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Natasha Whittam wrote:T.R.O.Y wrote:Getting out of League one was far from a given, I'm sure if we looked back at your comments at the beginning of 16/17 you'd back that up.
My point being, we could easily be languishing in mid table league one having the same argument about our third manager since PP came in. Plenty could have done a worse job.
Is he the man to take us forward? Probably not. Could many get us further than relegation scrappers, I really doubt it.
League 1 is what he knows, and that's probably his level.
He has undoubtedly had to operate on a budget, but too many of his signings have been poor. How many of his signings since we gained promotion can you say have done well? Karl Henry definitely, but the rest have been underwhelming at best.
But money aside, some of his team selections and tactics have been baffling. Lumping it to Le Fondre? Lumping it to Ameobi? Yes, he lost his target man to Cardiff, but a manager has to adapt, and Parky has failed miserably. The continued selection of Buckley and Beevers despite both being terrible...I don't get it.
An average team with little quality can go a long way on commitment with a tactically astute manager at the helm. We have neither.
Agree with most of that Nat.
But realistically, do you think this squads any better than bottom 4?
The lack of quality is frightening, and as mentioned previously you (largely) get what you pay for in football. No money to spend and such a tight wage cap is going to limit what you can do with a team.
Martin, if you want an example of the advantage Millwall have over us look at them beating us to James Meredith - wage cap in action.
