Karel Fraeye - 1/2 on SkyBet. Betting now suspended

Grapevine49 said:

I do understand the angst here but I am not sure I can get as animated, not because another no doubt decent moderately ambitious guy waving his UEFA license but with palpably few other credentials will it seems be given an opportunity to be our head coach, but because it is an exercise in futility.

I am reminded of a scenario from Blackadder. The job is a poisoned chalice. I just need "Queenie" to shout "off with his head" to complete the imagery.

As I tried to point out yesterday the playing assets acquired by the club and now available to any new coach are not fit for purpose. No self respecting coach will touch SE 7 with a barge pole without cast iron guarantees things will change.

To be clear the chances of any British appointee are remote. I doubt we would even know who to talk to. Under this regime we have not signed one British player on a permanent contract directly from another British club.

Of the 45 players currently under contract we have 11 peripheral players out on loan.

1.Ansah 2. Dmitrovic 3. Harriott 4. Lennon 5. Obileye 6. Parzysek 7. Phillips 8. Piggot 9. Sho Silva 10. Thomas 11.Tucudean

Of the remaining 34:- 14 have zero to minimal first team experience;

1. Ahearne-Grant 2. Aribo 3. Barnes 4. Charles - Cook 5. Edwards 6. Hanlon 7. Holmes-Dennis 8. Kelly 9. Kennedy 10. Lapsie 11. Mitov 12. Muldoon 13. Staunton 14. Umerah

10 others have no long term championship experience (say just 10 games in 2014/15)

1. Ba 2. Bauer 3. Bergdich 4. Cebellos 5. Ghoochannejhad 6. Sarr 7. Kashi 8. McAleny 9. Makienok 10. Moussa

which leaves your core championship assets as follows;

1. Berg Gudmundsson 2. Cousins 3. Diarra 4. Fox 5. Henderson 6. Jackson 7. Pope 8. Solly 9. Vetokele 10. Watt

Of these;

Henderson, Vetokele, Jackson and Solly are injury prone.

Pope, Fox and Watt with one seasons senior football under their belts are still unproven in the Championship.

Berg Gudmondsson has only 1 season in the Championship

Diarra, a World Cup Finalist had previously only played 10 games in Championship and never a full season as a central defender

Jordan Cousins is the main man but because of the successive recruitment campaigns we play him on the left wing.

As an aside, of this seasons "new boys" Ba, Cebellos, Ghoochannejhad, Makienok and Moussa (yes I know he signed last year) all have recent injury "history" while Kashi has acquired an unknown injury which will keep him unavailable for an unknown period.

Now you tell me who of the above you want to be representing you in fighting the fight in the heat of a Championship relegation battle.

Though I agree in normal circumstances such an appointment should be crucial for our future, with this investor and this executive, I suggest the head coach is the least of our problems.

cafcnick1992 said:

Given this video, why are the odds on him becoming manager lifting? Now 4/9.

Was 2/5 this morning
1/10 last night

MartinCAFC said:

cafcnick1992 said:

Given this video, why are the odds on him becoming manager lifting? Now 4/9.

Was 2/5 this morning
1/10 last night

If he is given the job as caretaker until the end of the season would Skybet pay out or wait until he was given the job permanently?

Macronate said:

next strategy..."Target 4,000"

cafcnick1992 said:

Tim Sherwood is now 2/1 to become Swindon manager...what?