Morning everyone, the start of a new era...

[grayx]

Having a manager on a 12 month “rolling contract” makes them relatively cheap to be “poached” like hull have just done.
Perhaps the board need to look at this if they feel they find the right man next time.

[GazLaz]

Having a manager on a 12 month “rolling contract” makes them relatively cheap to be “poached” like hull have just done.
Perhaps the board need to look at this if they feel they find the right man next time.

Makes them relatively cheap to sack as well which is more likely!

[drfc1951]

I read this morning he has got a 1year rolling contract at Hull

[Campsall rover]

Great post SM and your comments are totally in line with how i see the big picture at DRFC.
I just can’t believe we have supporters of our great club who think our board are clueless.
The only people who are clueless are them.
If they can’t see how lucky we are to have the owners we have when you look around the football league and see what a shambles so many clubs are due to incompetent, greedy and yes clueless owners they have.
This situation we find ourselves in was not avoidable, someone tell me how could it have been.
If a manager has his head turned then how do you keep him.
We have owners who have brilliant business acumen.
They will not be held to ransom by anyone. No one is bigger than the club are they. And yes there are plenty of fish in the sea.
McCann was good but he isn’t God is he.
This is not a disaster and if we have to wait a couple of weeks or so for a new manager then so be it.
Let’s get another good manager. That’s what is important.
Remember GM had less than 5 weeks to assemble his squad last year.
We didn’t do too bad did we. If we get the right man then he will have plenty of contacts and we will have a great squad in place by 3rd Aug.

Stop panicking, be positive. This might be a brilliant new dawn. 

[Alan Southstand]

Remember GM had less than 5 weeks to assemble his squad last year.

Good positive post as always Campsall, however you can't really compare this summer with the last one, due to the numbers we have left. On the flip side of that, of course, GM said himself that much of his time was taken up with sorting outgoing loans, so at least the new manager won't have that problem. But he may have the Marquis problem to sort and, hopefully, an extension to Whiteman's contract.

Personally, a few good loan players in the right places plus a good solid, left-sided cb and (arguably) a more experienced keeper and we should be ok.

[godlike1]

SM as everyone else has put already thank you for letting us have just a little extra glimpse of the inside going ons.

The thing where I'm most disappointed is that GM has let established rovers players go. These were the basis of a decent team under DF if uninspiring.

What is the view of the club over the new contracts did they feel they were being used by the players or was it all McCann driven which I fully expect it to have been.

If so that is what gets my goat. If we had buttler, Rowe, Andrew and even marosi I'd probably be disappointed but ok esp with youth coming through

He's left the squad with none of those players who were part of last seasons success

[Sprotyrover]

Top post SM ,unfortunately some fans don't realise that players and managers see the club in a different light to us, they have a career and if advancement opportunities arise they take them.lets hope we get a decent replacement, and maybe one day Mr Coppinger will take the rheins and he is the only player I can think off that would only be moving on if he were sacked by a future board.

[DonnyOsmond]

SM as everyone else has put already thank you for letting us have just a little extra glimpse of the inside going ons.

The thing where I'm most disappointed is that GM has let established rovers players go. These were the basis of a decent team under DF if uninspiring.

What is the view of the club over the new contracts did they feel they were being used by the players or was it all McCann driven which I fully expect it to have been.

If so that is what gets my goat. If we had buttler, Rowe, Andrew and even marosi I'd probably be disappointed but ok esp with youth coming through

He's left the squad with none of those players who were part of last seasons success

To be fair Rowe could end up staying.

[drfc1951]

SM as everyone else has put already thank you for letting us have just a little extra glimpse of the inside going ons.

The thing where I'm most disappointed is that GM has let established rovers players go. These were the basis of a decent team under DF if uninspiring.

What is the view of the club over the new contracts did they feel they were being used by the players or was it all McCann driven which I fully expect it to have been.

If so that is what gets my goat. If we had buttler, Rowe, Andrew and even marosi I'd probably be disappointed but ok esp with youth coming through

He's left the squad with none of those players who were part of last seasons success

To be fair Rowe could end up staying.

Could we offer Rowe a new contract before we appoint a new manager?

[grayx]

SM as everyone else has put already thank you for letting us have just a little extra glimpse of the inside going ons.

The thing where I'm most disappointed is that GM has let established rovers players go. These were the basis of a decent team under DF if uninspiring.

What is the view of the club over the new contracts did they feel they were being used by the players or was it all McCann driven which I fully expect it to have been.

If so that is what gets my goat. If we had buttler, Rowe, Andrew and even marosi I'd probably be disappointed but ok esp with youth coming through

He's left the squad with none of those players who were part of last seasons success

To be fair Rowe could end up staying.

Could we offer Rowe a new contract before we appoint a new manager?

I cant see how that can happen but would love it to.

[RobTheRover]

Or the next manager might actually value him more highly than Grant did.

[roversdude]

Not saying it would happen in this case but if a person of interest applied there is nothing stopping an interview taking place before 28th, might hurry things along.
Do jobs have to be advertised to tick a box
Another quick question is the Rooney rule up and running?

[silent majority]

Not saying it would happen in this case but if a person of interest applied there is nothing stopping an interview taking place before 28th, might hurry things along.
Do jobs have to be advertised to tick a box
Another quick question is the Rooney rule up and running?

I suppose there's nothing stopping a quick appointment if they feel they have the right man. After all they have considerable experience in appointing managers, so I'm sure they will know when they meet/see him.

The Rooney rule was voted in at the last AGM held in Portugal just a few weeks ago. This will now be written into the EFL rules and will be compulsory from next season.

[Alickismyhero]

SM,
Is the kid Middleton still coming?

[DonnyOsmond]

Tell them to get Appleton pls SM xx

[steve@dcfd]

Which ever manager we sign and we turn out to be a playoff side again then we have to start again next season when they move on. Mind to do that the manager has got to sign another 5/6 good players.

[Wild Rover]

I'm sure GB was told by McCann which players he wanted, so assuming he doesn't recruit all for Hull and the new man thinks they can do a job for DRFC recruitment should not be a worry.

[RobTheRover]

As has been pointed out, there is a month from the stated appointment date by the club to the first ball being kicked in anger.  Not ideal for recruitment, but surely not a disaster either.

[steve@dcfd]

Won’t be disaster but GB said pushing for promotion again therefore we need the right players. If John leaves we need to ensure the players we bring in can replace the goals from him, Wilks, Rowe and Kane.

[drfchound]

It will be hard enough to get someone to get the 15 or so that Wilks got.
To expect to get someone else  to get 25 is not likely to happen.