lordswoodsaints Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Simple really.... Do you think the new man will build on what Nigel has achieved and finish the season comfortably or do you think this will end in tears and we will get relegated or do you expect there will be little improvement and we will just be treading water? I know next to nothing about the new fella and will reserve judgment until I see how he deals with his new job, but im guessing there won't be a lot of difference this season and we will probably just escape relegation which is more or less what i was expecting from Nigel tbh, although 2 months ago I was certain we would be relegated so how do you lot see the rest of the season panning out now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 It's a tricky one to answer, as you say - none of us really know a great deal about the new guy, so it's hard to get excited or depressed about him either way. I think he'll need to hit the ground running for his sake, a win against Everton would be the perfect start and from that point on I think we could all grow in confidence that the team is still together, and will still continue to improve. That's what I hope will happen, but it's all very up in the air at the moment. Either way though, we're either going to have a storming 2nd half or we'll be relegated. I don't think there will be any middle ground with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 He is a passing football manager and we have. Passing team, I cannot see us doing any better, and might just stay up. This is not good enough for me. I want mid table as this is in line with the clubs ambitions for the remainder of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 I expect a spell of ten games or so whilst he gets to know the team, the other teams, the style of play in the Premiership, the football culture, the local culture, the national culture, finds somewhere to live, learns the language, during which time we muddle along slowly sinking into the bottom three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Simple really.... Do you think the new man will build on what Nigel has achieved and finish the season comfortably or do you think this will end in tears and we will get relegated or do you expect there will be little improvement and we will just be treading water? I know next to nothing about the new fella and will reserve judgment until I see how he deals with his new job, but im guessing there won't be a lot of difference this season and we will probably just escape relegation which is more or less what i was expecting from Nigel tbh, although 2 months ago I was certain we would be relegated so how do you lot see the rest of the season panning out now? I reckon we'll finish mid table, but next season will be worth even more looking forward to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madruss Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 It's just such a big gamble. Every managerial appointment is, but even more so when you change halfway through a season. One of the biggest problems about this change is it wasn't a gamble that was necessary to be made right now. It could have waited until the summer. The disruption could far outweigh pochettino's effect as a coach, and there's little room for manoeuvre with only 16 games left. Gut feeling; unless we sign some real quality in the next 2 weeks, we're down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 While there's a chance he'll improve on NA, the improvement will be marginal -not massive; but the downside risk, at least in the short-term, is much greater with this appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 I expect a spell of ten games or so whilst he gets to know the team, the other teams, the style of play in the Premiership, the football culture, the local culture, the national culture, finds somewhere to live, learns the language, during which time we muddle along slowly sinking into the bottom three. Maybe it would have been better to see out the season, as you say it is going to take time, and he needs and is expected to hit he ground running, no excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Maybe it would have been better to see out the season, as you say it is going to take time, and he needs and is expected to hit he ground running, no excuses. As many have said, the timing of the decision is crazy to reckless, bordering on stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Improvement and more improvement. Onwards and upwards. With even more improvement. 3 points against Everton Monday night pleeeeeese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gis Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Well I'm expecting two more big signings before the end of the month to make sense of what is going on. NC is ruthless but no fool, and I can only surmise that he reckons the team is just about good enough to stay up already, and that given a few quality signings Saints can overcome the immediate loss of Adkins, and survive this season. Longer term if we stay up this season I'm now beginning to believe the European ambitions are much more than idle claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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