All the talk of getting rid of the manager and getting someone else in, there hasn’t been many if any realistic suggestions. So.. Who is realistic that we could get to come in to the club now?
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Honestly to me its about getting him out the club first, clearly something has happened behind the scenes and the players dont want to play for him, look at the teams we have played lately blackburn/watford/oxford they didnt play amazing football but they never stopped going, preston players heads are always down
so get rid of hecky and go from there
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We've been here before the postman the charlatan now heckingbottom.
All three same core squad, a lot still from Neil's time.
Its not just the manager that needs sacking, most the squad and ridsdale too.
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My issue is though that nothing has happened. No boycott, no chants, no protests.
We can't say 'they don't care what we do' if we all just keep turning up.
You might be right but they have had zero heat. Neil, Lowe and now Heckingbottom have.
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There's just been too many downs & not enough ups.
I think most were pleased when we got him. We had a great start to the season for whatever reason & I do think that the players we have in the squad at the moment are better than last season although they absolutely aren't showing it.
The complete capitulation we had last year that nearly cost us dear & pretty much the same this year only made any "better" by the fact we shouldn't get relegated cos of the start we had is completely on him.
I genuinely think he's given up. An old boss used to say to me "you are the culture you create" & if the players see that he's downed tools then they will as well. The odd exception aside they just aren't interested.
He will get he start of next season & if we struggle he will get sacked & the cycle will start again.
Hecky can be debated until the cows come home. We have to have change further up the tree & until we do it will just be the same old same old.
Until the owners are gone I won't be buying another ST.
I think most were pleased when we got him. We had a great start to the season for whatever reason & I do think that the players we have in the squad at the moment are better than last season although they absolutely aren't showing it.
The complete capitulation we had last year that nearly cost us dear & pretty much the same this year only made any "better" by the fact we shouldn't get relegated cos of the start we had is completely on him.
I genuinely think he's given up. An old boss used to say to me "you are the culture you create" & if the players see that he's downed tools then they will as well. The odd exception aside they just aren't interested.
He will get he start of next season & if we struggle he will get sacked & the cycle will start again.
Hecky can be debated until the cows come home. We have to have change further up the tree & until we do it will just be the same old same old.
Until the owners are gone I won't be buying another ST.
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Less than that. They were willing to take anything just to balance their books.
They got £3.5m from Coventry because he played 10 Prem games and scored against Chelsea.
No manager can succeed unless everyone at the club is pulling in the same direction with the same goal.
Hecky has now realised (as did Neil) that the owners don’t give a shit and want out. So what’s the point?
Let’s sack the manager, bring in Alex Neil 3.0 and give Ridsdale and the owners another 12-18 month free pass.
Hecky has now realised (as did Neil) that the owners don’t give a shit and want out. So what’s the point?
Let’s sack the manager, bring in Alex Neil 3.0 and give Ridsdale and the owners another 12-18 month free pass.
Does he need a lift
I cannot see how he can survive 2 more losses.
Last 11 games Won - 1 Draw - 2 Lost 7
The only thing keeping him here is that the club don't want to pay his severance.
Last 11 games Won - 1 Draw - 2 Lost 7
The only thing keeping him here is that the club don't want to pay his severance.
Totally, utterly and completely NO. Absolute dickhead, he had some badges and bugger all else..
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Still shows that we just don’t reinvest when we sell players. How can you sell a a player for that amount and replace him with a player for 750k and expect the manager to keep a team performing. If you are selling a player for 10 million surely you need to reinvest a good amount of that on a player or two to keep improving. Players trading should be our model but we just don’t do it. Millwall have done it and are reaping the rewards.
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Think we signed moult in the Jan window so he was hugills replacement?
Moult "signed" late the previous November / early December (injured iirc) so I'm guessing that he was supposed to link up with Hugill.
Obviously, like Barky who signed outside the window under similar circumstances, he couldn't officially "join / play" until January.
Stockley scored on his debut away to QPR.
I think Hugills last game was away to Sheff United (I was there, think we lost as usual).
So what exactly in your knowledgable opinion should his Plan B be to ensure some victories?? Please tell all.
It was. A 1-0 FA Cup 4th Round defeat. Billy Sharp scored a penalty in the 80th min.
Nice one. Good to see that I still have a tiny bit of memory remaining! 😂
There's always someone if you cast the net far enough. Plenty of talent in the European leagues who would jump at the chance. The Championship had the “2nd highest aggregate league attendance in world football” in 2023/24 according to UEFA. Plenty of people would love that spotlight coming up against teams in big stadia.
Problem is that requires effort from Mr Jaffa Cakes.
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