Promotion Is A Realistic Achivable Objective - Wilde

[Professor]

The company failed in its recruitment process big-time. Corporately it was nothing short of a disaster. Lowe had six months to find the best man for the job but he failed. If SLH plc had followed a proper hr recruitment selection process, then I doubt Sturrock would have ever got an interview. Therefore I can only conclude that Lowe's self-motivated recruitment process was floored, unprofessional and dam right incompetent. Sturrock should have never been offered the job. Wigley was a fish out of water, the fans knew it, the players knew it and so did the footballing world. By the time Lowe realised his second mistake the damage had already been done and we were heading towards the relegation trapdoor.

Lets just be clear, that Sturrock was criticised for image before he had a chance to show ability, but he had a strong track record at Plymouth. Had he stayed, which he could have done, we have no way of knowing what the season would have been like.

As for Wigley, contrary to Delmary's comment, he was well-respected by the players, and he suffered from player injuries during his 4 months in charge. But, given the results, a switch to a strong, experienced manager (Redknapp as it happened) and a squad rebuild in Jan 2005, was clearly the right decision. Under Redknapp, the team failed by ONE goal to stay up. Wigley has gone on to be a respected coach, which he still is. As for the HR argument, it simply does not apply in a world where potential candidates are tied into long-term contracts, which is why you didn't see the Chelsea job advertised in The Times.