Shrimpsvoices

Posted in another thread but I think we need to wait until the end of the season and get who we want as manager rather than rush in and take someone who is probably out of work.

Baz and Neil W should be given the roles if only until the end of the season as they know more about the players than any new person coming in would.

Had this situation happened just prior to the transfer window then a new manager would have had time to bring in a few players he wanted but not as it stands now.

Both Baz and Neil are MFC through and through and they know the players and what the problems are.

Not for me. If we want to make a serious attempt at staying in L1 then we have to get somebody in that will get us enough points to stay up. No room for sentiment or throwing in the towel. League 1 has been everything and more, lets continue to fight and stay up because we have come so far.

BerlinWaller wrote:Not for me. If we want to make a serious attempt at staying in L1 then we have to get somebody in that will get us enough points to stay up. No room for sentiment or throwing in the towel. League 1 has been everything and more, lets continue to fight and stay up because we have come so far.

I don't think it is 'throwing in the towel', quite the opposite. Any new manager has to come in and play the rest of the season with the players we already have. He needs to get to know them and their strengths & weaknesses, and then either adapt his own preferences to meet the players or mould players in to his style. Barry made two changes last night that I think worked well, because he already knew the players he was working with. It was clear that the players wanted to play yesterday. The set-up & formation was close enough to what we've been doing all season. I think everyone agrees, we're very close to it all 'clicking'.

While a new manager, if given a contract beyond the end of this season, while obviously wanting to do everything to keep us up, wouldn't be human if they didn't start to consider next season in League Two. Any relegation this season, isn't really on their CV given the time they'd have left.

We all want the same thing, League One survival. I'm not sure it is necessarily improved by someone new coming in just yet. As I said elsewhere, depending upon what went on behind the scenes, I'd be happy to see John McMahon return as Baz's number two until the end of the season, then take it from there.

However, Quinny said on Radio Lancs last night, he doesn't think Barry wants the job full time anyway, so the point is probably moot.

Whatever the board decide, and whoever comes in, I'm 100% in support of that decision.

My only problem about bringing somebody in now is that for whatever reason (probably results) that person is currently out of work. Do we really want to go down the road of 'making do' rather than wait and do what clubs have done to us....target who we want and go for him.

I can understand the opinions of others who want us to get someone in now but for me that is a panic move and not looking at the bigger picture and long term.

I trust our BoD to do the right thing but don't envy their predicament one bit......

Tough one - bringing someone in now could backfire if we go down and they're tied in with a squad of players that aren't their own and not sure what would be in the budget to make their own signings.. on the flip side, bringing in someone like Derek I could see him making us really hard to beat and getting some wins, maybe 4 wins could actually be enough if we pick up more draws as well. Personally I'd love to see Derek back.

I think an announcement might be on its way looks like betting has stopped.

Carlisle and Leyton Orient potting their managers might have forced our hand