Please explain if you are against Mclaren

[the_idiotb_stardson]

For me his appointment is the best news we have had in decades.

Yet, still some fans are dismissive. I honestly find this unfathomable.

If you are against it, please put forward your case and try and change my mind

[ManorFarmMiller]

Not against anybody before i have seen them in action

[uttis]

Not against him at all and am in a half excited half nervous state about what is happening I think this comes from a combination of no info coming out of the club, the time frame we are in with the new season etc and the sheer incompetence of our hierarchy at the club to get the job done
I look back now and wonder what was the point of Lee Clark coming in at all, it has echoes of the Leam Richardson debacle a couple of years ago, I think the main thing that concerns me is will he have us geared up for the rough and tumble of League 2 we need battlers especially through the spine of the team a Smudge type up front a Woody type at the back with a half decent keeper please, yes we do need a bit of skill of course but mainly we need battlers and if it’s not too much trouble some players who can last the course
McLaren is surely used to better quality players to work with than league 2 standard that is my main concern, having said all that surely his contacts and name/reputation will help us attract a better quality player if only on loan

[RU66]

McClaren & TS are apparently friends that can't be a reason for him to be overseeing team affairs here. Needs someone to challenge TS like Evans did 1st time as manager at this club.

[mellowmiller]

I'm against people who can't spell his name correctly 😉

[Townerslovechild]

Just about everyone on here has been crying out for something to happen for a long time,to the point of abusing the current chairman,which is a disgrace.
To me it looks like the stars are aligning,Phil Smith on the scene,foriegn investors sniffing around,McC lurking about,and Clark no longer needed,could be some very big changes afoot.
Could be next exiciting chapter in our history,lets hope so.

[avondalemiller]

Lets see how it all unfolds in the coming days. If the Swiss are true in their intentions, what part have they played in who comes in? Surely they need to be involved?

What I don't get, (I've been on hols), if Mclaren and TS are friends thro SM applying for the Manangers job in the past, who actually got the job infront of him? Or is there something more devious lurking in the background?

[Old_time_miller]

Brollyman becomes DOF at a club in debt and won’t be spending money, said man brings in a lacklustre mate as manager, look out for all the div 2 free agents being signed. Brollyman has never worked with lower league players, won’t understand what is required, him and his mate has to start from near scratch, and he hasn’t got much of a record either.

[Heliosphan78]

Brollyman becomes DOF at a club in debt and won’t be spending money, said man brings in a lacklustre mate as manager, look out for all the div 2 free agents being signed.

His lacklustre mate has 3 promotions on his CV.

Brollyman has never worked with lower league players, won’t understand what is required, him and his mate has to start from near scratch, and he hasn’t got much of a record either.

Ok, let me sense check you. Tell me what you think is required at this level that McClaren won't understand. That's a direct question.

Using your logic, you're saying that NO elite manager or player (past or present) would be suitable to be DOF at Rotherham United if they haven't already worked at this level, because they won't understand what's required. That's a heck of an assumption. Aside from that, you're aware the two roles are different, right?

But hey, why look up when we can look down? Let's never appoint anyone from a level above just in case we get there.

And by the way, SM spent a significant amount of his playing career in the lower leagues. So not correct to say that he's never worked with lower league players, or managers for that matter