3spirit Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Given that we gave Steve Bateman 4 and a half seasons to get Slough promoted, is it right to expect our new manager to get Slough promoted in his first full season? That's why I thought Keith Scott would be suitable for the new manager's position,due to his knowledge of many of the players here at Slough, ie, you have a nucleus to build around and he knows how the players play. A new man is going to have to start from scratch and teams like Royston and Rugby are going to have a distinct advantage straight away for promotion. Having said all that,really looking forward to see who we get in as boss,coach and new players etc, and witnessing some fresh ideas. Can't wait for the season to start,whoever we appoint. What do others think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readingrebel Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 In short, minimum play-offs hopefully win the league. With his player contacts, in his first full season, SB turned a relegation outfit into a team good enough to get into the play-offs. With the nucleus of players that we have I would expect the new manager to be able to attract new players who are as good as if not better to push us to the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicrebel Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 People on here wanted Steve gone because he never got us promoted, so on that the new manager has to get us up ( just because of were we finished this year he'll have to improve on that ). THAT THE VIBE ON HERE. I think we'll be just out of the play off again because of new manager and player bedding in, but who knows not every body can be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readingrebel Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 People on here wanted Steve gone because he never got us promoted, so on that the new manager has to get us up ( just because of were we finished this year he'll have to improve on that ). THAT THE VIBE ON HERE. I think we'll be just out of the play off again because of new manager and player bedding in, but who knows not every body can be right. Not sure everyone wanted Steve gone because we were not promoted but for sure not getting into the play-offs as the bottom line was, I think, the final curtain. Just outside the play-offs for the new manager, I don't think will be acceptable. As I said Steve Bateman turned us from a relegation outfit to a team pushing for promotion in his first full season. We are in much better shape now so IMO play-offs as a minimum with hopefully promotion. I would like to think the new Manager will be thinking that way as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rebel1965 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Expectations are a funny thing, when a manager puts together a list of experianced players who dont come cheap and then mouths off in the press about wanting to win the league he sets the level of expectation. It will be intresting to see if the new manager has the same style or is wiser about setting expectations; as it is better to understate your expectations and then deliver, than to overstate and under deliver. I think the new manager will not be one that has been named in the speculation over the last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readingrebel Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Expectations are a funny thing, when a manager puts together a list of experianced players who dont come cheap and then mouths off in the press about wanting to win the league he sets the level of expectation. It will be intresting to see if the new manager has the same style or is wiser about setting expectations; as it is better to understate your expectations and then deliver, than to overstate and under deliver. I think the new manager will not be one that has been named in the speculation over the last week. The expectation was already there. After a few near misses SB was only stating what us supporters expected and most of the other managers knew, that we had a squad capable of winning the league. I think the problem was that Slough are a big enough target already without having SB up the anti by publicly stating it. Clive, do you have a reason for your thoughts on the incoming manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham C Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Expectations are clear.....................promotion either by the direct route or the play offs..........no nonsense about the new manager needing time etc..............the reason he will be employed is to get us up. And no real anxieties if we have have early cup exits ! And maybe some positive news on the ground............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicrebel Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Graham C,,,,,,, the trouble is the club needs a good cup run to help with running costs ect, as per last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham C Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Of course we understand but many will know what I mean.................maybe the compromise is early exits from trophy, and the cursed league and county cups ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Clive, I dont agree with negative posting so are you calling me the forum mafia? I am allowed an opinion as well you know even if it is positive, and if it doesnt agree with everyone on here too bad, as been said before, this board is for everyone. It would be nice if we could start the new season getting behind the team and management without sarcastic bitchy comments, and they say women are bad !!!!!!!! Oh and please no-one tell me I am close to management, I speak for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark44 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 By Steve leaving we have set a statement that not getting us promoted was not good enough. Therefore in my opinion I expect the new manager to be targeted with getting us promotion in year 1. That seems to be the aim. My worry is that Steve had a good nuclear of squad and would have kept us safe in premier division. Hopefully we don't put everything into promotion now just to go down the season after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 By Steve leaving we have set a statement that not getting us promoted was not good enough. How did you come to that conclusion? You speak as though we've just been promoted! I personally think that any new manager should get at least a year to make his mark on the team, bring in his players etc. before realistically expecting promotion. Yes, this may mean missing out again next year, but let's be honest: we weren't moving forwards under Bateman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It was clear this season that promotion was the target with a play off as the minimum requirement. I think the reason for the huge disappointment this time was that the quality of the league was lower than in previous seasons. There have been no run away winners, no big clubs, no huge spenders. By all accounts next season Royston and Dunstable are throwing money at it and along with Rugby you would expect them to fill three of the top five spots. I suspect that our target this season will be filling one of the other two spots in the top five and if we were to miss out that would not be the disaster it seemed this year. The important thing is to get behind the team and the new manager throughout. If we were to have a shaky start we can't throw the towel in. I remember speaking to the Rugby supporters at our home game and they were telling me how rubbish they were and how we should win comfortably. They beat us and then went on an incredible unbeaten streak. Our flaw this season was we couldn't get passed six or seven games unbeaten. When we need to put together a long run we just couldn't manage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Sorry Mark44, disregard the first bit of my last post, I've just re-read yours, having misread it the first time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rebel1965 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Readingrebel - I know of a number of individuals who have applied but, who have not been mentioned in the recent posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readingrebel Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 By Steve leaving we have set a statement that not getting us promoted was not good enough. Therefore in my opinion I expect the new manager to be targeted with getting us promotion in year 1. That seems to be the aim. My worry is that Steve had a good nuclear of squad and would have kept us safe in premier division. Hopefully we don't put everything into promotion now just to go down the season after Mark44, I'm not sure on your reasoning that SB would have kept us safe in the Premier division if he got us promoted and the new manager may be less likely too if he gets us promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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