We know it's obvious...one bloke cannot see it though!
The one bloke that season on season here has improved our final standing. Good point you've made there...
We know it's obvious...one bloke cannot see it though!
That bloke could see much more than you....Fortune was head and shoulders above anyone else today, yet in your eyes not worth his contract?
Just reached the LDV final and were sitting a few points off the play offs. Proper floundering yeah. PB has had much worse periods in charge yet remained.
PB screwed up our LDV final by dropping the players that got us there, played Mohsni right out of position and then we finished the season lower than when Sturrock left us. We weren't floundering, we were going through a rough patch, just the same as PB has on more than one occasion
Lol, should see him later - I get a proper hug though, not a "man" one! Will pass on your best wishes. He's a great bloke, they're nearly all good with the kids. I liked the fact Lenny gave away his boots today and walked round in his socks, just something to make one youngster feel special.
No I said the length of deal was mad considering his age....he was superb today and long may his form continue.
Why was he hardly used in the run in...bizarre.
Also saw on twitter that Lenny gave his match shirt and training top to a couple of young supporters, what an absolute star he is! You wouldn't get a prem player doing that.
Sometimes you need to "dangle a carrot " to get the right players...in this case it was a decent contract, and worth every minute!
Sturrock did a brilliant job in his first season with us and something I doubt Brown could have.
We may have been a few points outside the play offs when Sturrock was sacked but were dropping like a stone after an appalling run of home games against teams all at the bottom of league 2. I have seen many poor games at Roots Hall under numerous managers but as a collection of games they rank as the worst I can remember.
It is easy to say Brown screwed up against Crewe but there is no guarantee that we would have fared any better under Sturrock and is disrespectful to what was at the time a pretty good Crewe team.
Since Brown has taken over we have improved year on year; not only achieving promotion but to an extent where we are disappointed at missing out on the play-offs.
You don't like Brown, that is your prerogative, but isn't it time you gave him credit for what Southend United have achieved in such a short time under his leadership.
Come on mate you know the rules....If a player leaves, its the clubs fault for not offering a decent contract. If a player stays we are mad for offering a decent contract.
I was just making the point that Sturrock wasn't going through such a bad run as Brown has gone thru yet Sturrock deserved the sack but Brown didn't
I was just making the point that Sturrock wasn't going through such a bad run as Brown has gone thru yet Sturrock deserved the sack but Brown didn't
It was the timing of the bad runs and relevant to the targets set to the managers by Ron Martin. Sturrock's goal was to achieve promotion, or at least the play offs. At the time he was sacked that looked very unlikely and the club were going backwards on the previous year.
We had a bad run under Brown last season but he had already achieved the target of securing our position in League One. The club were still on an upward curve.
Ron Martin is unusual in that he gives his managers time and with the case of appointing and keeping Phil Brown has to date been proven correct. The challenge comes next season as it will now become difficult for us to keep on that upward curve.
That bloke could see much more than you....Fortune was head and shoulders above anyone else today, yet in your eyes not worth his contract?
Flew over for yesterdays game and saw Fortune for the first time. If he can put in performances like that for a whole season then we have a very talented player in our squad. His performance was outstanding.
seriously i dont think an 18 month contract is too long for a player off MAF calibre even if he is well into his 30s.He has maintained his fitness throughout his career ,seems to be a model professional to me ,a person who cares about his body and his health.See no reason he cant go another season.