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i was one who said i'd decide after 10 games on malpas's progress and if he should go or not.as saturday reaches that point i still change my mind from one day to the next.i honestly dont know what i think is for the best.
a win saturday and i think i'll want to stick with him a little longer in the hope that it gets better.a defeat saturday and i think i will be against him keeping his job.
basicly it's a fucking tough call to make.

A Malpas thread, no way  ;)

On that note I see Mike Newell has been appointed Grimsby manager, another one missed?

Totally agree Arriba.  Early part of last week I had made up my mind that he needed to go. But the fact that he actually managed to get a reaction from the players on Friday night was in many ways more important than the result or the fact that we still cant defend for shit.  Getting a bit of fight into them was more important

Most wont see it that way, but again performance and commitment is more important than the result on saturday for me.  If we play well or even Ok and lose /draw but fight for it it will show me that the players at least respect him enough to perform

The part of me that says give him more time if we win on Saturday fears that it will just be delaying the inevitable though.  

Handt seen that. good appiontment for Grimbsy that.

Good appointment.

Though with his Luton whistle blowing I think I'd rather he stayed away from the STFC cupboard until Fitton has reached the back of it to check for skeletons.

Totally agree.

no related to Malpas in anyway but another managers opinions on boo boys

http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~1413794,00.html

Mike Newell has League two form akin to Glitter in Cambodia.  Remember poor old Hartlepool and the 16 point lead he managed to bungle after Chris Turner buggered off?

They still won promotion but it was some big bollock to drop.

Plus he moans like an old fishwife.

As for Big Mo I can't see any candidate that jump off the page that you would replace him except the same old faces sat on the managerial merry go round.  The alternative is to opt for an unknown in terms of a good number two or a retiring/recently retired “big name” but it’s a dodgy old game.  Despite reputations lord knows what sort of clown you could end up with.

Stick with Maurice, show some faith and give him every chance to get it right with as mush support that can be mustered.  If he doesn’t pull anything out of the sack in the next 5 games and we’re sat in the relegation zone then panic but otherwise he’s a safe as houses.

Booing during the match is pathetic, does not but spur on the other team.  I'm convinced of that.

On replacement manager front - I see young Nigel has steered Burton Albion to 4th now

Clough seems to lack ambition, many league chairman have inquired about him but he has stuck with Burton as he has an easy job there.

Or perhaps its this mythical 'loyalty' we all seem so desperate for

the interview I saw last week suggested he would be interested in the right job .. surely hes not waiting for the Forest one tho !!

Fuck clough he is a twat

A loss against Hereford tonight and a home defeat against Huddersfield then a press conference called for Monday morning imo.

We're playing tonight?!

Every day feels like Tuesday to me these days. :)

Wise could always come back - I can't see him lasting much longer at Newcastle

Any of our Scotch ancestors think that some of the lower league managers would be worth a punt aka Owen Coyle now at Burnley who is doing a fantastic job in the Chumpship on a shoestring?

That Gordon Chisolm at Queen of the South seems to be winning the plaudits over at the moment and had an impressive run at Dundee before it went a bit sour.

A shoestring?  If we had spent a quarter of what they had I would expect promotion as a certainty!

He literally meant owen coyle lives on a shoe string ronnie. He did not mention budget,godsake ronnie get with it eh

... and he's a Bradford legend - a good example of a popular player slowly turning to unpopular manager with fans that once sang his name.

They weren't booing Mcall.........

Ah yes, I read on. Whoops - ignore my comment about McCall, but to save my point... Brian Tinnion.

:D

Good save.

I said 10 games but I think I will give it a bit longer now before deciding.

I didn't go, but what I am hearing about the first half against Hartlepool gives me something to hope for.

Thanks :)

wanna go in goal tomorrow?

I'm erratic at best :)

you'll fit right in.

Sorry DRS!

I went to Hartlepool and yes the first half performance was good. However when we went 3-0 up, Wilson changed it tactically and Malpas just did not know what to do to counter it. This is a regular occurance- tactically he is clueless and cannot cope with it when the opposition decide to change things.

 

I went too (quite close to you I believe) and personally, I thought that tactically we were okay against Hartlepool... It was basic defensive errors that denied us 3 points. It's not the most comfortable football to watch as a fan but we were absorbing the pressure quite well I thought - However it was our inability to get the ball out of the box and a bad goalkeeping error (or Peacock in the wall!) cost us.

Fair enough shout Bart.....but you cant be tactical on individual errors,his tactics were spot on for 50 mins...he didnt need to change them..we were 3 up and on 82 mins were 3-1 up untill Smiths gaffe....although v Leeds his tactics were awfull.
Well done on going up to Pool as well.

TBH Dazz I'm not sure appointing another "unknown to the masses" Scottish manager is worthwhile.  The kj supporters wouldn't be happy and would probably give the new guy a month to prove his worth if not he'd be disliked and crucified for every decision.

I'm completely fed up with all things STFC at the moment, I'm relieved I won't be at the Hudders match on Saturday as I feel I'd probably not be able to keep my call amidst all the rubbish shouts that are bounded about. 

At this time I really am struggling with my faith as it were, and it has nothing to do with the standard of football on show at the CG, nothing at all.

I think Gordon Chisholm would be a interesting appointment. He failed to do the business at Dundee United though despite a good start... However, his work at Queen of the South has been impressive.

Unless I'm wrong, I think this is the same Chisholm who played at the back for Sunderland (alongside one Barry Venison) in the early 80's. He scored the own goal that won Norwich the League Cup.

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But what Jan says is true... Chisholm would ignite the "who?" comments and we'd be going around in circles.

Coyle has done well and when you compare his spending to the rest of the Chumpship it's down the lower end of the scale and clearly subsidised by player sales rather than cash.  T-Burnley always remind me of a side that were in the same position as we are now 10 years ago and have clawed their way out to become the perennial Championship bottom sniffers.

Most of it has been build off the back of fairly astute choices of gaffer rather than hard currency. 

I could name several managers that would be great appointments, but again, as Jan said, there are far too many mongs amongst our support who would whinge if we dont appoint Jose Mourinho as our next manager.

no that wont happen mate, we couldnt pay Inter the compensation, let alone Mourinhos wages

Really?!

fuck sake, Fitton Out!

yeah definately, maybe we could get Juande Ramos?

If something did happen then I think next time whether it be an experienced manager or a young up and coming manager they would need to be known to encourage bums on seats otherwise attendances could drop which would mean less money coming in - look at the effect it had when we appointed Wise and Sturrock to a degree people suddenly became interested due to us having a big name manager.

Remember there is probably still a lot of people to pay their 2nd half S/T's, if the current run continues there may be some that will not bother which will mean more lost revenue, they club need to be encouraging more people to attend.

Does the wages of a big name manager get covered by the increased attendance?!

any big name manager will be clued up to have a clause in his contract getting a certain % of attendances

if malpas doesn't get things sorted and progression isn't made then next season will see a drop in season ticket holders for sure.for that reason fitton has a real dilemma if form continues as it is.
fans need something to whet the appetite

We need a manager for the whole week, not some part-timer FFS!

on form today sir.

Are we that shallow or far gone where we’re even considering appointing a “name” to placate the hordes of thisis spawns?

It’s a sorry old day I think when we get to that point especially when you consider where we have come from last season and I still add that the expectation and in some cases attitude of some of our fans is fucking loony.

Yes, things are generally in a shit state of affairs and we were all expecting better but by Christ from some of the comments the spackers on that “site” are making you’d have thought we we’re playing in the Champions League last season.  Nowt wrong with a constructive moan or even a rant but can we not round them up and collectively castrate them.

I’ll bring the fava beans and butter and we can eat the vat of castration bits for supper with a nice Chianti.

I think that we should appoint Angelina Jolie as next manager

I dont think its shallow dazza, my generation of fan has been bought up on this club appointing names as managers and most of them to some point have been a success. It is not my opinion that we should go down this route but i fully understand why some fans feel this way.