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I think there's something to it given who it's come from. He's right as well, our next three matches are against Coventry, Luton and Huddersfield, then we face Watford, Stoke, the jacks, Birmingham, Norwich and Brentford - if we've not started to turn things around by the time we play Watford, I can't see us doing so in the next six games.
I think Harris deserves more time and wouldn't be thinking of sacking him because of what he did last season, but it seems the people who count are thinking differently.
Players outside our starting XI:
GK cover: Phillips, Day, Ratcliffe
RB cover: N/A
CB cover: Benković, Bamba
LB cover: Cunningham, Bagan
DM cover: N/A
CM cover: Bacuna, Vaulks,
Wide midfield cover: Murphy, Whyte,
AM cover: Tomlin
FW cover: Glatzel, Harris, Vassell
I'd say there is depth at GK, LB and CM but otherwise we've got a mixture of moving players into their secondary position, players we haven't seen at this level, players who are massively inconsistent, and players who are (probably) not good enough at this level.
If I was harris and I was reading this board I would be on the brink
As for the source he may well be right but he's a one town journalist
I'd be asking questions of the recruitment team as the squad was terribly unbalanced and susceptible to injuries to key personnel. That isn't solely Harris' fault.
I would hope that any dismissal of Harris would only be on the basis that we’ve got a better replacement lined up. There would be no point in sacking him and then ending up with another budget appointment.
Harris will be given until Christmas to turn it around, I hope he’s successful as he wants the team and Academy to be successful and he doesn’t waste money like Warnock. His signings have certainly been an improvement especially Moore,Wilson,Ojo and Tutu?
All Football managers are judged on results, and the last 6 games, show that out of 18 points on offer we have taken 6
That isn't promotion form, more likely relegation form.
We have a half decent squad, and for whatever reason the results aren't happening,
One win in 6 shows that, therefore it is only natural that questions will be asked of the manager!
What doesn't help Harris is the consistency of poor performances in the first half of most games.
That can only be down to the way he sets the team up
It happens to often to be a coincidence, Harris might be good enough to manage Barcelona or Orient, it's all a matter of opinion? However on current form he hasn't produced the results required to show that he is capable of managing Cardiff City if the intention is to be a top 6 side
I'm not sure of where we are in comparison to other teams in the league financially but we certainly aren't up to much.
I'm sure the people in charge would know were we stand compared to the finances of the opposition and if we are below par then they need to consider his post. If we are where we should be from a financial point then leave him be.
There's a reason why the teams at the top spend £70m on a defender.
You can't polish a turd.
The 3 clubs that come down either kept the best part of their squads and added to it too hence they are up there. Forest have thrown money at it. Stoke have thrown money at it. Derby **** knows how much they are throwing at it with Rooney. Even Awye is on 100k a week down West. We’ve let 12 players go, brought 6 in and spent 3m if you include the Wilson loan fee. Small crumbs. Yet some people think we have a divine right to be challenging for promotion and think a point away to Millwall, who are none too shabby at home under Rowett, is not good enough. We get more delusional as a fan base every year. You’d swear we were in Paul Trollope territory. Yes there’s been more draws than we would have liked but he’s trying to evolve the style of play, being the average age of the squad down, and he’s not exactly been really backed by the board compared to other main players in the division. Add to that the players have had less of a pre season than other clubs and really put a shift in end if last season to get into the play offs and the slow start isn’t that surprising.