MJP_Exeter
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My expectations from a manager are. The added comments are obviously my opinion and done in order of importance for me personally.
1/ Get the best out of what you have consistently, play a way which fits the strengths of the team at your disposal and utilise your budget effectively (Play the hand given, not what you hoped was given). GC has failed pretty much since Dec 22 in this regard, despite bringing in some decent players, he rarely gets the best from our side either this season or last. The old adage of £1.50 from every pound spent feels as far off as it ever has been since the Man United match 20 odd years ago. This is the area GC needs to show the biggest personal improvement within. If you have a tough patch after previous success, then you get time in this area in my book, GC Has yet to have tangable success imho and the biggest reason why we should change our manager.
2/ Keep showing signs of forward progression for the club, so pathways from the youth system to the first team, enhancing as much value from those players as possible (In terms of effective playing time on the pitch and sale value). At the moment, I would say GC is lacking in this area, but there are probably a number of mitigating circumstances at play as well, but I expect assuming GC is here next season to see a lot of progression in this area, but feels like this isn't on his radar right now. So this at the moment requires considerable improvement.
3/ Get the Ethos of the club, engage in the community side and continue to support the off field improvements the club needs, even if this means a not getting the budget you feel you require. This is GC's biggest win area for me overall. You cannot really argue that he hasn't engaged with in this area brilliantly. The Jevani Brown sitatution I also felt he dealt with almost perfectly. Whether he supports a lower budget to improve other aspects of the club hasn't truly been tested yet, but a win is a win.
4/ Engage with the fans via the squad and personally. This aspect is hugely subjective and open to decent interpretation. But at the moment this is probably a decent sized loss. The comments are James Scott where not needed or nessacary as an example. The current side and GC doesn't have the level of fan engagement that MT had for example and this is a huge problem at a fan owned club. I would say huge work needed in this area fo GC and maybe because of the 100 day no win situation might be already lost. Even during the decent spell of Jan / Feb, fans still have been vocal in their displeasure, even if I think the booing of Aimson is beyond harsh etc.
5/ Do a bloody good presentation. GC is the king of that.
I personally don't dislike GC as a person, I just think he is the wrong person at the wrong time for us as a club. His tactical approach is solid as a rock shit and seeminly cannot be broken no matter what the evidence. I would personally remove him and start again.
1/ Get the best out of what you have consistently, play a way which fits the strengths of the team at your disposal and utilise your budget effectively (Play the hand given, not what you hoped was given). GC has failed pretty much since Dec 22 in this regard, despite bringing in some decent players, he rarely gets the best from our side either this season or last. The old adage of £1.50 from every pound spent feels as far off as it ever has been since the Man United match 20 odd years ago. This is the area GC needs to show the biggest personal improvement within. If you have a tough patch after previous success, then you get time in this area in my book, GC Has yet to have tangable success imho and the biggest reason why we should change our manager.
2/ Keep showing signs of forward progression for the club, so pathways from the youth system to the first team, enhancing as much value from those players as possible (In terms of effective playing time on the pitch and sale value). At the moment, I would say GC is lacking in this area, but there are probably a number of mitigating circumstances at play as well, but I expect assuming GC is here next season to see a lot of progression in this area, but feels like this isn't on his radar right now. So this at the moment requires considerable improvement.
3/ Get the Ethos of the club, engage in the community side and continue to support the off field improvements the club needs, even if this means a not getting the budget you feel you require. This is GC's biggest win area for me overall. You cannot really argue that he hasn't engaged with in this area brilliantly. The Jevani Brown sitatution I also felt he dealt with almost perfectly. Whether he supports a lower budget to improve other aspects of the club hasn't truly been tested yet, but a win is a win.
4/ Engage with the fans via the squad and personally. This aspect is hugely subjective and open to decent interpretation. But at the moment this is probably a decent sized loss. The comments are James Scott where not needed or nessacary as an example. The current side and GC doesn't have the level of fan engagement that MT had for example and this is a huge problem at a fan owned club. I would say huge work needed in this area fo GC and maybe because of the 100 day no win situation might be already lost. Even during the decent spell of Jan / Feb, fans still have been vocal in their displeasure, even if I think the booing of Aimson is beyond harsh etc.
5/ Do a bloody good presentation. GC is the king of that.
I personally don't dislike GC as a person, I just think he is the wrong person at the wrong time for us as a club. His tactical approach is solid as a rock shit and seeminly cannot be broken no matter what the evidence. I would personally remove him and start again.
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