Quote Originally Posted by cher1 View Post
Oh I agree entirely about taking a long term view overall. And really hope that Burchnall succeeds. That said, I do think that the last two results reflect the impact of Ardley's sacking, and both results will have an impact on our season.
As often as not a new manager will start winning drawing or losing games - well he has to, hasn't he? Deeply profound or what?

I don't know whether such a phenomenon as "new manager bounce" exists but if he loses his first two, or draws, or wins it's hardly an indication of his ability as a manager. It's how he sees the response from his players, whether they resent him because they had an easy life under the previous manager or if in his opinion they can all or some of them clear off, as per Marmite and we know how well THAT turned out. How many depart and who he brings in will show us what he's made of, let's hope it's The Right Stuff (1983, Director Philip Kaufman, stars Sam Shepherd, Ed Harris, Scott Glen).