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Vital Football Legend
BK says DW is going nowhere and from day one he has been taken aback by how close the players and coaching staff are.
Says that DW is so hard working and has always been open and honest.
He said it is not his job to jump to a decision because fans want it - it is to stay calm, think logically and take time. And you can see now it was the right decision to keep him in post.
Quick learnings:
Feels like a lot longer than 2 months in the job.
Been very challenging times from the moment he came in - fans unhappy with management, results not great and SW leaving early.
Lots of hard work with training and players.
Agreed that there was negativity within the club and that came from poor performances and results, but he knew the quality in the squad and management.
Focus until the end of the season is to just keep trying to win games.
Fans wanted DW out, but he never thought about it. Didn't get influenced by the fans and the noises they were making.
DW needed more time because he had lost Barnes, Hanley and Sargent and then Gunn too. He knew that we would be so much better once they came back. That is evident now and our form.
Speaks every day to DW and from day 1 it struck him how positive it all was with dw and his coaching staff. Says that dw always knew where they were struggling but working so hard to sort them.
On the window:
He input was to shape the club in the medium to long term and not short term. Believes that has been achieved we all the work they did in January.
Says that fans need to stick with us as it will take multiple windows to get this squad to where it needs to be.
The plan was always to get Idah out on loan as he wanted to move to play football. It is a win win situation.
SvH Was on the club has been following for a long time and he is very pleased that we were able to get him in. He fits the club profile (young and hungry) - BK then says that SvH is a player who will suit this league and we feel will help us now and beyond - so if we go up will we buy him??
Says that summer window is naturally busier as the market is easy to navigate and value on players lower plus contracts are up too.
Says that there will be a turn over of players this summer and you can see this as lots of players are out of contract too. He wants to take the group in a certain direction and has a plan for the players to leave/come in.
Asked if the South American market will be used again - Absolutely - always scouting the area.
Placheta and foresaw went and no new contracts have been offered to the players out of contract - nothing planned and this will only happen when we have clarity on where the club is at (up or staying I am guessing).
A bit of a worry when BK says the squad was way too heavy because there were 3 players always out of the match day squad and he didn't want that ------ but if you only want a squad of say 20 then you will get caught out when the inevitable happens and we get injuries. Says he needed to move players on because of resource, but also has opened up the pathway for our younger players to make the step up. Over last week more U21 players have trained with first team and we will see next summer more of our younger players be involved (anyone bet that that won't happen - more like one player). Says as a club under him he wants the youngster to start for the first team.
Got a couple of u18 players signed up to deals and this is the first step. The youth system will be back in force under him as Director of football - he wants to see them come through. says Rowe is a great example but we have some key youngsters out on loan who are doing so well and they will come back here stronger.
Asked about Aboh - he said the club wants him to stay and there is dialogue between the player and cub. Aboh is taking time to think about his situation.
On the premiership:
Asked are the club ready if we went up and if not could you make them ready?:
The club is a premiership club (facilities, staff, experts at the club, set up). The squad is a premiership quality squad ----- Hmmmmm.
Says that we will be ready if we go up 100%
On the AGM:
Spoke with Mark A, Delia and Michael about his plan and how to execute this - Key in his proposal were - Getting the academy pathways reopened, playing youth players, lowering the age of the squad, getting back to a club who is seen as one who produces their own.
Says he spoke with Mark and Delia and laid out his transfer plans which will now be focused on younger players and not so much the older demographic. Fans will see younger players coming in and youngsters from the academy promoted.
Says that the coventry game was one of his best moments as it felt that the crowd were really happy and completely behind the side - even when they scored the fans were still there willing us on. First game that he really thought we can go further.
Final message:
I want to thank the fans - they have had a lot to go through and please stay with us. We are within touching distance of the playoffs and we want it.
Says that DW is so hard working and has always been open and honest.
He said it is not his job to jump to a decision because fans want it - it is to stay calm, think logically and take time. And you can see now it was the right decision to keep him in post.
Quick learnings:
Feels like a lot longer than 2 months in the job.
Been very challenging times from the moment he came in - fans unhappy with management, results not great and SW leaving early.
Lots of hard work with training and players.
Agreed that there was negativity within the club and that came from poor performances and results, but he knew the quality in the squad and management.
Focus until the end of the season is to just keep trying to win games.
Fans wanted DW out, but he never thought about it. Didn't get influenced by the fans and the noises they were making.
DW needed more time because he had lost Barnes, Hanley and Sargent and then Gunn too. He knew that we would be so much better once they came back. That is evident now and our form.
Speaks every day to DW and from day 1 it struck him how positive it all was with dw and his coaching staff. Says that dw always knew where they were struggling but working so hard to sort them.
On the window:
He input was to shape the club in the medium to long term and not short term. Believes that has been achieved we all the work they did in January.
Says that fans need to stick with us as it will take multiple windows to get this squad to where it needs to be.
The plan was always to get Idah out on loan as he wanted to move to play football. It is a win win situation.
SvH Was on the club has been following for a long time and he is very pleased that we were able to get him in. He fits the club profile (young and hungry) - BK then says that SvH is a player who will suit this league and we feel will help us now and beyond - so if we go up will we buy him??
Says that summer window is naturally busier as the market is easy to navigate and value on players lower plus contracts are up too.
Says that there will be a turn over of players this summer and you can see this as lots of players are out of contract too. He wants to take the group in a certain direction and has a plan for the players to leave/come in.
Asked if the South American market will be used again - Absolutely - always scouting the area.
Placheta and foresaw went and no new contracts have been offered to the players out of contract - nothing planned and this will only happen when we have clarity on where the club is at (up or staying I am guessing).
A bit of a worry when BK says the squad was way too heavy because there were 3 players always out of the match day squad and he didn't want that ------ but if you only want a squad of say 20 then you will get caught out when the inevitable happens and we get injuries. Says he needed to move players on because of resource, but also has opened up the pathway for our younger players to make the step up. Over last week more U21 players have trained with first team and we will see next summer more of our younger players be involved (anyone bet that that won't happen - more like one player). Says as a club under him he wants the youngster to start for the first team.
Got a couple of u18 players signed up to deals and this is the first step. The youth system will be back in force under him as Director of football - he wants to see them come through. says Rowe is a great example but we have some key youngsters out on loan who are doing so well and they will come back here stronger.
Asked about Aboh - he said the club wants him to stay and there is dialogue between the player and cub. Aboh is taking time to think about his situation.
On the premiership:
Asked are the club ready if we went up and if not could you make them ready?:
The club is a premiership club (facilities, staff, experts at the club, set up). The squad is a premiership quality squad ----- Hmmmmm.
Says that we will be ready if we go up 100%
On the AGM:
Spoke with Mark A, Delia and Michael about his plan and how to execute this - Key in his proposal were - Getting the academy pathways reopened, playing youth players, lowering the age of the squad, getting back to a club who is seen as one who produces their own.
Says he spoke with Mark and Delia and laid out his transfer plans which will now be focused on younger players and not so much the older demographic. Fans will see younger players coming in and youngsters from the academy promoted.
Says that the coventry game was one of his best moments as it felt that the crowd were really happy and completely behind the side - even when they scored the fans were still there willing us on. First game that he really thought we can go further.
Final message:
I want to thank the fans - they have had a lot to go through and please stay with us. We are within touching distance of the playoffs and we want it.
