Craig Elliot

Quoted from 120790

No, he is a school teacher.

Whoosh.

Quoted from mariner91

Physical education education? He's training gym teachers?

Bet he says PIN number too!

Quoted from Abdul19

Bet he says PIN number too!

Hopefully he doesn't do that when he is at the ATM machine.

Quoted from Abdul19

Bet he says PIN number too!

sodomist! I say PIN number and have never thought how stupid I must sound until just then

Quoted from Abdul19

Don't know anything about this chap although his career does look impressive to date. The Lincoln example isn't really right though as they took a manager from above them in the same league.

What the hell difference does that make. We had been down the likes of your Phil Brown appointment merry go round. Fortunately our chairman/board identified an up and coming manager and took a punt on him and don't forget we just didn't get Danny we got Nicky aswell and that also makes a big difference. Fenty being a dinosaur will go for a dinosaur and the merry go round will continue.

Quoted from towncryer

What the hell difference does that make. We had been down the likes of your Phil Brown appointment merry go round. Fortunately our chairman/board identified an up and coming manager and took a punt on him and don't forget we just didn't get Danny we got Nicky aswell and that also makes a big difference. Fenty being a dinosaur will go for a dinosaur and the merry go round will continue.

Have I missed something? Pretty sure we've not appointed anyone yet.

Quoted from 120790

Alan Buckley
getting a draw at Anfield against a Liverpool side full of European Cup Winners.

A draw? That's nowt. Lenny won at Liverpool

If not Craig Elliot, then someone like him is the way forward for me. The fly in the ointment is our current league position and maintaining our league status. Because we appointed Woods over Slade last time we were in the mire and going out of the league, i think the board will this time go for experience over taking a punt, which is a pity as i believe that a team of young and ambitious players, managed by a young and ambitious manager is the way forward. Bignot was the right idea but it will probably be his shenanigans that put off the board from going for another of his type.

I think the younger players we should be looking to recruit, would relate better to someone not much older than them, instead of a Slade type. This has been recently highlighted at Newport with their choice. Thing is though, they had nothing to lose and thought they would be going down anyway, such was their position at the time, and they possibly had one eye on being back in non league.

I've said before that GTFC are stuck between two stools. Some feel we are a big enough club to recruit good league managers and good league players, but i don't think we are, not at the moment anyway. There are teams out there that are less well supported than us, and have no choice but to make the very best of what they can afford player wise. Teams such as Accrington, Morecambe and the team who have just beaten us 3-0. Then there are the clubs like Luton who can afford the better players and that is what they do. We are falling somewhere in between those two set ups. So to me, it's a much better proposition to go for a young, lean squad of players with a point to prove, than carry on with this insane notion that we are a club capable of signing good league standard players, led by a big name manager. We just end up with people that were once capable, but are now not so. We are generally more successful with players and managers from below.

Suely worth an interview.

As for the UEFA qualifications, he must have some understanding of the tactical and technical attributes of the game to have done as well as he has so far, is he part way to qualifying? I mean how hard can it be some of the ex-pro's that qualify don't appear to be the brightest sparks. Besides we have a proper coaching infrastructure in place now including science, analysis and strength and conditioning.

Quoted from towncryer

What the hell difference does that make. We had been down the likes of your Phil Brown appointment merry go round. Fortunately our chairman/board identified an up and coming manager and took a punt on him and don't forget we just didn't get Danny we got Nicky aswell and that also makes a big difference. Fenty being a dinosaur will go for a dinosaur and the merry go round will continue.

Calm down Bob - It's not a criticism of Lincoln! My point (quite obviously) was that it's not a like for like example. Taking a manager from 2 divisions lower is a lot different from taking one who just finished 3rd in the same division.