THE Ardley In/Out Thread [Multiple threads merged]

[Supporter since 1951]

​Judging purely by “results”, with the word meaning “a thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome,” Neal Ardley, or indeed any other manager under the current circumstances, should have been fired a long time ago. In an honourable society however, he would have resigned. Despite the dire conditions brought about by Covid we still have a club thanks to the Reedtz family and on paper, and from what I have seen so far, we appear to have a very good squad; one that could easily win promotion if it had a sense of direction, purpose and solid leadership. We don’t need and cannot afford endless experimentation in the hope that things will go right on the pitch sometime in the distant future. It is abundantly clear that the manager cannot inspire and lead our teams. I am fully aware of the pitfalls of managerial roundabouts but unless he is replaced soon we will go into oblivion with the usual excuses. If I were daddy Reedtz I would be saying to my boys, “Listen lads. I admire your ambition, drive and loyalty, but your man’s time is up. He’s had his chances and you need fresh blood, or else”. Gamblers compound their losses by gambling more and more in the hope of winning and we cannot allow the manager to gamble our club away.

[SwalePie]

So you don't think we'll do very well this season?

[ncfcog]

Considering the financial consequences of sacking a manager with a year left on his contract and replacing him with someone better at a time when its uncertain that clubs can survive in the long term I'm not convinced this is the advice "Daddy Reedtz" would be offering to his boys.

From a footballing perspective I agree that your comments may hold some merit but I see no advantage in dumping him at this stage.

[Mapperleypie]

Considering the financial consequences of sacking a manager with a year left on his contract and replacing him with someone better at a time when its uncertain that clubs can survive in the long term I'm not convinced this is the advice "Daddy Reedtz" would be offering to his boys.

From a footballing perspective I agree that your comments may hold some merit but I see no advantage in dumping him at this stage.

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[BigFatPie]

Yep sacking a manager in the current climate would be insane. I’ve yet to be convinced that we’ve got that great a squad either, I certainly doubt it’s better than last season.

[countygump]

Yep sacking a manager in the current climate would be insane. I’ve yet to be convinced that we’ve got that great a squad either, I certainly doubt it’s better than last season.

It's all moot anyrode, Reedtz Employment won't sack him. They don't appear to me to be the sacking type.

[BigFatPie]

It's all moot anyrode, Reedtz Employment won't sack him. They don't appear to me to be the sacking type.

No, they don’t. If they were going to get rid it would have been after Wem-ber-lee.

[Kelton]

This is so very boring

[Elite_Pie]

It's all moot anyrode, Reedtz Employment won't sack him. They don't appear to me to be the sacking type.

I think you're probably right, if his contract expires at the end of this season I can see them sticking with him until then. If we don't go up this time though, the £750,000 EFL parachute payments (big money at this level) will have been wasted and we start on level terms with the rest.

[durhampie]

It's all moot anyrode, Reedtz Employment won't sack him. They don't appear to me to be the sacking type.

They wont sack him, they will just not renew his contract when it expires.....