STEVE MORISON SACKED

[Citizen's Nephew]

There’s a few on here who seem pleased that Steve Morison has gone, but, hand on heart, how many of you were calling for his sacking on Friday?

...you'll need to narrow it down to a specific Friday for me to answer that Bob! In all seriousness, in the match thread yesterday, I wanted him gone and I think enough is enough. I don't believe in hoping things will turn out OK. I'd rather decisions made. They won't always be right and there'll always be 'what ifs?' but at least it's done.

[Ninja]

There’s a few on here who seem pleased that Steve Morison has gone, but, hand on heart, how many of you were calling for his sacking on Friday?

I wasn't calling for his sacking, but I'm far from disappointed.
I've been far more disappointed and frustrated with the performances and his choice of tactics.
3 points from the Norwich game started to look like a lucky grab. The first half against Boro was a shock to us all, and we nearly blew those three points with the poor 2nd half performance.
We've largely failed to trouble the opposition in most of our games, yet we have players that can do so.
I'm not sure how much further you can allow poor performances in general to go before you hit the "You're fired" button...
It's Tan's money and he's clearly seen enough. If it was my money, I think I'd have reached the same conclusion.

Morrison set out with delusions of grandeur. 4-3-3 tiki-taka gegenpress nonsense when we never had the players to play such a system. No threat up front whatsoever. He's gone from that to hitting the panic button and not looking like he knows what he's even doing anymore, literally switching tactics and formations mid-match to chase equalisers.

We should be focusing on the downright obvious, scoring a goal and getting a lead in a match, not chasing games in clueless fashion.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

There’s a few on here who seem pleased that Steve Morison has gone, but, hand on heart, how many of you were calling for his sacking on Friday?

Probably not many, but I'm not disappointed about it.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Kevin Ratcilffe made some sensible comments regarding Colwell yesterday on BBC Radio Wales. He thought that Morison should be building the club around Colwell, which I tend to agree with. Ratcliffe might be the only man that has led two teams out of the football league and into what was then the Conference, but he does know a decent player when he sees one.

True to form, Ratcliffe gets the player's name wrong.. C-O-L-W-I-L-L

[goats]

Too soon for Bellamy?

Carcrash city won’t have anyone as clever as bellers lined up, what Russell Slade up to?

[goats]

I reckon that he's chinned one of the players

He’s quite a bouncy type I reckon it was a headbutt in Dalmans direction…..

[Mr Soul '68]

True to form, Ratcliffe gets the player's name wrong.. C-O-L-W-I-L-L

Apologies typo on my part

[NYCBlue]

There’s a few on here who seem pleased that Steve Morison has gone, but, hand on heart, how many of you were calling for his sacking on Friday?

I'm disappointed. I liked where we were going. I was optimistic. If they don't have someone lined up: which I very much doubt they do, this is a bullshit decision.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Apologies typo on my part

Just having a bit of fun (insert thumbs-up smiley).

[Nobody's Rep]

He’s quite a bouncy type I reckon it was a headbutt in Dalmans direction…..

If that's the case then it was worth and long overdue - how Dalman clings onto his job amazes me as he stumbles from one disaster to another

[Wales-Bales]

Is it too soon to mention Bellamy?

[goats]

If that's the case then it was worth and long overdue - how Dalman clings onto his job amazes me as he stumbles from one disaster to another

For sure, he for one has cost his boss millions. Yet he stays on doing feckall

[fugsyphil]

There’s a few on here who seem pleased that Steve Morison has gone, but, hand on heart, how many of you were calling for his sacking on Friday?

Oddly it was the second half of the Boro game where we've gone in at half time on an absolute high. Come two thirds of the way through the second half after he's had his say and changed a few things and we're bloody hopeless and clinging on for dear life.

Sure enough we start against Huddersfield how we'd finished at Boro leaving me thinking that the one good half was despite the manager not because of him

[Citizen's Nephew]

I was going to mention Flynn but I'm worried about Hilts' blood pressure!

.....only joking mate. Still, they're higher up the table than County. Just sayin'

[poc]

Is it too soon to mention Bellamy?

about 4 pages ago

[Baloo]

I’m disappointed this has happened 10 games in. I’m not sure what people were expecting from the season but I thought it would likely be tough. He’s been allowed to rebuild the squad I think he should have been given more time to get things right.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Oddly it was the second half of the Boro game where we've gone in at half time on an absolute high. Come two thirds of the way through the second half after he's had his say and changed a few things and we're bloody hopeless and clinging on for dear life.

Sure enough we start against Huddersfield how we'd finished at Boro leaving me thinking that the one good half was despite the manager not because of him

You're probably not far off the mark.

[the other bob wilson]

Probably not many, but I'm not disappointed about it.

That’s more or less how I feel, but I still think it’s absolutely bonkers.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

It's unfair to judge either Ramasut or Hudson at this point. None of us know what input they've had. Furthermore, it could well be possible that Morison has ignored their input completely and gone with his own egotistical approach, would would not surprise me one bit.

I wanted Morison to be given a chance but he's failed miserably. I'm not suggesting Hudson will be any better, but he can't be much worse surely?

Morison has said they do most of the coaching. Which means they are directly responsible. Possibly more so than the manager. I’m glad we have reached the end of this though, Morison was deeply polarising and I really, really didn’t warm to him. He’s the thinnest skinned man in football. You’d have thought playing for Millwall he could take a bit of stick

[Ninja]

Morison has said they do most of the coaching. Which means they are directly responsible. Possibly more so than the manager. I’m glad we have reached the end of this though, Morison was deeply polarising and I really, really didn’t warm to him. He’s the thinnest skinned man in football. You’d have thought playing for Millwall he could take a bit of stick

I think it's safe to say that taking responsibility or criticism weren't his strengths!

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Scott Parker?

[dandywarhol]

It's like a Carry on film

[Pedro de la Rosa]

That’s more or less how I feel, but I still think it’s absolutely bonkers.

It was bonkers to give a bloke they clearly didn’t wholly trust the most important summer transfer window in years. Be interesting to know how much say he had in making the transfers as well

[delmbox]

This screams massive argument behind the scenes, so no way have we got someone lined up

[John Buchanan]

I’m disappointed this has happened 10 games in. I’m not sure what people were expecting from the season but I thought it would likely be tough. He’s been allowed to rebuild the squad I think he should have been given more time to get things right.

"Rebuilding the squad" can be broken into different bits.
The easy peasy bit is "getting rid of dead wood" and "cutting the wage bill"; you simply don't renew contracts or you pay people off. You don't need to be a managerial guru to do this and yet he has received a lot of praise for doing so.
The difficult bit is replacing, shaping and motivating. This will be judged on, to a lesser extent (and I am being generous here), performances but ultimately on results. To do this bit, you DO need to be a good manager and he has fallen way short. Subsequently, this and, considering his abysmal lack of anything approaching people skills, was only ever going to end one way. Better now than later in the season when things would probably be even worse.