Quote the cat in the hat="the cat in the hat"Agreed - he's done so much for us, and God knows as much as we've needed his motivational and man-management skills in the past, we'll need them even more this season!
Not sure about beyond that, but we'll see how it goes for now.'"
Surely thats one of the strongest arguments to get rid, too? With the wholesale changes we have just seen I think now would have been the time to part company. I can't see the point with him myself, I don't think he will be with us next season - so why not give somebody new time to settle in and prepare for what, most likely, is going to be a period of 3 years at the very least in the lower division, somebody who we can build round - get all the changes done in 1 swoop, put a knife through the old regeime and the old board. Somebody who can put things in place now, rather than waste the first of our (hopefully) 3 years in the wilderness.
Very little, if anything, is expected from this club for the remainder of the year - indeed not finishing bottom and a half decent cup run is that is probably all we can hope for, so why not get a new man in and let him go. Presumabley he would be one of our biggest earners and potentially replaced more cheaply leaving much needed funds freed up for other areas.
Lets also not forget we have played some absolutely dire stuff since Easter, and our 5 drives and kick syle is likely to be even less effective than normal given we are so light up front and dont appear to have a kicker. You would have thought if his special "motivational" skills didn't come into play the first game of the season (when we normally start like a house on fire) against Cas with all the adversity surrounding us then what chance has it working now the dust is starting to settle? Also need to remember he wanted out at least twice last year and its only becuase of Ted we didnt let him go.
Paradoxically though, I think seen as he hasn't gone now it would be best for the team if he stayed - chance missed, if you see what I mean and thats not too much of a contradiction.