Morecambe v Swindon Town matchday thread

[Batch]

Why don't I care about the outcome?

Because the season is done. It's been shit but we looked nailed on for non league at one point, now we aren't going down.

[Ides of March]

The litmus test for Holloway’s three year deal won’t be from today, but it does reinforce my general anxiety over the arrangement. He should absolutely be given credit for taking this utter dross away from the bottom two and to safety as quickly as he did, but at the same time, is that three year deal worthy? Not for me.

[Bob1978]

Was our upturn in form a dead cat bounce?

[4D]

The curse of the 3 year contract.

[Nemo]

The litmus test for Holloway’s three year deal won’t be from today, but it does reinforce my general anxiety over the arrangement. He should absolutely be given credit for taking this utter dross away from the bottom two and to safety as quickly as he did, but at the same time, is that three year deal worthy? Not for me.

Broadly agree - absolutely think Holloway has earned a go next season but it does feel ott to give him three years and build the club around him behind the scenes.

Still, the problem at this club is not in the manager's office (not unless the match day guest has popped in from the office he doesn't have next door!)

[adje]

The litmus test for Holloway’s three year deal won’t be from today, but it does reinforce my general anxiety over the arrangement. He should absolutely be given credit for taking this utter dross away from the bottom two and to safety as quickly as he did, but at the same time, is that three year deal worthy? Not for me.

Agreed. Still not convinced he can get us out of here

[Nomoreheroes]

So, I think that Jolloway did well to get a tune out of this lot and change them from relegation certainties to mid table obscurants. He did that by simplifying things and hoofing it forward.

But, there is a lack of speed and quality in the squad. If we want to challenge next year, we need better.

[Legends-Lounge]

My money is on him only completing 1- 1 1/2 years. Either it’s going shit and he’s off or it’s going great guns and the club cash in when there is interest from a higher league.

[Suffolkexile]

Well Morecambe had something to play for I suppose. However, do some of the players not want a contract? The importance of having Ollie Clarke in the team has already been pointed out but we need more like him. Dead wood needs shipping out and IH needs to plug the gaps with quality players who have fight in them like Clarke.  

[Batch]

We don't really know what that three year contract is structured like. Break clauses and the like.

Guy's poor wife isn't well either.

He's earned it to have a crack and if it doesn't work out we are in deep shit again, assuming Clem is still in charge by then.

What's the alternative anyway?

[Power to people]

3 Year deal is to long - generally a managers lifespan at this level is 12-18 months, and with our record with managers 6 months is long term

1 year rolling or 2 year deal would have been a good contract, and considering 6 months ago Holloway was retired.

But Holloway will be judged properly from next season, this season he has comes in taken a poor looking team who were at rock bottom, and pushed us to mid-table.

He needs a good pre-season, the last few years there has been no organisation, manager has come in and had a few games against local teams, a game with a league team, and pre-season has been at the training ground.

Hopefully Holloway is given money to get the players away somewhere for a few days, a bit of team bonding and something different instead of the usual day to day, the impression is they will be worked hard and it will be tough with him but that will be good.

[Freeloader]

Thank Christ that's over

Yep, I was waiting for the cavalry to come over the hill, but........................

[Nomoreheroes]

Holloway:
- Wasn't expecting it to be like that
- Thought we would do more damage to their units
- We are a lot better when we play with more desire and effort than we did today
- Really disappointed to say the least
- Expect us to be better than that
- Hardly anyone creates lots of chances against this lot
- We got caught doing the wrong thing. We should have been getting it wide
- When we think we are good and can pass it around, we lose shape
- They don't seem to understand how we win games. Holloway has just told them that
- Kilkenny and Ofoborh: Didnt anticipate having totake them off. But, they kept getting caught and didnt do what Holloway had told them to go (get it wide, from context)
- If Clarke had been playing he would have stopped that goal
- There were 3 challenges that we should won.
- If thats them trying their best to show Holloway that they want to stay here then they had better think again
- Just win the basic challenge
- That aint good enough. Simple as that
- Look like he's lucky to get a contract after that today!
- A vision? Just trying to win some games would be nice!!
- Starting to growl, Holloway said: I dont want to talk about a vision after that.Thats the biggest pile of crap I've seen in ages. The pitch didn't help, but its the same for both teams. They were men about it. It aint good enough
- They didn't play much better than us! But, with a performance like that, the best you can get is a 0-0. But we've lost that game! It aint good enough.
- Absolute disgrace to give away a goal like that. Cost us the game!
- Person next to them should be screaming 'Go on! Win it! Why aren'ty we doing that?
- Raising his voice, Holloway growled that he's going to have a battle on his hands if they think they can fanny around with it and look good
- Then at the end, with 3 mins left, what were we doing passing it around the back! Do you think we talked about that all week? Absolute....!!

[Nemo]

Could be a fun bus back!

[Freeloader]

Holloway sounded royally pissed off, which he should be - for not clearing the ball for the goal and for playing Kennedyball particularly over the last three minutes.