Were we too hasty to get rid of Big Steve?

[the_idiotb_stardson]

Never thought I would say this but I think we were.

Hindsight of course but I think given time he could have built something really special here.

[CAMiller]

Well in his 6 games at BR he has gained 4x the points MH has with us in our last 6. However that's hardly an achievement or a glowing reference and BR are still facing the FL trapdoor.

All in all I'd say no, but whether we replaced him with the right man is the topic of unending debate on here.

[mellowmiller]

Don't you think he'd already done enough damage?

[Derbymiller]

No
He was the wrong person for the current RUFC I loved his first time with us and that game at Wembley was very special for many reasons one being it was my dads last game before he passed.
MH is a coach not a manager, in my view and having a Director of Football above MH might have helped, someone new not RS. That person could have sorted the Roundwood backroom staff part-time worker issues etc and left MH to coach. As others have said he must have something for Man Utd, Leeds and Sheff Utd to let him keep the young lads.

[Derbymiller]

No
He was the wrong person for the current RUFC I loved his first time with us and that game at Wembley was very special for many reasons one being it was my dads last game before he passed.
MH is a coach not a manager, in my view and having a Director of Football above MH might have helped, someone new not RS. That person could have sorted the Roundwood backroom staff part-time worker issues etc and left MH to coach. As others have said he must have something for Man Utd, Leeds and Sheff Utd to let him keep the young lads.

Replying to my own post!!I think it is too late to sack MH so a Director of Football above him is probably the best solution for us at this point, a Steve Bruce person might work, who knows?

[Townerslovechild]

Last season was a disaster,one which we are still paying for,whatever the ex chunk used to have seems to have left him as quick as his gut.

[NorthWestCorner]

SE had to go as the relationship with fans and chairman had broken down. The subsequent actions however caused, and continue to cause much more damage than people on here have yet been willing to accept.

[Old_time_miller]

Academic question.

[Brin]

Never thought I would say this but I think we were.

Hindsight of course but I think given time he could have built something really special here.

Just re visiting this thread......

When Evo took over at Brizzy they were second bottom of League 2. Is he a wizz in League 2 or, did he got their Chairman to spend big again in the last transfer window?

Whatever the reason he's certainly got them on a great run of late. Yesterday Rovers earned a sixth win in their last seven League Two matches, that's promotion form. How does he do it?

They now sit very comfortable in 16th position on 46 points. They are also the joint most in form team in League 2.

A quick look at Warney at the Dons reveals they've just lost back to back games but, they still sit in second place.
I watched about 15 minutes of their game at Salford yesterday and I have to say they looked very average though.

It's that time of year we've all shared with Warney in the past, when it came to the run in. I still feel he'll take them up and that will be 5 promotions on his CV if he achieves it, good luck to him.

[Townerslovechild]

Still no.

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

The club were hasty in sacking
Leam Richardson, he has got
Reading in the play-offs.
Steve Evans wrecked our club when he
came back with his signings.

[millers88]

I'm a big fan of Evans loved the times in his first spell but he was definitely worthy of the sack the last time around we were terrible most of the season. However I do think we were hasty in sacking Richardson who didn't have a fair crack with a team that wasn't his and he's a good manager at this level.

[mellowmiller]

The club were hasty in sacking
Leam Richardson, he has got
Reading in the play-offs.
Steve Evans wrecked our club when he
came back with his signings.

Whereas I don't disagree ELK the reality is that a lot of people on here wanted Richardson out so let's not pretend things were any different.
Richardson repeatedly said that he'd improved every club he'd ever been to but people described him as boring, TS lost patience, brought his mate in and the decline of the club continued.
Would things have been different if Richardson was still here? Who knows?

[UlleyMiller]

"Were we too hasty to get rid of Big Leam?"

Yes. Said it then, said it since, believe it now. We were ridiculously impatient and should have waited for a far better rebuild that what came.

"Were we too hasty to get rid of Big Steve?"

No. He wasn't right for the job at that time, and things were getting worse all around him. For all the criticism of TS, he pulled the trigger at the right time there.

[mygiddypant]

"Were we too hasty to get rid of Big Leam?"

Yes. Said it then, said it since, believe it now. We were ridiculously impatient and should have waited for a far better rebuild that what came.

"Were we too hasty to get rid of Big Steve?"

No. He wasn't right for the job at that time, and things were getting worse all around him. For all the criticism of TS, he pulled the trigger at the right time there.

Can't find fault with any of that.