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[Older Shotts]

Don’t want to alarm anyone but we are in a worse position now games to point wise than when we went down 05/06

and 4 go down from this division, not 2 :-(

 

[SteMerritt]

I wonder if the MK Dons fans will be happy if they appoint Karl Robinson?

Now that's a question... isn't he their Appleton? Perhaps they would...

 

[OxfordYankee]

This forum needs medication.

 

[Taff Ewe]

Not getting Appleton is a missed open goal as far as I am concerned. His appointment would have galvanised the club and fan base. It may or may not have worked, who knows, but to use a football analogy, it would be like starting the game 1-0 up.

But here we are and I was VERY deflated yesterday with McCann, but weirdly not so much with Manning. Maybe it is more the unknown with him, whereas you kinda know what GM will bring.

 

[Scotchegg]

Did Mk have a much reduced budget this season? Fact or fiction?

The spent around £400k on incoming players whilst making around £5m in sales. They also lost some very good loan signings so collectively I'd be amazed if their wage budget wasn't also significantly reduced.

 

[Yellow River]

Who's defending him? The likes of @Steve Gilbert and I were saying he should have gone after the Burton game.

The cult around Karl Robinson is with those who reference him in every other post rather than those of us who moved on weeks ago.

It was good that you both finally saw the light, albeit somewhat late!

Anyway good to have you posting regularly, hope you’re feeling ok, we didn’t or don’t always agree about Robinson, but it good to have a balance and I always read your posts, whereas some posters I just skip!

 

[Emilio]

I'm happy to rate this guy on how he managed last season, and looking forward I think he could potentially be a great appointmen. My concern is whether some players will take into account his failures this term, and not receive the motivational kick that they would have had a more experienced and demanding manager come in.

I suppose it's that conundrum of finding someone who had both successfully achieved promotion from the league but also masterminded a great escape from the drop zone, which Manning does not.

As mentioned, the King is dead, long live the King. Manning's Yellow Army. Let's just hope he's Mr Motivator!

 

[wolvercoteyellow]

If it is Manning, listening to this interview it sounds like he’s talking about OUFC not MK. Is he the right man to motivate our current squad? Not by the sound of this interview and it proved he wasn’t able to do that at MK under very similar circumstances. Sounds to me like MK had a terrible window like us.
On a positive note there are interviews online where he comes across very well. But I get the impression he needs a team around him so I hope he’s able to bring in who he wants asap.

Saying that he’ll have my 100% support and ultimately should be judged on next season not this.

Oh, the solution is just that the players need to step up? Not very confidence inspiring.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

If Manning does indeed arrive with his own assistant in Chris Hogg, that would be a very good thing. I think a lot of people would agree that we perhaps need a shake up, but there’s also something to be said for familiar voices and faces in the short term, providing they’re sufficiently managed. Get to the summer and then if we need to cull the rest of the coaching staff, fine.

Worth remembering that the coaches will know their jobs are on the line, and much like when people say that players are playing for their future, the coaches will need to coach for theirs. If a player can up his game for a new manager, why can’t a coach?

In the short term, a new manager with a new right hand man and an entire coaching staff needing to show what they’re about feels like a very sensible approach.

 

[Victor1986]

Whatever happens this season, we cannot blame any new manager for it. If we get relegated then that is entirely down to the ex-manager and the board for sticking with him too long. We can discuss the merits of the squad and the players within it all day long, but I think *expecting* any new manager to make a silk purse out of this particular sow's ear and blaming him if he doesn't manage it would be harsh. *Hoping* is probably more like it IMO.

Excellent Zero!

 

[Emilio]

Feels like if we don’t get the ground it’s curtains for oufc, I would be looking at every part of free space for ground, Thame, upper Hayford ect feels occ are totally against oufc

Manager hunt is over. Back to the stadium hunt

 

[Scrongo]

What the hell is all this data CHAT!!!
It's getting like playing playstation..

 

[OnlyOneUnited]

On which note, I would encourage everyone to get involved in this thread:

https://yellowsforum.co.uk/threads/cherwell-district-council-cdc-elections-4-may-2023.9041/

 

[GRB]

This forum needs medication.

Agreed. I log on and have a read from time to time and it's bloody embarrassing!

 

[dickwalton1964]

How long does it take to get to know a player?? It can take weeks to fully understand what drives a person to perform at their best, we don’t have weeks. I hope whoever the manager is, they can turn this squad of underperforming players around extremely quickly, only time will tell if Manning has the required experience and skill to do this. As for complicating this, we are 3 points for the bottom four and in some cases played two games more. It’s not complicated at all, we need to match or better the results of three teams below us to retain division one football. With these players that’s not a guarantee.

With these players - what you mean like Brannagan, Bate, Findlay, Browne, Murphy, Wilderschut, Joseph, Kanate, Smith, Moore, Anderson, McGuane, Brown, Fleming, Long etc .....he hasn't been handed a bunch of non-league misfits, there is some real quality there. They're under performing woefully but surely the whole point of sacking one manager and appointing a new one is that the new one can galvanise these players, work on them, instil confidence in to them. There's championship quality amongst them, their career paths suggest they're better than a L1 relegation scrap but that's the reality of where we are. It's a load of old nonsense and just cheap excuses when people suggest the new manager is inheriting a load of crap. Playing rubbish ? Yes. Are they genuine rubbish as individuals ? Of course not. We have a new manager for a reason ? To get these players firing.

 

[Wandering Yellow]

A former MK Dons manager who only had a career for non-league minnow clubs. Who does that remind you of?

This board really know how to wind people up.

 

[dickwalton1964]

How long does it take to get to know a player?? It can take weeks to fully understand what drives a person to perform at their best, we don’t have weeks. I hope whoever the manager is, they can turn this squad of underperforming players around extremely quickly, only time will tell if Manning has the required experience and skill to do this. As for complicating this, we are 3 points for the bottom four and in some cases played two games more. It’s not complicated at all, we need to match or better the results of three teams below us to retain division one football. With these players that’s not a guarantee.

Loads of new managers come in and have an immediate impact, what do you put that down to if they can't get to know them for weeks ? Luck ? It seems to happen a lot if it's down to luck.

 

[unification]

Whatever happens this season, we cannot blame any new manager for it. If we get relegated then that is entirely down to the ex-manager and the board for sticking with him too long. We can discuss the merits of the squad and the players within it all day long, but I think *expecting* any new manager to make a silk purse out of this particular sow's ear and blaming him if he doesn't manage it would be harsh. *Hoping* is probably more like it IMO.

I would add to your post that any incoming manager has to deal with the crap leftover here next season as well, regardless which division we’re in.

A number of those signed up for this season are sadly contracted for next season too, all a year older in the case of a number of 30 year + players.

Anyone thinking the summer is going to see a lot of deadwood be chucked out, think again. Who is going to take Josh Murphy off our hands?

 

[bazzer9461]

Not getting Appleton is a missed open goal as far as I am concerned. His appointment would have galvanised the club and fan base. It may or may not have worked, who knows, but to use a football analogy, it would be like starting the game 1-0 up.

But here we are and I was VERY deflated yesterday with McCann, but weirdly not so much with Manning. Maybe it is more the unknown with him, whereas you kinda know what GM will bring.

It may have done but galvanising the club and fan base doesn’t want you games.
Your 2nd point is plain stupid.

 

[Yellow River]

I was always fully behind KR, but he needed to go and yes he seems to have left a shambles. But, there are a lot of good players in there, so he has not left a poor squad, so all is not lost.

I know it‘s baffling isn’t it?

We’ve got the best player in League 1 and yet we’re 3 points off the relegation zone.