Big Den?

[moldroadred]

Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

Not finding fault with the board at all, I'm no blaming them re-read my post, the board must of known of the contact as said above by TS that was my point.
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Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

I can't remember now but where was Sammy Snake in the betting before getting the job? I'm sure he came our of the blue,

[I]Let's face it he planned to leave a few weeks ago and apparently the board knew didn't they?[/I]
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Sorry to be pedantic. As TS said the first the board knew was Thursday
I have re-read your post as you suggested, it still reads the same.
The inference is that the board knew some weeks ago, which is incorrect.

[John Neals Dynasty]

Originally Posted by moldroadred

Sorry to be pedantic. As TS said the first the board knew was Thursday
I have re-read your post as you suggested, it still reads the same.
The inference is that the board knew some weeks ago, which is incorrect.

Are you on the board to confirm that is incorrect?
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[138+NotOut]

I heard from a source on Thursday that he was off. That same source said it was Lawerence in to replace him and he'd seen a game. Could be a coincidence that he'd seen a game or they'd known Ricketts was off and had got Lawerence in to look

[pagl]

Originally Posted by 138+NotOut

I heard from a source on Thursday that he was off. That same source said it was Lawerence in to replace him and he'd seen a game. Could be a coincidence that he'd seen a game or they'd known Ricketts was off and had got Lawerence in to look

Fits the timeline and it was reported Den was at the game.
Whether he is the choice is obviously unknown.

I think the protestations from Sam the previous 10 days will have set some alarm bells ringing.

[Jaded]

Originally Posted by Phils-an-alki

When people like Askey are available it is. There are other reasons too.

For example, Keates, Morrell and even Rickets played in this league.

Phil, would you be happy if Askey came in and missed out in the playoffs in all of his first 4 seasons, as he did at Macc?

[Stafford Red]

Originally Posted by moldroadred

Sorry to be pedantic. As TS said the first the board knew was Thursday
I have re-read your post as you suggested, it still reads the same.
The inference is that the board knew some weeks ago, which is incorrect.

The speed the board have moved at this week suggests to me they had enough information well before last Friday Friday to start preparing for life after Ricketts.

[moynkeepthefaith]

How would we all feel if the board had not prepared for what was an increasingly obvious situation ? My experience in business is that you always have to be in possession of a backup plan. Anyone with half a brain cell could see that the political responses from SR to the question of Shrewsbury were far from sufficient. If he had used terms like 'finish the job' that GB used then all speculation would have ended.

[krux]

Originally Posted by Jaded

Phil, would you be happy if Askey came in and missed out in the playoffs in all of his first 4 seasons, as he did at Macc?

No one would be happy if any manager failed. We all have our preferences, based on who we think would succeed. However if we knew for sure they would then obviously no one would want them.
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[Jaded]

Originally Posted by krux

No one would be happy if any manager failed. We all have our preferences, based on who we think would succeed. However if we knew for sure they would then obviously no one would want them.
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Thanks Krux. For me, Askey’s track record (taking Macc from 20th to 23rd in old Third Division during his first spell there, losing 4 out of his first 5 games during his second spell and consistently missing out on playoffs until last year’s undoubtedly impressive title win, and 5 wins out of 21 at the Slops) makes me doubt he’s likely to take us up this year. Personally, I’ve been arguing for long-term planning for a long time and would be ok with him taking a few seasons to build a squad capable of winning this league and competing in the one above (hopefully unlike the Macclesfield one which has proven to be far too weak for League Two); however a lot of our fans are generally insistent that promotion is by far the most urgent matter and for me, there’s little in his track record to suggest he could hit the ground running here.