Post by rokerite on Oct 10, 2022 14:54:31 GMT
So this is with my positive hat on !
Our choice of managers is poor and extremely limited due to
1) Any experienced manager (like Holloway for example) wouldn't touch us if Wagmi were still relying on their entrepreneurial approach (an approach I fully support). If they do decide to come its either just for the money or they are desperate to get another chance having failed elsewhere.
2) Another inexperienced hire smacks of double or even treble standards as we had that with Kevin and Dan and couldn't manage to support the guys longer than a mere blink of an eye when things were not working.
I also disagree a manager's life is tough as they are one of the few people who get paid for failure and many make a career out of it and earn more failing than they ever could succeeding.
Back to the beautiful day outside while my positive mood remains!
I think there are good unemployed managers out there but it needs owners to look beyond the usual suspects, and there's a few usual suspects on the list at the top of the thread; giving Alexander or Tisdale the job would be most unwise in my opinion. I repeat what I wrote earlier, I'd go for Sol Campbell.
Regarding how tough a manager's life is there's a clear distinction between someone like Steve Bruce with an eight-figure fortune and David Artell who will have earned very modest amounts as both player and manager. Mind the pressure will still be felt even with millions in the bank but you won't have the added worry of how to pay the mortgage if you get the dreaded call from the owner.
Anyway let's hope for a victory this weekend. Betsy was always likely to be an inspired choice or a disaster. I'm only following Crawley's progress and the search for a successor because I sat up and took note when Telford signed. I thought Betsy was impressive in his early interviews. Observing how the poor fellow went from bright and breezy in July to looking like he needed to be fired for his own good in October was sad. I hope he's able to go back to coaching youths somewhere and put behind him what must have been a miserable experience for him as for Crawley Town supporters.