Manager/Coach KREXIT: The 'Robbo Out' thread.

[gofish2]

This is a really strange thing to fixate on.

I agree. The word 'fixate' seems to apply to a number of Scotchegg's critics. I think it's because he had the audacity to change his view about KR because he wasn't 'fixated'. It really annoys me that the one of the forum's most reasoned posters gets insulted in the way he does. I'm sure my view will likely cast me in the happy clapper mould, not that I care, but I really do think that despite the completely understandable anger that prevail at the moment, there is no call to attack our own.

 

[dickwalton1964]

Of course I had nothing to do with our win in '86 anymore than I have anything to do with our loss today.

I've said that I'm worried how our club is being run in a number of areas, and I hate seeing us not only lose but also look a shadow of the team we were a year ago. I've also said that Robinson should have gone a month ago.

As for the dressing room being lost, nothing has changed in what I posted yesterday. Brannagan's comments today were not a reflection on his views on Robinson, but on how the players need to take responsibility for where we are and ignore all the other talk. Others have a different view, that's their choice.

Agree with that.

The Brannagan interview can be interpreted either way. He‘s always blunt and succinct in interviews and yesterday was no different. He didn’t mention Robinson but no question was put to him where he had to.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Agree with that.

The Brannagan interview can be interpreted either way. He‘s always blunt and succinct in interviews and yesterday was no different. He didn’t mention Robinson but no question was put to him where he had to.

It’s what he didn’t say that is more pertinent. He had chance to back the manager & he didn’t. Surely even you must see that. Get your head out of the sand

 

[Pompeyyellows]

Just got back in the UK. Just caught up with this thread. One question. How the hell is he still in a job?

 

[Mythbuster3000]

He will be gone by 5pm today.

 

[Archieyellow]

He will be gone by 5pm today.

Do you know? Or guessing

 

[bashamwonderland]

He will be gone by 5pm today.

Lol you're the one who did "5pm announcement" last week.

 

[Chippy]

He will be gone by 5pm today.

Have u got a fixation with saying these things and 5pm? I recall you said the same on 15th Feb.

Total guess u ain’t got a clue, but there’s got to be a fair chance he’ll be gone by 5pm today or tomorrow, failing that 5pm Tuesday

 

[headingtonoldboy]

I came back late from an evening out expecting KR to have been sacked. I was astonished (but not surprised) to see that he hadn't. What will it take before the board acts and do what is so clearly needed.? They say they care about the club, then for heavens sake do the right thing quickly. At most other clubs(if not all) a run of 7 defeats from 8 would mean replacing the manager. I really can't understand it.

 

[bashamwonderland]

I agree. The word 'fixate' seems to apply to a number of Scotchegg's critics. I think it's because he had the audacity to change his view about KR because he wasn't 'fixated'. It really annoys me that the one of the forum's most reasoned posters gets insulted in the way he does. I'm sure my view will likely cast me in the happy clapper mould, not that I care, but I really do think that despite the completely understandable anger that prevail at the moment, there is no call to attack our own.

It's not that. Scotchegg is clearly a good guy and he adds a lot of balance to this forum. He must be a decent poster too, otherwise he wouldn't get so much engagement. That's what make a healthy forum.

However - he does have a tendency to suggest he knows a lot about what's going on at the club. And frankly, this often comes back to bite him when he's wrong. Particularly around transfer windows.

As I said the forum is a much better place with him in it, and I do read his posts where they appear, but people love a flawed hero...

 

[dickwalton1964]

It’s what he didn’t say that is more pertinent. He had chance to back the manager & he didn’t. Surely even you must see that. Get your head out of the sand

Brannagan isn’t fluffy in interviews, you never hear him being particularly congratulatory even in better times - certainly not individually. He‘s a bit similar to Roy Keane in that sense, he’s dour and borderline miserable and i just don’t think it’s his way to come out backing slapping individuals. What I heard was a player genuinely hurt and embarrassed by the situation and one determined to rectify it. He may have consciously avoided mention of Robinson so he didn’t get drawn into a deeper conversation about the manager but there was nothing to suggest he wasn‘t behind him.

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

I'd take a 3 legged blind hamster at the moment.

Another on of Robbos failed Jan transfer signings ?

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Brannagan isn’t fluffy in interviews, you never hear him being particularly congratulatory even in better times - certainly not individually. He‘s a bit similar to Roy Keane in that sense, he’s dour and borderline miserable and i just don’t think it’s his way to come out backing slapping individuals. What I heard was a player genuinely hurt and embarrassed by the situation and one determined to rectify it. He may have consciously avoided mention of Robinson so he didn’t get drawn into a deeper conversation about the manager but there was nothing to suggest he wasn‘t behind him.

Robinson wasn’t behind the players when he left them to take the boos and abuse at full time was he? So why do you think that Brannagan didn’t mean for he said to come across exactly as he did. For all this ‘I have to protect my players’ that he spouts. I’d argue he did the exact opposite & he’s got form for it as well!

 

[Swaby39]

Of course I had nothing to do with our win in '86 anymore than I have anything to do with our loss today.

I've said that I'm worried how our club is being run in a number of areas, and I hate seeing us not only lose but also look a shadow of the team we were a year ago. I've also said that Robinson should have gone a month ago.

As for the dressing room being lost, nothing has changed in what I posted yesterday. Brannagan's comments today were not a reflection on his views on Robinson, but on how the players need to take responsibility for where we are and ignore all the other talk. Others have a different view, that's their choice.

Sorry but no matter who’s told you this, I don’t buy it at all.

Footballers and managers are well drilled, almost robotic, PR machines. To the point I find almost all interviews in football boring as they cannot speak their mind so it’s pointless.

Brannagan knew exactly what he should be saying in that interview but he didn’t. Even if it was a slip of the tongue, he had 5 or 6 minutes and another interview with CW to fix it. But he didn’t. He was asked specifically about the manager and answered about his team mates. He knew what he was saying.

Put it this way, it was so obvious what he was meant to say that we all picked up on it within seconds listening at home. People are taking him at his word where as you seem to want to give it another meaning and I can’t quite understand why. Why not just call what it was - a hearty reaction from someone who cares about this club and is at his limit.

 

[ECYellow]

Senior players are now publicly contradicting what the manager is saying to the press. In the last week you’ve had Henry, Eastwood and Brannagan all come out and speak in a different manner to that of KR.

Arguably, those three are our most senior in the squad.

I don’t think anyone has ‘downed tools’ (apart from Fraud Murphy) on the pitch. Effort is there when the game is being played, but, people are not running through brick walls for the manager and there appears to be nobody that really has it in them currently to make that big tackle to really set the tone or change the course of a game.

KR has brought about his own downfall with the squad he’s put together. There are too many weak individuals, both physically and mentally. Having watched us home and away every week, I have come to the conclusion that I really do believe that this squad has the ability to see us relegated.

We lack leadership, character and personality in this team and I believe that is exactly how KR likes it.

You only have to look at his back room team…no leadership or anyone with the B*****s to question his methods. Shaun Derry tried and he was swiftly moved along.

 

[gofish2]

Just listened again to Cam's comments. My interpretation is that he has nailed his colours to the mast, and did not support his manager. His comments were very clear, Team,fans and club. Manager situation? not his concern. Jerome's response afterwards was also telling in that he acknowledged that these were 'strong comments'. I know it's all open to interpretation but the facts are that KR has lost the confidence and respect of the fans, very probably that of many players, and I find hard to think that the board feel differently.
I really don't believe that the board don't care and suggestions that this is so make no sense whatsoever. It's far more likely that they are in negotiations with at least one other candidate and are having to tread a careful line in terms of when they pull the trigger. The thing is, when we don't know why something is or isn't happening we have a tendency to draw our own conclusions.

 

[gofish2]

He will be gone by 5pm today.

You remind me a bit of those doom mongers who carry placards saying 'the world is going to end tomorrow', you see them the following week with the same placard.

 

[yellowbow]

Can ANYONE come up with a plausible explanation as to why the club is refusing to remove KR? Listen to his post match interview again. He KNOWS his job is safe and he’ll still be in the dugout at Lincoln next Saturday. The club is playing with fire! Even the players don’t seem to want him now, let alone the supporters!

Is it because we have an incompetent CEO, the only other person of any significance, other than Karl, at the club on a day to day basis, whose hopelessly out of his depth? Who wouldn’t have the first clue on how to replace him even if he wanted to? He has no previous experience in the role. He can’t even replace the head of recruitment, a person he knew was leaving 2 months ago.

Is it because we have a board made up of people based thousands of miles away, far removed from what’s happening here and aren’t really bothered about relegation while their focus is fully on the triangle?

The situation has become farcical now. The club is a laughing stock.

 

[brightonyellow]

If it takes this long to remove him, imagine how long it’s going to take to find a replacement.

 

[Swaby39]

Can ANYONE come up with a plausible explanation as to why the club is refusing to remove KR? Listen to his post match interview again. He KNOWS his job is safe and he’ll still be in the dugout at Lincoln next Saturday. The club is playing with fire! Even the players don’t seem to want him now, let alone the supporters!

Is it because we have an incompetent CEO, the only other person of any significance, other than Karl, at the club on a day to day basis, whose hopelessly out of his depth? Who wouldn’t have the first clue on how to replace him even if he wanted to? He has no previous experience in the role. He can’t even replace the head of recruitment, a person he knew was leaving 2 months ago.

Is it because we have a board made up of people based thousands of miles away, far removed from what’s happening here and aren’t really bothered about relegation while their focus is fully on the triangle?

The situation has become farcical now. The club is a laughing stock.

I’d go one further. They aren’t just playing with fire, they’ve tied themselves to a stuffed replica of Guy Fawkes and thrown themselves on.

Tim is clearly a number-cruncher. Don’t get me wrong, clearly a very good one. But nobody in this club has the slightest idea of how to run a football operation, apart from Karl. Please don’t mistake that for me saying he does it well, but he’s the only one with experience. So it was all eggs in the KR basket this year while we crunched them numbers and sorted the stadium.

Little did they know, nor did I see it 9 months ago, Karl is a borderline crook within the organisation and it’s all starting to unpack itself on and off the pitch with horrific results and people climbing over themselves for the exit. Yesterday was the epitome of our last 12 months. Players unfit, 2 off injured, a dire, weak display in 3rd gear lacking any imagination or proper planning and a 3-0 home loss to a side we should beat in our sleep.

And yet, the lack of football people within the club with proper football contacts (excluding the owners who are clearly very well connected but detached from the situation) makes us unable to move quickly. The reason he’s still here is because they, like the team, are completely unprepared for battle and making it up as we go along. Until there’s a better idea, he’ll stay. But I get the feeling they’re really looking for that better idea now.