Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
When Slade goes in four or so years time, I'd like to see us promote his assistant manager Nicky Forster to the main job.....after al,l it's all makebelieve......
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If Slade goes, who replaces him?
- Thread starter sixnilup
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Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I agree and personally think the issues are perhaps very close to home namely the backroom staff, time we changed this completely and perhaps had an assistant manager for a change ?
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
There is huge potential in Forster joining the backroom staff maybe as early as next season and an opportunity we should not miss.
Ipswich_Seagull
The Ipswich Seagull
Roy Keane, he's certainly turned Ipswich around from being a mediocre Championship team.
BensGrandad
New member
I think Slades position will be evaluated around December time and should TB say enough is enough I would go with Poyet.
Somebody suggested George Graham to sort out our defence what about him as a senior manager with Nicky Forster as his asst or somebody like Teddy Sheringham.
I do not see Slade as being manager when we walk out at Falmer.
Somebody suggested George Graham to sort out our defence what about him as a senior manager with Nicky Forster as his asst or somebody like Teddy Sheringham.
I do not see Slade as being manager when we walk out at Falmer.
Ian Bairds Fist
Active member
There's a general feeling on here that Nicky Forster would be a decent assistant. I'm 100% up for that. If he has a decent manager to learn from (Coppell) that really would be a dream team.
seagullsdaz
New member
Russell Slades blue and white army!!!
I broadly agree with Beach Hut and Northstander. We can't go on sacking managers in the blind hope that one day we'll hit the jackpot. Also being a below-average third-tier side playing in a athletics ground the pool of mangerial talent available to us is limited. And DON'T anybody say playing at Falmer will be an attraction; at the rate we sack managers (assuming Slade goes shortly) we're going to get through another three or four before we get to Falmer - maybe seven or eight if you think we only give each one a quarter of a season. Potential managers will know this and the good ones won't exactly be queuing up simply to be the next cab off the rank.
However as Northstander said something is wrong and needs fixing. We've just lost to a team who had lost ten of their previous twelve games and are currently being managed by the physiotherapist! And once again we had a player sent off. There's only so many times you can blame the ref or bad luck or needing time to gel: we've either got shit players, a shit manager or the training and preparation is shit. Either way something isn't working and those who say "It'll all come right in the end, we've just been a bit unlucky so far" are as deluded as those who think sacking yet another manager will be beneficial in the long term.
However as Northstander said something is wrong and needs fixing. We've just lost to a team who had lost ten of their previous twelve games and are currently being managed by the physiotherapist! And once again we had a player sent off. There's only so many times you can blame the ref or bad luck or needing time to gel: we've either got shit players, a shit manager or the training and preparation is shit. Either way something isn't working and those who say "It'll all come right in the end, we've just been a bit unlucky so far" are as deluded as those who think sacking yet another manager will be beneficial in the long term.
theonesmith
Well-known member
- Oct 27, 2008
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One small problem... Poyet would not come here. So realistically, who would we bring in?
I think the original poster has raised a good point here as I don't believe any of the names mentioned are realistic.
The problem with BHAFC is the overall club structure in my opinion- when Slade came in he said it was a shambles- and that is not an aspect that can be changed over night.
That does bring us down to the training and/or preparation, and inevitably when those topics are discussed the attention turns to White and Booker. Whenever people criticise them the usual response is for others to say "Do you know what they do? No? Well shut up then." I think a perfectly acceptable riposte to that is: "No I don't know what they do - but I think they're f***ing shit at it."
BensGrandad
New member
Why not he is not exactly overwhelmed with offers and we have potential both on the pitch and in support, a new stadium coming and a forward looking chairman, with sufficient money to finance a promotion puch to Championship and then consolidation in that division. Promotion to the Premiership may be a little more difficult.
Usually when a new manager comes in, they also bring with them their managerial team or at least appoint one. Slade mentioned from the outset that the backroom needed a revamp. Yet he has stuck with White and Booker. They at the very least need changing. I dont know whether they are the root cause problem, but clearly a change is needed.
So the question is why hasn't Slade got in his own team? Has Bloom stopped him? Remember Slade wasn't Blooms choice. so is Bloom giving Slade a kind of probation and if he doesn't pass then he will remove Slade, Booker and White, bringing in his own men. Afterall it would be silly to recruit Slades own team only to sack all of them (paying off all their contracts) if you were unsure of him?
Perhaps even the players are aware of this and the unsettling effect has helped produce these poor performances.
So the question is why hasn't Slade got in his own team? Has Bloom stopped him? Remember Slade wasn't Blooms choice. so is Bloom giving Slade a kind of probation and if he doesn't pass then he will remove Slade, Booker and White, bringing in his own men. Afterall it would be silly to recruit Slades own team only to sack all of them (paying off all their contracts) if you were unsure of him?
Perhaps even the players are aware of this and the unsettling effect has helped produce these poor performances.
Seagullible
Super Keeper
I don't think Slade is the problem, it's the players who keep getting sent off for stupid things, missing chances they should score, defending like muppets. We know the squad is one of the best for a while on paper but they are not doing it on the pitch. They are not little children and should stand up and be counted
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,530
yet isn't Slade responsible for maintaining disciple and training the squad in attack and defence? or are we going to say he doesn't have full control of the training?
Spiros
Well-known member
I'm sure he would BUT he has also said that he wants to play for a few more years yet and is not ready to consider an off pitch role
im not happy with the results like most of us here but i think we have to give the team a bit more time and who else is going to want to come in and take over a under proforming near relegation L1 team slade did us ok last season we will (fingers crossed) start getting some results and stop getting players sent off every game soon i hope.
onthebeach
New member
- Jul 15, 2009
- 368
yeah ... jimmy gannons blue and white army..... has a certain ring to it. i would have him as manager any day of the week. look what he did for stockport county
Trouble is - we signed the wrong half!