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If anything could breathe fresh life into Wanderers’ survival fight, it would be the news the takeover saga is coming to an end.
For months the uncertainty at boardroom level has spilled out on to the pitch, making the job all the more difficult for manager Neil Lennon.
Whether the players admit it, or even understand it, the lack of real knowledge at which direction the club is heading has caused unnecessary panic, and at times undermined the coaching staff.
While the business acumen of Eddie Davies and his board of directors is not in question, their PR has left a lot to be desired.
Through the silence of the last few months Lennon has gone from unofficial spokesman to a bystander in all the chaos, and he more than anyone must be praying for a swift resolution.
Players have also been left in the dark as the club’s board – stretched to breaking point it must be said – declined invitations to speak in public about the financial issues being faced.
Financial advisor Trevor Birch supplied updates via regular statements at first but he too has found himself snowed under as efforts to sell the club continue right up to the High Court hearing on Monday, leaving the fans starved of information.
For some clarity to be provided to the players and supporters before this Saturday’s home game with QPR would be a blessing for all involved. Whether it prompts a change in results is another matter altogether.
For Lennon the lure of new ownership once represented a chance to do the job for which he was brought to the Macron Stadium – but perhaps no longer.
The manager has operated with one, maybe both, hands tied behind his back financially and needs a raft of reinforcements if he is to achieve the improbable and lead the club to safety.
He once yearned for new investment to enable Wanderers to match his own ambition but the Northern Irishman enters into a new phase in the club’s history in a most vulnerable position.
Though still backed by a majority of fans, results since the start of this season make Lennon’s position anything but secure. He is honest and experienced enough to realise a new hierarchy may want their own man but still has some time to make a statement in the next few games.
No better place to start than Saturday and the visit of a QPR side that has yet to achieve lift-off under their own new manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
The Dutchman, known best for his playing spells with Chelsea and Leeds United, cut his teeth in management with Burton Albion. Before getting the job with the Brewers he enquired about the vacant Wanderers post, only to be told he did not have the requisite experience.
Lennon and his coaching staff need every bit of know-how at their disposal if they are to overhaul a seven-point gap to safety. Since the Championship was rebranded in 2004 no side has recovered from the position in which the Whites currently find themselves.
But the timing of new ownership, if it arrives, could hardly be better. The nearer the High Court hearing got, the more vultures circled above the Macron, to the point fans actually preferred the option of administration to at least safeguard the immediate future of their club.
If the new regime can show they have better PR skills than the last, perhaps a wave of goodwill can be enough to lift the whole club to a most improbable survival effort?
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For months the uncertainty at boardroom level has spilled out on to the pitch, making the job all the more difficult for manager Neil Lennon.
Whether the players admit it, or even understand it, the lack of real knowledge at which direction the club is heading has caused unnecessary panic, and at times undermined the coaching staff.
While the business acumen of Eddie Davies and his board of directors is not in question, their PR has left a lot to be desired.
Through the silence of the last few months Lennon has gone from unofficial spokesman to a bystander in all the chaos, and he more than anyone must be praying for a swift resolution.
Players have also been left in the dark as the club’s board – stretched to breaking point it must be said – declined invitations to speak in public about the financial issues being faced.
Financial advisor Trevor Birch supplied updates via regular statements at first but he too has found himself snowed under as efforts to sell the club continue right up to the High Court hearing on Monday, leaving the fans starved of information.
For some clarity to be provided to the players and supporters before this Saturday’s home game with QPR would be a blessing for all involved. Whether it prompts a change in results is another matter altogether.
For Lennon the lure of new ownership once represented a chance to do the job for which he was brought to the Macron Stadium – but perhaps no longer.
The manager has operated with one, maybe both, hands tied behind his back financially and needs a raft of reinforcements if he is to achieve the improbable and lead the club to safety.
He once yearned for new investment to enable Wanderers to match his own ambition but the Northern Irishman enters into a new phase in the club’s history in a most vulnerable position.
Though still backed by a majority of fans, results since the start of this season make Lennon’s position anything but secure. He is honest and experienced enough to realise a new hierarchy may want their own man but still has some time to make a statement in the next few games.
No better place to start than Saturday and the visit of a QPR side that has yet to achieve lift-off under their own new manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
The Dutchman, known best for his playing spells with Chelsea and Leeds United, cut his teeth in management with Burton Albion. Before getting the job with the Brewers he enquired about the vacant Wanderers post, only to be told he did not have the requisite experience.
Lennon and his coaching staff need every bit of know-how at their disposal if they are to overhaul a seven-point gap to safety. Since the Championship was rebranded in 2004 no side has recovered from the position in which the Whites currently find themselves.
But the timing of new ownership, if it arrives, could hardly be better. The nearer the High Court hearing got, the more vultures circled above the Macron, to the point fans actually preferred the option of administration to at least safeguard the immediate future of their club.
If the new regime can show they have better PR skills than the last, perhaps a wave of goodwill can be enough to lift the whole club to a most improbable survival effort?
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