I think clubs go out of the league generally as part of a process of decline. (Orient went from play-offs in Division One, to challenging in Two, to National League.) Ronnie Moore at best briefly halted the decline at both Hartlepool and Tranmere, but neither were stronger when he left and both ended up where they were going before he arrived ....... If we had under-performing players I'm sure he could get them together to perform a bit better, but whether that would work for our squad of odd-bits I dunno.
I think we are undergoing the same process as Hartlepool and Tranmere. The only hope I can see is that an enthusiastic long-term manager not only can save us from relegation this season, but also sparks a revival within the whole club. An old, tired man like Ronnie Moore seems highly unlikely to do that. I'm not hopeful that it is within the compass of any of those on the bookies lists. Steve Cotterill's experience is far the best, but potential does lie with Jack Lester or Kev or the unmentioned Hump.
I so love Pooch writing, "the rare occasions I've been wrong". Now that's a true optimist! Even reinterprets the past to fit his own blue-sky thinking ........ even adds his little touch of irony.
I think we are undergoing the same process as Hartlepool and Tranmere. The only hope I can see is that an enthusiastic long-term manager not only can save us from relegation this season, but also sparks a revival within the whole club. An old, tired man like Ronnie Moore seems highly unlikely to do that. I'm not hopeful that it is within the compass of any of those on the bookies lists. Steve Cotterill's experience is far the best, but potential does lie with Jack Lester or Kev or the unmentioned Hump.
I so love Pooch writing, "the rare occasions I've been wrong". Now that's a true optimist! Even reinterprets the past to fit his own blue-sky thinking ........ even adds his little touch of irony.