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Be interesting to see how Rotherham go about replacing him. Will shed a bit more light on wether they are lightyears ahead of us off the pitch (which it has come to feel like) or if they just had an exceptional manager for the level and stuck by him.If they spend a few months taking CVs we'll know the answer
Ainsworth's name being banded around a lot. Not too sure if that's a good fit. Have to see what our resident Miller (Grumps) has to say if he happens to meander over here.
Quote from: Monkcaster_Rover on September 22, 2022, 01:57:46 pmAinsworth's name being banded around a lot. Not too sure if that's a good fit. Have to see what our resident Miller (Grumps) has to say if he happens to meander over here.Safe to say the Rotherham fans at work aren't too impressed by the possibility.
Warne has implemented a successful formula at the Millers over a number of years now. Credit to them and him for that, they're at the pinnacle of what they can realistically achieve, finishing 4th bottom in the Championship would be a huge success nowadays. Such is the funding gap now, I doubt we'll see the day where a typical L1 club can ever survive more than one season in tier two, like Rovers achieved between 2008-2012. As already highlighted, his stock will never he higher than it currently is and he's got the opportunity now to make himself financially secure. I've always enjoyed listening to his down to earth interviews, honest opinions and general outlook on the football world. It will be interesting to see how he does at a much bigger club with big expectations. It will also be interesting to see how the Millers approach replacing him. Rovers should watch that closely. That's not a criticism, it's just something that's worth looking at from afar, after all, we're very similar clubs in many ways, albeit two leagues apart currently.
Quote from: Monkcaster_Rover on September 22, 2022, 01:57:46 pmAinsworth's name being banded around a lot. Not too sure if that's a good fit. Have to see what our resident Miller (Grumps) has to say if he happens to meander over here.Apologies Monkcaster I've only just seen this thread. Paul Warne leaves a big hole of that there's no doubt. Plus, let's not forget, he's taken 3 coaches with him, leaving an even bigger hole. What Warne brought was a certain ethos which over the years he was able to permeate throughout the club. He wasn't particularly a football man in so far as selection, style, tactics, substitutions, etc were concerned. All of that was down to Richie Barker. Warne was the man manager. He's a people person.That said, the main cog in the machinery is still there [touch wood]. That is Rob Scott. Scott is the Head of Recruitment. That includes player recruitment and manager recruitment. It's Scott (and his team) who identify and then recommend players to the management. He's unearthed some absolute gems. Looking to the future, if the betting market is anything to go by then it looks like we've offered the job to Mark Bonner. In fact, I know we've offered the job to Mark Bonner. Whether he accepts is of course down to him. He ticks all of the boxes and looks to be a younger Paul Warne. Cambridge gave us three terrific games last season. We won all three but, to be honest, it was daylight robbery. They played us off the park! I'd be delighted with his appointment but, there's always a but, I can't help but worry that he could be a one club man. He's a born and bred Cambridge lad, supported them since the age of 9 and has worked his way through the backroom jobs to become manager. I wonder whether he'd have the same zest and energy at a club with who he has no natural affinity. But, hopefully, that's just my inbulit Millers pessimism - honed over many years as a self protection mechanism.On the hopeful side, I am buoyed by the quality of our squad. It's the best I've known since the early 1980's and players such as Barlaser, Ogbene, Wiles, Rathbone, Norton-Cuffy, Humphreys, Johannson, etc are Championship footballers all day long.