Mayo SLATES Wilkins' training regime

[blockhseagull]

If you take a look at the first team squad, and the players brought on by Dean Wilkins, I cannot see how you can try and argue he's not a first class coach.

1 Michel Kuipers NED G 1.88 90 26-06-74 Amsterdam Bristol R
2 Andrew Whing ENG D 1.83 76 20-09-84 Birmingham Coventry C
3 Matt Richards ENG D 1.73 70 26-12-84 Harlow Ipswich T
4 Adam Hinshelwood ENG D 1.78 81 08-01-84 Oxford None
5 Joel Lynch ENG D 1.85 81 03-10-87 Eastbourne None
6 Adam El-Abd ENG D 1.78 85 11-09-84 Brighton None
7 Dean Cox ENG M 1.63 69 12-08-87 Cuckfield None
8 Steven Thomson SCO M 1.73 68 23-01-78 Glasgow Falkirk
9 Nicky Forster ENG F 1.75 72 08-09-73 Caterham Hull C
10 David Livermore ENG M 1.80 79 20-05-80 Edmonton Hull C
11 Kevin McLeod ENG M 1.80 70 12-09-80 Liverpool Colchester U
12 Gary Hart ENG M 1.75 78 06-11-75 Harlow Stansted
13 John Sullivan ENG G 1.88 89 08-03-88 Brighton None
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15 Kerry Mayo ENG D 1.78 80 21-09-77 Cuckfield None
16 Colin Hawkins IRL D 1.85 79 17-08-77 Galway Coventry C
17 Glenn Murray ENG F 1.83 80 25-09-83 Workington Rochdale
18 Doug Loft ENG M 1.83 77 25-12-86 Maidstone Hastings U
19 Jake Robinson ENG F 1.75 70 23-10-86 Brighton None
20 Joe Gatting ENG F 1.80 78 25-11-87 Brighton None
21 Jonny Dixon ENG F 1.75 70 16-01-84 Murcia Aldershot T
22 Tommy Fraser ENG M 1.80 81 05-12-87 Brighton None
23 Adam Virgo SCO D 1.88 85 25-01-83 Brighton Celtic
24 Tommy Elphick ENG D 1.80 73 07-09-87 Brighton None
25 Scott Chamberlain ENG M 1.80 84 15-01-88 Brighton None
26 Wes Fogden ENG M 1.75 73 12-04-88 Brighton None

Add to that Dean Hammond, & Dan Harding, I wouldn't say he's not a first class coach. Maybe not your Alex Ferguson, but I would love to know why you think his abilites are over hyped? And why would you love him to stay, if he's not a first class coach. He's been coaching for over 10 years, and has coached under Micky Adams before, so why would you love a second rate coach (in your opinion) to have stayed with us?

You have not read a word i have typed..... those players you have highlighted have been brought through the youth team, for which i said Wilkins was excellent. However my point was what has he achieved as FIRST team coach, lots of those players you have highlighted have not really improved since making the first team which is why i said Wilkins is a good coach, not a first class one. Where have i said Wilkins is second rate ?

 

[Mr Burns]

As opposed to Fogden and Chamberlain!

Also, a further flaw in your argument - you can't provide evidence that Cox, Hammond, Elphick and co weren't just a ridiculously good group of youngsters who came his way. I don't believe that the case, and think Wilkins probably was a bloody good coach (of younger, inexperienced men anyway), but there is no way of knowing for certain if that's the case.

Err, Fogden and Chamberlain are youngsters who could go on to become 1st regulars for years to come, whereas Hart & Mayo are not going to break into the 1st teAM for years to come.

Come you think of it, why am I even bothering answering your point? It's a flaw that I can't provide evidence that Cox, Hammond, Elphick and co weren't just a ridiculously good group of youngsters :thud::thud::thud:

 

[Mr Burns]

You have not read a word i have typed..... those players you have highlighted have been brought through the youth team, for which i said Wilkins was excellent. However my point was what has he achieved as FIRST team coach, lots of those players you have highlighted have not really improved since making the first team which is why i said Wilkins is a good coach, not a first class one. Where have i said Wilkins is second rate ?

Well if he's not 1st class, than he must be second class/second rarte? He was FIRST team coach for only a couple of months. How can you judge him by that? What can anyone achieve in a couple of months?