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Just made time to listen to it “Wow” being polite.
My take on it is he’s talking directly at the fans, we won shut up, we got the result what ya moaning at, ” good performance” now your lecturing me and treating us fans as idiots.
Cut the cord Michelle he’s delusional and certainly not the man for the job and becoming an embarrassment for the club.2 users thanked author for this post.
That interview was a huge disappointment. It’s clear Butler is under a lot of stress and he was asked some ‘gotcha’ questions, but it was incredibly unprofessional. Even if under pressure and you don’t like how the questions being asked, a manager should deal with it more maturely and reasonably.
I don’t know if it has already been done, but he could probably do with a word from the board this Monday. Not meaning a bollocking or formation suggestions, but a check up to reassure and reminder of professionalism. At the end of the day, he is a human being. He has not made the best decisions on the pitch and in handling Radio Humberside lately, which does deserve criticism. However, ratty interviews have happened before, and as supporters we can still try and do our bit to support.
I am not saying we can’t criticise, but a lot of what I have seen isn’t criticism, but vitriol. Ultimately, even with crap performances and form, there is going to be huge reluctance to sack Butler when we’re still 2nd in the table. I am not saying that this league position is a shield from criticism, but the club won’t want to appear sack happy and let any potential future manager know that they aren’t going to put them under too much pressure. Butler has disappointed, and many have said that they want him to turn it round, but others have seemed eager to slate and insult. Awaywego says that some will be disappointed that Whitehall scored the goals, but some give the impression that they take consolation in poor results to slag off Butler to be seen as being right. That may not be the case, but is the impression given by some.
None of this means I don’t get frustration. I am frustrated, including with Butler. However, surely we can do our bit and support. I don’t see how braying at the team will help morale; it will only worsen it. Also, I don’t mean to ‘happy clap’ them off. After poor performances and results I stay silent and walk off, since I agree that it wouldn’t deserve clapping. However, a loss is likely to lessen confidence anyway, so why worsen things by making the players fear crowd reaction?
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People in various jobs in all walks of life are put under pressure at work if they’re not performing well enough. There is a simple solution to ease the pressure and I’m hoping that’s what will happen.
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Though most people in jobs don’t have members of the public shouting at them for any mistakes, chanting “get the data analyst out” or “sort out the spreadsheet numbers, you twit” at the end of a shift, and if they did it would only make things worse.
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Think you’ve hit the tone perfectly there, Siderite; My version would be you criticise without being a c*nt about it.
The 2 big things Butler appears to have in his favour are the board, and the players seem to be behind him. If a siege mentality is required to start getting a tune out of the squad then so be it.
Interesting to note a few managers seem to have struggled this weekend; Chester manager getting wound up with the Brackley lot and Holloway having his usual meltdown.
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I think awaywego is saying Stuart’s opinions are some sort of barometer of Butler’s standing? He is after all, the Iron Oracle, as everyone knows.
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Second in the league and we went up from fourth ironironiron, and that kind of performance is only acceptable once or twice in a season and any playoff game where a win at all cost mentality would do, not twice in succession and numerous times before.
Im pissed off with it as are most, so stuff ya second in the League if that’s the best Butler can offer.
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At the last home game as I was leaving one of thes swivel eyed loons was spewing abuse then shouting “Andy” to try catch Butler’s attention so he could spew bile into his face he even had a girl waiting behind him..He was a red faced moron and actually had white foam at the corner of his mouth.He for me,represents all these online idiots crying at being second in the league.Absolute losers
If you was that close to Awaywego you should have asked him for his autograph, lol.
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Second in the league and we went up from fourth ironironiron, and that kind of performance is only acceptable once or twice in a season and any playoff game where a win at all cost mentality would do, not twice in succession and numerous times before.
Im pissed off with it as are most, so stuff ya second in the League if that’s the best Butler can offer.
Carefully what you wish for….
I am not keen on Butler, and wasn’t happy with his appointment, but we don’t have loads of cash to splash around and (despite his style) we are still “up there”.
He isn’t going anywhere this season, so let’s hope that he sees the error of his ways and somehow becomes a tactical genius.
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I’ve just searched Stuart Maw on X and the top result is “Stuart was an antisemite and Nazi enthusiast”
Well I wasn’t expecting that!
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I doubt he was a Nazi enthusiast. I sourced the tweet and they are talking about Irish writer, Francis Stuart.
Many of ‘the flock’ still seemed to back Hilton after the fraud ‘rumour’ was confirmed, with many sycophantic comments on the Facebook group. The worm turned when more shady behaviour, CCJs and laughable excuses for not paying staff (with a clear sign his mismanagement was risking the club again) came to light.
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3 points is 3 points but listening on the wireless it sounded like an 80 minute extension of the Alfreton game with a very soft penalty to gift us the win.
Any positives that could be taken from the game (and aside from the result there were very few) were subsequently obliterated by Butler’s PR disaster-class Humberside interview. A very foolish move which only serves to reinforce the view that he’s not that bright. Make no mistake, the disdain he showed Turner, was equally directed towards the fans. Throw in the post match summary ‘outside noise’ comment and the approach appears to be bollocks to unity and the fans that raised tens of thousands to save the club and buy a record number of season tickets. The win somewhat papers the cavernous cracks, but it’s clear to all that his days are numbered.
From Alfreton, the worst game seen at GP in most of our lifetimes, to this week’s worst interview ever given by an SUFC manager? Who needs Santa Claus when Butler is the gift that keeps on giving this festive season.
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