doffcocker wrote:
The most he could do is take us on a late run, which we already know he's capable of, because he did it last season.
Yes, a late run to League 1 - much more likely than the play-offs.
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doffcocker wrote:
The most he could do is take us on a late run, which we already know he's capable of, because he did it last season.
bwfc1874 wrote:There was no 'big budget' at Bolton for most of Allardyce's reign Lust, he got us up and kept us up on next to nothing. He also did a few good jobs before us, at Blackpool where he still has the highest win percentage of any manager there, he also got Notts County promoted with a record points margin.
That said I agree he'd probably struggle on the budget Dougie's working with.
MartinBWFC wrote:Between them, Allardyce, Megson, and Mostly Coyle have ruined us as a club, Allardyce had success, but at what cost, Megson spent the Anelka money pretty wisely, but at what cost, Coyle, well pffff what a total fuck up he was, shite players on long contracts on huge salaries, but as incompetent as Coyle was, who sanctioned all these managers dealings? I will say no more.
Breadman wrote:MartinBWFC wrote:Between them, Allardyce, Megson, and Mostly Coyle have ruined us as a club, Allardyce had success, but at what cost, Megson spent the Anelka money pretty wisely, but at what cost, Coyle, well pffff what a total fuck up he was, shite players on long contracts on huge salaries, but as incompetent as Coyle was, who sanctioned all these managers dealings? I will say no more.
Spot on.
Gartside gambled everything on still being in the Prem when the new TV deal came in and lost.
There is no Plan B and we're now desperately hoping that somehow Freedman will suddenly come up with a way to get us promoted but it isn't looking good.
That isn't the strategy of a competent business man and he now needs to go before he fucks things up even more.
wanderlust wrote:
Agree with this, apart from Freedman's brief. Anyone expecting promotion from our current position with the current squad is dreaming. We are average at best.
I think Freedman's brief is to stop us sliding even further and any turnaround in our fortunes isn't going to happen quickly.
Mears is a good example. We need him, and a few others to get off our books asap so that Dougie at least has a chance of reshaping the team into one that can realistically challenge for promotion without breaking the bank. But naturally enough for a mercenary, Mears wants to stay as he's on a good screw.
At the end of the season, there's a good chance that Dougie will be well along the road of clearing out the dead (and expensive) wood. All we need to do is survive in this division until then.
Only when we get there will Dougie have freed up some cash to start shaping the squad with players "with the right DNA" (sic)
We can only hope that he has the skills to use it wisely, but that is not today's problem. Dougie's immediate tasks are clearing out and survival IMO.
So far he's clearly doing all he can to get rid of the dead wood either by terminating youth contracts or sending players out on loan wherever he can.
The loanees he's brought in and the few signings he's made are equally clearly geared towards survival - with a few prospects for the future also purchased.
Contrary to popular opinion, I think he's doing a decent job if this is his brief in reality. However I think that some fans think he is there to get us promoted (despite the reality of our situation) which is why he gets stick.
Reebok Trotter wrote:wanderlust wrote:
Agree with this, apart from Freedman's brief. Anyone expecting promotion from our current position with the current squad is dreaming. We are average at best.
I think Freedman's brief is to stop us sliding even further and any turnaround in our fortunes isn't going to happen quickly.
Mears is a good example. We need him, and a few others to get off our books asap so that Dougie at least has a chance of reshaping the team into one that can realistically challenge for promotion without breaking the bank. But naturally enough for a mercenary, Mears wants to stay as he's on a good screw.
At the end of the season, there's a good chance that Dougie will be well along the road of clearing out the dead (and expensive) wood. All we need to do is survive in this division until then.
Only when we get there will Dougie have freed up some cash to start shaping the squad with players "with the right DNA" (sic)
We can only hope that he has the skills to use it wisely, but that is not today's problem. Dougie's immediate tasks are clearing out and survival IMO.
So far he's clearly doing all he can to get rid of the dead wood either by terminating youth contracts or sending players out on loan wherever he can.
The loanees he's brought in and the few signings he's made are equally clearly geared towards survival - with a few prospects for the future also purchased.
Contrary to popular opinion, I think he's doing a decent job if this is his brief in reality. However I think that some fans think he is there to get us promoted (despite the reality of our situation) which is why he gets stick.
I have been of the same opinion for some time but am reluctant to express it for fear of being branded a happy clapper.
wanderlust wrote:
Contrary to popular opinion, I think he's doing a decent job if this is his brief in reality. However I think that some fans think he is there to get us promoted (despite the reality of our situation) which is why he gets stick.
Natasha Whittam wrote:wanderlust wrote:
Contrary to popular opinion, I think he's doing a decent job if this is his brief in reality. However I think that some fans think he is there to get us promoted (despite the reality of our situation) which is why he gets stick.
He gets stick because he is the most negative Bolton manager of recent years, tactically inept, and one of the least inspirational people in football.
The only people who think he is doing a good job are those that aren't paying to watch his shite.
Reebok Trotter wrote: Even Mourinho and Fergie would struggle to get promoted with the team that Dougie inherited.
Reebok Trotter wrote:True. But both of them had decent budgets to work with.
JAH wrote:Who in this division has and who is doing well?
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