Winslow United on the hunt for new 1st team manager

[BUFC]

Someone had been scouring the rule book in the close season

TringArmy - You can say that again, it reminds me a bit of when Kentish Town were promoted to Division 1 in 2003/2004 when finishing tenth

What about Amersham finishing 2nd bottom in same season and being docked 12 points and still put up.

By the way, finished 2nd bottom in Div 1 following season and still stayed up and finished bottom in 2005-6 and guess what, yes stayed up.

Finishing 7th in Div 2 proved Winslow weren't ready for Div.1, Sun Postals record was that poor logic says they should have been relegated instead.

It's a lottery when promotion and relegation comes down to a show of hands

Yep agreed. However those players and manager that achieved 7th place are all at Buckingham Athletic. We ain't ready for North Bucks under new "manager".

 

bit like wife swap to me................

[southMids boy]

I am a tad frustrated to say the least of the negativity surrounding the appointment of Kit Bamber at Winslow. A ball has not been kicked in anger yet so surely we will have to wait until the first 10 games of the season to judge him and his players?? After all am I wrong to assume that I wad the only one last season who witnessed a Kit Babmber led Buckingham destroy Winslow in vase?

[Winslow Boy]

I am a tad frustrated to say the least of the negativity surrounding the appointment of Kit Bamber at Winslow. A ball has not been kicked in anger yet so surely we will have to wait until the first 10 games of the season to judge him and his players?? After all am I wrong to assume that I wad the only one last season who witnessed a Kit Babmber led Buckingham destroy Winslow in vase?

Big f/cking deal his team beat another poor team and is that a reason for him to get the job over candidates far better qualified and ones who really wanted the job not someone who was rejected by two Buckingham clubs and applied for Winslow because he just wanted something to do. Anyway plenty of pony sides and managers turned us over last year does that make them all good? I am more than a tad frustrated that we have ballsed it right up, lost any players that would have stayed, allowed non committee members to have a say and not allow other committee members to have a say, reject guys who have a real record, appoint someone who said they don't have many players to bring. Training on thurs could be interesting. If you're involved at the club proof will be in the pudding and don't say you haven't been fairly warned and if you're not who gives a f/ck what you think. Rejected by Buckinghan Athletic (who he applied for whilst still in charge at Town but he didn't apply for us till after he was sacked do we must just be a last resort for him), sacked by Town, highest placing in SSML 9th in Div 2, no pool of players and wanted by Winslow. A fecking bad joke. Maybe we just want to be a nice little club rather than a successful one, but with no team on the pitch we won't be any club (or players drinking after the game will there?) Leave being "nice" for North Bucks or Sunday league. It was never about that when I was there. I've been Winslow before this clown and I'll be Winslow long after him. My opinion last tume I checked i was still allowed that, if you don't like it f/ck off. Or if he turns out to be brilliant shove it down my throat, which is my preferred result. ;-)

Edited June 18, 2012 by Winslow Boy

[Winslow Boy]

to judge him and his players??

What players the 3 or 4 he can bring that will replace Phil, Ainger, Wiff etc who will now also leave to join Damo because KB was appointed and the other players who might have looked at the Facebook page? I'm sorry that is pathetic, embarassing and distressing.

Edited June 18, 2012 by Winslow Boy

[Winslow Boy]

there was a manager of a certain side who not only destroyed us twice but also won a league and couple double who applied!! Interesting by the logic of beating us he didn't get the job and there were two better candidates than him who still didn't get the job. Perhaps now you may understand the negativity.

[southMids boy]

Fair enough arguement and you are obviously very passionate about the club. Clubs need people like you around as you can testify its a challenging environment both competitively and financially. All I was trying to do is put a little clarity to the situation and wait until sep/oct to judge. I watched Buckingham play a dozen times last season and they were the best footballing side in the league.

[southMids boy]

I know tables dont lie and I am not naive to think Kit Bamber will automatically replicate that playing style at Winslow. But if he manages to persuade hlf a dozen players to follow him then it could be interesting. Forums exist to stimulate debate and entertain and provide opinions and thats what I am doing. And No I have nothing to do with the club.

[Winslow Boy]

Fair enough arguement and you are obviously very passionate about the club. Clubs need people like you around as you can testify its a challenging environment both competitively and financially. All I was trying to do is put a little clarity to the situation and wait until sep/oct to judge. I watched Buckingham play a dozen times last season and they were the best footballing side in the league.

You must have watched them against some of the poorer sides!!! And for arguments sake lets say they were the best footballing side. As far as I am aware and what he told people at the interview was he couldn't bring 10-11 players more like 3-4 so unless we are entering a 5 a side league what good is that? His old players will be playing good football (your opinion not mine) at Buckingham Town and we will be scraping around to raise a side! Well that's just brilliant!

[Winslow Boy]

I know tables dont lie and I am not naive to think Kit Bamber will automatically replicate that playing style at Winslow. But if he manages to persuade hlf a dozen players to follow him then it could be interesting. Forums exist to stimulate debate and entertain and provide opinions and thats what I am doing. And No I have nothing to do with the club.

Yes they do and I agree with you, but he isn't bringing those players he sad he couldn't! Anyway half a dozen players would leave us with.....half a dozen players now!!! We turned away mangers capable of bringing large squads full of quality. The prerequisite for a manager at this level is he must have a pool of players to bring with. Even if he did bring all of his, his pool of players have achieved mid table obscurity in UCL 1 which is garbage apart from 2-3 sides and less than mid table obscurity in SSML div 2 which is garbage so hardly inspiring.

[southMids boy]

No watched them against the top 2 and mid table sides (nothing to do on a sat!). As an ex player and been around th block a bit he or his staff were very forward thinking in formations and had clear patterns of attacking play. Def weak but entertaining!! Argh only can bring 4/5 players? Then obviously thats not great. As you seem to be in the know why was he appointed of the club had lost all of its players?

[southMids boy]

We are so far behind in this country in terms of football development. Very few Players have no loyalties to clubs but allign themselves with managers. It creates this whole merry go round of players. So difficult for clubs to develop when this environment exists. Only way to break it is to place value and impprtance on youth structure and give players a club identity. (sorry I digress.. Late and cant sleep obviously!!)

[Winslow Boy]

No watched them against the top 2 and mid table sides (nothing to do on a sat!). As an ex player and been around th block a bit he or his staff were very forward thinking in formations and had clear patterns of attacking play. Def weak but entertaining!! Argh only can bring 4/5 players? Then obviously thats not great. As you seem to be in the know why was he appointed of the club had lost all of its players?

You probably haven't read all my rants on this subject. Your guess a to why they appointed him over the other excellent candidates is as good as mine? SouthmidsBoy - played south mids who for? What possessed you to watch that rabble on an old school pitch when you could have watched our rabble at a decent ground with a decent clubhouse?

[Winslow Boy]

We are so far behind in this country in terms of football development. Very few Players have no loyalties to clubs but allign themselves with managers. It creates this whole merry go round of players. So difficult for clubs to develop when this environment exists. Only way to break it is to place value and impprtance on youth structure and give players a club identity. (sorry I digress.. Late and cant sleep obviously!!)

Which we have been and one of the other applicants, the best in my opinion has worked successfully in youth football too and 5 players he has brought through in recent years are playing league football now and he said in interview how to improve and move our youth system further forward but uh oh he got sent off a few times in his career so of course that made him a no no to one particulars member of the club who knows f/ck all about football and continues to hold the club back because of his own prejudices. One former player and manager and former member of the committee before this appointment had a conduct sheet longer than anyone's as a player but that was never a problem our reserve co-manager/player top plate in his prime has Ben sent off many times and that wasn't a problem in him getting the job. I am so p!ssed off with all this.

[southMids boy]

A few clubs here and there mainly in London. To be fair I heard some really good things about the way BTFC played especially on a bad surface. To be fair they were good attacking.

[Winslow Boy]

Well let's hope he can bring those players and some decent defenders play good football win games and shit me up otherwise get Mercer in ASAP

[NeutralFan]

Well let's hope he can bring those players and some decent defenders play good football win games and shit me up otherwise get Mercer in ASAP

 

How did 'shit me up' get through the profanity filter?

[Winslow Boy]

Well let's hope he can bring those players and some decent defenders play good football win games and shit me up otherwise get Mercer in ASAP

 

How did 'shit me up' get through the profanity filter?

Hahaha it wa meant to be shut me up! I noticed a shit get through on one of RoR posts the other day. Hoping to be done in time for at least a quick one in Stapleton I smashed the footy quiz in yeee a few weeks ago, free dinner thanks very much. What was tw highest attendance for a European Cup final and where was it held? That was the one that won it for us. I was on it like a shot. Boom

[jojo]

Interesting discussions on here at the moment. I would have to say you wouldn't have wanted one of the candidate's (FC), he has no idea of man management and I have seen it at Aston all season. Telling players they are shit before a cup final sums him up. Both him and the other manager (MD) argued all the time about selection even at the final, did he not apply? Would also agree if the new manager doesn't bring in quality Winslow will spend their time languishing at the bottom of Div 1.

[NeutralFan]

Well let's hope he can bring those players and some decent defenders play good football win games and shit me up otherwise get Mercer in ASAP

 

How did 'shit me up' get through the profanity filter?

Hahaha it wa meant to be shut me up! I noticed a shit get through on one of RoR posts the other day. Hoping to be done in time for at least a quick one in Stapleton I smashed the footy quiz in yeee a few weeks ago, free dinner thanks very much. What was tw highest attendance for a European Cup final and where was it held? That was the one that won it for us. I was on it like a shot. Boom

 

Cool, I'll be the one that looks like me... wearing a long sleeve red England '66 shirt!

[Winslow Boy]

Interesting discussions on here at the moment. I would have to say you wouldn't have wanted one of the candidate's (FC), he has no idea of man management and I have seen it at Aston all season. Telling players they are shit before a cup final sums him up. Both him and the other manager (MD) argued all the time about selection even at the final, did he not apply? Would also agree if the new manager doesn't bring in quality Winslow will spend their time languishing at the bottom of Div 1.

Really I heard the AYLESBURY FC guy interviewed well, as for FC himself can't speak for his management skills but his team did very well. Mercer though should have been offered it as soon as he applied. He sought it out which is another plus he didn't get sacked then just "settle" for us. Just realised you were only talking about one person because we had an applicant from Aykesbury FC too hence my confusion. Are you player or supporter? If management skills were that bad why such a successful season? I know the div is poor but it still has to be done.

Edited June 19, 2012 by Winslow Boy