Anybody want to slate Knight?

[mattb]

One thing Wilkins could do was get good performances out of the younger players in the squad but so far this season Elphick has gone from being player of the season to a hoofer, Cox has gone from being a creative scoring midfielder to looking out of his depth, Robinson is playing second fiddle to a player who should'nt even be here and Lynch who many people rate as one of the best defenders in the club cant even get a game. Yes Wilkins made some mistakes but he was heading in the right direction where as at the moment we seem to be going backwards.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

I honestly believe Knight was flexing his muscles and looking for any reason to get rid of Wilkins because he was favoured by the rest of the board.

I believe he lost the plot when sacking Dean Wilkins and should pay the price and stand up like a man and resign if this team fail this year because make no mistake we would have gone up under wilkins.

I suppose we will have to watch this space and see if Mickey can turn it around.

 

[The Truth]

What I don't like about Dicks and his ways are the lack of communication between himself and the over-charged supporters of this club. Why can't he stand and face the questions we so need answering, we need to know where we stand!.

 

[BensGrandad]

The latest outburst by MA about bringing in other players would suggest that all is not so comfortable at the club as some would have us think.

 

[Giraffe]

The latest outburst by MA about bringing in other players would suggest that all is not so comfortable at the club as some would have us think.

As I have said elsewhere DK is not the same man he was a few years ago

 

[rool]

MA needs to get lucky with another Zamora. As somebody said on another thread, most of the comments being made today were being made in his first season.

Maybe it's an unfair comment, and I know he took Leicester up to the prem, but could it be that getting out of league two is just about MA's level?. He never gave it time to do anymore with us before he jumped ship and, arguably, he took over Dave Bassets team at Leicester which had enough quality to bounce straight back. Since then it's been a downward spiral really.

Dick Knight still doesn't get enough slating for not making hay in our first championship season when we were still getting capacity attendances but failed to invest properly in a decent manager and players in the close season.

 

[Rookie]

very worried about Adams comment about rebuilding he had a team who got to 7th but now seems determined to break that up and bring in his own players who will play his way which on previous form is long ball and not very attractive got lucky with Zamora, really not sure he will get so lucky again

 

[Elder for England]

I can't reply to all the posts. My point is, I didn't rate Wilkins, yes he got us to 7th but he wasn't the right man for the job for a variety of reasons. I've said Adams is a good manager as I think he is. It's early days for all opinions, and the way some of you are talking and acting on here is as though we've been playing like this for seasons, it's been 9 GAMES! A few months down the line when we've got a few decent players in, winning games, people will forget Wilkin's name and all of this nonsense.



Until the next loss that is.

 

[Mr Blunt]

I can't reply to all the posts. My point is, I didn't rate Wilkins, yes he got us to 7th but he wasn't the right man for the job for a variety of reasons. I've said Adams is a good manager as I think he is. It's early days for all opinions, and the way some of you are talking and acting on here is as though we've been playing like this for seasons, it's been 9 GAMES! A few months down the line when we've got a few decent players in, winning games, people will forget Wilkin's name and all of this nonsense.



Until the next loss that is.

Could not agree more with you there..



Its luaghable

 

[Statto]

He had practically two seasons in charge. Yes he took us to 7th but that doesn't mean he's a good manager, his subsitutions were poor, his man-mangement skills terrible and he had lost a lot of the dressing room. Dick Knight made a brave decision to sake him after finishing 7th but he wasn't the right man for the job, which I fully believe also.

Word.
Although, I do admit he was tearted very harshly by DK. The chairman has a lot to answer for imho.

 

[dougdeep]

Who fancies taking over his job then?

 

[Black Country Seagull]

Two points really, the current squad is mainly Wilkins recruits and academy players, when you remove a boss in any form of business who was popular amongst the staff, then you run the risk of low morale and poor performance. Before you say he lost the changing rooms, I don't buy it, we would not have finished 7th, yes robinson, Hart and Reid were pissed off, but they were not in the plans, what do you expect.

Secondly, Knight will be judged at the end of the season, he has put all his eggs in one basket saying Adams was a better man for moving the club forwards!

 

[One True BHA]

I can't reply to all the posts. My point is, I didn't rate Wilkins, yes he got us to 7th but he wasn't the right man for the job for a variety of reasons. I've said Adams is a good manager as I think he is. It's early days for all opinions, and the way some of you are talking and acting on here is as though we've been playing like this for seasons, it's been 9 GAMES! A few months down the line when we've got a few decent players in, winning games, people will forget Wilkin's name and all of this nonsense.



Until the next loss that is.

ridiculous comment

 

[1234andcounting]

I don't want to slate Knight, but it is time for him to stand aside and let someone else carry the burden of taking the club forward from here. In my opinion he has been the best club chairman the Albion has ever had - saving the club from oblivion in 97-99 would have been enough to earn that distinction, but the success over the next few seasons cemented his position. (Yes, I know Bamber took us into the First Division and he is a very strong second.)

However, Knight seems to be suffering from the same problem that so many 'leaders' (encompassing everyone from politicians to business leaders) suffer from which is - no-one is good enough to take over from me! We saw it with Blair, Thatcher and there are countless examples in business (I've seen a couple close up in my working life).

Without doubt it must have been a physically, intellectually and emotionally sapping 11 years running Brighton. Knight is not a young man and he needs to stand aside to let someone with energy and vision take the club forward from here. I think the suggestion of President or some sort of similar 'role' (like for example Elton John at Watford) is a good one.

Let's hope he, the rest of the board and the senior employees at the club (Perry, Brown) can persuade him sooner rather than later.

 

[Black Country Seagull]

Who fancies taking over his job then?

I would give it a go, I would get my old gaffer jon yems from exeter to join as my assistant. Or are we talking about the chairmans job?

 

[Kenhead]

He had practically two seasons in charge. Yes he took us to 7th but that doesn't mean he's a good manager, his subsitutions were poor, his man-mangement skills terrible and he had lost a lot of the dressing room. Dick Knight made a brave decision to sake him after finishing 7th but he wasn't the right man for the job, which I fully believe also.

The second season was a vast improvment on the first tho, so seems to be that we were going forward under Wilkins.
If Hammond hadn't been sold in january we would have made the play-offs last term aswell.

Also you mentioned subsitutions, well i wasn't amused that we played 15 minutes with 4 at the back against 9 men yesterday.

Its been said before that if Manchester United had sacked Ferguson after two years...

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

As I have said elsewhere DK is not the same man he was a few years ago

Adams is certainly not the man he was 7 years ago. Last ime he was out the edge of the pitch barking orders, getting pumped up and exciting the crowd. I remember him on the Balcony at Hove Town Hall with the Div 4 championship cup pumping the crowd up.

Fast forward 7 years and not only does he look A LOT older, ok don't we all but he has aged, he looks tired and worn out. He now just sits on the bench, doesn't even stand up I don't think, does not pump his fists to the crowd when he walks over and doesn't even acknlowegde the " give us a wave Micky " chants any more.

He seems to have aged, mellowed and lost that fire burning in his belly. I hope I am wrong but at the moment his whole body language says " yesterdays man ".

 

[drew]

I don't want to slate Knight, but it is time for him to stand aside and let someone else carry the burden of taking the club forward from here. In my opinion he has been the best club chairman the Albion has ever had - saving the club from oblivion in 97-99 would have been enough to earn that distinction, but the success over the next few seasons cemented his position. (Yes, I know Bamber took us into the First Division and he is a very strong second.)

Sorry, but having watched Brighton rise from this very same level to play against Untited, Liverpool, Arsenal etc and of course one cup final, Bamber does not rank second to Knight. He doesn't rank second to any other Chairman. Having said that, the financial side of the club at the time did become to deteriorate which eventually paved the way for Knight to rescue the club.

 

[One True BHA]

when i win the euro millions on friday, i WILL buy the club

 

[bhadeb]

Two points really, the current squad is mainly Wilkins recruits and academy players, when you remove a boss in any form of business who was popular amongst the staff, then you run the risk of low morale and poor performance. Before you say he lost the changing rooms, I don't buy it, we would not have finished 7th, yes robinson, Hart and Reid were pissed off, but they were not in the plans, what do you expect.

Secondly, Knight will be judged at the end of the season, he has put all his eggs in one basket saying Adams was a better man for moving the club forwards!

That is a very good point - i alos noticed the comments recently from Jake about if Wilkins had still been manager he wouln't of stayed - How is Micky treating him any different than Dean - Micky appears to be using him more as a sub than a starting player just like Dean was - at the end of the day all it seems to me is the players with the gripes with Dean are the players that were released and NEEDED to be released - i admire the fact that Rents Mayo and Butters have not slagged Dean off