Jim: "What can I do about it?"

[KenH]

Just listening to Radio Lancashire, where Jim does his usual moaning about being under pressure, under-performing players and ends it with "what can I do about it?" Well, Jim, it's YOUR job to motivate players, pick the right formation & tactics etc. It sounds is if he's basically just given up - if he has lost interest and enthusiasm then he needs to go because he's doing no one any good with such a negative "can't do" attitude.

[fulwoodshrimp]

I feel this squad is good enough to avoid relegation. They just need organising properly with a clear understanding of their roles. They need to work hard on their crossing of the ball and to improve their fitness levels. They need to approach games positively and when they have a lead keep on attacking rather than sitting back and inviting pressure. All this is elementary but seems to escape the management.

[redrobo]

Completely agree with the thoughts and logic of the above posts.

To ask the question 'what can I do about it' is defeatist thinking and is not what one would expect for any manager to publicly make.

Sad, very sad....

[parceldave]

Maybe he is slightly pissed off after being told there actually isn't and not going to be an increase in the player budget like we were all led to believe , i think i saw a figure of 15% increase but that doesn't seem to have materialised . So if this is true then it seems like our new owners are part of the award winning porky pie brigade .

[mrpotatohead]

Have we a link please?

[parceldave]

Have we a link please?

Why have you got one missing

[Born again Bill]

Have we a link please?

Are you the missing link

[Westgate Wanderer]

Mfc has plenty of missing links, mainly between our seven defenders and our three forwards!!

[BerlinWaller]

I really hope Jim hasn't said that

[redrobo]

At the recent AGM / Fans Forum I distinctly recall one of the new owners saying that discussions were under way with existing players to re negotiate their contracts for next season PLUS that they would be talking wage increases as well.

Begs the question have they honoured that OR not

If they haven't then JB has a right to be concerned that what was said in a public meeting hasn't materialised.....to date

[Gone_Shrimping]

At the recent AGM / Fans Forum I distinctly recall one of the new owners saying that discussions were under way with existing players to re negotiate their contracts for next season PLUS that they would be talking wage increases as well.

Begs the question have they honoured that OR not

If they haven't then JB has a right to be concerned that what was said in a public meeting hasn't materialised.....to date

I would guess that until we know which league/Conference we will be in next season then there will be no offers of extended, enhanced contracts. That's another problem with being in the danger zone

[jbc.shrimp]

At the recent AGM / Fans Forum I distinctly recall one of the new owners saying that discussions were under way with existing players to re negotiate their contracts for next season PLUS that they would be talking wage increases as well.

Begs the question have they honoured that OR not

If they haven't then JB has a right to be concerned that what was said in a public meeting hasn't materialised.....to date

Just because a company discusses pay rises and contracts doesn't mean there is any improvement there. Any manager in any business will struggle to get imprvement from a dejected workforce.

[mrpotatohead]

I would imagine that there is quite a lot Jim could say about all the pitfalls of trying to manage his players , given the shambolic state of the club, and it must be a tough sell when talking to potential new players, "come and join us in our relegation scrap, our training facilities are practically non existent, the wages are the lowest in the league, and if we go down they will have to be reduced, sometimes they don't get paid in on time and we try and break this to you ourselves but you may find out about it on Twitter, you will be playing in front of the smallest attendances in the league and we usually chuck the game away around the 92nd minute"...

If the manager told the media what really rattles around in his head, he'd probably be accused of misconduct and get fired, I reckon the Ince thing was a ploy to try and get him to walk. .

[cragbankshrimp]

In a nutshell Mr Spud.

[BerlinWaller]

I would imagine that there is quite a lot Jim could say about all the pitfalls of trying to manage his players , given the shambolic state of the club, and it must be a tough sell when talking to potential new players, "come and join us in our relegation scrap, our training facilities are practically non existent, the wages are the lowest in the league, and if we go down they will have to be reduced, sometimes they don't get paid in on time and we try and break this to you ourselves but you may find out about it on Twitter, you will be playing in front of the smallest attendances in the league and we usually chuck the game away around the 92nd minute"...

If the manager told the media what really rattles around in his head, he'd probably be accused of misconduct and get fired, I reckon the Ince thing was a ploy to try and get him to walk. .

Oh hey up, does he know something else we don't know?

[Born again Bill]

I would imagine that there is quite a lot Jim could say about all the pitfalls of trying to manage his players , given the shambolic state of the club, and it must be a tough sell when talking to potential new players, "come and join us in our relegation scrap, our training facilities are practically non existent, the wages are the lowest in the league, and if we go down they will have to be reduced, sometimes they don't get paid in on time and we try and break this to you ourselves but you may find out about it on Twitter, you will be playing in front of the smallest attendances in the league and we usually chuck the game away around the 92nd minute"...

If the manager told the media what really rattles around in his head, he'd probably be accused of misconduct and get fired , I reckon the Ince thing was a ploy to try and get him to walk. .

Can't argue with that

[Phoenix Shrimp 2017]

I would imagine that there is quite a lot Jim could say about all the pitfalls of trying to manage his players , given the shambolic state of the club, and it must be a tough sell when talking to potential new players, "come and join us in our relegation scrap, our training facilities are practically non existent, the wages are the lowest in the league, and if we go down they will have to be reduced, sometimes they don't get paid in on time and we try and break this to you ourselves but you may find out about it on Twitter, you will be playing in front of the smallest attendances in the league and we usually chuck the game away around the 92nd minute"...

If the manager told the media what really rattles around in his head, he'd probably be accused of misconduct and get fired , I reckon the Ince thing was a ploy to try and get him to walk. .

Can't argue with that

Really? So whats the difference with Accrington who have had many similar issues to us over recent years but have a manager who talks positivity and that seems to galvanise their players to perform miracles. Conference champions, EFL 2 champions, 4th round of FA cup two out of last 3 seasons.Regularly hammer Morecambe (that is not a miracle by the way). As a result of that positivity they attract Andy Holt as Chairman and major sponsor who has propelled them to the next level. Success breeds success but we seem to wallow in self pity propagated by a manager who trots out the same excuses week after week, month after month, year after year. Yes times have been hard, but not impossible. Jimbo legend as a player but major failure as a manager. Sorry this hurts to say this but we are going down as it stands and going down without so much as a whimper!

UTS.

[sandgrown]

I would imagine that there is quite a lot Jim could say about all the pitfalls of trying to manage his players , given the shambolic state of the club, and it must be a tough sell when talking to potential new players, "come and join us in our relegation scrap, our training facilities are practically non existent, the wages are the lowest in the league, and if we go down they will have to be reduced, sometimes they don't get paid in on time and we try and break this to you ourselves but you may find out about it on Twitter, you will be playing in front of the smallest attendances in the league and we usually chuck the game away around the 92nd minute"...

If the manager told the media what really rattles around in his head, he'd probably be accused of misconduct and get fired , I reckon the Ince thing was a ploy to try and get him to walk. .

Can't argue with that

Really? So whats the difference with Accrington who have had many similar issues to us over recent years but have a manager who talks positivity and that seems to galvanise their players to perform miracles. Conference champions, EFL 2 champions, 4th round of FA cup two out of last 3 seasons.Regularly hammer Morecambe (that is not a miracle by the way). As a result of that positivity they attract Andy Holt as Chairman and major sponsor who has propelled them to the next level. Success breeds success but we seem to wallow in self pity propagated by a manager who trots out the same excuses week after week, month after month, year after year. Yes times have been hard, but not impossible. Jimbo legend as a player but major failure as a manager. Sorry this hurts to say this but we are going down as it stands and going down without so much as a whimper!

sad but true !

UTS.

[sandgrown]

I would imagine that there is quite a lot Jim could say about all the pitfalls of trying to manage his players , given the shambolic state of the club, and it must be a tough sell when talking to potential new players, "come and join us in our relegation scrap, our training facilities are practically non existent, the wages are the lowest in the league, and if we go down they will have to be reduced, sometimes they don't get paid in on time and we try and break this to you ourselves but you may find out about it on Twitter, you will be playing in front of the smallest attendances in the league and we usually chuck the game away around the 92nd minute"...

If the manager told the media what really rattles around in his head, he'd probably be accused of misconduct and get fired , I reckon the Ince thing was a ploy to try and get him to walk. .

Can't argue with that

Really? So whats the difference with Accrington who have had many similar issues to us over recent years but have a manager who talks positivity and that seems to galvanise their players to perform miracles. Conference champions, EFL 2 champions, 4th round of FA cup two out of last 3 seasons.Regularly hammer Morecambe (that is not a miracle by the way). As a result of that positivity they attract Andy Holt as Chairman and major sponsor who has propelled them to the next level. Success breeds success but we seem to wallow in self pity propagated by a manager who trots out the same excuses week after week, month after month, year after year. Yes times have been hard, but not impossible. Jimbo legend as a player but major failure as a manager. Sorry this hurts to say this but we are going down as it stands and going down without so much as a whimper!



UTS.

sad but true !