Alan Sheehan-Manager for Next Season

[monmouth]

My feeling is we could do better, we could do worse. All my life though, I’ve recruited people whose weaknesses I know, over taking a punt, unless I know they are shite, obviously, so if I thought he had 60-70% of what’s needed and another 10-20% would come from experience, I’d stick with what I know.

Our last three gambles have been terrible, so the assumption we’ll get better is dangerous

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

I completely understand the allure of novelty that underpins a lot of the ‘Never Sheehans’ out there, but I think the fantasy of the unknown knight in white armour from the continent who’ll come in and revolutionize the club and take us to the glory land is just that at this point - a fantasy.

I’m 55/45 on Sheehan right now (in favour) I can see pros and cons. A lot may well depend on who’s available elsewhere and how those conversations go. I think he’s done better than anyone expected him to do given the gloom around the club at the time he was given the job.

I used to have little appreciation for him if I’m honest. He was Paul Watsons guy that didn’t seem to fit in anywhere, and didn’t think he should have been in the running after Duff was fired, but he’s won me over a long way the way he’s handled business since LW was binned off.

 

[Smurph]

I completely understand the allure of novelty that underpins a lot of the ‘Never Sheehans’ out there, but I think the fantasy of the unknown knight in white armour from the continent who’ll come in and revolutionize the club and take us to the glory land is just that at this point - a fantasy.

I’m 55/45 on Sheehan right now (in favour) I can see pros and cons. A lot may well depend on who’s available elsewhere and how those conversations go. I think he’s done better than anyone expected him to do given the gloom around the club at the time he was given the job.

I used to have little appreciation for him if I’m honest. He was Paul Watsons guy that didn’t seem to fit in anywhere, and didn’t think he should have been in the running after Duff was fired, but he’s won me over a long way the way he’s handled business since LW was binned off.

He's come in and raised what was a low bar, ever so slightly.

Five at the back against Derby at home, Vip comes on last week and scores a vital equaliser against Leeds and finds himself back on the bench for Liam Cullen.

His line ups, tactics and substitutions are very much on par with Williams.

There have to be better candidates out there than him.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

I was told today that all but one of the board are not in favour of Sheehan as the long term option, and those doing the actual donkey work of analysing the options are not minded to give him the job.

Can't say I disagree. He's done a good caretaker stint for us but there's nothing special there that screams out loudly why he should be given it permanently.

 

[ARQS]

I was told today that all but one of the board are not in favour of Sheehan as the long term option, and those doing the actual donkey work of analysing the options are not minded to give him the job.

Can't say I disagree. He's done a good caretaker stint for us but there's nothing special there that screams out loudly why he should be given it permanently.

My question would be why he's still here then. Because it's all very well and good not being fussed on him but there can't have been any realistic options available to us before now, surely?

The only possibility would be that there'll be more options in the summer/someone is more likely to come knowing we're in the championship again next season. Although my own view is that this is probably relatively unlikely.

 

[Longlostjack]

Let’s face it, We’re not going to recruit a potential Pep or Brendan again are we? All too easy for us armchair experts to base judgements on one game, which despite the criticism of tactics, we ended up winning. He’s got until the end of the season. Still plenty of time to make an informed decision.

 

[Blackpooljack]

As far as i see it we are a lower mid championship side with very little money, whoever are we likely to attrached would be a gamble and if we do get someone else in then AS would deffo leave, if the new guy turns out to be anything like the last 3 then they'll last 18 months max, that would see us in a lot worse financial state and probably in league 1, with no guy to bail us out. Sheehan did say that even he thought yesterday was a hard watch ( something the previous 3 would never had admitted to ). I was dead against his getting the job full time a few weeks back, and his team selection yesterday on the surface looked decidedly negative as it turned out it was a gamble that paid off but with the new recruitment team in then maybe next season we would by virtue of having better/different players in, play a more expansive game. Thank heavens we did win yesterday cos it would have been melt down on here if that line up would have lost.

 

[rockinj]

I don’t want him to be but he will be.

This is what worries me.

He’s done well in stabilising and seeing through to safety which is precisely what I called for so I’m happy.

But is he the right man to take us forward?… no of course not

 

[rockinj]

I was told today that all but one of the board are not in favour of Sheehan as the long term option, and those doing the actual donkey work of analysing the options are not minded to give him the job.

Can't say I disagree. He's done a good caretaker stint for us but there's nothing special there that screams out loudly why he should be given it permanently.

Reassuring to read

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

My question would be why he's still here then. Because it's all very well and good not being fussed on him but there can't have been any realistic options available to us before now, surely?

The only possibility would be that there'll be more options in the summer/someone is more likely to come knowing we're in the championship again next season. Although my own view is that this is probably relatively unlikely.

He's still here because he's proving that unlike Williams, he understands the limitations of the squad in front of him and is getting results with a more pragmatic style that is best suited to their limited ability levels.

That doesn't mean he's the long term solution, it just means for the situation we're in, he's the right man for the job right now.

 

[rockinj]

He's still here because he's proving that unlike Williams, he understands the limitations of the squad in front of him and is getting results with a more pragmatic style that is best suited to their limited ability levels.

That doesn't mean he's the long term solution, it just means for the situation we're in, he's the right man for the job right now.

Correct.

 

[Ringwood]

Yesterday was notable that AS doesn't trust his players.

Setting up in that formation screamed of we can't compete on the front foot against a team 4th bottom albeit strung some wins together. Against a top 3 side I get it as the quality is there but Derby with 8 first team players missing we set up as scared rabbits.

Not convinced on Cullen especially with Ronald up top would ever work both lack physically, pace and link up play but I guess AS likes the high press.

Against Plymouth, we need AS to back the squad firstly binning the 5 at the back and get Vip on the pitch. Our crossing is still abysmal which nobody knows how to improve.

48 points all but makes us safe with a win this week surely does. Time to release the shackles, get some academy kids some game time and phase out the players that the club will move on including Darling.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

Yesterday was notable that AS doesn't trust his players.

And he's right not to, they're not very good.

We've needed a dose of reality like this for some time. It's a welcome antidote to Williams and his happy clappy nonsense, suggesting Josh Key could be Gareth Bale. That was looney toons stuff.

This group of players has had far too long under coaches telling them they're capable of far more than they are. Sheehan has seen through that and is setting them up in a way that is stopping silly mistakes, quitting on the delusion that we can pass teams off the park and win, instead he's making us hard to beat and giving us a platform to win matches. Yup, it's crap to watch, but there's a job to do and he's doing it.

 

[Blackpooljack]

Over the whole season ( i know its not an exact science ) with sheehan's 7 games pro rata we would be in 5th place atm

 

[cmajack]

And he's right not to, they're not very good.

We've needed a dose of reality like this for some time. It's a welcome antidote to Williams and his happy clappy nonsense, suggesting Josh Key could be Gareth Bale. That was looney toons stuff.

This group of players has had far too long under coaches telling them they're capable of far more than they are. Sheehan has seen through that and is setting them up in a way that is stopping silly mistakes, quitting on the delusion that we can pass teams off the park and win, instead he's making us hard to beat and giving us a platform to win matches. Yup, it's crap to watch, but there's a job to do and he's doing it.

I don't dispute there was a job to do but for goodness sake yesterday's game was a shocker. 1 shot on target against 4th bottom Derby . It was obvious second half Ronald was struggling, why wasn't Bianchini or Cooper brought on . He's had some good results and also had some shocking performances, Preston and yesterday. He's not the man to be taking us forward in my opinion.