CJ seems to have quite a rational and reasonable opinion here.
He rates MR.
Yet he does not agree with the unnecessary rudeness and abuse thrown on here towards AT.
2 Seasons ago he did give us some joy and shining light from the misery.
He advised the board keep what we have got and let me add a couple and we will challenge.
They desimated what we had and allowed thorn to make three signings.
Cody, Murphy and z back up goalie.
When you take a mid table championship side remove all its best players and either don't replace them or inadequately replace them.
It is highly likely that mid table championship side will fall below mid table. (Relegation)
Then you say you messed up you back the manager
You let him sign 9 new players.
You then give him three matches, three draws.
Personally I would struggle and I think most professionals would admit it is unlikely that you can judge a manager over three games.
He may have achieved this season he may not.
Personally I think he would have got us in the top six.
I think MR from the start if the season would have got us in top two.
Thorn does not deserve the abuse he gets in here.
He was nothing but respectful to the fans.
He could spot one hell of a player.
This was the season to judge him as a manager. The first three games of the season were not enough for me to do that.
You look at the squandered chances of survival we had he deserved the sack at the end of last season, it is documented (CET somewhere) that he was going to get sacked, but basically, begged to keep the job and made promises of change. Them 3 games were clear evidence that he wasn't going to keep them promises, bravo for whoever actually sacked him.
He got found out last season, badly, granted, I will give him, that he had a bad squad, his best players got sold off, but he still should've done better. We dropped too many points from winning positions, which begs the question, we were good enough to take the lead, so why couldn't we hold it?
You say we would get top 6 with AT, but under MR, where we a clearly a better side then, we're just in the top half, with teams below us with games in hand. If we win tomorrow, it'll be great, lose however, it'll look entirely different. At least you acknowledge MR is a better manager.
I haven't been disrespectful to him in a personal way, but I have certainly criticised him in his mangerial role, his tactics were contradictory, subs were not made and the game went past him, he let the players off too easily, insder reports 'suggest' so. AT lacked professionalism, players unfit, seemingly immune to trouble, I will say this could be a reaction to AB's authoritarian regime, but AT was too soft.
He wasn't too great on the scouting front, he has spotted/signed some good players (Fleck, Barton, Jenno, possibly McG...) but has some terrible players to his name (Bell, Hussey, Brown, Ball...)
If you look at MR' side to AT's side, MR's wins hands down, and we're only (not even) 4 months on...
MR's:
Clarke Wood Edj Adams*
Baker Jennings Bailey* Moussa* Sheff
Clarke*
*MR's signings
Compared to AT's:
Clarke Brown Wood Hussey
Jenno
Barton Kilbane
Fleck
Cody Ball
It doesn't take a genius to know MR's team wins hands down, and MR has only signed 4 starters, the rest have come from the old regime! :facepalm:
