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Southampton Gull wrote:
I realise you're a bit dense (prerequisite for someone with your accent) but did I say you did? You said we were both wrong, my reply was that I hadn't given a definitive answer so I'd give up on this one if I was you..................

well, obviously you are right.

Not happy about this. Under Ling I have witnessed some of the worst football we have ever played with no sign of any change, despite poor performance after poor performance. Taylor has proven he also doesn't have a clue what he is doing either to support Ling. I accept Martin was ill and wish him all the best but I just feel it would be best if the club went in a different direction now.

If we get off to a poor start next season then all the pressure will arise immediately, and can he handle that? We can't have have a repeat situation in the league again of which unfortunately, if Ling is in charge I fear will occur.

It pains me to say it, but I will be seriously considering cutting down on games I go to if he is in charge.

We didn't have a top ten budget last season.......................

Lings football doesn't work.....

Yellowledbetter30 wrote:Lings football doesn't work.....

O's would say otherwise

Cant believe people want Ling back, the football is poor and he has no back up plan

I couldnt stand seeing him leaning against the dugout of another season
(unless he becomes 'ill' again) - laughable!!

The man has no right to return

O's would say otherwise

Cambridge would say otherwise...

He deserves a chance. He got us into the play-offs. This season wasn't great but he was ill. He deserves a chance.

Yellowledbetter30 wrote:O's would say otherwise

Cambridge would say otherwise...

Scunthorpe and Rotherham would say otherwise about Knill

This season was poor long before he got ill. The performances early on against Southend, Rotherham and Wycombe were so poor I could hardly believe it. He even acknowledged the standard of these performances but nothing changed, that's when he lost my confidence.

We sold Olejnik, O'Kane and Ellis. Mansell, Lathrope and Nicholson have all had bad seasons, what the hell did you expect?

PlainmoorRoar wrote:Cant believe people want Ling back, the football is poor and he has no back up plan

I couldnt stand seeing him leaning against the dugout of another season
(unless he becomes 'ill' again) - laughable!!

The man has no right to return

He has a contract that says he has every right.

Ling
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Leyton Orient England 27 September 2003 18 January 2009 218 82 62 74 37.61
Cambridge United England 12 August 2009 1 February 2011 75 26 25 24 33.67
Torquay United England 12 July 2011 Present 87 33 23 31 37.93

Knill
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Rotherham United (caretaker) England 31 January 2005 7 April 2005 11 2 2 7 18.18
Rotherham United England 10 December 2005 1 March 2007 64 18 17 29 28.13
Bury England 4 February 2008 31 March 2011 165 71 44 50 43.03
Scunthorpe United England 31 March 2011 29 October 2012 78 16 30 32 20.51
Torquay United England 20 February 2013 Present 13 4 3 6 30.77
Total 331 109 96 124 32.93

Statistically Ling is better as Torquay manager than Knill

Taking the last 32 league games Ling was in charge there were 8 wins, 13 draws and 11 defeats giving a win ratio of 25%, which demonstrates that his results were in steep decline and this excludes the defeats in the play offs and the FA Cup game against Harrogate. Ling is shot.

PlainmoorRoar wrote:Cant believe people want Ling back, the football is poor and he has no back up plan

I couldnt stand seeing him leaning against the dugout of another season
(unless he becomes 'ill' again) - laughable!!

The man has no right to return

Southampton Gull wrote:
He has a contract that says he has every right.

You know as well as i do, hes breached it by being '''''''ill''''''

I just can't see any positive in bringing him back