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Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 22:54
by brucie
Stupid thread but Shaun North as a replacement - no thanks.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 23:07
by wodger of awabia
Well, I would still prefer Neil Warnock ( if he would take it on ) to come out of retirement & manage us until the end of the season, & then act as a consultant & advise on the appointment of a permanent manager.
Sean North would be a very good shout IMO, I always thought that he played a large part in Buckle's success.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 23:11
by Southampton Gull
brucie wrote:Stupid thread but Shaun North as a replacement - no thanks.
Affordable replacement !!
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 23:18
by nickfrench82
Whilst I don't agree with slating Mrs Bristow due to her and her late husband supporting the club in such a massive way, she is the one keeping Knill in a job, as other board members would happily relieve him of his duties and would've done so weeks, if not months ago.
Ultimately it is she who will make the final call on Knill's tenure, and for that, she has waited far too long and not acted in the best interests of the football club.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 23:32
by Southampton Gull
nickfrench82 wrote:she has waited far too long and not acted in the best interests of the football club.
Nick, if that came from someone else I would probably come out all guns blazing but I know yours is not a kneejerk reaction. If she wasn't acting in the best interests of the football club we wouldn't have one, it's as simple as that. Seeing as she is the one who will have to fund replacing the manager then surely it's her call?
If fans realised the sheer scale of our debt then maybe she wouldn't be the one being called into question.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 23:45
by nickfrench82
Southampton Gull wrote:
Nick, if that came from someone else I would probably come out all guns blazing but I know yours is not a kneejerk reaction. If she wasn't acting in the best interests of the football club we wouldn't have one, it's as simple as that. Seeing as she is the one who will have to fund replacing the manager then surely it's her call?
If fans realised the sheer scale of our debt then maybe she wouldn't be the one being called into question.
I agree with the majority of what you're saying, and the only part of this I am taking a different angle on, is purely on the management of the first team. Under any other circumstance, he would've been out of a job a long time ago.
As for the rest, she is a saint and an absolute godsend. You're right, we wouldn't have a club without her.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 23:50
by beano
Southampton Gull wrote:
I'll throw an affordable name into the hat, someone who will definitely resurrect team spirit and with the right contacts to get us out of this mess. He might not please the more starry-eyed fans who think we should be appointing the likes of Martin Allen, or the dreamers who think Chris Hargreaves is the answer. Someone who has helped turn around a club in our own division and already has an affection and devotion to the Club...............................Shaun North.
You cannot be serious man! Dave - are you still affected by last nights festivities? Or is this some wind up ?? Shaun North
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 01 Jan 2014, 23:55
by Southampton Gull
I'm deadly serious. We don't have the funds to bring in one of the names banded about by others. Shaun North knows the club inside out, knows most of the senior pros and would inject some passion back into the playing staff. He could hit the ground running and steer us towards safety. I'm talking about a deal to keep us up that is affordable, not one that is simply beyond our means.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 00:01
by usagullmichigan
PlainmoorRoar wrote:
haha Andy love that
i agree with you theres a lack of a football expert within the board
however this thread seems to attack the one person who has kept the club alive,
so lucy can f-off
Wow what a gent you are.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 00:02
by beano
The idea could grow on me Dave.........i seem to remember he did a fair job at caretaking Rovers after PB went?
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 00:04
by Southampton Gull
It's one of those things that could suit both parties. He could come in at low cost, maybe with a bonus for keeping us up and for that he would boost his CV and if things went well enough who is to say that it couldn't be his breakthrough into management. Win win for me.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 00:06
by Southampton Gull
I wish you lot would learn how to sort your bloody quotes out, now I'll have to go back through and repair a few posts.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 00:30
by arcadia
Southampton Gull wrote:It's one of those things that could suit both parties. He could come in at low cost, maybe with a bonus for keeping us up and for that he would boost his CV and if things went well enough who is to say that it couldn't be his breakthrough into management. Win win for me.
Bad idea.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 01:00
by Colorado Gull
Totally agree with you Dave. There is no denying that during the Buckle era, Shaun North had a very significant part to play for our success. I have a few mates who were in the younger yanks of Torquay United and were taken to the training ground by the coaching staff to see Northy's training, it was far from unimpressive. Affordable, knows the game well, knows the club well, will benefit us and him.
Mrs Bristow.
Posted: 02 Jan 2014, 01:49
by Southampton Gull
arcadia wrote:
Bad idea.
It's an even better idea for me if you disagree with it.