Jim Bentley Out

[g66k69]

Check the Daily Mirror website, when Jim gets handed the money to pay his fine, think it says it all.

[RapidShrimp]

Time to resign?

[Keith]

17 fit players.
Players & staff not paid on three occasions.
Cheltenham signed seven players in the January window.
Newport County signed something like 15 in the January window.
We signed one.
We don't even know who owns the club.

Yup, Jim to go, there'll be a queue a mile long of managers wanting to take his place. FFS.

[Westgate Wanderer]

Kev and Drummie to see us to safety. Might come up with a way of actually playing football and going forward insted of the hoof ball non tackling game we play under JB. Thank god for our February run or we would already be in the bottom 2!!

[BoroRedShrimp]

We may not have to worry when the season finishes if we still don't have the ownership issue dealt with. Jim & the rest may not get new contracts after all this.

[Westgate Wanderer]

We may not have to worry when the season finishes if we still don't have the ownership issue dealt with. Jim & the rest may not get new contracts after all this.

Jim's contract runs until the end of next season doesn't it? I imagine most players who are out of contract at the end of the season wil be off. If we stay in League 2 this season and then stay in existence next season will be worse under the current management. He will have the excuse that his hands were tied in getting new players though, then after Christmas he can blame our poor pitch!

[asda shrimp]

17 fit players.
Players & staff not paid on three occasions.
Cheltenham signed seven players in the January window.
Newport County signed something like 15 in the January window.
We signed one.
We don't even know who owns the club.

Yup, Jim to go, there'll be a queue a mile long of managers wanting to take his place. FFS.

+1

[Westgate Wanderer]

17 fit players.
Players & staff not paid on three occasions.
Cheltenham signed seven players in the January window.
Newport County signed something like 15 in the January window.
We signed one.
We don't even know who owns the club.

Yup, Jim to go, there'll be a queue a mile long of managers wanting to take his place. FFS.

+1

Yep J (teflon) B football genius!! 800+ fans vote with their feet, money is short, it's not ALL the ownerships issues doing. Get those rose tinted glasses off!! FFS

[Phil Anderer]

17 fit players.
Players & staff not paid on three occasions.
Cheltenham signed seven players in the January window.
Newport County signed something like 15 in the January window.
We signed one.
We don't even know who owns the club.

Yup, Jim to go, there'll be a queue a mile long of managers wanting to take his place. FFS.

+1

Yep J (teflon) B football genius!! 800+ fans vote with their feet, money is short, it's not ALL the ownerships issues doing. Get those rose tinted glasses off!! FFS

Can I just ask what Fishwicks' Funeral Services (Beetham) have to do with it all?

[Westgate Wanderer]

Yup, Jim to go, there'll be a queue a mile long of managers wanting to take his place. FFS. [/quote]
+1[/quote] Yep J (teflon) B football genius!! 800+ fans vote with their feet, money is short, it's not ALL the ownerships issues doing. Get those rose tinted glasses off!! FFS[/quote]

Can I just ask what Fishwicks' Funeral Services (Beetham) have to do with it all?[/quote] They could be measuring up our football league status!

[Seasider9601]

Here we go again...... FFS......

Time to kill Shrimps Voices again Keith.

[broadwayshrimp]

Here we go again...... FFS......

Time to kill Shrimps Voices again Keith.

Agreed Seasider. The problem is some people just don't get it.

[RapidShrimp]

Considering all of the trouble and controversy that has fallen against Jim, I think he has done decently well to maintain our current position but his interviews just get worse and worse and it looks to me like he is pretty much on the verge of giving up... But then his loyalty has really showed over the last few months and as others have said, who would want to come into the job right now? I'd much prefer Bentley over Drummy or Kevin.... The amount of stress he must be under right now must be for sure the biggest he's ever experienced in association with football.

[BerlinWaller]

Jim was 100% the right man to get us through those dark days and his record during that time was fantastic. I have been on Jims case for a couple of seasons but held my hands up and applauded the way he conducted himself and led his team to some remarkable results. He seemed to have that fire in his belly again and started beating the drum which was brilliant to see. Jim got all the plaudits and rightly so. Now, 7 defeats on the bounce, relegation a real threat again and Jim is peddling the old excuses. If Jim deserved all the plaudits a couple of month back, he shouldn't be immune to the flack he is getting now.

[skeletor]

time for a new pair of eyes and new ideas before its too late.bring someone in until the end of the season,we still need points to avoid danger!

[Wild Bill]

We are on the worst run of results in my living memory and back in November I honestly thought it was time for Jim to go. However over the last six months (with all that has gone on) he has been the glue that has stuck us all together. I still expect him to get another 3-4 points this season to see us stay up. I think right now even Jim is considering his future in the summer, but regardless lets back the guy to do what is necessary to keep us a League 2 club for an amazing 11th season.

[halfwayprawn]

You could not blame Jim if a bigger club came and offered him a job and he took it.But i for one would like to see him stay at M.F.C, working for a board which gives him a decent amount of money to get the players he actually wants.What other manager could have put up with all the crap he and his team have had to deal with.

[Teams like Morecambe]

You could not blame Jim if a bigger club came and offered him a job and he took it.But i for one would like to see him stay at M.F.C, working for a board which gives him a decent amount of money to get the players he actually wants.What other manager could have put up with all the crap he and his team have had to deal with.

The possibility of him moving to a bigger club is an interesting one. Although it would appear to be an easy decision to join a bigger club (offer permitting) with a higher budget, better facilities and no off field problems, it would also increase the pressure on him. Although he might be feeling the strain of having to deal with issues here that managers at other clubs don't have, his job is safe regardless of results. At a bigger club he would be required to achieve something and certainly wouldnt get away with long winless runs that he often has here. He remains popular with a large proportion of our fans based on his loyalty and status at the club but this will count for nothing at another club. As we have experienced, his managerial abilities are limited and for that reason I can't see him succeeding at any other club.

[Lloydie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39479066

[halftimeresults]

Wow now who could blame Jimbo if he wanted to leave ? but..........
We need to sort it out ASAP because any Manager should be building for next season now (like JB has done before )

[marky No.1]

We are used to pretty much having our squad assembled for pre season. I expect next season to be different.
Has anyone ever managed to build on quicksand?

[Gone_Shrimping]

We are used to pretty much having our squad assembled for pre season. I expect next season to be different.
Has anyone ever managed to build on quicksand?

We have about 5 players contracted for next season. Could be very interesting !

[Lloydie]

We are used to pretty much having our squad assembled for pre season. I expect next season to be different.
Has anyone ever managed to build on quicksand?

We have about 5 players contracted for next season. Could be very interesting !

Usually some statto does a list of contracts around now, so who are we entering in the Heysham High 5/side league then for next season?

[Shrimpy]

We are used to pretty much having our squad assembled for pre season. I expect next season to be different.
Has anyone ever managed to build on quicksand?

We have about 5 players contracted for next season. Could be very interesting !

Usually some statto does a list of contracts around now, so who are we entering in the Heysham High 5/side league then for next season?

McGowan
Winnard
Nizic
Conlan
Turner

Academy players Luke Jordan and Tyler Brownsword signed pro deals for next season too.

[John L]

Has anyone ever managed to build on quicksand?

Globe Construction?