Michael Flynn was today relieved of his duties following one win in twenty-one games (in all competitions) and our annual manager search begins once more.
Flynn’s sacking today takes our managerial count to eight managers in eight years. ..it’s becoming farcical isn’t it?
After the departure of Dean Smith to Brentford in 2013 we have seen the back of Sean O’Driscoll, Jon Whitney, Dean Keates, Darrell Clarke, Brian Dutton, Matt Taylor and Michael Flynn.
They have all attempted to bring their philosophy and put their mark on the club – however you have to ask yourself when the average stint of all these managers is twelve months, how on earth can anyone implement their style, their tactics and their philosophy in such a short space of time?
Their is one common denominator amongst all these managerial changes and that is the men that sit above them. Leigh Pomlett, Stefan Gamble and Dan Mole have all presided over these appointments and in turn have delivered the eight worse years in our history – if Trivela really want to put their mark on the club they first need to remove the men that position has quite frankly become untenable.
We can all agree that Flynn didn’t help himself over the past four months. His failure to replace Liam Bennett/Danny Johnson was the beginning of his downfall.
He then became stubborn and wouldn’t change from his approach – the rigid 3-5-2 formation with every man and his dog deputising at right wing back left us all scratching our heads, the continued Comley/Kinsella formula that never worked, the long ball and then when he went to a back four, he decided to play Manny Monthe at left back – no disrespect to Manny but he really isn’t a full back.
However the blame is a collective one. The players have to take a good hard look at themselves in the mirror – their performances since January have been pathetic. Only a handful of players can take any credit for the last four months, Is there something in the contracts at Walsall that makes everyone down tools for the last four months of the season?
Mat Sadler takes control for the last three games of the season. Another man that has no managerial ability, no experience with managing budgets/contracts/agents – the club need to act within the next three weeks so we aren’t falling behind in the transfer market looking for new players for next season.
To all those that have purchased early bird season tickets at over inflated costs -prepare for another twelve months of the manager using it as a “bedding in period”, one which will see us finish midtable and one which will have Boycott and Pomlett telling us next season will be better.
There comes a point when you get tired of it all and many of us are.
To those three we mentioned previously, thank you for your time and your dedication, but please leave the club now and let someone else have a go. You have failed in your role and your position has become untenable.
To Trivela, this is your chance to eradicate the last eight years of dross. This managerial appointment is crucial to our future, is crucial to your first venture in football ownership. If you fail then your chance of multi club ownership will fall at the first hurdle.
GET IT RIGHT.
Walsall FC are not an attractive club to manage or play for. Sadly, the merry go round of coaches, who are limited by financial constraints can only recruit players who are at the end of their playing careers loans etc.The number of players who were real gems, were quickly sold.No ambition, thousands of fans over the years saw the light and stopped going to games.It will be more of the same, until non league status happens sadly.
Spot on.
My thoughts exactly
do they practice every day? when is the holiday tel u