Quote Originally Posted by Omegstrat6 View Post
Yep, I think we may have all experienced that scenario in the workplace at sometime Al and surely it can't be much different in football.

I'd read the bit about Mikey wanting to stay too which is encouraging. Whatever Mason's faults (and he clearly had them), reading between the lines, he at least seemed to have helped instil a togetherness amongst the players and the players themselves seemed to want to do well for both him and each other- even if the end results were very rarely there.

We certainly had some poor performances under Mason but never the kind of capitulations that we have twice witnessed so far under Ramsay in just 4 games. That, in itself, must surely raise red flags about his management of them?
I agree Omeg. We are all human and if a manager ( especially a young one ) tells you to do something and you don?t agree it causes resentment. I am a huge believer of good man management having led teams myself - making team members feel good and empower them. If a manager lacks praise or just consistently pulls one of their team to pieces the results can be catastrophic. A good manager should get buy in from the whole team or collectively they all will turn. I was in favour of days away - team building - lunch with the team and rewards for achievement. Basically making individuals feel valued.

The worst managers I have seen are young ( like Ramsey ) and lack life experience - empathy and good communication skills.

I thought Mason was clueless but for me Mason did not necessarily come across better than Ramsey in interviews but did have more sincerity and genuineness and which is a huge plus when dealing with a team.