There's a trend here we have to break for the future

[harryhpalmer]

Luke Williams was assistant to Russell Martin

Alan Sheehan was assistant to Michael Duff

No more promoting those who have been assistants to crap Managers.

The cycle needs to be broken

Sheehan was forced on Duff by Watson. Duff set up to fail so Watson could get his man in - Sheehan or ideally Jones. He failed with the latter. But the former always had ambitions higher than being an assistant to Williams, when he got the job ahead of him.

 

[J_B]

I think it would have been broken last time but the owners didn't have a plan beyond sacking Williams. Sheehan was given the job temporarily and then that was extended until he eventually got the gig full time.
If the owners had a plan in place for Williams' successor when sacking him it would have been a different story.
I hope they've learned their lesson.

 

[magicdaps10]

Luke Williams was assistant to Russell Martin

Alan Sheehan was assistant to Michael Duff

No more promoting those who have been assistants to crap Managers.

The cycle needs to be broken

I said last year that we needed to cut from the links from previous managers and hierarchy but got chased out of town for it.

I confess that Sheehan's record then turned my attention that he had to get the job but in reality it is looking like another wrong call by myself and club.

 

[Colin-swansea]

Irrespective of the quality in the summer recruitment the writing was on the wall after some insipid performances against league opposition(Stevenage, Cheltenham, Exeter) in the pre-season matches which has carried on during most league games where a consistent performance over 90 minutes has been rare.
Cravatt and Worth have a lot to ponder over during the International break but for those that have witnessed low par performances week in and week out it doesn't take to be told that the team is bottom of the analytic charts.
Ponderous, side to side passing, no forward impetus through central midfield, a lack of defensive nous at set pieces, conceding goals consistently at critical times in a game are all reminiscent of the Martin, Duff, Williams and now Sheehan's era - facets of the game that sums up poor coaching.