davep
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Post by davep on Aug 26, 2023 16:07:24 GMT
Another name to put in the mix - Darren Currie, no. 2 at Southend so hopefully straightforward to prise away, I felt he did a decent job as no. 1 at Barnet, knows the division well.
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Post by spitfire9 on Aug 26, 2023 17:50:23 GMT
Cowleys Luke Garrard from Boreham wood
Aslong as its someone with experience in this league!
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Post by callumefc on Aug 26, 2023 19:07:43 GMT
It needs to be someone who's gonna put a rocket up these twats and make them realise there's a 1000 players we could get playing for us, Richard Hill is a great start for doing that. A managers job is what 30-40 games nowadays, don't be afraid to make your choice regardless of outside opinions. There's some big egos in that team now more than most past seasons , they won't be scared about moving on if the team is mid table with a few stragglers they are having to carry. Bring back overlapping full backs, get the ball in the box ASAP and launch 4 players at it, forget defending we can't do that anyway.
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Post by usspitfire on Aug 26, 2023 19:59:49 GMT
It needs to be someone who's gonna put a rocket up these twats and make them realise there's a 1000 players we could get playing for us, Richard Hill is a great start for doing that. A managers job is what 30-40 games nowadays, don't be afraid to make your choice regardless of outside opinions. There's some big egos in that team now more than most past seasons , they won't be scared about moving on if the team is mid table with a few stragglers they are having to carry. Bring back overlapping full backs, get the ball in the box ASAP and launch 4 players at it, forget defending we can't do that anyway. Spot on mate, the past season and a bit we've seen that defending at all costs over taking the game to the opponent has failed miserably. I'm hoping for a strong enough character that can pull together all these ego's and get them playing as a cohesive team.
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Post by unknownquantity on Aug 26, 2023 20:54:55 GMT
I think it will not be easy for who comes in. With several players I expect on good money contracts and having not played together for very long. I think he (I assume it will be a he) who is capable of performing consistently well for the club and who fits in with their long term plans.
As for Lee Bradbury I think that at a fans forum Stewart said that as he got close to the playoffs with a lower half of the table budget that he deserved to be kept on for the season. However at the start of the campaign he said that there was no reason why we could not reach the playoffs, but I think many people lost the confidence that he could take the club there.
I do not share the view that he had a defending at all costs approach. I think that some teams defend in depth because they are good at the counterattack and I do not find personally that playing for a draw as a minimum which is subtly different from playing for a draw is necessarily a bad thing.
This is the third time we have retained the services of a manager who has achieved or come close to the playoffs and give him an increased budget for next season and when results do not go as well as expected we part company with the manager.
I think that things generally work out better when there is continuity and stability on and off the field.
One thing about this season are the best aspects of the previous campaihn have not been evident this time around.
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Post by farehamspitfire on Aug 26, 2023 22:14:02 GMT
What a load of ********.
Bradbury could have got promotion. His tactics were crap. He had no idea what his best team was. He played his best players out of position. He played for a draw. The majority of players didn’t like him. He was possibly the worst manager Eastleigh could have had. A false personality…. He should never have been appointed but when he was should have been sacked at the beginning of last season.
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Post by unknownquantity on Aug 27, 2023 8:30:44 GMT
I presume the last post was aimed at me. Actually OI thought that what Stewart said at a fans forum and what Lee Bradbury said about our playoff chances was fact. I also think tat my observations of Eastleigh football club's managerial history is also factually correct and I do not think my statement that many people have lost the confidence in Lee to take the club to the playoffs this time around is one that many people will disagree with.
I think that the main topics that people might disagree with is the fact that I think that Lee is less defensive minded than other people think and that I can see some positive things about last season. I do not think though I have made a statement about how good a manager Lee is overall.
I think the positive aspects of last season were the partnership of Carter and Rutherford, the fact that 14 games at home with only once surrendering the lead on home soil \and in the campaign, and rarely were we two goals behind at the interval as we have been in the last three games.
Since attending thy Barnet game I have been thinking long and hard about my future involvement with the club and have now decided I intend to withdraw from this forum and do not intend to attend games inj the future. I did apoply for a season ticket at the Barnet game, but now attend to withdraw this application. I feel the club is no longer a family cluub and recent weeks have confirmed this to me. I do value though the people I have got to know at the club over the years.
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Post by callumefc on Aug 27, 2023 9:31:32 GMT
I presume the last post was aimed at me. Actually OI thought that what Stewart said at a fans forum and what Lee Bradbury said about our playoff chances was fact. I also think tat my observations of Eastleigh football club's managerial history is also factually correct and I do not think my statement that many people have lost the confidence in Lee to take the club to the playoffs this time around is one that many people will disagree with. I think that the main topics that people might disagree with is the fact that I think that Lee is less defensive minded than other people think and that I can see some positive things about last season. I do not think though I have made a statement about how good a manager Lee is overall. I think the positive aspects of last season were the partnership of Carter and Rutherford, the fact that 14 games at home with only once surrendering the lead on home soil \and in the campaign, and rarely were we two goals behind at the interval as we have been in the last three games. Since attending thy Barnet game I have been thinking long and hard about my future involvement with the club and have now decided I intend to withdraw from this forum and do not intend to attend games inj the future. I did apoply for a season ticket at the Barnet game, but now attend to withdraw this application. I feel the club is no longer a family cluub and recent weeks have confirmed this to me. I do value though the people I have got to know at the club over the years. We are a family mate, and like any family, don't let the idiots grind you down, you make a superb addition to this forum and to this club, see you at the next game hopefully
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Post by hantslondoner on Aug 27, 2023 9:38:02 GMT
What a load of ********. Bradbury could have got promotion. His tactics were crap. He had no idea what his best team was. He played his best players out of position. He played for a draw. The majority of players didn’t like him. He was possibly the worst manager Eastleigh could have had. A false personality…. He should never have been appointed but when he was should have been sacked at the beginning of last season. Do you have any evidence that the majority of the players didn't like Bradbury, and that he is a 'false personality'? I'd genuinely like to know, we hear very little about what's actually going in inside the club. Sounds like you have something personal against him. Congratulations in helping one of our more informed, intelligent and thoughtful posters decide to leave the forum, by the way. I for one would like to see his continued presence. We have few enough posters like him anyway, quite surprising given the size of the supporter base, and fact that it's growing. Mind you, comments such as yours aren't going to encourage participation.
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Post by nkc on Aug 27, 2023 9:43:18 GMT
Malcolm, your views are always valid and you always have the stats to back up your thoughts. It is important to long term fans, like myself, that you stay involved both as a spectator and on the forum. We were there when the club was lucky to break 100 spectators for a Wessex League game. With a much larger fan base there will always be those who belittle others views based on very little knowledge themselves. My advice is too ignore these although it is hard when people spout rubbish. I hope you reconsider and that we will see and hear from you the rest of this season and for many more seasons to come.
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Post by farehamspitfire on Aug 27, 2023 10:34:29 GMT
My comments weren’t aimed at unknownquantity and I doubt his decision to stop going to matches and leave this forum is down to one anonymous person on the internet.
I have nothing personal against Bradbury and stand by my criticism having some knowledge.
The standard of football since he’s been in the job has been pretty dire and that was down to his tactics.
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Post by usspitfire on Aug 27, 2023 14:58:23 GMT
I presume the last post was aimed at me. Actually OI thought that what Stewart said at a fans forum and what Lee Bradbury said about our playoff chances was fact. I also think tat my observations of Eastleigh football club's managerial history is also factually correct and I do not think my statement that many people have lost the confidence in Lee to take the club to the playoffs this time around is one that many people will disagree with. I think that the main topics that people might disagree with is the fact that I think that Lee is less defensive minded than other people think and that I can see some positive things about last season. I do not think though I have made a statement about how good a manager Lee is overall. I think the positive aspects of last season were the partnership of Carter and Rutherford, the fact that 14 games at home with only once surrendering the lead on home soil \and in the campaign, and rarely were we two goals behind at the interval as we have been in the last three games. Since attending thy Barnet game I have been thinking long and hard about my future involvement with the club and have now decided I intend to withdraw from this forum and do not intend to attend games inj the future. I did apoply for a season ticket at the Barnet game, but now attend to withdraw this application. I feel the club is no longer a family cluub and recent weeks have confirmed this to me. I do value though the people I have got to know at the club over the years. We are a family mate, and like any family, don't let the idiots grind you down, you make a superb addition to this forum and to this club, see you at the next game hopefully You are right Callum. We are a family, and like all families we have difference of opinions sometimes. I have been heavily criticized on this forum for my views on Bradbury, and I don't have a problem with that (you can't all be right like me! ) but at the end of the day we all want one thing - We may have views on how we will get there - but we all want Spitfires success. I don't always agree with him but this forum will be worse off without Malcy.
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Post by spitfire2007 on Aug 27, 2023 15:35:35 GMT
I’ve never previously posted here, having always been an interested observer. However I felt I needed to add to the support for Malcolm whose intention to discontinue his participation here and attendance at games is a truly sad moment. Malcolm: I hope you will reconsider, you would leave a huge void and are an integral part of the club’s history. As has been said your contributions here are always well reasoned and backed up with facts. To state that what he posted is cr@p is just not what forums should be about and is arrogant. As US Spitfire says , disagree yes but respect each others’ rights to an opinion. In terms of Bradbury, I’ve been surprised at the vitriol towards him on this forum and I’ve had the sense that an element of the support would never accept him. Whether that is due to his Pompey connections or another reason I don’t know. Last season he was able to a lead side with a lower half of the table budget to close to the play offs and this seemed to be glossed over by some because of perceived negative football; I felt he surpassed expectations although acknowledge that away performances were often well below what is expected. However, due to the division amongst fans surrounding him and the poor start to the season, with worryingly disjointed, lacklustre performances, it is probably for the best that he has departed. With hindsight he probably should have gone at the end of last but I understand why the board wanted to give him the chance with a bigger budget. The summer recruitment looks dubious with a side that looks unbalanced and lacking energy. I hope the appointment of the new manager is considered carefully and not rushed into, there is a lot of work to do if we are to compete for the top 7.
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Post by nkc on Aug 27, 2023 17:14:22 GMT
Gary Waddock
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Post by usspitfire on Aug 27, 2023 17:25:40 GMT
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