Given Betsys background working for the FA with England youth teams and Arsenal U23 I suspect he will have a completely different coaching and media style to John, who was by his own admission old school, I think Betsy will be of the new breed of coaches. Will be interesting to see if this new approach will get us any higher up the table. We’ll know whether it’s been a success this time next year!
I wish him well BUT my concern is I believe largely Yems got the best out of the players, so unless there are wholesale changes (I think we now that's not happening with the squad) I'm not sure what more Betsy adds to what we have had. I hope to be proved completely wrong and we will the league at a canter or maybe Im a bad 'loser' given I wanted Evans back. Im 100% behind Betsy though make no mistake there. May you have a long and successful career at the club Kevin. Congratulations on the appointment.
It's more what Betsy could do with the younger players in the squad that have been on the fringes of the first team that excites me
Not sure which younger players you mean but I’m not sure we have any on the fringes that are anywhere near the level of young players Betsy and Macciche have been working with.
Last Edit: Jun 6, 2022 18:33:26 GMT by rougediable
Given Betsys background working for the FA with England youth teams and Arsenal U23 I suspect he will have a completely different coaching and media style to John, who was by his own admission old school, I think Betsy will be of the new breed of coaches. Will be interesting to see if this new approach will get us any higher up the table. We’ll know whether it’s been a success this time next year!
I wish him well BUT my concern is I believe largely Yems got the best out of the players, so unless there are wholesale changes (I think we now that's not happening with the squad) I'm not sure what more Betsy adds to what we have had. I hope to be proved completely wrong and we will the league at a canter or maybe Im a bad 'loser' given I wanted Evans back. Im 100% behind Betsy though make no mistake there. May you have a long and successful career at the club Kevin. Congratulations on the appointment.
Yes I agree we overachieved with the current squad and I think it will be impossible for Betsy to do better on the pitch than Yems on that count with those particular players. But I think Betsy will be given better players by the owners so I see an exciting time ahead if he lives up to his good reputation within the footballing world. Never any guarantees tho for sure
I wish him well BUT my concern is I believe largely Yems got the best out of the players, so unless there are wholesale changes (I think we now that's not happening with the squad) I'm not sure what more Betsy adds to what we have had. I hope to be proved completely wrong and we will the league at a canter or maybe Im a bad 'loser' given I wanted Evans back. Im 100% behind Betsy though make no mistake there. May you have a long and successful career at the club Kevin. Congratulations on the appointment.
Yes I agree we overachieved with the current squad and I think it will be impossible for Betsy to do better on the pitch than Yems on that count with those particular players. But I think Betsy will be given better players by the owners so I see an exciting time ahead if he lives up to his good reputation within the footballing world. Never any guarantees tho for sure
I agree. This is going to hang heavily on which players they get to work with.
There is no way on earth that their preferred way of playing is going to work with players like Tony Craig, Jack Payne, Ludwig and to a certain extent Glenn Morris who is less than comfy with the ball at his feet! Id even say Hessenthaler is going to find it difficult to completely switch his way of playing.
Last Edit: Jun 6, 2022 18:40:30 GMT by rougediable
Just hope he is better than Drummy does not fill me with inspiration but hope i am wrong.
We aint Barcelona. Yems knew that and to his credit did the best he could with an average bunch of players. What makes Betsy think he can do any better? You'll be coaching players that can't kick a ball straight n a pre-match warm up KB. MASSIVE GAMBLE unless this appointment is matched with loadsamoney to give KB the players he is used to working with - and remember we already have loads of players signed and NO NO NO I will NOT accept he needs a year doing F*** all to then bring his own players in later on. Its started already. Is KB up to the job no one really knows Im very sceptical but wish to be proven wrong in due course. Time will tell but its not the appointment I feel the club should've made. Far too risky unknown at this level and with the players at his disposal.
Last Edit: Jun 6, 2022 18:57:09 GMT by peespottage
Yes I agree we overachieved with the current squad and I think it will be impossible for Betsy to do better on the pitch than Yems on that count with those particular players. But I think Betsy will be given better players by the owners so I see an exciting time ahead if he lives up to his good reputation within the footballing world. Never any guarantees tho for sure
I agree. This is going to hang heavily on which players they get to work with.
There is no way on earth that their preferred way of playing is going to work with players like Tony Craig, Jack Payne, Ludwig and to a certain extent Glenn Morris who is less than comfy with the ball at his feet! Id even say Hessenthaler is going to find it difficult to completely switch his way of playing.
I can see a number of players being transfer listed soon as they just won't fit the model the new managerial team would like to set up. Wouldn't worry me too much as I reckon they'll be quite a few clubs in the Conference that would be willing to take them. Ludwig is still very young so maybe he'd be much easier to adapt to new methods, and I think next season will be a real breakthrough campaign for him.
And as for my previous point about developing youngsters, I just feel that the improved set up, as well as the coaches that are coming in, will help in terms of their development going forward, thus potentially making them more ready for the first team. I'm expecting quite a few youngsters to be signed as well soon in order to complete the B team squad, which could be a mix of those graduating from the Foundation Academy and transfers from other clubs.
Lets look at the facts. We have signed up vast majority of players that played under JY. KB is used to coaching the best players.
Can KB convert the not best into the best? Im sceptical. It doesnt work like that. JY was exceptionally good at getting the most out of the players. We played to our strengths. If Betsy has other ideas we are doomed.
We need better players overall in the squad. Appointing KB is pointless unless the quality players follow. Remember the success you said we would have WAGMI guys? How I repeat how is KB gonna achieve that? How?
Last Edit: Jun 6, 2022 19:51:33 GMT by nick22webster
Lets look at the facts. We have signed up vast majority of players that played under JY. KB is used to coaching the best players.
Can KB convert the not best into the best? Im sceptical. It doesnt work like that. JY was exceptionally good at getting the most out of the players. We played to our strengths. If Betsy has other ideas we are doomed.
We need better players overall in the squad. Appointing KB is pointless unless the quality players follow. Remember the success you said we would have WAGMI guys? How I repeat how is KB gonna achieve that? How?
I desperately want the bloke to succeed, but you’ve summed it up perfectly here. On that twitter space, they mention fast attacking football, of those 10 signed up by Yems plus those existing, not many can facilitate that style of play
Having had and actively sounded my misgivings on the debacle to date its time to look forward and wish Kevin and his team all the best and welcome them to Crawley. No more negativity from me for now as we need to get behind the team and move forward.
Thad's been entertaining me for a week or so but its time to give the guys a chance.
I even just heard I won a competition to get some luxury popcorn - is it an omen I ask!!!??