Quote Originally Posted by ancientpie View Post
About where I am at the minute, many posters seem to think that there's a queue of experienced, successful managers just begging to have a go at the job, I very much doubt it in fact it could well be that Maynard was the most experienced manager available when Williams left. I certainly believe that he needs some good people backing him up but he has done a reasonable job under difficult circumstances this season & is gradually gaining in experience. If there is a outstanding candidate that the owners have in mind then fair enough but if it's going to be another unknown lucky dip the old saying " be careful what you wish for" springs to mind. COYP
What has been clear from the outset under these owners is that they don't appoint or dismiss managers on a whim. They give the incumbent - whoever it us - plenty of time to put their stamp on the team, and then they judge their performance based on a large body of evidence and data, not a couple of good or bad results at any given time. And you're right, if they decide to make a change (as opposed to a manager suddenly being poached) then they will probably have someone in mind who they believe could do a better job for equal value.

Obviously this approach isn't really in tune with the emotional rollercoasters that are football fans and football message boards, but the big picture is that the method adopted by the brothers has seen us gradually moving upwards over the past five seasons, including a promotion, whereas the emotion-led chopping and changing of managers (and players) by previous regimes saw us gradually decline, dropping two divisions and going into financial meltdown.