The Night-Owl Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Personally I'd appoint Thompson or give him till the end of the season, however I think DC wants a foreign head coach and it's more likely Thompson will be in charge until DC can bring in a foreign head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Nick Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I don't know if Thompson is up to the job or not...but he's damned sure doing the job, so far... There's still a lot of football to be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Jim said: Fitness. It’s a very long time since they have played a lot of games consecutively and the current schedule is as intense as it’s ever been but you knew that, didn’t you? No I didn't.. ..this is going down to the wire and if those two are crucial to our survival as you say then we cant afford not to play them if there fit .....we know there injury records arnt good and are capable of breaking down wether rested or not so while they can play they should . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0114 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 10 hours ago, crookesowl said: I see your point but... we are picking up points and at this rate we’ll be safe. I wouldn’t change a thing. I’m sure DC is thinking the same. Stops the calls for a change after a bad result though. Gives players, Thompson and supporters clarity until the end of the season. Chansiri thinking? I’m not sure that’s possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleblue Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 11 hours ago, alanharper said: Yes, until we lose and then he'll be out of his depth again. He was out of his depth both at Millwall and Coventry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls Loyal Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I have to say that the Coventry selection, formation and tactics were very worrying indeed. But maybe NT learned that a front two of Windass and Green does not work. Since then NT has done well with his selections, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldierboyblue Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 3 hours ago, The Night-Owl said: Personally I'd appoint Thompson or give him till the end of the season, however I think DC wants a foreign head coach and it's more likely Thompson will be in charge until DC can bring in a foreign head coach. I think he will remain in Caretaker role and the club will be sold at the end of the season allowing the new owner(s) to bring in their own manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Thompson seems a genuinely decent chap and is well liked by the players and they are all playing for him. Most of decisions he has made have come off and his tactics have been superior to Monks and Pulis. Main reservation is I am not sure if he can build a team and has contacts in game to get players in we need to move the team on. I wish him well and hope he can keep up current record as it would easily get us out of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls Loyal Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 His Coventry City selection and tactics were very worrying. But to be fair he seems to have learned that Windass and Green is not a front two that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Owls Loyal said: His Coventry City selection and tactics were very worrying. But to be fair he seems to have learned that Windass and Green is not a front two that works. Green is injured Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls Loyal Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 The point I was trying to make is that NT tried Windass and Green up front at Coventry and it failed miserably. NT really seems to have learned from that. In the next match versus Preston the front two were Patterson and Kachunga and alst night Patterson and Rhodes. Learning from mistakes is key (DC should try it some time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkstar Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 In our specific situation we need a good coach, not a manager. Thompson is doing a great job leading this squad of players and as such should be left in charge until the end of the season. Even if we have a couple of bad results there nothing to be gained getting someone else in as it extremely unlikely they'll be able to do any better in the sort term. However, I'm not sure Thompson has the right credentials or skills to put a squad together to take us forward. We need to take this time between now and the end of the season to make sure we get the right appointment to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls Loyal Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 He seems to be able to learn from mistakes which is key, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I really like him, and he seems to be rubbing off on the players too You could see in his post match interview that he’s not afraid to speak up and rollock the players if they’re not performing too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: I really like him, and he seems to be rubbing off on the players too Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls Loyal Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I was far from sure after the Coventry game but he seems to be able to spot when something is not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graz gp Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Well whatever he is doing it is a lot better than Pulis and Monk. The team are putting the effort in and getting some results. We will have some hiccups along the way but fair play to him, and long may it continue. Uto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travolski Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Results speak for them self, sure that can change, but the sheer flouncing when they loose one is daft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls Loyal Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I wonder if he is keen for the job permanently as he will know that working for DC is dysfunctional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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