The question of whether Neil Harris should remain as manager or go ...... is gaining momentum this weekend.
I like many have my own view but I am not saying it in this thread. Here I am just presenting facts .... each can have his own reasons and conclusions.
(1) Harris came as a relatively cheap option because Tan was , possibly , doing a very understandable decision of needing to trim the size and the wages of our squad. As fans we do not care and even may like an owner to buy players for massive amounts of money with wages to match ....... but we also totally understand and support keeping the club’s finances in check
(2) the club was not doing well under Warnock whose time was obviously coming to an end - we have to be honest and say that Harris outperformed the master by a long way ..... and putting us in the playoffs was a major achievement ...... especially considering that it was “the same” team .
(3) yes a manager is responsible for the team’s performance but also of extreme importance is ....... how much is a manager being backed financially. We have to admit that Harris was no where near Warnock as far as financial backing is concerned nor as far as the depth of the squad is concerned.
(a)Smithies was a great buy .... so is Phillips as a cover ..... also releasing Etheridge and getting in money and saving wages ...... very good business.
(b) releasing and getting rid of so many players thus saving us a lot of money ..... being the Club’s policy is also a major achievement. (c) buying Moore was very good business considering that a striker was very essential for us.
(d) getting Wilson + Ojo + Osei-Tutu on loan - was excellent business considering that there was not the funds to buy.
(e) after years and years of only buying older players ..... he is the 1st manager who seems to want to blood younger players with Began and Harris leading the way.
These are the good things that we have to give a lot of credit where credit is due to Harris. Namely - successfully executing the club’s financial policy and restrictions and clever recruitment and trimming the squad . However , now come the question marks
(f) is he reading the game and the opposition well ? Is he picking the best team and making the right substitutions ?
(g) does he have the leadership and the respect of the squad ? (h) is he too much of a yes man ? Can insist and implement his own technical and footballing beliefs or is he being influenced ? The jury is still out on these last questions .
I am interested to hear your views ........ and to debate this important topic. This is what this forum is about.
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