Isn't this a bit cart before horse?
Obviously whoever takes over will tweak it as we go along depending on circumstances regarding players etc. My point was that KN will follow the same mould that has been working for us recently rather than having a complete shake up from someone externally. We don’t need a shake up we just need someone to guide us in the direction we were already going in as it was working well. Were you dead set against MT taking over aswell in 2018 due to lack of managerial experience?
There’s a transition period with any changeover - Matt eventually got the players he want to play the way he wanted. Obviously it’s going to take a bit of time and I’m fairly sure we have a lot out of contract in the summer so there’s going to have to be a switch up regardless…
Is your suggestion we just go with a clone Matt Taylor and keep replacing with like for like forever? It’s quite a bizarre viewpoint
Not at all - I was happy with the Taylor appointment as it was worth the gamble in League 2 under relatively low pressure following the toxic end to PT’s reign. Taylor’s standing within the club helped and he’d shown as a player he was a leader. It made a lot of sense. My gut feeling was positive - Nicholson not so much. We now have a much better side in a much more competitive division and this one feels a lot more important in choice to me.
Pasty, this sums it up well. We all all overjoyed with yesterday and KN with two wins has seen many of us getting over exciteable (understandably).However, to coin a phrase our (club) puppy is not just for Xmas but for ever. The last 20 years but notably the last 5 have seen us make real progress on and off the pitch. The current group looks more than good enough to stay up this season (injury crisis and January exodus aside) therefore any caretaker with the nous to largely keep things the same could look like the right appointment. For the record (like Max) if Kev is the right man he gets my 100% support. However, can he keep our momentum running which means we establish ourselves in our goal of being a sustainable League One club? What is KN's contacts book like in comparison to other candidates? Given we are a small club who cant go out and buy players the successful manager has to have a track record in recruitment and development of young players. For a club like ours finding non league gems alongside the development of our Academy products has to be the way forward given our lack of spending power. Therefore, Luke Gerrard or Andy Woodman might be better long term options? Equally Artell with his track record of developing Academy players? I like the option of Kev for continuity but Taggy will need to feel KN can maintain our clubs development not just keep us ticking along
Infraction points please, Mods.
No, not forever, but yes, while it's working so well.
So we tick along and/or go backwards then sack him? Matt’s appointment was internal and WAS revolution btw…
