Had his true motives for coming here, other than a bigger wage.

Fair to say he has tinkered with OC squad until now. He seems committed to building with younger players to apply his own style?

He comes across as straight talking in interviews.

Has nurtured the green shoots of optimism within some.

Here's hoping for a strong 2nd half to the season with a view to Dougies team pushing on next ?

am not overly convinced BUT can see what's happening

 

Coyle was a bit of a plaster job in hindsight - came in, fixed up the mess Megson left and got the players playing again, an impact manager if there's such a thing - but he didn't have a plan or anything, he probably didn't even have a day to day plan, just turn up and play football - and this lack of leadership/strategy got badly exposed Stoke onwards

 

so Gartside clearly wants someone who has a plan for the club and has a longer term vision - which Freedman clearly has - appointing someone like McCarthy would've been another quick fix, as in let's get back to the PL quick and worry about it when we get there (which in itself, isn't that bad a plan) but he would never have worked towards anything longer term

 

that's what DF is here to do, next season is the big one, so will judge him on that and will have to be paitent BUT we do need to start being more consistent performance wise just to avoid getting sucked into the mire at the bottom - Everton was more than encouraging, but not seen 2 good performances in a row yet, let alone 2 good results

We look miles more organised when defending. Rome wasn't built in 3 months. He's in theory gonna have the toughest budget any Bolton manager has had in 12 years, it will take time. He deserves a chance to show what he's about.

That's relative though isn't it

 

We're playing against poorer teams than we have in that time too

 

At this level I'd say the overall spend for BWFC (wages + transfer fees) will be one of the highest in the league

 

None of our Managers in the Prem had that luxury

 

The caveat is that most of them are not "his" players

 

However, to counter, his job isn't just recruitment, it's to manage from what he has now - that's why I'm not convinced by the "give him x transfer windows".....it's become a red herring for me

 

That said, my opinion is still give him time either way....

 

That's relative though isn't it

 

We're playing against poorer teams than we have in that time too

 

At this level I'd say the overall spend for BWFC (wages + transfer fees) will be one of the highest in the league

 

None of our Managers in the Prem had that luxury

 

The caveat is that most of them are not "his" players

 

However, to counter, his job isn't just recruitment, it's to manage from what he has now - that's why I'm not convinced by the "give him x transfer windows".....it's become a red herring for me

 

That said, my opinion is still give him time either way....

At the moment he has the budget etc. But say we sell ngog for 2.5m I would imagine we'd spend 500k on his replacement and that's how I see transfers going for the forseable future. I don't think that necessarily a bad thing mind.

If we sold Ngog for 2.5million I would jump for joy!! And if Knight mears went as well as sending Afobe back to Arsenal then that would be a pretty productive day. Get rid of the wasters Doug and Ill back you all the way.

Will the Coyle apologists cease and desist...Did you not have eyes? Do you not have ears, or the ability to read (regarding the comments from the players). The man was an incompetent surrounded by yes-men buffoons. The more that transpires about Coyle's reign of terror, and the more players deemed as shite (or simply not used), slowly start showing promise - the more I believe Freedman is the man for the job.

 

Now he just has to stop pacing in circles and talking to the floor.

 

Please, no more C-word. The cunt (right that's it no more now).

DF the right man in my view.

 

As you were

A "long term vision" is normally a "short term plan" gone wrong.

 

When he came in November then his directive was promotion this season.

 

Of that there is absolutely no doubt.

 

Anyway that ain't now going to happen but DF makes the "right noises".

 

It's actually translating those noises into points that's the hard bit.

 

Let's wait and see next season.

A "long term vision" is normally a "short term plan" gone wrong.

 

When he came in November then his directive was promotion this season.

 

Of that there is absolutely no doubt.

 

Anyway that ain't now going to happen but DF makes the "right noises".

 

It's actually translating those noises into points that's the hard bit.

 

Let's wait and see next season.

 

Might take 2?