Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Badfellow View Post
The LR appointment process was a shambles from start to finish. TS thought he had a replacement for MT who then gave back word and so the club spent a month scratching around for a manager.All quality candidates didn't want to touch the job with a barge pole so LR ended up with it by default.It sounds harsh but I can't believe the situation played out in any other way. On a side note I think LR will get his second win against Plymouth. I've always had a gut feeling that Plymouth are going down.....I don't know why! Their result yesterday was a real set back at the worst time of the season and they may find themselves in the bottom three for the first time in the season after the 46th game.
I’ve calmed down now. I agree about LR it was a shambles the recruitment of him.
I said right at the beginning he shouldn’t have been brought in because it was too much of a risk for us and him. His credibility is just about gone now. If he’d have been brought in at the end of the season or after relegation confirmed things may be different.
He’s showing in this situation he’s out of his depth and we are worse now than before. I don’t think anyone is suggesting MT was faultless he’s made some stupid decisions. That said we should have left him in place we were either going to go down or stay up we were still in with a chance then.
If the probable relegation was confirmed then someone could have come in with a clean slate.
The away hard core fans I talk to feel the LR is simply a dead man walking and if he doesn’t get off to a good start he will be gone.
LR probably doesn’t deserve some of the criticism but unfortunately he’s been put in a difficult position and he’s made it worse.