Mate of mine who's a City fan said Fleming is a top bloke and was really well liked at Bristol City and won the games where he was interim boss there, no idea if it will translate here but thought it was worth passing on to give a vague resemblance of positivity
Hope so. But implies MA ignored him since he was here.
Whatever marching orders Fleming had when he came in, it would have been difficult not to go in the direction MA and his first team coach were pointing. I have no idea what Fleming's like really but I'm hopeful he can begin to turn our fortunes around.
Yeah hopefully he will discover a new formula and get us winning. He may need to put us in a petri dish and examine us to find it of course. High praise could follow, maybe posthumously....
All this Jones built at Luton is horse shit. Mick Harford did it including pissing the management piece in Jones absence.
Yeah the fact they continued doing well after he left both times suggests that it is more them being an exceptionally well run club than him being an exceptional manager. I still wouldn’t mind him but would much prefer Duff
When Mick McCarthy took over at Blackpool this time last year, following Appleton's dismissal, I guess their board/fans thought he'd get a tune out of the squad he inherited given his track record. There was no new manager bounce. He failed miserably and they were relegated. If the players simply aren't good enough, nothing even a good manager can do.
Plenty seem to have faith that our squad is good enough, but I'm not so sure. We'll soon find out.
I'd like Warburton, but can't see him being interested.
Blackpool’s squad in the championship is expected to be down the bottom ours is definitely not especially with the front two we have, that’s without players like Coventry and the new centre back signings.
There's still some issues with our squad - full backs are not good especially if we are set on 352 and getting them to create as well as defend.
Agreed. I think REG could play in that position. I thought he looked tidy yesterday.
Feel like I watched a different player on Tuesday. Looked nervous and shakey on the ball, rarely played a forward pass and didn’t feel comfortable with him defensively either.
When Mick McCarthy took over at Blackpool this time last year, following Appleton's dismissal, I guess their board/fans thought he'd get a tune out of the squad he inherited given his track record. There was no new manager bounce. He failed miserably and they were relegated. If the players simply aren't good enough, nothing even a good manager can do.
Plenty seem to have faith that our squad is good enough, but I'm not so sure. We'll soon find out.
I'd like Warburton, but can't see him being interested.
Blackpool’s squad in the championship is expected to be down the bottom ours is definitely not especially with the front two we have, that’s without players like Coventry and the new centre back signings.
There's still some issues with our squad - full backs are not good especially if we are set on 352 and getting them to create as well as defend.
Agreed. I think REG could play in that position. I thought he looked tidy yesterday.
Feel like I watched a different player on Tuesday. Looked nervous and shakey on the ball, rarely played a forward pass and didn’t feel comfortable with him defensively either.
Think I watched a different game to you, I thought his forward passing was very good but he held on to the ball quite long looking for the right pass which the fans were getting impatient with.
I assume they didn't sack MA without first having considered who next.
I further assume they are therefore already negotiating with parties and the 'message to supporters' is mere fluff / PR nonsense about reviewing who / what next.
I assume they didn't sack MA without first having considered who next.
I further assume they are therefore already negotiating with parties and the 'message to supporters' is mere fluff / PR nonsense about reviewing who / what next.
I'd hope so but wouldn't bet on it.
It may well be that they feel Fleming is a suitable stop gap (which could be the case) so there is no rush.
I tend to think that the unwieldy management and ownership means that you have not just Scott and Rodwell but also Methven and Lenighan having input and that's just in the UK.
You then have the US and Canadian owners who may or may not want a say in where their money is spent.
I assume they didn't sack MA without first having considered who next.
I further assume they are therefore already negotiating with parties and the 'message to supporters' is mere fluff / PR nonsense about reviewing who / what next.
I'd hope so but wouldn't bet on it.
It may well be that they feel Fleming is a suitable stop gap (which could be the case) so there is no rush.
I tend to think that the unwieldy management and ownership means that you have not just Scott and Rodwell but also Methven and Lenighan having input and that's just in the UK.
You then have the US and Canadian owners who may or may not want a say in where their money is spent.
So it may well not be a quick process.
If they go with Fleming (and it would not surprise me given he appeared out of the blue) their challenge is how do they spin the messaging on that without looking ever more clueless
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He may need to put us in a petri dish and examine us to find it of course.
High praise could follow, maybe posthumously....
I'd be happy with any from the top four names, not sure about Ainsworth
All this Jones built at Luton is horse shit. Mick Harford did it including pissing the management piece in Jones absence.
FWIW I surely the ambitious move is either Jones, Duff or Rowet
Loophole for everything these days!
I further assume they are therefore already negotiating with parties and the 'message to supporters' is mere fluff / PR nonsense about reviewing who / what next.
It may well be that they feel Fleming is a suitable stop gap (which could be the case) so there is no rush.
I tend to think that the unwieldy management and ownership means that you have not just Scott and Rodwell but also Methven and Lenighan having input and that's just in the UK.
You then have the US and Canadian owners who may or may not want a say in where their money is spent.
So it may well not be a quick process.