24-12-2019, 11:10 AM
(24-12-2019, 10:52 AM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote:(24-12-2019, 10:36 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: Which actions are naive?
Sacking Warburton who was sending us into a relegation battle after only escaping on the last day of the season before?
Karanka walked out we didn't sack hm.
Actions that were naive:
Expecting warburton to land promotion with Daryl Murphy and Barry McKay
Not backing him in January, then sacking him mid season. (Warburton wasnt great but we werent going down)
Splashing a record fee on an a young player, Putting faith in Mendes to deliver but only taking his unproven players.
Destabilising a proven manager in Karanka, he walked for a reason.
Expecting O Neill would dance to their tune, he was never going to.
None of this is saying our owners are poor, dont care, dont invest in the club, I know they want to succeed. Its the assumption that the model that worked in Greece will work here that is wrong. Hiring and firing doesnt work in my opinion.
Forest boffins did some good stats on this a year or so ago, teams that get promoted on average have a manager in place for 2.5 years onwards.
Worse still teams who have a manager less than a year almost never go up. So statistically sacking a manager is clearly a bad idea.
There were mitigating circumstances surrounding the previous managers but there is nothing here. If Sabri gets sacked it'll just be another impatient owner sacking a manager for a short term boost without really planning long term or using evidence to make key decisions.
Completely agree with Alf above, no need to sack a manager u less to avoid relegation. Give him the chance to build on his early success and continue to learn how to play in the championship. Even Watford the only team who've really successfully repeatedly sacked managers are getting found out this year, sacking doesn't work!