I don't think that Purslow is a shrinking violet, he did sack Rafael Benitez after all. I am a bit surprised by his loyalty to Dean Smith with our club and performances in decline. Lose the Final and there really is no reason to keep Dean Smith.
I guess we'll find out over the next couple of games whether his calling out of the players was the act of a strong manager imposing some discipline or the last roll of the dice by a desperate man. I'm not too hopeful.
Quote from: Newby on February 23, 2020, 10:53:53 AMI don't think that Purslow is a shrinking violet, he did sack Rafael Benitez after all. I am a bit surprised by his loyalty to Dean Smith with our club and performances in decline. Lose the Final and there really is no reason to keep Dean Smith. He's got us promoted and has got us to a cup final in just over a year and we are not in the bottom three. It's not showing loyalty, but maybe he just thinks there's not enough there for him to be sacked.
Quote from: Clampy on February 23, 2020, 10:57:03 AMQuote from: Newby on February 23, 2020, 10:53:53 AMI don't think that Purslow is a shrinking violet, he did sack Rafael Benitez after all. I am a bit surprised by his loyalty to Dean Smith with our club and performances in decline. Lose the Final and there really is no reason to keep Dean Smith. He's got us promoted and has got us to a cup final in just over a year and we are not in the bottom three. It's not showing loyalty, but maybe he just thinks there's not enough there for him to be sacked.As I said in my pervious post, fine lines. So, if we lose in the cup final and slip into the bottom three over the course of the next 7 days, then, will there be enough then to sack him? We are not there yet, so purely hypothetical.
The irony is that if we go down he would be the best choice to take us back up, but if we stay up he might be gone.
Quote from: London Villan on February 23, 2020, 10:46:44 AMThe irony is that if we go down he would be the best choice to take us back up, but if we stay up he might be gone.I said the same last week.
Question:Dean Smith is responsible for coaching/tactics/match day selection/ team motivation.Suso is responsible for getting the best players for the money available which means all of our signings since he took the job.Who do you blame most and how long do you stick with a failing system?
Quote from: Big Ming on February 23, 2020, 11:23:38 AMQuestion:Dean Smith is responsible for coaching/tactics/match day selection/ team motivation.Suso is responsible for getting the best players for the money available which means all of our signings since he took the job.Who do you blame most and how long do you stick with a failing system?To be honest I think DS is doing ok with the players he has. There are 5 or 6 genuine PL standard players, but enough that just aren't quite there which makes things that bit more difficult for them. A change of manager might help in the short term, but until the quality of players improves I don't see much hope.