23-04-2018, 13:50
Jack took on an almost impossible task, created by Gary Caldwell who was clearly unable to manage the constraints put on him by a mismanaged club and create a team despite the chaos behind the scenes.
Jack was/is likeable and intelligent, and were any green shoots appearing, or any vague sense of direction evident I'd have been opposed to sacking him, but with Smith who we paid a fee for marooned on the bench, Whitmore disappeared from selection and none of Jack's ten signings showing anything special, it would take a brave man to deny the evidence of his eyes and back Jack for another season. It is a shame ....... and he was set up to fail.
At this point I'll throw in a managerial suggestion (and I'd like to keep Llera and Evatt too who are both good men IMO) - Ian Culverhouse. He is going to leave King's Lynn who he has transformed on the pitch, but he seems to be leaving because of off-the-field chaos. He knows both league at good levels and non-league. He was cerebral as a player. He's old enough to remain calm, he doesn't mind where in the country he goes for the right job, and I think he'd be his own man. Much as I like Evo and Llera I don't think they know the non-league scene and to me that knowledge is going to be essential.
Going part-time would be an admission we are never coming back up. If we are never coming back up then the Proact has to go - it IS a league ground and a good one. Most of our rivals will be full-time and many of them have a better playing staff Now than us.
My opinion is that we should not be talking about coming back up taking several seasons. The only reason that it would take so long is chaos behind the scenes. If we remain chaotic, then we are being deliberately handicapped by a man who is losing money in order to handicap us! Sacking the backroom makes sense to me, but if Mr Carson is the man he pretends to be he needs to make it clear that unless the engine room is working we're going nowhere and that's been the case for three years.
We NEED to aim to come straight back. As Dancing has pointed out that will mean a lot of work finding ways to shed the dead wood that has been appearing for us in lieu of a team. A lot of players who are contracted to stay need to be actively transfer-listed. Those whose contracts will be up need to be waved goodbye ASAP. If Dennis remains contracted then he needs to be sold. He scored his goals and we are in non-league football.
I just think if we say 4-6 years now then that means the twelfth of never.
Jack was/is likeable and intelligent, and were any green shoots appearing, or any vague sense of direction evident I'd have been opposed to sacking him, but with Smith who we paid a fee for marooned on the bench, Whitmore disappeared from selection and none of Jack's ten signings showing anything special, it would take a brave man to deny the evidence of his eyes and back Jack for another season. It is a shame ....... and he was set up to fail.
At this point I'll throw in a managerial suggestion (and I'd like to keep Llera and Evatt too who are both good men IMO) - Ian Culverhouse. He is going to leave King's Lynn who he has transformed on the pitch, but he seems to be leaving because of off-the-field chaos. He knows both league at good levels and non-league. He was cerebral as a player. He's old enough to remain calm, he doesn't mind where in the country he goes for the right job, and I think he'd be his own man. Much as I like Evo and Llera I don't think they know the non-league scene and to me that knowledge is going to be essential.
Going part-time would be an admission we are never coming back up. If we are never coming back up then the Proact has to go - it IS a league ground and a good one. Most of our rivals will be full-time and many of them have a better playing staff Now than us.
My opinion is that we should not be talking about coming back up taking several seasons. The only reason that it would take so long is chaos behind the scenes. If we remain chaotic, then we are being deliberately handicapped by a man who is losing money in order to handicap us! Sacking the backroom makes sense to me, but if Mr Carson is the man he pretends to be he needs to make it clear that unless the engine room is working we're going nowhere and that's been the case for three years.
We NEED to aim to come straight back. As Dancing has pointed out that will mean a lot of work finding ways to shed the dead wood that has been appearing for us in lieu of a team. A lot of players who are contracted to stay need to be actively transfer-listed. Those whose contracts will be up need to be waved goodbye ASAP. If Dennis remains contracted then he needs to be sold. He scored his goals and we are in non-league football.
I just think if we say 4-6 years now then that means the twelfth of never.