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He'll be a good fit; they are quite accustomed to losing after a good run
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He'll be a good fit; they are quite accustomed to losing after a good run
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That made me chuckle
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I?d be shocked but my views been misted all season because I think some of the players lack of ability and then injuries, then losing coaches I?ve never formed a full confident opinion. I?d love to know what Didzy thinks of him, he?s seen it all and I?d love to know what he thinks.
As for LW, is it realistic? What were Swansea paying him, 8k ish a week? Tops we?re gonna pay 3k?
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LW did an interview a couple of weeks back saying he really wants to get back into the game and is happy to be a backroom coach or assistant to get a salary so perhaps his contract at Swansea wasn't so great
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1. He's our coach not the manager
2. Where have I said keep him as our coach for next season
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I?ll be honest I don?t think he?s as good as we probably think he is. He had a hard gig at Swindon but ultimately wiltered under a bad board and big head Tim Sherwood and bar beating Cardiff during a bad initial run which kept him in a job and after.
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Got us up in his first season and had us comfortably in the playoffs in his second. I'm not focussing on what he's done elsewhere, he's proven here.
Swindon was a clown show behind the scenes, it seems like Swansea, despite being told to the contrary was similar. He has enough credit in the bank for me to welcome him back instead of Maynard
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I've been on the fence about Maynard most of the season, but after these last few fames, I feel like we're going nowhere with him in charge. It's time for a change.
That said, there are factors out of his control that have made this season a challenge:
- Selling Macca and Nemane in the summer, and then Crowley in the Jan window, and not properly replacing any of them.
- Jones being injured most of the season, and everyone else being injured at some point as well.
Recruitment has been poor, and for the first time I think the bros "find them and sell them on" approach has backfired - at least if progress on the pitch is indeed the priority. We've solved the defensive issue but replaced it with perhaps a harder one to fix. Is that Maynard's fault? Yes and no. But it's clear from these two playoff games that he's not up to it tactically.
The club has been on an upward trajectory since the bros took over, but I'm concerned that this season marks a turning point. If we have a poor season next, our attendances will collapse. Time to make big decisions and be more ambitious if we want to continue to progress.
Last edited by slack_pie; 18-05-2025 at 05:11 AM.
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a fair summary but i disagree with the find them sell them approach has backfired. If by this you mean its not working then you are wrong. We have sold and reinvested in more potential whilst remaining a competitive team. The Crowley sale was due to his insistence on leaving, i would rather take the money that was offered , if the ?400,000 was correct. He could have sat on his arse doing very little and left for free. we learnt our lesson with Woots and Rodders. If i'm not mistaken i believe the owners will be looking for the correct replacement for Crowley in the summer, having not rushed it in the January window. Yes we tried a short term experiment which didn't work, Whitaker unfortunately wasn't the answer but we haven't been burnt and each can go their separate ways.
Last edited by SwalePie; 18-05-2025 at 11:19 AM.
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To be fair I think the poster was saying what he thinks will happen rather than what he wants to happen.
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