Definately time for a change, the players are the ones kicking the ball of course, BUT, I believe a Manager can influence the team with motivation, urgency and belief. And we lack all three most weeks, let's be honest there has been games what we've won and still looked abismal. We need a Manager who'll get the team relaxed and playing for eachother. But whoooooooooo?
[cite]Posted By: roseandcrown[/cite]We now have other options and rescoures to push on, does this mean that is now time to say Thank you for what you have done in stablishing us and giving a platform for some one else to come in and push on as we do not feel you are the person to delivery Championship Football???
This is the key question. Up until now we've basically been stuck with Parky, like it or not - now we probably have a genuine ability to clear him and as many of the other coaches as necessary out as well as appoint a man already in a job, instead of limiting ourselves to managers already out of work. I think, whatever his limitations, Parky deserves credit for steadying a sinking ship and keeping the team competetive during a period of major restructuring - you only have to look at the current league positions of Norwich, Leeds and Millwall to see the strength of League 1 last year and that last season's close 4th place finish was no mean achievement. Parky has generally been a safe pair of hands in a time when a safe pair of hands has been what the club probably needed more than anything else.
However, does he have that extra bit of ability to take us from a steady, competetive team into genuine promotion contenders? Realistically, the current team looks like another losing play-off side. Does Parky have the nouse to use January to make us into a team capable of challanging Brighton, Huddersfield etc? He can set a team up to be relatively tough to beat, but can he set a team up to beat a team who themselves are set-up to be tough to beat? It's this extra bit of tactical brilliance that I think he probably lacks and I think he's likely to have a long career keeping teams clear of trouble in the lower divisions, but I think at bigger clubs like ours he may be a bit out of his depth, sadly.
I've already said i think we should keep Parky (looks like i'm on my own on that one). That's fine i can see why we would let him go. For me though the board are under the spotlight here. Only a few days ago Slater stated Parky was part of his plans. Now if they do sack him what does that say about Slater?
I think that is what happens when you prove that you can't do the job you're paid for when new bosses take over.
Clearly their meeting today didn't help Slater etc realise that it wasn't PP's fault after all and fill them with confidence did it. Let's hope the compo is minimal.
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This is the key question. Up until now we've basically been stuck with Parky, like it or not - now we probably have a genuine ability to clear him and as many of the other coaches as necessary out as well as appoint a man already in a job, instead of limiting ourselves to managers already out of work. I think, whatever his limitations, Parky deserves credit for steadying a sinking ship and keeping the team competetive during a period of major restructuring - you only have to look at the current league positions of Norwich, Leeds and Millwall to see the strength of League 1 last year and that last season's close 4th place finish was no mean achievement. Parky has generally been a safe pair of hands in a time when a safe pair of hands has been what the club probably needed more than anything else.
However, does he have that extra bit of ability to take us from a steady, competetive team into genuine promotion contenders? Realistically, the current team looks like another losing play-off side. Does Parky have the nouse to use January to make us into a team capable of challanging Brighton, Huddersfield etc? He can set a team up to be relatively tough to beat, but can he set a team up to beat a team who themselves are set-up to be tough to beat? It's this extra bit of tactical brilliance that I think he probably lacks and I think he's likely to have a long career keeping teams clear of trouble in the lower divisions, but I think at bigger clubs like ours he may be a bit out of his depth, sadly.
Clearly their meeting today didn't help Slater etc realise that it wasn't PP's fault after all and fill them with confidence did it. Let's hope the compo is minimal.