Should Steve Davis be our Manager next season?

[MikeSB]

In the likely event of us beginning next season in League 2, I personally think the manager at least deserves a crack in that division. Saying that, if we are in the bottom 6 and the team is not performing (lets not forget under a very different set of rules with regard to the loan market) with the blend of youngsters who will doubtless get their opportunities to shine in a lower league then maybe it will be time to promote Collins. Because, make no mistake, if Davis is relieved of his duties it will be Collins who is appointed. That is why he has been made number 2!

The same old pathetic excuse, give him 6 games, give him ten games etc etc...SD doesn't deserve ANY further employment at this club but no doubt you are right and the blind directors won't know whether we are still in L1 or not.

[Timmy58]

I suspect you have one part of that response right Mike. The bit about me being right that is

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

The answer is a resounding no and here's my case for sacking him.

We have won 1 game in our last 16 and 9 games in our last 56 in all competitions dating back to mid-February 2015. This is the worst run the club have been on for a considerable amount of time.

If we fail to win another game this season (incredibly likely) then we will equal the club record for fewest wins in all competitions all season (1956-57, even the awful 1981-82 side had 6 league wins and 1 cup win!)

Steve Davis' post-match interviews come a cross as bland, lacking in passion, desire and direction. He sounds like a man who genuinely has no idea how to turn us around. Granted his budget isn't great, but when he had bigger budgets in the past he wasted them on abject signings - West, Audel, Robertson, Molyneux and Oliver are fives which come to mind. Inman has never really justified the £100K transfer fee we paid for him and Mark Ellis was a waste of £80K when we decided to retain the injury prone duo

[MikeSB]

Well, I can waffle and whinge all day but that last post by TrinidadsNumberOne is brilliant, articulate, factual and to the point and hope the naysayers here will recognise its value and thanksTNO for all those facts and looking at those first ten games of the last 4 seasons is truly amazing and Steve couldn't argue had he been sacked after the first one but deserved another chance based on his previous efforts and results. Would any serious Employer not have sacked such a poor performer during that period?

[Mojofilter]

For me it's a no.
It's fair to say that he's not had the resources to really prosper but he's not done nearly enough with the resources that he has.

Dropping Ng yesterday summed it up for me - he just doesn't play the kids enough to let them develop - it's little wonder that a £1m player hasn't broken though during his regime.

I can cope with going where our kids take us, even if that is down but I can't tolerate going where our mediocre journey men like Haber, Fox, Nugent, Hitchcock take us (unless it's up - which t never is).

[all]

Surely the question answers itself, with nine victories in 56 or less than one in seven he should have resigned months ago to give someone the chance to steer us clear of relegation.

[paddockrefugee]

Should all the talk be only about the present manager? Absolutely anyone at the helm would surely be presented with the Gradi Bible on how to operate tactically? Holland/Thord/Davis - all the same defensive frailties and lack of positive mental awareness. Coincidence?

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Whilst I agree with this, the huge difference is we actually attacked under Dario. I've never seen a Crewe side play as negative as we do under Davis. Completely against the club's attacking ethos and I don't know why fans haven't already realise this.

We will get no money for any of our defenders, Ray and Davis are injury prone and along with Turton will never play for a club at a higher level and this is more or less Nugent and Guthrie's level. We may as well play attacking football in the hope that we can develop a 15-20 goal forward and a midfielder/forward who can make a sufficient impact on the assists chart. It would be much better than the negative, static dross we've been served under Davis for a long time and could help alleviate our debts and make the Academy more cost effective. The more ambition you show on the pitch, the more likely our players will flourish into potential assets.

This isn't happening under Steve Davis and, as a result, there is no valid grounds for

[gazan]

As I said, who would take his place? It can only be JC but would the ethos change? I went to see the Cheshire Senior Cup at Stockport. It was very depressing as we had a lot of possession but it was all in front of our own box.What was worse was that 3 of Stockport's goals came from defensive (inc midfield) errors. It reminded me of the 1st team at the start of the season (and many other times)

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

James Collins' style of play is pretty much the same as Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool. The aim isn't to score goals, it's to retain the most possession in a match and starve the opponent of the football. Only Pep Guardiola has mastered this technique successfully, it's painful to watch and it is incompatible with lower leagues due to the players lacking the awareness, intelligence and technical ability.

My theory though is that Dario doesn't want to lose another top coach (his opinion) like we did with Holland. I'm confident Collins will never be permanent manager of this club, but maybe it's the lack of succession plan that is keeping Davis in charge.

As I said, Artell, give him the job like Yeovil have given one of their ex pros Darren Way the managers position. They seem to be benefitting from it. Was a privilege to see him lead the club each week and I'd love for him to do it from the touchlines one day.