Hammond

[byf]

You are 100% correct.Wilkins is not the man for the job,his record is awful.How ever the blame should lay at Dick Knights feet,yet again going for the cheap option and then a 3 year contractbut now we have Falmer Sir Dick Knight will get away with anything.

Yeah his record is Awful and I hope he turns it around, but one thing that CANNOT happen is.........wilkins given more time than any other manager at this club would.

Meaning because of his history with the club with playing and coaching does not mean he is allowed extra time to drag us lower, its harsh but if the results dont come we cannot take a chance on us getting relegated or having another season like the last one.

Straight down the line...If we are performing badly and in the bottom six come the end of september...then its got to change.

 

[algie]

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, so it doesn't matter who the manager is, we won't get results because we haven't any money for decent players

Free transfers.Giving contracts to rubbish players.Your view doesn't wash no more with most fans.Just spent 75k on Forster so there is cash available

 

[Trigger]

BRIGHTON - NORTHAMPTON HT

Possession
45% 55%

Shots on target
0 1

Shots off target
1 5

Corners
2 3

Fouls
8 10

 

[byf]

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, so it doesn't matter who the manager is, we won't get results because we haven't any money for decent players

I disagree...I dont feel that wilkins is getting the best out of the players, I just dont feel he is up to the job. Where as an expierience manager who has succeeded before and knows what it takes to bring sucess would know. So we keep wilkins losing and performing badly because we have no money, weve never had any real money in the past 5 years and look at the success!

 

[sir albion]

Just looked at the stats and apart from the goal we haven't had a shot on target
shots off target for northampton 5 us 1,now that is a shambles

relagation is well on the cards,why do we always play like we are the away team home and away,sort it out wilkins for fucks sake

 

[Dirty Dave]

no shots on target? Does the penalty not count?

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, so it doesn't matter who the manager is, we won't get results because we haven't any money for decent players

But ti doesn't seem like Dean knows what we need or where to get the players even if we did. Where are the loan signings we used to get?

 

[Icy Gull]

Not being able to keep a lead is now becoming the norm, I was quite optimistic before the season started but it appears it's the same old shit, no doubt it's gonna be the bent ref's fault again if we lose?

 

[cjd]

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, so it doesn't matter who the manager is, we won't get results because we haven't any money for decent players

We don,t have the money because we,re missing out on £80,000 a game due to 3500 empty seats....(they,re empty because of lack of investment in players)

 

[algie]

I've always backed Wilkins but for the first time i'm starting to have doubts.I still believe Chapman and White shouldn't be at our club

 

[byf]

We don,t have the money because we,re missing out on £80,000 a game due to 3500 empty seats....(they,re empty because of lack of investment in players)

iT'S BEEN MY ARGUMENT ALL ALONG........how can he appoint a bloke who's never managed in his life, sell all our best players and not really invest in the summer and expect people to go...its too expensive!

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Just looked at the stats and apart from the goal we haven't had a shot on target
shots off target for northampton 5 us 1,now that is a shambles

So we've had one shot in 43 minutes since the penalty... suggests all is not well. Truth is, with Robinson & Cox on the wings we are too lightweight... we've been playing well, so I don't see why Fraser was dropped for Robinson to be honest

 

[otk]

But ti doesn't seem like Dean knows what we need or where to get the players even if we did. Where are the loan signings we used to get?

I think Wilkins was given a wages budget and a signings budget, and is probably on the limit on both counts. What other reason can there be for not getting some quality in?

 

[algie]

I think Wilkins was given a wages budget and a signings budget, and is probably on the limit on both counts. What other reason can there be for not getting some quality in?

Sorry mate you are obviously not informed.Our budget is ment to be decent for this league which we haven't spent yet.Even Wilkins has said that.

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

I think Wilkins was given a wages budget and a signings budget, and is probably on the limit on both counts. What other reason can there be for not getting some quality in?

I just don't think he has the contacts you need to be a manager at this level. You have to be able to pick up players who toher teams have let go, or get some decent young loan signings. Harsh to compare him to Micky, but Micky didn't spend a great deal, but bought in the likes of Cullip, Carpenter, Oatway, Rogers etc.

 

[FKalinx]

what will bring us down eventually will be the inability of the board to demote Wilkins due to his history with the club. I am sure that there are some good managers floating about that would love to manage Brighton with all the potential that Falmer brings

 

[otk]

We don,t have the money because we,re missing out on £80,000 a game due to 3500 empty seats....(they,re empty because of lack of investment in players)

I agree. I've said it on here before. We don't get the gates because of the quality of player and we don't get the quality of player because of the gates

 

[otk]

I just don't think he has the contacts you need to be a manager at this level. You have to be able to pick up players who toher teams have let go, or get some decent young loan signings. Harsh to compare him to Micky, but Micky didn't spend a great deal, but bought in the likes of Cullip, Carpenter, Oatway, Rogers etc.

I was thinking of exactly that. It was a Golden Team Adams put together. The formula didn't work later in his managerial career, but was brilliant for us

 

[byf]

The sooner we get a decent manager in the better imho.

No disrespect to Dean and all the hard work he's done...but even Booker could have done better.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

I just don't think he has the contacts you need to be a manager at this level. You have to be able to pick up players who toher teams have let go, or get some decent young loan signings. Harsh to compare him to Micky, but Micky didn't spend a great deal, but bought in the likes of Cullip, Carpenter, Oatway, Rogers etc.

Micky's budget was far superior than anyone else in that division. We were poor until he bought Brooker & Zamora. People forget that he spent quite big in relative terms. Wilkins hasn't spent anywhere near the money Adams did