Board, Manager and Players

[Talk Talk]

When Danny Wilson came in he stated that he didn't go along with the notion of a 'Maurice Malpas side', he felt that it was a pointless excuse an incoming manager can use to give him extra time.

However, the difference between 2008/09 and 2009/10 is considerable.

Improvements to players: Jon-Paul McGovern, Kevin Amankwaah, Phil Smith, Mark Marshall. Getting more goals from Billy Paynter is more than significant too.

Players Swindon Town couldn't attract pre-Wilson: Jonathan Douglas, Scott Cuthbert, Gordon Greer plus unearthing Charlie Austin from Non-League.

Getting rid of the deadwood or players that really needed to move on if we wanted to improve: Is was a big risk letting so many players go but it was essential: Pook, Brezovan, Peacock, Casal, Kanyuka, Sturrock, Nalis, McNamee...

Useful loan deals that outweigh the duds: Hal Robson-Kanu, Owain Tudur Jones, Alan Sheehan, Stephen Darby, Simon Ferry, Danny Ward. Even Tope Obadeyi and Alex Revell played their part.

This is all stuff TEF'ers know.

Can improvements be made? Of course. However, after what Town fans have gone through in the last 10-15 years it is baffling that some of our 'faithful' to boo a Swindon side who are clearly trying their best to secure a chance of promotion.

I haven't been following Town or football all that long, but following on from Rich's post I am interested in other's take on Danny.

I don't know about Danny's previous management performances, but since I have been supporting STFC we have had:

Iffy - shit board, no money, failure
Wise - shit board, no money, some impact
Sturrock - shit board, no money, L2 promotion
Malpas - decent board, some money, failure
Wilson - decent board, some money, success

So I think my question is would Danny still shine if (god forbid), we still had the former regime in charge?

[Nemo]

Pretty sure Wise's playing budget was larger than our current one, no?

[Colin Todd]

So I think my question is would Danny still shine if (god forbid), we still had the former regime in charge?

Probably not, although I'm 100% certain he'd have done a better job than malpas.

Theres no way that Douglas or Cuthbert would be playing for us under the old regime. The budget wouldnt have been there.  In turn I dont think some of the loanees wouldnt be here either as our league position has been a factor in them decinding to come here.

[iffy]

Wilson wouldn't have come.

Iffy - first manager's job, Wise - first manager's job, Malpas - first manager's job
Still not sure why Sturrock came to us.

Wilson can attract players, but it took this board to attract Wilson

[Nemo]

Was it Wise or Sturrock who "Met a nice man called Mike"?

[ghanimah]

Wilson wouldn't have come.

Iffy - first manager's job, Wise - first manager's job, Malpas - first manager's job
Still not sure why Sturrock came to us.

Wilson can attract players, but it took this board to attract Wilson

Wise was at Millwall before us

[BANGKOK RED]

Malpas had managed before in sweaty sock land as well.

[Colin Todd]

badly.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Was it Wise or Sturrock who "Met a nice man called Mike"?

Wise. Clearly not a good judge of character.

[Talk Talk]

So I think my question is would Danny still shine if (god forbid), we still had the former regime in charge?

Probably not, although I'm 100% certain he'd have done a better job than malpas.

You mean under the old regime? Although Malpas was the new board's choice. Christ, he would have been a thermonuclear disaster area under the Wills mob then.

[Doore]

You might want to do "football history for beginners" iffy...

[iffy]

You might want to do "football history for beginners" iffy...

Whatever. Details. The point stands that Wilson would never have come here under the previous regime.

You might want to do a course in "never missing a chance to be a patronising arse". Though perhaps you could teach that course, rather than take it.

[axs]

POW. Take that shears.

[Simon Pieman]

pow pow

[Fred Elliot]

*SPLAT*