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I really don't think Owers is the man for the job. His record at Forest Green was abysmal and his only other "Gaffer" role was a part time one at Bath City. He doesnt seem to have the charisma to bring the Club together. The fans on this website seem pretty indifferent toward him if the co...

I don't know about the rest of you but I am getting a bit brasses off with the quotes from "The Gaffer" as reported on the Club website. The Gaffer, definition "a person in charge of others; a boss" seems to blame everyone but himself for the current position that we find ourselv...

arcadia wrote: ↑11 Nov 2017, 18:57 So was Hererra .

Perhaps they were doing their homework on Maidstone who are managerless Solihull Moors next opponents?

Wake up and smell the coffee. We are a team of mainly Conference South players managed by a very average Conference South management team If KN and RH were there I bet they were thinking that they could have done better than the current incumbents who despite their huffing and puffing on the touch l...

Some interesting points have been made about player fitness and the advantage that full time players have over part timers based mainly on the premise that they have more time to train and also to rest between games and training sessions. While fitness is of course of the utmost importance for playe...

Euphoria has replaced despair it seems! Gary Owers has done the rounds in a variety of coaching/managing roles, some more successfully than others Why would he want to leave the comparative safety of Bath City for us? Well he is 48, the clock is ticking and if he masterminds the "Great Escape 3...

I remember watching the "Location, Location" programme. My recollection is that Harrop's "missus" and her mother had the cash for the property, about £500k I think, and his input into the final decision was minimal. His involvement with our youth setup at the time added a bit of ...

Because its a cheap option rather than spending budget on a backup player who won't get games. When something does happen, you sign a loan keeper, as we have done. I would expect that most NL managers with limited budgets would look for a cheap option for their number 2 keeper and as you say look t...

Harrop couldn't plan a salad!! Job interviews are a two way process. The interviewer should be selling his organisation while assessing the candidate at the same time. The interviewee should be delving into the details of the job and the working environment and ensuring that he really wants the job...

The club are prioritising appointing 'an experienced manager' ~ take it from me! The old lags are always the best! The most important quality needed by the new manager will be the ability to "manage" his managers. If he can't manage Osborne and Harrop he will be doomed from the start rega...

Rjc70 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2017, 15:36 I notice you have posted about Paul Cox elsewhere, merse. Interesting.

Watching a side coached by Paul Cox is quite a mind.numbing experience so I hope Barrow keep him. I can understand why Ray contributes to this forum though - he must be totally bored with his own team.

Very good post Jack. I'm with you all the way. I've noticed that you've been missing on here for a little while. As your posts are normally reasoned and well thought through, it's good to see you back. :-D Thank you for that Tomogull. I view the Forum fairly regularly but rarely feel inspired to co...

I have been disappointed but not surprised at some of the vitriol and bile directed at Nicho. I have never managed a football team at any level but prior to retirement I spent 30+ years managing people. When I was 33 I upped sticks from Torbay, moved 200 miles and took on a job managing a department...

Fred, get a life before it is too late. We can all hear the clock ticking! Whilst the politicians are currently fiddling with Brexit the UK is falling apart - prisons, Nhs, police, education etc. We were an economic basket case when we joined the common market and on current form we will be one when...

Merse, I wouldn't get too exercised by Fred's diatribe.
He is obviously a nostalgic "complete shafter" (Vince Cable's words) not mine and probably a Daily Brexpress reader to boot.