To the Owners (merged)

Quoted from golfer

Put £50K in a brown envelope and see what happens.

Lucky Stevenage, I would have had him here in a flash without a second thought, he even said he loves the stick he gets from the Grimsby Town fans, because he knows how passionate they are.

I bet he goes absolutely mad if the teams not playing upto his standards, just like Warnock did.

Quoted from mariner91

There is absolutely no doubt that the club has improved off the field and for that I am very grateful for what they've done. Equally there is no doubt that there are some who are almost willing them to fail because they don't like Stockwood's politics. To each their own but that's slightly pathetic.

However, this is their first big test and they've clearly dropped a clanger appointing Artell and believing that he can get this below par squad playing some passing football akin to Buckley's first two stints in charge. They need to take action quickly because it's quite clear that Artell will take us down. A third relegation to non-league could be terminal for the club.

Can't disagree with any of that.

Quoted from mariner91

There is absolutely no doubt that the club has improved off the field and for that I am very grateful for what they've done. Equally there is no doubt that there are some who are almost willing them to fail because they don't like Stockwood's politics. To each their own but that's slightly pathetic.

However, this is their first big test and they've clearly dropped a clanger appointing Artell and believing that he can get this below par squad playing some passing football akin to Buckley's first two stints in charge. They need to take action quickly because it's quite clear that Artell will take us down. A third relegation to non-league could be terminal for the club.

Absolutely no doubt is a very strong statement .

I would love Steve Evans to manage us.

Quoted from Yoda

I would love Steve Evans to manage us.

Do you have children? A wife / girlfriend? Mum?

If so, the answer should be, no fückin thanks.

What we are currently experiencing is deeply embarrassing from a football perspective.

Let’s not clamour for someone - someone who, I might add, wouldn’t drop down to manage us anyway - who would return us to the completely non-footballing embarrassment that we were for most of Fenty’s tenure.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Since 2000, the following managers have completed a full Football League season in charge, nobody has completed two consecutive seasons in charge, except for Hurst in non-league.

Paul Groves: 02/03
Russell Slade: 05/06
Michael Jolley: 18/19
Paul Hurst: 22/23

In terms of non-league:
Rob Scott and Paul Hurst: 11/12
Paul Hurst: 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 21/22

Since the turn of the millennium, we have had 16 managers, 14 have ended badly. Only Russell Slade (2006 after the expiration of his contract) and Paul Hurst (2016) have left for a better appointment. Every other appointment has ended badly.

Slades 04/05 too

Quoted from HerveJosse

Absolutely no doubt is a very strong statement .

Not really. The ground isn't quite as shite, the fanzone is a big improvement as is the food on offer and we no longer boast about having an extra portakabin at the ground and presumably our footballs are actually round. They've invested in other staff to help with analysis etc which all other teams had as a minimum but Fenty wouldn't pay money for. The football itself this season is as bad as ever but the club is better off the field than it was.

Quoted from Yoda

I would love Steve Evans to manage us.

Some people don't know what proper league success is even if it slaps them in the face.

Quoted from mariner91

There is absolutely no doubt that the club has improved off the field and for that I am very grateful for what they've done. Equally there is no doubt that there are some who are almost willing them to fail because they don't like Stockwood's politics. To each their own but that's slightly pathetic.

However, this is their first big test and they've clearly dropped a clanger appointing Artell and believing that he can get this below par squad playing some passing football akin to Buckley's first two stints in charge. They need to take action quickly because it's quite clear that Artell will take us down. A third relegation to non-league could be terminal for the club.

It wouldn’t be terminal, but it might be more embarrassing than the last two put together, which was unthinkable a year ago.

Quoted from 123614

They have already dug deeply into their pockets.  Who do you think you are to tell them to spend more of their money?

I'm a mere fan, one of many who over the years has put a lot of money through the turnstiles etc. I still think JS & AP are right for the job but do feel they bought the club with their hearts and overruled a due diligence process that would have revealed the extent to which not only Cheapside but mainly BP had been run down over the years.

That said the question is simply do we keep Artel and drift slow to the brink, if not falling into the NL.

This would have a calamitous effect on the clubs income the following season and undo all the good of the last 2 years. Or JS & AP dig deeper and rid us of Artell admitting along the way they got it wrong. Artell being an appointment done with the heart but nothing else. This would leave us managerless and I have already said to give the job to Ben & Shaun with Mission League 2 status.