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Quoted from ginnywings

Yeah, started to think the same and reign in my expectations, although a good manager will pay for himself in wins and higher gates. Speculate to accumulate.

Completely agree, but speculating is certainly not our style under the current administration. Questions remain about the quality of our budget and the willingness of the board to invest in the required coaching staff.

It is likely to be someone who is struggling to get another job or an up and comer.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Completely agree, but speculating is certainly not our style under the current administration. Questions remain about the quality of our budget and the willingness of the board to invest in the required coaching staff.

It is likely to be someone who is struggling to get another job or an up and comer.

You're probably right.

Nice to see we have had a drama free re-introduction to League football. We seem to have some kind of crisis about once a month.

We dont even know if he has gone yet

Quoted from denni266

We dont even know if he has gone yet

He'll be about as popular as the EFL Trophy if he stays

Quoted from ginnywings

You're probably right.

Nice to see we have had a drama free re-introduction to League football. We seem to have some kind of crisis about once a month.

It certainly worries me that we seem to have lost a manager to such an underwhelming club. A couple of our best players to Hartlepool and a manager to Shrewsbury. If that is the case it points to problems behind the scenes.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

It certainly worries me that we seem to have lost a manager to such an underwhelming club. A couple of our best players to Hartlepool and a manager to Shrewsbury. If that is the case it points to problems behind the scenes.

What's new?

Fingers crossed he's gone now Fenty needs to push the boat out for any of the 3 mentioned but Adkins being my preference.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

It certainly worries me that we seem to have lost a manager to such an underwhelming club. A couple of our best players to Hartlepool and a manager to Shrewsbury. If that is the case it points to problems behind the scenes.

Absolutely. Think I made a similar remark on another thread.

He was so dismissive of the speculation that Notts County were sniffing in the summer. He said something along the lines of: 'I've worked hard to get this club promoted, why would I walk away now?'

Seems like he's walked after just a handful of games into the new season. I was never in any doubt that he would eventually leave, but not now - and not for Shrewsbury.

A couple of things strike me...

We might be able to get one of those 'name' managers to do it on a short term basis - say until the end of the season or another rolling deal as it would allow those who can't get a job at a higher level, but don't really want to drop down to L2, to renew their claims, refresh their credentials and brighten their profile generally if they can get us in the play offs, or even better-promoted.

We have great potential in L2 - our league position is good, our fan base is in the top 5 in the league etc. if you must drop down to L2, then the job at Town is one of the best to get, and suddenly, you're being talked about again...

From a Town point of view - a deal would be more affordable if only for the short term. Any manager who could pull that off would then presumably have a L1 job, or an improved prospect of getting one with someone else if they have made a fist of it at Town. Got to be better than sitting about out of work for the next 7 months, and going for the rare Championship or other L1 vacancies against scores of others and not getting the gig.

Also - if we receive some compensation from Shrewsbury, it might allow us to afford a better contract offer than we might otherwise have been able to.

Quoted from chaos33

A couple of things strike me...

We might be able to get one of those 'name' managers to do it on a short term basis - say until the end of the season or another rolling deal as it would allow those who can't get a job at a higher level, but don't really want to drop down to L2, to renew their claims, refresh their credentials and brighten their profile generally if they can get us in the play offs, or even better-promoted.

We have great potential in L2 - our league position is good, our fan base is in the top 5 in the league etc. if you must drop down to L2, then the job at Town is one of the best to get, and suddenly, you're being talked about again...

From a Town point of view - a deal would be more affordable if only for the short term. Any manager who could pull that off would then presumably have a L1 job, or an improved prospect of getting one with someone else if they have made a fist of it at Town. Got to be better than sitting about out of work for the next 7 months, and going for the rare Championship or other L1 vacancies against scores of others and not getting the gig.

Also - if we receive some compensation from Shrewsbury, it might allow us to afford a better contract offer than we might otherwise have been able to.

If the news is true then we couldn't compete with Shrewsbury for our manager. I'd be amazed if it's any of those three. I just hope it's not someone completely shite.