Well not quite yet anyway. But, seriously, what decent Manager could/would want to manage us?
Ignoring the three match reign of Nugent, who clearly knew that the job is a poisoned chalice and the totally inept Fraeye, the stats from Roland's 166 match reign rather prove it:
W-D-L (Average points per game)
Powell 4-2-6 (1.17)
Riga 12-8-16 (1.22)
Peeters 7-13-8 (1.21)
Matthew 0-0-1 (0.00)
Luzon 12-9-15 (1.25)
Fraeye 2-4-8 (0.71)
Slade 5-10-6 (1.19)
Nugent 2-1-0 (2.33)
Robinson 3-8-4 (1.13)
So Powell, Riga, Peeters, Luzon, Slade and Robinson have "enjoyed" a remarkably similar average between 1.13 and 1.25 points per game. And if we carry on at that rate we will have just enough to keep us out of the relegation zone. Another season of steady improvement.
The big question on our minds, though, Roland is - "are you now going to 'stick or bust' with Robinson?"
Which is different to the one you are, no doubt, currently asking our dear Katy for the umpteenth time - "how much is it going to cost me this time to sack the Manager?"
I can't help thinking, though, that the laugh is all on you. After all, for such a great businessman, you really do waste a lot of money paying people off. Especially as you could have saved yourself a shed load by not employing such a useless CEO and of course boy head scout in the first place.
The bad news for you though Roland is that you are soon going to run out of players worth enough to sell in order to cover your losses.
So, the answer to my original question the answer has now become obvious. Any Manager who wants three years pay for six months work should apply. Rather like taking Belgian chocolates from a baby.
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Dear Katrien,
Here is the record of manager wins, draws and defeats under your stewardship
W-D-L (Average points per game)
Powell 4-2-6 (1.17)
Riga 12-8-16 (1.22)
Peeters 7-13-8 (1.21)
Matthew 0-0-1 (0.00)
Luzon 12-9-15 (1.25)
Fraeye 2-4-8 (0.71)
Slade 5-10-6 (1.19)
Robinson 3-9-4 (1.13)
With the greatest of respect, I think it's clear to see that everything you touch turns to manure (to put it politely).
It's clear to see that after 3 years, neither you nor Roland have a clue about running a successful football club, and the only question remains how long you intend to drag this out, and indeed, can you achieve something never been done in our history before, and take us out of the football league.
I and 1000s of others would ask that you do the best thing for all parties, and sell up and move on.
Things will only get worse for ALL of us
Best Regards,
Robert
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They can't all be shit can they?
Wins: 3
Red cards: 5 (arguably should have been 6 if Holmes had been sent off for his shocking challenge against Fleetwood; heaven help us what the count will be if Kettle's in charge on Saturday)
Has club discipline ever been so bad?
23.1% - Robinson
25.0% - Slade
25.0% - Riga
14.3% - Fraeye
29.4% - Luzon
24.0% - Peeters
43.8% - Riga
40.4% - Powell
41.1% - Parkinson (not including 10 as caretaker)
31.3% - Pardew
16.7% - Dowie
38.0% - Curbishley
38.6% - Curbishley / Gritt
30.4% - Lawrence
33.3% - Craggs
31.0% - Mullery
45.5% - Bailey
33.5% - Nelson
31.3% - Foley
30.8% - Firmani
28.1% - Stokoe
37.7% - Hill
39.5% - Trotter
42.5% - Seed
37.5% - Lindon
38.7% - MacFarlane
30.0% - Lindon
34.0% - MacFarlane
30.4% - Rayner
It's worth noting that Powell presided over more games than all the subsequent incumbents put together and only Riga's 20 games produced a better percentage. Even Pardew had a better record than them.
One thing Riga did very well in his first spell was prioritising games, getting 3 points in the "winnable" games at the expense of "giving away" the really hard games.