Quote Originally Posted by TSANHO View Post
It’s like deja-vu - all these comments about us needing more physical, mentally tougher and nastier players….we were saying this two years ago…hell, even Maurice Ross said it in his one and only interview for the club! Yet we’re still signing wet lettuce players who can’t stand up to the rigours of the league when the going gets tough.

IB has a lot of good qualities, and I can see why his former clubs fans, and even ours like him so much, but let’s be honest, we’re barely any better (if any in terms of results) than we have been since our relegation. The same problems persist, which is mind boggling…..is this the owners meddling or the manager’s incompetence?

IB should get the rest of the season to turn this round but do we really want to see another season of ‘Burchball’? Is anyone convinced that another year at the helm would see us progress into a tougher unit? If, as I expect, we suffer a similar defeat in the playoffs as to the one witnessed last night, I think he should leave at the seasons end.

Luke Garrard has shown he understands how to get a team performing in this league.
I certainly hope Burchnall’s here next season. As Pedro suggested in another thread and many have eluded too, we don’t need major surgery. A few tweaks.

I don’t believe the owners meddle. Yes, they have a blue print that they want Burchnall to deliver. They’ve given him a tool box and their expectations.

Burchnall strikes me as an intelligent bloke, I’m sure he’s been learning along the way. If we are in this division next season, it will be interesting to see how the squad shapes e.g. will Burchnall tell the owners what he/we need and will it be addressed.