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| February 13, 2018, 11:22am |
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One of the hardest Jobs is being a successful football manager, the one that tops it in difficulty is the person/s who trusts that applicant to succeed
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| GollyGTFC |
| February 13, 2018, 12:17pm |
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Good post. Lincoln are in the fortunate position, for now, of having a owner who is willing and able to put money into the club. He also recognised the potential of the Cowley brothers but to be fair to the GTFC board they also recognised the potential of Scott and Hurst. Even though that partnership didn't work out they did persevere with Hurst and he did get us back into Division 2. The big difference between the clubs then became obvious. Lincoln gave the Cowley brothers a long contract and money to spend on decent players. The board of Grimsby Town would't give Hurst a better contract or more money to bring in decent players. Hurst left, Bignot came in, which didn't seem a bad choice, but for some reason after the club reached the magical 50 points it all went Pete Tong.I have never got to grips with happened when we reached that magical figure but I do think there are reasons why he wasn't allowed to push for the play off places, which became more obvious after the convincing win at Blackpool and him then being sacked. I can't be arsed to go into the latest debacle with Slade because there are several thousands recent posts relating to it. At the end of the day clubs and businesses can only go forward if there is somebody willing to invest in the future of the club. We haven't had that for many seasons and until we do we will flirt with relegation and ultimately be relegated again into non league because the present directors don't seem to the have the finances or the wherewithal to take the club any further.
Are Lincoln being bankrolled or are they merely spending money they have generated from their FA Cup run (over £2m in Prize, TV and gate money) and from their huge amount of season ticket holders and increased crowds? |
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| ginnywings |
| February 13, 2018, 12:26pm |
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Are Lincoln being bankrolled or are they merely spending money they have generated from their FA Cup run (over £2m in Prize, TV and gate money) and from their huge amount of season ticket holders and increased crowds?
That's what i think too. They got the right manager, and the rest just falls into place if the fans buy into it. They were bumbling along the same as us until Cowley came in. Now everyone is saying they have this great, forward thinking board. |
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| GollyGTFC |
| February 13, 2018, 12:26pm |
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You have to laugh at Fenty mentioning the "usual merry-go-round" applications for the job only 10 months after giving Russell Slade his 8th Football League managers job in less than 13 years.
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| ginnywings |
| February 13, 2018, 12:29pm |
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You have to laugh at Fenty mentioning the "usual merry-go-round" applications for the job only 10 months after giving Russell Slade his 8th Football League managers job in less than 13 years.
Yep, he's now had 4 jobs in 20 months. No doubt someone else will take a punt at some point. |
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| Mighty_Mariner |
| February 13, 2018, 12:37pm |
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The one worry I have with regards to Wilko getting the job is, if rumours are to be believed, and we signed Kelly and Hooper on the back of Wilko's recommendation, then one would have to seriously question his recruitment policy and ability to judge a player, not only ability wise, but character, work ethic and attitude too.
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| The Grim Reaper |
| February 13, 2018, 12:40pm |
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To be fair to Fenty he's got to say that about Wilkinson right now, give him his full backing. Would Hurst have still been here if he'd had a longer contract and a conditioning coach? No. Our fans helped him to make his decision to go to Shrewsbury.
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| 1mickylyons |
| February 13, 2018, 12:41pm |
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The one worry I have with regards to Wilko getting the job is, if rumours are to be believed, and we signed Kelly and Hooper on the back of Wilko's recommendation, then one would have to seriously question his recruitment policy and ability to judge a player, not only ability wise, but character, work ethic and attitude too.
The proof will be in the pudding MM I think it`s fair comment to say the players didn`t seem to be playing for RS or at the very least he was getting very little from them? With Wilko I am very hopeful youth will get a chance starting with the kid from Villa coming into the side and Clifton that in itself will be an improvement. |
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| GollyGTFC |
| February 13, 2018, 12:50pm |
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The proof will be in the pudding MM I think it`s fair comment to say the players didn`t seem to be playing for RS or at the very least he was getting very little from them? With Wilko I am very hopeful youth will get a chance starting with the kid from Villa coming into the side and Clifton that in itself will be an improvement.
I don’t buy the “not playing” for Slade stuff. The only player who I think downed tools this season was Sam Jones and he’s gone. |
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| 1mickylyons |
| February 13, 2018, 1:00pm |
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I don’t buy the “not playing” for Slade stuff. The only player who I think downed tools this season was Sam Jones and he’s gone.
I agree he was the obvious one but plenty of others have gone right down since Xmas only Summerfield earning plaudits for putting a shift in regularly. |
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