Here are the quotes from the original post of this on the Oldham forum about this write up..
A very generous piece.
I think he’ll struggle or be nothing more than ok. He won’t get anywhere near the Money Abdallah threw at it for the first few months, and the ‘exciting football’ literally lasted for six games. His constant whingeing and excuses began to grate very quickly. Did he have issues to deal with- yes. But what lower league manager doesn’t? As a comparison- I’ve not heard Bunn mention once that his number two has been sacked, despite the fact it must be killing him- It’s called professionalism. Ritchie struggled with that.
Swindon have a got a manager who flatters to deceive IMO. Will blame ANYTHING he can for a defeat, or loss of form. He will demand Swindon ‘some him their ambition’ by signing players they can’t afford because he can’t get a tune out of what’s there or more likely who he’s already signed.
As singe says- look at his first quote on signing. . . Enough said. "Richie Wellens after being appointed Swindon Town manager: "I had my first job at Oldham, which was going fantastically well, but the pitch deteriorated very badly and I had to change the way I played.""
I wish him nothing but the best
He fucking relegated us.
The fuck is he supposed to say? 'I made a right hash of my last job and shouldn't have had any chance of getting this one' .... Come on.
Jesus! Far too kind a few good games in the honeymoon period then a downward trend. After that he blamed everyone but himself
He could of said.
I like to play attractive football, but I learnt from my time at Oldham that’s not always achievable with the pitches in the lower leagues, so it’s important we can adapt our style to the conditions as and when we need to.
Instead he said
My first job at Oldham was going fantastically well, but the pitch deteriorated very badly, and I had to change the way I played.
One sounds positive and ready to learn from mistakes.
The other sounds bitter and resentful, and accepts no personal responsibility.
He shouldn't have blamed the pitch. Just, as L1E says, learned a lot , tricky time, first job etc.
And for 3 reasons
1) The pitch is always the same for both sides
2) Everyone's cut up somewhat after the weather we had.
3) We also played away from home, no change in tactics there.
4) He is admitted he can't scrap for a scruffy win, every team needs to do that. You can't play on carpets every week.
Some of the football under Wellens was the best i have seen from an Oldham side in years.
He will not be anywhere near as hamstrung as he was here.
Tenner going on Swindon to go up.
The football second half of the season was us shambolically playing long ball to Doyle with our best playmaker stuck out wide not being involved.
Some good some bad some indifferent.
Only time will tell, good luck to him even if he wasn't most fans 1st, 2nd or 3rd choice, he may work he may not, fingers crossed it works out for us all.
