Poll - Sherwood - got rid

[rob_bridge]

Really? Interesting if true

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snmi6a

He was doing so well until he backed Sherwood unequivocally and talked about going the Doug Ellis Stand at the age of 6.

No Stan, even if you refer to it by it's current name now, it was still the Witton Lane Stand when you were 6.

Maybes he was in the Gallowgate with Tony Blair watching Jackie Milburn too

[aj2k77]

Yet more bad press.  Still at least people are finally starting to see Tom Fox for the incompetent and patronising halfwit he really is.

A money man with no clue about football. Hendrik Almstadt, if you look in to most of his experience gained at Arsenal, then no, I'm sorry but the guy yesterday who claimed he has enough knowledge to be Director of Football at one of Englands largest clubs is wrong, most of his background is surprise surprise in money again.

We have a bunch of fucking clueless, corporate money men dabbling their hands in something they have no experience of. No wonder we look like we are groping around in the dark most of the time, it's because we are. It seems we are now looking at basically computer games to buy players, no wonder we look like a load of randomly selected pieces taped together. There is no joined up thinking still, we play nippy, sprightly ball playing midfielders.... then buy a carthorse target man upfront who moves like a Mammoth.

[rob_bridge]

Yet more bad press.  Still at least people are finally starting to see Tom Fox for the incompetent and patronising halfwit he really is.

He made a poor decision with giving Sherwood a long term deal, but other than I think he's done a pretty good job. So that seems massively over the top.

But when he took over, Fox said that fans should expect the club to be competing at a higher level than we have in the previous few years. So far, he's appointed a manager that many people on here could see was a poor choice and offered him a ridiculous contract. Re-reading his interview from 10 months ago, there are some very interesting claims

“We are going to try very hard to live up to those expectations and I certainly don’t want the fans resigning themselves to where we have been in the last three or four years".

Yeah yeah, Tommy

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Too early to properly judge him. The fact that thus far he has been no worse than young Faulkwit is maybe a straw worth clutching too.

[PaulWinch again]

It's still too early to judge Fox. I actually think he's putting the correct footballing structure in place. Unfortunately he has made a big mistake when it comes to the manager, let's hope he rectifies it very soon.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Fox has been in charge for over a year and for 3 and a bit transfer windows and there seems to be no sign of improvement ( we've gone backwards in the only thing that matters, our League ranking). When is it time to judge him?

[aj2k77]

It's still too early to judge Fox. I actually think he's putting the correct footballing structure in place. Unfortunately he has made a big mistake when it comes to the manager, let's hope he rectifies it very soon.

I don't. He's got in place a commercial officer who got sacked from Spurs for not generating enough money. Given a friend from Arsenal a huge promotion in to a job role he's never take on before and hand picked a manager with 6 months experience to take on one of the hardest roles in England. Paddy Reilly bought back? Has the scouting been particularly good at Liverpool the last couple of years? Not to my mind, haven't they wasted an absolute fortune?

I'm not convinced by Fox at all so far, I don't trust his instincts because he was so slow to fire Lambert, questioned the fans over it and employed the above.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Fox has been in charge for over a year and for 3 and a bit transfer windows and there seems to be no sign of improvement ( we've gone backwards, in the only thing that matters, our League ranking). When is it time to judge him?

I thought he started in October last year, Chico. He inherited the Lambert mess.

[Dante Lavelli]

Yet more bad press.  Still at least people are finally starting to see Tom Fox for the incompetent and patronising halfwit he really is.

A money man with no clue about football. Hendrik Almstadt, if you look in to most of his experience gained at Arsenal, then no, I'm sorry but the guy yesterday who claimed he has enough knowledge to be Director of Football at one of Englands largest clubs is wrong, most of his background is surprise surprise in money again.

We have a bunch of fucking clueless, corporate money men dabbling their hands in something they have no experience of. No wonder we look like we are groping around in the dark most of the time, it's because we are. It seems we are now looking at basically computer games to buy players, no wonder we look like a load of randomly selected pieces taped together. There is no joined up thinking still, we play nippy, sprightly ball playing midfielders.... then buy a carthorse target man upfront who moves like a Mammoth.

Didn't he start off in the commercial sector and then into the more football orientated roles?

[PaulWinch again]

It's still too early to judge Fox. I actually think he's putting the correct footballing structure in place. Unfortunately he has made a big mistake when it comes to the manager, let's hope he rectifies it very soon.

I don't. He's got in place a commercial officer who got sacked from Spurs for not generating enough money. Given a friend from Arsenal a huge promotion in to a job role he's never take on before and hand picked a manager with 6 months experience to take on one of the hardest roles in England. Paddy Reilly bought back? Has the scouting been particularly good at Liverpool the last couple of years? Not to my mind, haven't they wasted an absolute fortune?

I'm not convinced by Fox at all so far, I don't trust his instincts because he was so slow to fire Lambert, questioned the fans over it and employed the above.

Not sure you can make a judgement on Almstadt's performance yet. I think the player's we've signed, presumably on Reilly's recommendation, look good on the whole. The management error with Sherwood I agree with.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Fox has been in charge for over a year and for 3 and a bit transfer windows and there seems to be no sign of improvement ( we've gone backwards, in the only thing that matters, our League ranking). When is it time to judge him?

I thought he started in October last year, Chico. He inherited the Lambert mess.

He joined in August, 2014

[Dante Lavelli]

Fox has been in charge for over a year and for 3 and a bit transfer windows and there seems to be no sign of improvement ( we've gone backwards, in the only thing that matters, our League ranking). When is it time to judge him?

I thought he started in October last year, Chico. He inherited the Lambert mess.

I'd also argue that the imagination of our signings at least suggests that there is some sort of system/knowledge in place.  Whether it bears fruit is another question but I was over all impressed with the signings ("on paper").

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Fox has been in charge for over a year and for 3 and a bit transfer windows and there seems to be no sign of improvement ( we've gone backwards, in the only thing that matters, our League ranking). When is it time to judge him?

I thought he started in October last year, Chico. He inherited the Lambert mess.

He joined in August, 2014

But only started in October. I think he had to give Arsenal 3 months notice.

[passport1]

'Moving the deckchairs on the Titanic' is the expression that springs to mind.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Fox has been in charge for over a year and for 3 and a bit transfer windows and there seems to be no sign of improvement ( we've gone backwards, in the only thing that matters, our League ranking). When is it time to judge him?

I thought he started in October last year, Chico. He inherited the Lambert mess.

He joined in August, 2014

But only started in October.

OK, so can I judge him in 2 months' time then? He's got a bit to do if he's going to change my mind in that time.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Fox has been in charge for over a year and for 3 and a bit transfer windows and there seems to be no sign of improvement ( we've gone backwards, in the only thing that matters, our League ranking). When is it time to judge him?

I thought he started in October last year, Chico. He inherited the Lambert mess.

He joined in August, 2014

But only started in October.

OK, so can I judge him in 2 months' time then? He's got a bit to do if he's going to change my mind in that time.

I think the way he handles his own mess with Sherwood will be very telling.