Lee Clarke

[Back of the net]

Let?s be honest Petula Clark would be an improvement. They must have been talking to him a while.

[Townerslovechild]

Surely there must be some connection between us and him,as you might as well as picked someone out of the queue at Aldi.

[UlleyMiller]

He has to win 5 out of 9 games which is really 8 with Lincoln away being the first game. TS put him and the club in this insane position because he failed to remove MH earlier. Even 6 games ago would have given us a chance.

Currently the safety mark (based on L1 today, points per game) is slightly higher at 53 points... so we may need 17 points from 9 games. 6 wins, or 5 wins and a couple of draws... Obviously things change but this is an especially bad season to be hovering down in the relegation spots as things stand.

In short, Clark needs to orchestrate 'a Warnock'.

The win over Plymouth likely saved MH for a short spell, but consigned us to L2.

[Heliosphan78]

Currently the safety mark (based on L1 today, points per game) is slightly higher at 53 points... so we may need 17 points from 9 games. 6 wins, or 5 wins and a couple of draws... Obviously things change but this is an especially bad season to be hovering down in the relegation spots as things stand.

In short, Clark needs to orchestrate 'a Warnock'.

The win over Plymouth likely saved MH for a short spell, but consigned us to L2.

We'll not argue over 2 points but Exeter are the team 5th bottom on PPG right now and so by maintaining their form over the season they're on target for 50/51 points. However, can they do that given that they haven't won in 12 games? Neither Blackpool or Exeter will finish on 50 points based on form over their last 10 matches. Neither will we for that matter.

Realistically we probably need an absolute minimum of 14 points from 9 games to stay up. A huge ask. That's play off form in L1 right now if you extrapolate it over 38 games.

We need 4W 2D 3L and hope no one around us shows any kind of form.

[MillerBill]

I think this is a good appointment,as we would have got nobody better to come straight in.If only we had done this a few games earlier.Warnock got an instant reaction,so it is possible.Lee did a very good job at Huddersfield and would probably been better staying there.Hindsight eh.Nevertheless had we kept MH, there was no been no sign of improvement with his stubborn tactical setup.Let's finish the season with a bang.

[Stansmate]

Didn?t realise he was made bankrupt last June so moneys obviously the attraction and probably on less than MH was !

Wish him well tho - tha never noze it might just be a blessing 🤔

[LincsMiller]

....look down Eastwood or Page Hall...........................

can we have the " like" button back please ?

[Tigerish]

Didn?t realise he was made bankrupt last June so moneys obviously the attraction and probably on less than MH was !

Wish him well tho - tha never noze it might just be a blessing 🤔

I wonder if Mr Stewart hadn't realised either!
Strange, strange appointment.
Which other club would have done this?
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[ManorFarmMiller]

Really hope I am wrong, but this has a feeling of the Danny Bergara appointment about it.....

At least a certain Mr Moore followed him though.....

[MillerBill]

Wasn't going to go to Lincoln but now going,to get on this rollercoaster.Come on Millers.

[Jocksgloves1]

I really don't know what people expect. Bottom of the league, an almost certain relegation on their CV and a group of players that throw games away. Oh, and dwindling attendances.

[RU66]

Ayres recalled. Hope James, Gore & Kelly return Saturday. Give us more chance then for his 1st game in charge.

[Timbertop]

He’ll have rightly recalled Ayres to have a look at him but he’ll soon realise he’s pretty useless.

[mellowmiller]

I've said before that I understood why people wanted Hamshaw to be sacked but I also asked what they then wanted to happen. Was it this?
I somehow don't think so!
I always want whoever is our manager to be successful and given time to implement their ideas but I'm really struggling to understand the logic behind this appointment.
Good luck Lee, you're going to need it.

[UlleyMiller]

We'll not argue over 2 points but Exeter are the team 5th bottom on PPG right now and so by maintaining their form over the season they're on target for 50/51 points. However, can they do that given that they haven't won in 12 games? Neither Blackpool or Exeter will finish on 50 points based on form over their last 10 matches. Neither will we for that matter.

Realistically we probably need an absolute minimum of 14 points from 9 games to stay up. A huge ask. That's play off form in L1 right now if you extrapolate it over 38 games.

We need 4W 2D 3L and hope no one around us shows any kind of form.

Fair point, Exeter's additional game played drops the PPG target projection by a point. I still think it will be north of 50 to be safe because of who plays who, and we absolutely have to play like that's the case. Wins must come in the next few weeks.

The strength of opponent in remaining games might be critical though, and most of those around us have (on paper) relatively steady run-ins, with opportunities to pick points up. Blackpool (I think they're going down) have the most challenging remaining games, but the rest have cleared most of the top half and only have fellow strugglers or teams in the lower end of mid-table who have little to play for.

Burton were in a similar situation last season and were only saved by their nearest competition being too far adrift at this stage (Crawley) or going into absolute freefall (Bristol Rovers, losing 9 of their last 10), they managed three wins and two draws. We'll need that as a minimum because the Bristol Rovers style freefall from one of these around us isn't very likely, and we're in need of two teams messing up, not just one.