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Sad if true, brought some level of stability to things even though he is the architect of negative football.
I think there is a couple more who should have gone before him.3 users thanked author for this post.
Russ is a great bloke and been a great servant to this club! But as I was saying to my nephew the other day about Paul Warne at Rotherham sometimes you just can’t take a club any further.
Russ has IMO done his best for the club, always been fully committed even after getting the sack but it is now time for younger coaches who are more in touch with the modern game.
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but it is now time for younger coaches who are more in touch with the modern game.
But isn’t that what we’ve tried with Cox?
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His negative tactics !!
What about the the present incumbent ? He hasn’t got a clue, his pre-game comments are laughable. His post match ? They are impossible to explain.
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Which one of Swann’s relatives do we think will replace him?
On a serious note…they should probably look for someone with bricklaying experience, help rebuild the crumbling foundations of the club and lend a hand on the new apartments.
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It indicates we don’t have a future!
Completely disagree. It’s all well and good setting budget aside for u23’s “players for the future” when your already settled and have strong foundations but it’s nonsensical for us to plan ahead like that now.
Look, we’re deep in the brown stuff and we need all the money we can muster to build the 1st team squad up first and foremost.
The u23’s is a waste of money as we need stability of the first team first, before we even think about the future.
As it stands now it would be much more beneficial if we ended the separate u23 squad and just have one complete squad and either dip the youngsters in and out the first team or send out on loan.
The u23 players who were deemed good enough as first team quality have been training with the 1st team anyway so makes sense to scrap that as a separate venture and make it as once complete squad.
Another stupid decision by Swann in my opinion but at least it looks like it’s been rolled back. I saw the other day on twitter that about 20% of the playing budget has gone on the u23’s set up. I don’t know how accurate that is but that’s what I read.
I’d much rather that be made available for the 1st team squad to help safeguard against signing anymore Turan’s and Jarvis’s.
If we can free the u23 money up and play Jarvis and Turan up, I’d be pleased. I just hope we don’t go down that road ever again.
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The u23’s takes up alot of the budget just to play 18 or so games a season, but on the plus side it gives injured players a chance to play a reasonable standard of football before getting put back into the first team.
It is a luxury we just can’t afford at this present time and I think we will try and go down the friendly games route to give injured players a chance to play.
It will hopefully also give the academy some more funds to bring on the u18’s as these players look like they will be a big part of next seasons squad.
That squad has been quite successful this season with 4 players being given contracts including scunny lad Harry Lewis, Along with dawson,(if he stays)barks,shrimpton,jessop and silva from last season plus Pugh and hornshaw from 2 seasons these youngsters should I believe be given a chance early on in preseason to see what they can do.1 user thanked author for this post.
Whether we think the U23’s were a good or bad thing it’s another cost cutting exercise as we head full tilt into shoe string budget mode. Very clever from the Prawn, fuels his ambition on arrival by putting the club in debt, when it goes tits up, grabs the ground and land which he can develop at his leisure as debt covering and not risk a single penny of his outlay by running us as what, a hobby?, that sounds familiar. The football club can go to hell in a handcart but he’s alright Jack. Nice and there’s nowt we can do about it. Very entrepreneurial 😠
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It’s not feasible for a league 2 team of our size and hopefully it will free up a bit of money for the first team, but will hold my breath on that one.
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Not always agreed with Russ on tactics but there is no doubts about his professionalism and integrity as a player and a coach over many years for the Iron.
Thank you and good luck with whatever you do next.
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Unless the rules have changed it’s very difficult for small clubs to develop real talent given that the best are now taken by the bigger ones at a very early age.
In the current financial climate this was always likely to happen.
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