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He's also blew a huge amount of money at both Derby and Chelsea on poor players.

Because he's a coach not a manager. Very different disciplines.

Well it isn't. It's pretty much well known especially within footballing ciricles he was the tactician and Gerrard was just the front man.

It really isn't an odd take. Against Luton, we were largely on top for 90 minutes yet still found ourselves 2-0 down at half time. Don't you think that was a slight cause for concern given their form? Yes, Middlesbrough are a good side, but if you're trying to say that a red card after 22...

He'd have to do seriously well for a PL club to ever consider him again I think. As in promotion and keep us up in the first season but to the point where we're finishing mid table.

I've not actually said that though... I've dispelled your view that good players automatically should have the tactical side of the game covered and be able to blueprint that straight off the bat into a managerial role. Again, that's just not how it works and why I listed those names. For some...

Because it's a completely different skillset. Look at some of the great players in recent times which attempted at becoming managers and were/are awful: Paul Scholes Gary Neville Wayne Rooney Sol Campbell Alan Shearer Paul Ince Michael Laudrup Steven Gerrard (much of his success at Rangers...

Problem is the 'form and results' justification quite obviously wasn't a good enough explanation (as shown by the Talk Sport interview) when people would just turn around and say 'well the results were starting to turn'. When they weren't. An awful 1-1 draw with QPR which frankly we were very...

Has Lampard actually been credibly linked by anyone on here as being a frontrunner for the job or is it just the press have some kind of hard on for him and that because he formally applied we can't possibly turn him down?

Not sure he's the best reference point. If memory serves he had a giant chip on his shoulder about Robins after his offer to come back while we were in L2 was rebuffed.

Just to caveat this point. This wasn't just your typical managerial sacking. It's hardly getting rid of your Pressley's or Mowbray's. Both Robins and Viveash have played an instrumental role in pretty much bringing the club back from a brink of complete nothingness. Some of the greatest times...

Good lord please don't reference Chat GPT as a source. Think they had 3-4 loan players that season.

It isn't true. Didn't Robins publicly come out and say the club were looking at loans throughout the window, including a couple on DD but they fell through for one reason or another.

Every fanbase of the clubs he's managed have all said tactically he's rigid, often devoid of ideas beyond what's initially set out, and that ability-wise he's extremely limited. Being a great player doesn't mean you're going to be a great manager.

I'd imagine he was also a catalyst behind JDS and Collins signing also. Both disappointments thus far and not exactly cheap in either wages or fees.

Do your research. Winter has been pretty positive about the club and has been sure to highlight it's plight during the dark days in the national media.

Timing isn't really that strange. It's clearly been rumbling in King's mind for some time. The two wins probably extended Robins' tenure for longer than perhaps was intended from King's perspective. But the international break gives the club time to speak to candidates without major disruption...

True, but possibly a better quality of life though... Depends what his priorities are.

That's not actually correct. The form at the beginning of last season was also poor as well. Didn't we only win something like 3 out of 16? Perhaps we can put that down to the overhaul done over the summer but regardless it was still a turgid period.

Removing the sentimental aspect of it to one side, no one can really make that judgement unless the results / performances are as bad or worse under Robins' replacement.