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Caveman
February 11, 2018, 8:43pm
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Brisbane M.

So that's why you fled to Australia.

You nicked Wilko's bike !
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February 11, 2018, 8:46pm

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Brisbane M.

So that's why you fled to Australia.

You nicked Wilko's bike !


Allegedly  



When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?”
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what worries me is that when Bignot was relatively quickly identified as not being good enough Slade was instantly in position ..... Slade has been struggling since December and now we will take our time, not rush....have the board really had their eyes that firmly shut they couldnt see a replacement would be needed and done some homework already ?

Clearly they hope Wilko can scrape a few wins, secure our position which will keep him in the job for this season and avoid having to appoint a new man.  

We need an experienced manager IMO , Wilko isnt...never held a management post as far as i am aware.  

Cheap option ??  Bold gamble ?? Intuitive masterstroke ??



That seems to suggest the decision to pull the trigger then was driven by Slade's availability.


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It won't be Wilco and if it is I'm giving up.

This is possibly the most important appointment we have ever made in modern times, we must not drop back to the Abyss.


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Wilkinson is a town legend he deserves his chance I really hope he succeeds, and as for being dour well he can't be any more dour than Hurst and it didn't do him any harm.


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February 11, 2018, 9:31pm
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Quoted from moosey_club
what worries me is that when Bignot was relatively quickly identified as not being good enough Slade was instantly in position ..... Slade has been struggling since December and now we will take our time, not rush....have the board really had their eyes that firmly shut they couldnt see a replacement would be needed and done some homework already ?


I think the board, John in particular genuinely believed in Russell, I think they had a good working relationship. I suppose it would be commendable to show that level of trust but it's been obvious for several weeks he had lost the fans, never mind the players and his position was unrecoverable and untenable. In my opinion they waited too long before firing him, but it's probably easier to judge from afar. That or I am a bit naive.
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It was always a risk reappointing Slade. The risk never paid off and to my mind, they should never have taken it.
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Looking purely short term, Paul Wilkinson will know what he has to work with. As we only have 13 matches to preserve our league status it makes sense to me to see if he can breathe new life into our attack. If I were in charge, I would have the attacking players on overtime until we started hitting the back of the net regularly again. It will be interesting to see how the players respond to him. Good luck Paul, we need you to succeed.


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It was always a risk reappointing Slade. The risk never paid off and to my mind, they should never have taken it.


Wonderful thing is hindsight - not that I don't agree by the way - we've got 13 important games and, for that reason only, I would go with experience.
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The obvious choice is Phil brown, who I suspect is still based fairly local.
However my other team Aylesbury United had won just 3 in 22, sacked Glynn creaser ,appointed his coach as full time manager (having failed to win a game as Caretaker) who has now taken 13 points out of 21 and is a complete breath of fresh air, despite most of us wanting a ' new broom'
Think it's obvious that slade n wilko were forced together so,let's give him a chance.he certainly can't do any worse as were going down anyway ...
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