19-09-2018, 10:46
The trouble is, Blue, to be 'progressive' a manager has to be successful; Harrogate`s and Wrexham`s managers wouldn`t be getting called that if they were at the bottom of the table rather than the top.
I remember John Sheridan being called an 'up and coming (means the same thing) young manager' when he was winning League 2 with us and similarly the likes of Paul Jewell and Danny Wilson. Sadly, when they stopped being successful they stopped being progressive. Jack Lester would have been progressive if he had been successful with us and Ian Evatt may yet turn out to be - if and as long as he keeps winning games - until he stops being successful.
Maybe we did discover one in Jack Lester but he won`t be progressive unless he goes back into management and succeeds.
I remember John Sheridan being called an 'up and coming (means the same thing) young manager' when he was winning League 2 with us and similarly the likes of Paul Jewell and Danny Wilson. Sadly, when they stopped being successful they stopped being progressive. Jack Lester would have been progressive if he had been successful with us and Ian Evatt may yet turn out to be - if and as long as he keeps winning games - until he stops being successful.
Maybe we did discover one in Jack Lester but he won`t be progressive unless he goes back into management and succeeds.