BertieWoostersDonsClub wrote:
Alby wrote:
We saw what Rotherham did when we were in the Championship. That one season when they got Warnock in. It saved them no end. Forget what happened afterwards and the fact they went down that’s another situation. That season they had a change and it worked.I think even a short term appointment would work. Or could work. Who knows. But it’s obvious this bloke isn’t the right man. I think a change now won’t happen but if we drop into the relegation zone you could see a change. People keep saying “who” but it’s like settling for a shit girlfriend just because you’re scared you can’t find anyone else. Who else was there when Robbo left? We took a chance.
People keep using the Rotherham example as "proof" that sacking a manager works. But it's not. What it is is proof that "getting a great manager for your level" works. And it is relevant what happened the following season to Rotherham as, without Warnock, they had three different managers and were relegated. Which supports the idea that is was the Warnock appointment, not just the sacking of the manager, that kept them up. That's why some people keep saying "who?" to appoint if we sack Neilson. Because it's bloody important. The most important decision of it all. There's not many out there to "do a Warnock", and going off PW's history he would never appoint someone of Warnock's age and experience anyway. We'll get another young, relatively inexperienced manager, so any comparisons to the Warnock situation seem specious to me.
So effectively you mean someone cheap.....
