Maynard out?

[kill_the_drum]

In, unless we target a manager that the owners feel would be better.

[ancientpie]

In, unless we target a manager that the owners feel would be better.

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

[jackal2]

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.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

In

We have secured a playoff place and worst case scenario could end up only being two wins short of an automatic promotion place. It could ultimately only be one.

This is despite the following;
1.) JJ league two player of the year has been injured for the most part.
2.) DC in the league two team of the year was injured for a time and wanted out last summer and was sold in January.
3.) A crop of young players in Johnson, Whittaker and Jarvis came in during January and had not played at this level before and had to be blooded into the team without a pre-season. This also applied to Traore who has come from abroad.
4.) Injuries to other players such as Robertson, Hinchy, Macari, McDonald, Edward’s, Bass which has caused disruption in team selection.
5.) The loss of Macca and Nemane in an attacking sense in the summer.
6.) The loss of two of the senior coaches in the Saunders Brothers earlier this year.

I believe that had some of the above six things not have happened we would have turned a few of those draws into wins and losses into draws or wins.

Of course there is room for improvement and things have not been perfect this is league two and I don’t dispute we could have got better results and performances at home. Overall though under the disruptive circumstances and amount of change this season we’ve made progress.