Quote Originally Posted by ancientpie View Post
I cannot say that I enjoyed the football played under Ardley & I wouldn't have been shocked to see him go when we got relegated or even when we failed to get promoted last season but I was very surprised by the timing of his dismissal, we looked nailed on for a Wembley final & at least a Play off place, to risk that on a manager who is unproven & has never managed in England seemed strange. I was one of the few on here who was still behind Ardley & I will support the new guy in the same way, I genuinely hope he is a success & the owners are proved right but I believe some on here have been blinded by their dislike for our ex manager.
I'm not great fan of Ardley, Kev, never was, but one thing we can agree on, it was a very strange time to be making a change. Like everyone else, I expected him to see the season and his contract out. Like you say, if it had been when we got relegated or after the debacle of last years P/O's, I doubt few would have batted an eyelid but now? It's a weird one. Hope our owners know what they're doing but in all fairness, they have never seen us wrong yet.