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To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:31 am

What's the answer then?

Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:09 am

We need a manger and an assistant with experience at this level. We know we are not going to get any miracles, but someone to steady the ship right now, and push on from there will do. The current management team didn't set the world alight at a much lower level than where they are now, and have proved in virtually every match that they are clueless at this level. I find it impossible to defend the rubbish that is being churned out week in week out, and given time, this pair will take the club down a level or two, possibly by the end of this season.

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:47 am

If we keep him we are fooked.
We should take a gamble on a new manager coming in, as we can do no worse than the form we are in now. :oops: :oops: :oops:

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:13 am

blueminati wrote:
What's the answer then?

Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.


Most supporters don't want chopping and changing of managers, especially when they see the right appointment from the start. Most of us knew that Slade was doomed from the start, as he has no track record of any success, it's not rocket science :lol: Why anyone should think that he is going to suddenly come good is pure gambling. OGS, was another gamble, who most of us knew was the wrong appointment, in fairness I don't think any of us predicted how poor he would turn out though. You refer to us as "a club that actually has some of structure to it" are you serious :lol: :lol: That is precisely what we are not at this moment in time and have not been since Tan stamped his authority. If anyone could show you how not to run a football club, by turning its own fans and the media against it, then Tan has done everything by the book :laughing6:

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:21 am

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then? Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.


I completely agree with you... :bluescarf:

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:32 am

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then? Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.





The fans are not stupid and can see a bad 'un a mile off, but the real hint is where even the Club Chairman and Chief Executive believe he isn't good enough, fella! ;)

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:44 am

Sven wrote:
blueminati wrote:What's the answer then? Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.





The fans are not stupid and can see a bad 'un a mile off, but the real hint is where even the Club Chairman and Chief Executive believe he isn't good enough, fella! ;)


Agree 100% Sven.

We are in free fall we need a momentum change.

Even a 3 month appointment - someone like a Warnock, is better than someone who has lost the changing room.

Birmingham only entered the bottom 3 after the final game a few years back. With Ian holloway at Millwall anything is possible there.

I would go as far to say it would be total incompetence for Mr.Dalman & Mr.Choo not to act!
Slade has done nothing to indicate he could grow into the role.

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:53 am

Jesus pal you serious with this post? Slade is way out of his depth!

The key to a succesfull club is a good manager thats how the jacks have done so well and southampton for example. Slade is not the man to take us forward we need the right man out to turn things around take us to the premiership and keep us there. If anyone thinks slade is that man then quite frankly you must be off your head and away with the fairies.

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:55 am

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then? Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.


Oh dear, oh dear!

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:13 am

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then? Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.


I agree with those sentiments if you get a decent Manager in the first place with a record that shows he can do it, a bit like Eddie Howe, he would need time, but if you get a Manager that hasn't done bugger all for God knows how many years why stick with him ????

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:15 am

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then? Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.



Rome wasn't built in a day but they had the start of some foundations within a few months............

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:15 am

How anyone can think Slade can turn things around is beyond me, Completely clueless and needs to go NOW, not just him Young too, Both absolutely clueless.

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:42 am

What is the alternative to the opening post
Relegation is a real possibility under current form
Season tickets will drop by a least 10,000
Apathy is rife throughout the club and on the terraces
Slade is running a very unhappy ship
The players don't look comfortable in their roles
The standard of football is absolutely dire
The manager and coaching staff are the most inexperienced I can remember at the club
Even when we play sides at the bottom end of the table they play better than us
From open play we have no goal threat at all
All the evidence is there for a badly run business and club
I'll be very surprised if this is allowed to carry on

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:47 am

LLynfibluebird wrote:What is the alternative to the opening post
Relegation is a real possibility under current form
Season tickets will drop by a least 10,000
Apathy is rife throughout the club and on the terraces
Slade is running a very unhappy ship
The players don't look comfortable in their roles
The standard of football is absolutely dire
The manager and coaching staff are the most inexperienced I can remember at the club
Even when we play sides at the bottom end of the table they play better than us
From open play we have no goal threat at all
All the evidence is there for a badly run business and club
I'll be very surprised if this is allowed to carry on


Do you write a lot of poetry?

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:49 am

mugsy wrote:
LLynfibluebird wrote:What is the alternative to the opening post
Relegation is a real possibility under current form
Season tickets will drop by a least 10,000
Apathy is rife throughout the club and on the terraces
Slade is running a very unhappy ship
The players don't look comfortable in their roles
The standard of football is absolutely dire
The manager and coaching staff are the most inexperienced I can remember at the club
Even when we play sides at the bottom end of the table they play better than us
From open play we have no goal threat at all
All the evidence is there for a badly run business and club
I'll be very surprised if this is allowed to carry on


Do you write a lot of poetry?

:laughing6: :laughing6:

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:54 am

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then? Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.

can i ask....what manager sets out his team 4-5-1 against a team that we simply have to beat and we are playing at HOME....

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 12:48 pm

BlueMagic wrote:Jesus pal you serious with this post? Slade is way out of his depth!

The key to a succesfull club is a good manager thats how the jacks have done so well and southampton for example. Slade is not the man to take us forward we need the right man out to turn things around take us to the premiership and keep us there. If anyone thinks slade is that man then quite frankly you must be off your head and away with the fairies.


coooeeeee :D

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 12:49 pm

BlueMagic wrote:Jesus pal you serious with this post? Slade is way out of his depth!

The key to a succesfull club is a good manager thats how the jacks have done so well and southampton for example. Slade is not the man to take us forward we need the right man out to turn things around take us to the premiership and keep us there. If anyone thinks slade is that man then quite frankly you must be off your head and away with the fairies.


we may as well have a local parks manager, that is all Slade is good for!

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:18 pm

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then?

Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.


So, because we are going through a period of transition we should accept a manager and assistant who are clueless and with every chance of them taking us down again?

I am not one who believes in change for the sake of it, nor that change is always a good move, can we really risk allowing the future of the Club to lie in the hands of this buffoon? I really fear that if we do so we will be playing in League 1 next season.

Apparently, according to Talk Sport, Orient fans were laughing at their team’s performance on Tuesday night. Does anybody see a link here?

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:22 pm

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then?

Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.


Don't make me laugh mate

We wouldn't need to change if we got someone decent after Malky

Or kept him in the first place

Ole and slade were poor decisions

Now you can see that yourself

We need a new GOOD manager with a good assistant

We got good players ! Just poor tactics etc

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:26 pm

This post makes little sense. It suggests a Manager and his coaching staff have little influence on the success of the team. If that were the case we had just as well employ Donald Duck in the post instead of Mickey Mouse who is the present incumbent. Do you think it likeky that if for example, in conventional business terms, a major bank or major retailer were struggling and losing money at a rate of knots they would not change their senior management team? When ability is absent its essential to stop the rot as soon as possible!

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:29 pm

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then?

Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.

Dear oh dear oh dear, the answer to your question of "what's the answer then" is, we get a manager and assistant that know what they are doing and then I would agree with your sentiments above, the clown we got now is inept and most definitely out of his depth and going to take us down, no two ways about that, if you can't see that then you deserve to be watching the dire shite that is being dished out to us every week, I think around 98% of our fanbase can see that. I'm guessing you are in the 2% :D

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:30 pm

It's bloody obvious slade is not good enough to manage cardiff city football club. All the patience in the world won't change this.

Pulls should have got the job but as I said yesterday I would like a promising manager such as Karl Robinson who works well with youth. Also style of play is what we all would like.

I don't think I have ever been so bored watching city since slade took over.

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:46 pm

what a load of balls,slade given time will get us playing your right the problem is itll be at a standard that hes used to league1!

tan must know hes made the wrong decision just like dalman and choo know,problem with our club isnt just slade its the board also,dalman the man who said he wanted nothing to do with the appointment of a new manager,well sorry but thats your fukin job

we need a manager who will galvinise the team and pick up a few wins to steer us clear of the bottom three cos at the moment the only reason we aint down is cos others have been playing worse than us and thats the only reason, im worried at whats going on at the club cos we are in free fall and slade is not the man to stop the rot,we've actually gone backwards under him and that i didnt think was possible tbh

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:46 pm

I do not like chopping and changing managers. I was not convinced about OGS by any means. However, I would have given him more time. I think he was sacked at a time when most fans were concerned that the chance of an immediate return to the premiership was very unlikely under his stewardship.
Turning to RS ....
He was appointed (I think)
1/to reduce the wage bill and
2/steady the ship.(Achieving the play offs would be a bonus)
1/The Squad
Some fans on here say that he has "suceeded" in reducing the squad. But any fool can get rid of players and get a few others (admittedly cheaper) instead.Unfortunately IMO he has done a poor job of reducing the squad. For example...
Getting rid of Daehli who was an extremely talented and creative midfielder did not make sense as he wasnt one of the highest salaried players. On the other hand he got have got a decent price for Whitts whose best years are behind him. Similarly, its clear that we have a very good replacement goalie yet he doesnt take the opportunity to get an excellent fee for (the excellent) Marshall. On the other hand Slade has a penchant for purchasing others where we already have sufficient players (full back) already! Some of his immediate purchases were 30 plus years and playing at a lower level than us.
2/Steadying the ship
I said that I was worried that RS would take us into a relegation fight before Christmas. But I thought we would just about stay up. in any event he has totally failed to do this.in any event results this year show that he has totally failed to steady the ship

Added to this the quality and style of football is terrible.
Sadly I can only see that changing our managersnow would improve our chances of staying up. While I do not like to see anyone lose their job I would have to say that even if we stay up under RS, I would still have no faith in his management for next year. Do we really want to give him the summer to buy more of "his" players?
Anyway, I hope he proves my fears are misplaced. :thumbup:

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:53 pm

Lengee wrote:I do not like chopping and changing managers. I was not convinced about OGS by any means. However, I would have given him more time. I think he was sacked at a time when most fans were concerned that the chance of an immediate return to the premiership was very unlikely under his stewardship.
Turning to RS ....
He was appointed (I think)
1/to reduce the wage bill and
2/steady the ship.(Achieving the play offs would be a bonus)
1/The Squad
Some fans on here say that he has "suceeded" in reducing the squad. But any fool can get rid of players and get a few others (admittedly cheaper) instead.Unfortunately IMO he has done a poor job of reducing the squad. For example...
Getting rid of Daehli who was an extremely talented and creative midfielder did not make sense as he wasnt one of the highest salaried players. On the other hand he got have got a decent price for Whitts whose best years are behind him. Similarly, its clear that we have a very good replacement goalie yet he doesnt take the opportunity to get an excellent fee for (the excellent) Marshall. On the other hand Slade has a penchant for purchasing others where we already have sufficient players (full back) already! Some of his immediate purchases were 30 plus years and playing at a lower level than us.
2/Steadying the ship
I said that I was worried that RS would take us into a relegation fight before Christmas. But I thought we would just about stay up. in any event he has totally failed to do this.in any event results this year show that he has totally failed to steady the ship

Added to this the quality and style of football is terrible.
Sadly I can only see that changing our managersnow would improve our chances of staying up. While I do not like to see anyone lose their job I would have to say that even if we stay up under RS, I would still have no faith in his management for next year. Do we really want to give him the summer to buy more of "his" players?
Anyway, I hope he proves my fears are misplaced. :thumbup:





Very good post!

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:54 pm

The only answer is sacking Slade

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:15 pm

Lengee wrote:I do not like chopping and changing managers. I was not convinced about OGS by any means. However, I would have given him more time. I think he was sacked at a time when most fans were concerned that the chance of an immediate return to the premiership was very unlikely under his stewardship.
Turning to RS ....
He was appointed (I think)
1/to reduce the wage bill and
2/steady the ship.(Achieving the play offs would be a bonus)
1/The Squad
Some fans on here say that he has "suceeded" in reducing the squad. But any fool can get rid of players and get a few others (admittedly cheaper) instead.Unfortunately IMO he has done a poor job of reducing the squad. For example...
Getting rid of Daehli who was an extremely talented and creative midfielder did not make sense as he wasnt one of the highest salaried players. On the other hand he got have got a decent price for Whitts whose best years are behind him. Similarly, its clear that we have a very good replacement goalie yet he doesnt take the opportunity to get an excellent fee for (the excellent) Marshall. On the other hand Slade has a penchant for purchasing others where we already have sufficient players (full back) already! Some of his immediate purchases were 30 plus years and playing at a lower level than us.
2/Steadying the ship
I said that I was worried that RS would take us into a relegation fight before Christmas. But I thought we would just about stay up. in any event he has totally failed to do this.in any event results this year show that he has totally failed to steady the ship

Added to this the quality and style of football is terrible.
Sadly I can only see that changing our managersnow would improve our chances of staying up. While I do not like to see anyone lose their job I would have to say that even if we stay up under RS, I would still have no faith in his management for next year. Do we really want to give him the summer to buy more of "his" players?
Anyway, I hope he proves my fears are misplaced. :thumbup:





hit the nail on the head mate any c**t can terminate contracts of players thats not hard,and getting rid of our better players was gna be easy cos they are decent players funny enough,the guys a complete bellend and he may steady the ship in league one but do we really want to be another leighton orient?

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 4:55 pm

#SladeOUTorNOrenew

He's CRAP. :thumbup:

Re: To all those that want Slade out....

Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:09 pm

blueminati wrote:What's the answer then?

Keep changing the manager every few months until we find one that can perform miracles at this club during a period of transition? They're football managers, not magicians. We're a club going through a period of transition trying to balance the books off the pitch as well. If we keep changing managers all the time and don't give them long enough to stamp their true authority on the club we'll never any sort of ethos whether its parking the bus or nice expansive football. Our team will have no stability whatsoever, players will get fed up and will then seek to move elsewhere to a club that actually has some of structure to it.

Sacking Slade is not the answer. If we then get in Lambert or someone and he doesn't perform miracles in a few months people will be calling for his head as well. Then the next manager they'll do the same. Sorry but Slade has my full backing until he has enough time to put his true stamp on the team and get rid of the players who don't even care and are only interested in putting in a shift when it suits them. If Tan gets rid of Slade then he's a fool. No manager with a brain or an ounce of business acumen will come to a club like ours and anybody that comes in is only going to want to do it their way and rip everything up.

Patience is the order of the day and Rome wasn't built in one. We've been spoilt with the Premier League, money thrown at players and good results against the likes of Man City and Man Utd. Well, you cant always have your cake and eat it. Its time to get real.



Our problem is at the very top, people that know nothing about football bring in people that cant handle it at this level .
Then given them loads of money to spend ,you wouldnt ask a guy that sells fruit and veg to sell a photocopier or a top class car would you ? But these clowns do, Why ? cos they know FA about football.