recently.

"The board would like to place on record their disappointment with this outcome, but believe there is little choice but to move forward with a new management team," the club statement added.

"As highlighted in recent weeks, this is not a decision we have taken lightly.

"While the board continued to back Russell throughout the season and the recent transfer window, yesterday's 3-0 defeat and a winless run of 12 games cannot be ignored.

"Despite speculation to the contrary, Russell was on a six-month rolling contract, allowing the club the flexibility to make this decision.

"He had a strong working relationship with the board and all involved are disappointed to see a good, hardworking and honest man, who cared intensely about the club, lose his job."

Grimsby were 14th in the table when Slade - who was previously in charge from 2004 to 2006 - returned last term following the sacking of Marcus Bignot.

Paul Wilkinson has been placed in temporary charge of the side while the Mariners search for a new first-team boss.

The club added: "This is one of the most important appointments in the long history of the club and cannot be rushed, but it is important that we move swiftly with a new leader to turn around the current form."

The ex city coach

[jamieccfc]

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Come in Mr Slade your time is up.

I pity the next club who employ the deluded oaf.

Surely no one's stupid enough to employ him now

[NYCBlue]

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Surely no one's stupid enough to employ him now

It's amazing how people like Slade go from job to job. Surely there are younger assistants that could make the step up and do a better job for less.

[J R Hartley]

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Surely no one's stupid enough to employ him now

It would make fantastic TV if he ended up at Salford City

[Llanedeyrnblue]

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He’s now manager of Hereford

[J R Hartley]

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0-0 in his first match. Typical Slade.

[Tuerto]

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0-0 in his first match. Typical Slade.

I used to come away from watching City while slade was in charge feeling depressed, even if we had won, it didn't feel like a win. He always reminded me of a mates old man who had been emotionally blackmailed into managing the u14s, no football knowledge, looked ****ing terrible in a tracksuit and the demeanour of a dad trying to hard at his daughters wedding. I couldn't even look at him.

[J R Hartley]

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I used to come away from watching City while slade was in charge feeling depressed, even if we had won, it didn't feel like a win. He always reminded me of a mates old man who had been emotionally blackmailed into managing the u14s, no football knowledge, looked ****ing terrible in a tracksuit and the demeanour of a dad trying to hard at his daughters wedding. I couldn't even look at him.

He seemed a lovely chap before he managed us but I developed a real hatred for the man after listening to his interviews. Post and pre match.

He once made a victory over an already relegated Blackpool, who were complete disarray that year, in an end of season dead rubber sound like we’d just beaten Barcelona in the Champions League final. Describing it as “potentially our toughest game of the season”. Because they were already relegated and could play with freedom. A wounded animal I think he called them.

No, Russell, they were relegated because they were completely ****ing woeful that season.

[Tuerto]

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He seemed a lovely chap before he managed us but I developed a real hatred for the man after listening to his interviews. Post and pre match.

He once made a victory over an already relegated Blackpool, who were complete disarray that year, in an end of season dead rubber sound like we’d just beaten Barcelona in the Champions League final. Describing it as “potentially our toughest game of the season”. Because they were already relegated and could play with freedom. A wounded animal I think he called them.

No, Russell, they were relegated because they were completely ****ing woeful that season.

The old 'play with freedom' bollocks. Same as the 'it's harder to play against ten men' if so, then why don't teams start with ten players?

[Wolfmother]

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Now this was fun, when bored.. Go Russ, the captain of steady ships 💪

http://saveedgarstreetforum.proboards.com/thread/5159/russ-slade

[Toadstool]

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if you look at his career overall win rate 36% and draws he should get any side comfortable mid-table...

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

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The old 'play with freedom' bollocks. Same as the 'it's harder to play against ten men' if so, then why don't teams start with ten players?

Or why don’t they play with freedom every game and avoid relegation altogether?