Rob Edwards rumours and odds dropping?

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Re: Rob Edwards rumours and odds dropping?

Rob Edwards success at FGR is simple, Matt Stevens 27 goals, Jamille Matt 20 goals. When Stevens got injured they collapsed. Not saying he didn’t do a good life but life’s easier when your two strikers get you nearly 50 goals

Would he have not had anything to do with that though? Looking at Matt Stevens pretty much half his goals scored in his career so far were in that season, the other half pretty much in non league.

Jamille Matt is early 30s and had only previously hit double figures in league 2 or above once before FGR.

It undoubtedly helps but is it fair to say maybe they scored as many partly because of something Edwards was doing right?

I don't believe we have anyone in mind other than Hudson anyway to be fair, who may turn out to be good but at present doesn't even have that success in league 2 that Edwards does.

[NYCBlue]

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I never know what to make of managerial changes. To me doesn't strike me as much more experienced as Hudson

He's not my first choice. But he's managed over 100 games. So there's that.

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Not sure about him, Forest Green limped over the line last season after having a big lead. I wouldn’t be too critical of what happened at Watford mind, but I thought it was too big a job for someone so inexperienced and the way he left Forest Green didn’t look good.

Same here. Would much prefer Critchley.

Happy with Hudson for now though. He’s produced 3 of our 4 best performances- yesterday, Wigan and Blackburn bring the 3 and with a bit of luck would have had a decent record ( although 10 points from 7 games isn’t bad)

[Lawnmower]

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I don’t know how big or small it is, but I think there’s a group of good quality managers who remember the rebrand and some of the stories coming out of the club during our first season in the Premier League and would not be interested in coming here under the current ownership.

I’d like to think we could get Critchley if we wanted him, but I doubt it if we could.

I reckon we could. Much more attractive proposition than Blackpool where he was last

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Would he have not had anything to do with that though? Looking at Matt Stevens pretty much half his goals scored in his career so far were in that season, the other half pretty much in non league.

Jamille Matt is early 30s and had only previously hit double figures in league 2 or above once before FGR.

It undoubtedly helps but is it fair to say maybe they scored as many partly because of something Edwards was doing right?

I don't believe we have anyone in mind other than Hudson anyway to be fair, who may turn out to be good but at present doesn't even have that success in league 2 that Edwards does.

They also had a very good midfield. One of whom came to us and the other to Bristol City. He took them up with the best squad and biggest budget. Can only deal with what you’ve got, but I think what Critchley did at Blackpool was far more impressive

[life on mars]

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I never got how we went from Forest Green to Watford, seemed a leap to far to quickly , in fact his managerial journey is a strange one :

2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers (interim)
2017–2018 AFC Telford United
2018–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23
2020–2021 England U16
2021–2022 Forest Green Rovers