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Originally Posted by Hilts

Ive read Vincent Company suggested this morning. FFS!!! Hes really going to leave Anderlecht isnt he and we are going to splash out a compensation package.

I just dont think some of our fans realise we are skint.

We currently have a manager who got us moving up the table last season into the play offs.

Hes made some decent signings and a very good one in Moore.

The Tomlin loss has shown how much we relied on him. At least Harris used him and got the best of him.

Just let him carry on. He didnt sign Flint Glatzel Whyte Cunningham etc. But until he can move them on he cant build.

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Won’t that be confusing, having Vincent Company, in charge of Vincent’s companies !!! :xmashehe:

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Originally Posted by Llandaff Blue

Harris did attempt to play something a bit more progressive but it was miserable. I remember the Millwall and Bristol games in particular where we were seeing much more of the ball but not good enough to make it count. He did panic and revert back to the long ball stuff when his job appeared to be on the line and it resulted in the winning streak but unfortunately the results have dried up and now his head is on the chopping block again.

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Absolutely, and that's the catch 22 we're in.

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Originally Posted by Moodybluebird

Taking everything into consideration I believe we will and should stick with Harris until the end of the season at least.

The players he brought in pre-season were good and only injuries to them and Tomlin have hindered our progress so far. Yes he should have addressed the glaring weakness in our midfield but with the finances available to him at the time, he may not have not have been able to do this.

As has been previously mentioned, he did not sign Flint, Glatzel, Whyte, Cunningham or indeed Murphy and given the money they cost, it would be interesting to see what kind of side Harris could put together given that kind of outlay.

My only misgiving (and it's a big one), is can he avoid the inept displays that have punctuated the season so far if he is giving financial backing by the board ? It's a tough call given the need to maintain stability at the club and I for one do not envy those having to make that decision.

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Our position at RB was a glaring problem which needed fixing. Gunter was available for free and we showed no interest ?

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

I'm not in favour of a change of tactics, only to revert back to type because things don't work initially.

Warnock's tactics were so extreme that getting to average Championship tactics is some jump initially. Becoming a Norwich or Bournemouth is a bit like swimming the Pacific.

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This is it for me too.

A change in tactics and then being uncomfortable with it that you change back tells me that Harris is the hustle bustle, direct football man at heart.

If that is the case then we will never move away from it as he does not have the conviction to back himself playing a more passing style.

This is the reason I want a manager that will move in a new direction. Yes, it might not be pretty to begin with but in time you will separate the players who can adopt that style from those that can't.

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Originally Posted by blue lewj

This is it for me too.

A change in tactics and then being uncomfortable with it that you change back tells me that Harris is the hustle bustle, direct football man at heart.

If that is the case then we will never move away from it as he does not have the conviction to back himself playing a more passing style.

This is the reason I want a manager that will move in a new direction. Yes, it might not be pretty to begin with but in time you will separate the players who can adopt that style from those that can't.

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Think of Cooper down west. No real CV with experience but they knew what they were looking for and Cooper took it on with that knowledge. He then walked into a club which was skint and had sold its best players.
Everything seemed against him but he followed his conviction.