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Revell/Evans/Wesley et al
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My penny-worth on Revell
I was reminded of Barnet last night and their relentless dedication to Martin Allen, a has -been if there ever was one. I say this as evidence, if it’s needed, that very, few football managers return to their previous clubs to see success.
We are no no exception, and the appointment of Alex Revell is testimony to this fact but from where I am standing there are seemingly many supporters that thought and expected more when he was appointed. If one had the time and reviewed every manager who came back to their old club second time round, I am sure that there are none that did no better than they did previously to be blunt most if not could not repeat the business. I see that even the ‘great' Steve Evans ‘ is struggling with Rotherham.
So why the angst? Sure, the bloke obviously wants to succeed that much is true but that is not nearly good enough. Once again the fault lies with the Directors, there has to come a time when such men have to dig deep into in even deeper pockets and go for it. Either take time to search for those aspiringly good Non-League Managers who would jump at the chance of a League 1 job or alternatively build the club up to attract a very seasoned league manager who might just see SBFC as a means to revive a flagging, career. As has been said many times “he who dares wins”- when will we dare?
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Re: Revell/Evans/Wesley et al
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We could at least wait until 5pm for this week’s round of Revs Out.
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He’s clueless. Out of his depth. Lost the dressing room. Time for him to go if we lose today.
This is what I’ve heard some people saying.
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He should try What Three Words if he’s lost the dressing room.
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///Tactical.Brain.Missing
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If we lose to Leyton Orient that will be the final straw.
If we beat them and Ritchie Bellend gets sacked then he can stay for the season.
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Managers are usually re-hired because they had a successful stint last time (or the time before)
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I don't know, Westley didn't do too badly in his second spell.
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I don’t get this. It’s still relatively early in Rev’s tenure. We have unprecedented injuries, and overall we ain’t doing that bad for a club our size. Give the bloke a chance. If we’re struggling near the relegation zone by about Xmas then I’ll maybe start to understand people calling for his head.
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Before the season started, lots of fans said lower mid table or avoiding relegation would be a decent result from this season. That’s exactly where we are now, yet plenty seem to be calling for Revs’ head.
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I think there are two reasons for one. One is we have now seen the players we have and what they are capable of so perhaps some expectations have been highered by earlier season form.
But secondly we are in the relegation zone for last 4 and 6 in the form table, and people are worried that Revell doesn't have the ability to turn that around. If the losses had been spread a bit more evenly there might not be as much panic.
Yesterday was a start though, so if we get into a patter of win one, draw one, lose one I think people will be more calm.
But losing many in a row, whatever the reason, people will become anxious, when the manager has no record to fall back on.
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A lot of it is about performances as opposed to results. There's been a number of performances recently where we've not really been in the game at all.
I don't think it's unfair to expect to be in the game and to try and go for 3 points against the majority of teams in the league (with a couple of notable exceptions like Birmingham).
Going for it and losing as we did at Peterborough is completely different to the defeats against Cambridge and Bolton.
Edited by BrummieBoro at 12:10:41 on 9th November 2024
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He’s had a chance. The issue Revs has is his first spell in charge was poor. Most mangers who come back for a 2nd or 3rd go have previous success as a manager. Revs hasn’t, alongside looking exactly like his previous spell. Boring football with a lack of goals. He’s managed to turn a completely solid defence under Evans to one that conceded 4 goals the other week. Revs inherited a largely good team one that was upper half last season. This season especially last few weeks it’s been uninspiring and boring.
People can mention injuries but this isn’t unique to Stevenage. Every club has injuries.
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"He’s managed to turn a completely solid defence under Evans to one that conceded 4 goals the other week."
The worst trolling attempt EVER posted on this forum.
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Re the injuries , yes, but probably not in general as many and to key players.
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It's November and we've won some and lost some. We always thought we might be lower mid-table this season, aside from a few nutters. Injuries *are* a factor, especially when most of the defence is out at the same time.
Have some performances been unacceptable? Yes
Are there mitigating factors? Yes
Should he be given more time? Yes, probably
Does that mean I'm happy with the season as a whole? No. But we simply can't shit the bed every time we have a bad run of poor results. Or if Revs doesn't wave, as for some reason that's important.
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I do get it. Considering the investment in the squad and the quality of some of the players we have brought here, recent performances just haven't cut it. We have been unfortunate with injuries – obviously not Rev's fault and doubtless this will buy him more time, but this does not disguise the fact that we look clueless when it comes to finding a way to score goals. It might help if he could get the best out of Jake Young ( was he our most expensive signing ever?) rather than making him a scapegoat, which appears to have been the case since Rotherham.
I used to spend Saturday mornings with a sense of anticipation; now it is trepidation. Lovely bloke he may be, but does anybody honestly believe the bloke who is steering the ship really knows where he is going? No manager has ever been appointed with as much goodwill from supporters. Shame he isn't a twat like Evans – it would be so much easier to call for his head,.
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I've said this about every manager we've ever had that was struggling apart from Sampson - I don't want him sacked, I want him to do better.
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I’ve never said a bad word about an in job Boro manager
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Bet you've heard a lot of people though.
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Like the last sentence, your are right on that .
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