Bignot sacked

Quoted from Mariner_09

McKeown's form has dipped as a result of the obviously uneasy relationship that he had with Bignot.

Sorry but the downturn in McKeown's form goes back to well before Bignot's arrival. He's been making spectacular, and costly mistakes for a couple of seasons now but they just seem to be getting more frequent. He's never really been the same since Croudson left

What a surprise, this has turned into an anti McKeown thread based on nothing...

Just because he got dropped, everyone assumes he got Bignot the sack... oh dear

How about the fact none of the players were happy with Bignot in charge?

When you've got arguably our best CB in Collins saying he hasn't had a new offer for a contract, and Bignot saying he has, something wasn't right.

And its now coming out we offered players new deals, but they wasn't willing to sign... which sounds like Pearson, Collins etc, and not McKeown, who has another year left...

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

What a surprise, this has turned into an anti McKeown thread based on nothing...

Just because he got dropped, everyone assumes he got Bignot the sack... oh dear

How about the fact none of the players were happy with Bignot in charge?

When you've got arguably our best CB in Collins saying he hasn't had a new offer for a contract, and Bignot saying he has, something wasn't right.

And its now coming out we offered players new deals, but they wasn't willing to sign... which sounds like Pearson, Collins etc, and not McKeown, who has another year left...

I really don't know where the anti-McKeown sentiment came from, he's a perfectly capable league 2 keeper, are people bored of him or something? If I'd been told that I wouldn't play because of some arrogant, over confident and self-obsessed Man U kid had come in and everyone seemed to instantly fall in love with him, I'd be pretty miffed. Henderson was clearly a high quality keeper but I hated his cocky so and so demeanour.

Despite us conceding only 6 in 7 with him in goal?

I'd be cocky if I was that good. Does anyone actually think McKeowns done anything other than regress over the last couple of seasons.

Quoted from Mariner_09

I really don't know where the anti-McKeown sentiment came from, he's a perfectly capable league 2 keeper, are people bored of him or something? If I'd been told that I wouldn't play because of some arrogant, over confident and self-obsessed Man U kid had come in and everyone seemed to instantly fall in love with him, I'd be pretty miffed. Henderson was clearly a high quality keeper but I hated his cocky so and so demeanour.

Cocky and self obsessed.

Jesus!
Yes he was confident but so he should be. He was/is a quality keeper who is destined for a great career.

Wouldn't you be a bit full of yourself if you were earning a few grand a week and training with the likes of Mata/Ibrahimovic/Pogba under arguably one the better coaches in the world of football?

At least Henderson had the balls to go out on loan and seek game time - which he had to wait for, for a long time. He could have easily sacked it off and picked his cheque up at Utd

Quoted from 935

DO we know that any of the above is actually true though???

No, and as said in my post I suspect we won't find out either.

I wasn't pretending to know what's happened though, and I used the word "if" to hopefully make the point that I was just speaking about the guesswork/rumours that have been doing the rounds.

Quoted from Mariner93er

I'd be cocky if I was that good. Does anyone actually think McKeowns done anything other than regress over the last couple of seasons.

Have you considered that his current form may be his normal level and that previously he was over-achieving? He has never been mentioned as really badly wanted by a league club and there must be a reason for that. He is still a good reaction keeper but league action requires more than that. I thought it was a good move to make him captain for a time or two but I can't ever see him being a keeper who really commands his area. James is playing at his maximum level, he can't improve on this.

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Have you considered that his current form may be his normal level and that previously he was over-achieving? He has never been mentioned as really badly wanted by a league club and there must be a reason for that. He is still a good reaction keeper but league action requires more than that. I thought it was a good move to make him captain for a time or two but I can't ever see him being a keeper who really commands his area. James is playing at his maximum level, he can't improve on this.

Didnt he nearly sign for Shrewsbury in League 1?

Quoted from Tommy

No, and as said in my post I suspect we won't find out either.

I wasn't pretending to know what's happened though, and I used the word "if" to hopefully make the point that I was just speaking about the guesswork/rumours that have been doing the rounds.

Sorry mate I didnt see the "if"... Its just to me a lot of the posts on here and social media are toxic. "Fans" arguing about non-facts, digging into the players and the club based on no knowledge whatsoever of what has happened - Theres even some guy writing Slade Out, before he started!

I cant see that they would fire a manager lightly, and I imagine something must have gone on, but that is the situation. Russell Slade is being appointed tomorrow, we can do nothing but support him and hope that some of the success and fun of that season in 2005 comes back. As fans that is all we can hope for, and we show it by cheering and supporting our team. Posting about what fenty might have done/what involvement Macca had/slade playing boring hoofball is so counter productive.