Next Manager Odds

Bournemouth were in a terrible position in the table when Eddie Howe took over from Groves - I seem to remember he had something like a 12 game run without a win and then Howe took over and they immediately started getting results.

I think the likelihood of Groves becoming our next manager is very slim. I listened to Sports Talk last night and Matt Dean said he’d been in touch and Groves said he hadn’t applied and probably won’t be.

Quoted from Abdul19

Could it? Had he failed in 2 previous managerial jobs? Had he lost 8-1 at Hartlepool, 5-1 at Port Vale, 6-0 at Oldham and 4-1 at a side managed by Tony Adams?!

I don't think you can judge him as a manager from his time with us.  The first season he did very well to keep us up, then ITV crippled the club and no manager would have succeeded with no money.

I think he's an excellent coach and the amount of high profile coaching roles he undertakes backs that up. I think Groves realises this and this is the reason why he happy away from the top slot (an assumption, as I've not spoken to him). Maybe in the future, he will try again to be the big dog, and I hope he does and we get to see him back here in our dugout, but that time isn't now.

Unless there`s a last minute surprise this is my shortlist

Craig Elliott 2/5
Robbie Stockdale 7/2
Phil Brown 7/1
John Askey 8/1
Paul Wilkinson 14/1
John Sheridan 20/1
Stuart McCall 20/1

Personally think Craig Elliott would be a huge risk. He's only been in charge at Boston for 3 months and has only managed at a much lower levels with Ossett Town, Glasshoughton etc. I think there is too much at stake to take that risk

Groves is in the same class was Woods. Should never be allowed near this club again

Now is not the time to take that risk IMO and I would really hope the board would see it this way too. He really doesn't have any relevant experience to save a big L2 club from a relegation fight and turn it around in 3 months, all things considered. If it was up to me , I'd want to be utterly assured that the person I was appointing to deal with that responsibility would be absolutely equipped to deal with the pressure, and to know this league well. Experience at L1 would cement that.

Maybe in a pre-season appointment you'd consider going that route, but even then you'd have to think really hard about his relative lack of EFL knowledge, links etc..

Groves    8-1 at hartleppol . Failed at Bournemouth ......   great player for US as many have been in the past but not a manager

Quoted from chaos33

He really doesn't have any relevant experience to save a big L2 club from a relegation fight and turn it around in 3 months.

I didn't know a big L2 club was after him, he's bound to choose them before us


Seriously what is all this crap about Elliott. What is it about Boston United managers that gets Fenty all aroused? Is it because they are cheap I wonder. (The only decent manager to come out of Boston is about to take Mansfield into the playoffs this season)

We can't afford to take a risk on a manager from one league below never mind two FFS, If Fenty is determined to appoint someone in a hurry, which I really hope he isn't  (IMO Wilkinson, with the help I hope of Moore, will get the best out of what we have got) I'd rather leave it until the end of the season personally but if he does jump in please not Elliot or anyone else from the non-league.

Quoted from realist

Groves is in the same class was Woods. Should never be allowed near this club again

You mean the Neil Woods who is currently working for GTFC?