20-09-2018, 13:32
I agree the jobs offered to MA have made firefighting his stock-in trade, but what he himself points to when asked is the championships he's won. That's what I'm sure he wanted to do.
I think the difference with us is that MA hasn't got a forest fire here, it's one of those peat jobs that just keeps burning under the surface and coming back. Win three on the trot, hunky dory, pack up and put your feet up ...... hang on there's eight games without a win springing up in the next valley and everyone you signed is playing like a dick.
I agree a lot of football is like that now, and much of what we call management really isn't that. It certainly is a massive disincentive for any manager to be creative, feed young players into the team, try a different style or see a bigger picture ....... when a chorus of "you don't know what you're doing" is going to spring up after a couple of defeats and one more bad result and he knows "you're getting sacked in the morning!" won't just be a random chant.
I think the difference with us is that MA hasn't got a forest fire here, it's one of those peat jobs that just keeps burning under the surface and coming back. Win three on the trot, hunky dory, pack up and put your feet up ...... hang on there's eight games without a win springing up in the next valley and everyone you signed is playing like a dick.
I agree a lot of football is like that now, and much of what we call management really isn't that. It certainly is a massive disincentive for any manager to be creative, feed young players into the team, try a different style or see a bigger picture ....... when a chorus of "you don't know what you're doing" is going to spring up after a couple of defeats and one more bad result and he knows "you're getting sacked in the morning!" won't just be a random chant.