The new, new manager thread. Thread closed.

[Audrey]

People are allowed opinions.  Doom-laden if they want. Happy clapping if they want.

But, please. Stop sniping at each other on here.

[Cowley38]

You can fuck right off with that bollocks
 

[Super Hans]

Lets get on with player recruitment now then.

Good luck Scott...no pressure!  

[Qunk]

Underwhelmed, but it is what it is. Glad the speculation is over

[molepar]

Feels a bit like a cheap option but people like Carrick etc would have been way more expensive (without any management track record). He will have my full support and as some have pointed out he may have been integral to what we did well last year. The continuity and relationship with players shouldn’t be underestimated either and it could be that his presence convinces some of our out of contract players to sign. Also having what I assume to be a lower paid manager may leave more scope in the budget to retain players like Payne. Who knows? Time will tell. Over to you Scott.

[4D]

We don't know what has gone on in the background, give the bloke a chance ffs. Egg on face if we do well.

[Quagmire]

People are allowed opinions.  Doom-laden if they want. Happy clapping if they want.

But, please. Stop sniping at each other on here.

Shut up you cunt

[Batch]

You can fuck right off with that bollocks

To be clear that was aimed specifically at your sanctimonious  "you can't be a fan if you don't have a postive outlook at this appointment" style.

We have no option than to back him. Its pointless to do anything else.

[MangoRed]

Clowns on here thought this regime would go all out for a big appointment ie a Carrick or Mason   😂😂😂😂

[Peter Venkman]

Underwhelmed, but it is what it is. Glad the speculation is over

This. 100%. This.

[Frigby Daser]

Good luck to him. He’s going to need it. I’ll get behind him on a match day, but it’s a bizarre appointment for a club that’s trying to excite and enthuse the fanbase. I wouldn’t have blinked if someone with his CV was appointed as Supermarine manager.

I think any grace period this regime had has now expired. They need to pull out some serious signings.

[Audrey]

Continuity is all well and good - but only if the OOC players sign up again and we know that they are on board with this appointment, too.

There is no continuity if we have a half team rebuild again.

[Audrey]

Shut up you cunt

[Nemo]

Well, my socks aren't blown off, but I'll support him, and glad that we can get the summer underway properly now.

I'm sure that nobody needs more tone policing in this thread, but if I may add my £0.02, I think that most of the "negative" reaction has been thoroughly reasonable. I've not seen anyone who wants him to fail or even who doesn't want him to succeed, which would clearly be stupid. I think a few of the more supportive posters have tipped over into being pricks about it, but not most.

But it's not stupid to be a bit disappointed that we've ended up appointing someone who 12 months ago was manager of Chatham Town in the Isthmian South East.

Let us all hope, genuinely, that he and Di Michele are the team to take this club forward.

[Quagmire]