Micky sacked

[Rockford's Love Child]

There will be a strange irony if Gill is appointed.

In the summer of 2014 Rob Edwards was appointed with the aim of developing youngsters, because the club did not have the resources to build an experienced squad. Palios promptly arrived, sacked him and appointed an experienced manager (Adams) who was backed heavily in the transfer market.

Nine years on and Palios sacks an experienced manager who has always performed when reasonably backed financially, and (so it seems) appoints Edwards' former assistant to oversee the development of young players, because the club does not have the resources for an experienced squad......

 

[ADD]

If it was Vaughan it would be bizarre given that the recruitment last summer was of 'variable' quality to put it mildly.

I agree... but I was going off the comment about the ITK being "underwhelmed" - and using a certain degree of surmising given MP clearly was trusting him a lot last Summer - eg some of the tension at pre-season Q & A when Vaughan and MP were front and center and MM at the back with the fans...
Anyway now sounds like it might well be Gill.

 

[Boz]

Agree the cyclic nature of management appointments from Palios’ arrival is slightly ironic. Recall he wanted Edwards to work with someone experience but the manager picked Gill instead. That didn’t work out too well

 

[Ian]

I get more nervous about this appointment by the day.

 

[Am on mobile]

I must say with marks rep on Managers I hope he gets this right but they have to give him some backing or we are ******d and will go down

 

[Sparky]

I get more nervous about this appointment by the day.

Whoever gets it has one hell of a job to do

 

[bigmart]

Whoever gets it has one hell of a job to do

The biggest issue for whoever is manager is recruitment and the problem is the manager doesn't have much say in it.

 

[Ian]

Agreed. I think someone mentioned the other day the new manager would be able to mold his own squad. I think it's largely down to budget and some other factors and I think choice will be very limited for him.

 

[Sparky]

Saw this on Twitter:

I saw Mark Palios in the directors box at Rochdale last night, I asked him straight we’re are we up to with the new manager, he then went on to talk for 5 minutes about the process of appointing a manager, I’ve still no idea we’re we are up to with appointing a new manager ‍♂️

 

[ONIGP]

Saw this on Twitter:

I saw Mark Palios in the directors box at Rochdale last night, I asked him straight we’re are we up to with the new manager, he then went on to talk for 5 minutes about the process of appointing a manager, I’ve still no idea we’re we are up to with appointing a new manager ‍♂️

Did the Watford chairman tweet that?

 

[drwhoman]

I do sense more antipathy towards Palios these days. He is not getting any younger and must only have finite financial resources. That is the real key to all this. Unless a new well healed investor comes forward we will have to live within our means, however frustrating that is. I just hope it is enough to keep us in L2. As we’ll know, ownership of most football clubs is not a business proposition which does not make the quest for new funds any easier.

 

[dollar'sbloke]

It's remarkably naive to think a chairman will render up new information on the managerial situation. You will either get stonewalled or a polite political style discourse that tells you nothing.
We'll know when we know.

 

[ONIGP]

It's remarkably naive to think a chairman will render up new information on the managerial situation. You will either get stonewalled or a polite political style discourse that tells you nothing.
We'll know when we know.

If any of our customers asked our progress in recruiting a senior internal position, they would also get a very "diplomatic" answer. To do otherwise would be barmy!

 

[Sparky]

Again probably meaningless but 3 candidates at 3/1 joint favourites now, Clint Hill, David Artell and Matthew Gill.

 

[Ian]

Excuse me if I dont get too excited..

 

[Keith Hill (Bolton)]

I could crush a grape!

I do hope the bookies have got it totally wrong!

anyone know Pep's number? FFS!

 

[Sparky]

Bookies probably have got it wrong but those names are probably more realistic than Cowley’s or Karl Robinson

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

Bookies probably have got it wrong but those names are probably more realistic than Cowley’s or Karl Robinson

Irrespective of who the new manager is, the bigger concern to me is that they are properly supported in terms of the quality of the squad, balance between youth and experience, number of potential goalscorers etc. That simply did not happen this season, or even last season it could be argued.

The trio of names mentioned could be promising managers in the right context, but the environment is key.

 

[bigmart]

Irrespective of who the new manager is, the bigger concern to me is that they are properly supported in terms of the quality of the squad, balance between youth and experience, number of potential goalscorers etc. That simply did not happen this season, or even last season it could be argued.

The trio of names mentioned could be promising managers in the right context, but the environment is key.

That would mean learning from past mistakes, so unlikely to happen

 

[ONIGP]

That would mean learning from past mistakes, so unlikely to happen

I am hopeful.