I agree with a great deal of your post Sheff but in terms of responsibility of events at KHFC then in my opinion that lies with CG alone and no-one else.Sheffield Harrier wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:57 amWe can't moan that we are not good enough and then moan when the not good enough players are moved on. Yes, maybe we never found his best position etc but he absolutely did not perform consistently. When the tough got going Bradley was found wanting.
We were lulled into thinking we were better than we were at the start of the season - thanks in part to Williams. The idea that a couple of tweaks would lead us to be a challenging side again is nonsense. The squad is inferior to what it was over the last two seasons. Recruitment and replacements have simply not been good enough. High earners haven't performed. We all want someone to blame and CG is the easy target. As with most things (Brexit.... ha ha) its often more complicated than we want to make out. He's not stupid. He knows mistakes have been made. Things haven't worked out. He takes some blame absolutely. Its his job to change things. Appoint the right manager and get better players in. What we get on here are a lot of "there's only one man to blame" comments and then the occasional silly statement like he should go etc. Then what???? Who is waiting in the wings?? No-one.
Some of you talk about possible player unrest. I am interested in where you get this from? There is a difference between open unrest and just a general lack of strong characters and adhesiveness in the squad. We were constantly being told by NM how he couldn't fault their effort. Does anyone else simply not buy this? Where are the leaders? O'Connor as one of the older players has disappointed me in this regard. Penn isn't involved in games so can't lead on the pitch. Who else is there? Horsfall is quiet. Johnson, I think, doesn't hide despite all the criticism he gets. Weeks has lost all confidence and isn;t tough enough. Austin gives it a go but is not physical enough. We are just not equipped to compete in this league. And the new players we brought in - Baxendale and Daniels - a stiff breeze would knock them down. We have too many players like this. We get closed down, bullied etc and we lose.
I accept that he will make good decisions and poor decisions (as we all do) but he cannot be insulated from the criticism when a poor decision is made.
The way the Club is now structured the idea of collective responsibility through the Board of Directors is a thing of the past. I am not overly sure what impact any of the Directors have in terms of decision making at the Club. It seems to me that all control lies with CG and that he appears to control all areas without exception. With that goes the praise when things go well and the disappointment when things don't.
I am sure many of us would be delighted to be singing CGs praises - I would be - but this cannot be on an unconditional basis.
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