Hunt out.

[Snowflake Royal]

Two away games coming up, one of them Cardiff who are doing well

Fair chance if we don’t win one we’ll be relegation zone again after 12 games

Despite the backing would think Hunt would be under pressure again if this happens

But no chance of relegation. You heard it here first.

You making things up again leon?

[ILoveMoonPig]

Thing is, whilst we haven't 'turned a corner' in terms of performance, we are starting to grind out results. If we can just keep clinging on, confidence will come and I would expect that to drive better performances and I can steadily see us improving.

[morganb]

From Rob Couhig's Q & A

Why is Noel Hunt in charge?

Rob inherited Noel and looked at what he had done prior to arrival- 'an exemplary job.' He Met criteria upon arrival.

He knew bulk of the squad needed replacing. Have refused compensation for Amadou Mbengue for lack of appropriate pay and it will be going to tribunal. Priority was Lewis Wing and Joel Pereira contracts. Third person was Paudie- signature signing. Now have a ‘great’ combination of youth and experience.

Impressed with Noel’s judgement on people. Judges talent but also character of people. Liked what Noel did every day, and even more so today. As philosophy beds in, performances have improved. Dug a hole with slow start.

Never considered firing Noel- doesn’t believe a sacking improves players or changes anything.

As long as players support him, and they absolutely do, it does nothing but take pressure of an owner. Ultimately, he’s responsible so blame him. Noel will get better as he’s still learning- only been in the role less than a year. Is he capable of learning? Capable and proven in doing so.

Bits in bold:

Shows Couhig had criteria for the manager. You'd assume he's have other criteria to meet as the season progresses. I wonder what happens if one isn't met?

Doesn't believe in sacking as it changes nothing isn't right is it? A new manager would bring new ideas, new experiences and possibly a different philosophy. If he does sack Noel we don't really want to appoint a Noel Hunt MK II but a different type/character of manager.

Is Noel learning? His subs have got better. He still can't turn draws into wins but we can come from behind to earn a draw. We get points away from home. However he keeps playing players not in their natural positions (Fraser, Wing) and using the same formation/tactics even when they've not been proven to work

[Snowflake Royal]

We've seen what happens when you have a revolving door of managers. You just keep stacking up new players who are equally mediocre and not the current man's players.

Yeah, sure maybe you get a small bump from a desire to impress the new guy, fresh approach etc. But it never really lasts does it.

But for our dire financial situation, our best manager in years would have been gone before he could realise his mistakes and turn things around to get us playing like a borderline PO team.

There's really no urgency. And unlike the last couple of years, we now know the club does always have next season.

[WestYorksRoyal]

We've seen what happens when you have a revolving door of managers. You just keep stacking up new players who are equally mediocre and not the current man's players.

Yeah, sure maybe you get a small bump from a desire to impress the new guy, fresh approach etc. But it never really lasts does it.

But for our dire financial situation, our best manager in years would have been gone before he could realise his mistakes and turn things around to get us playing like a borderline PO team.

There's really no urgency. And unlike the last couple of years, we now know the club does always have next season.

We have 2 away games coming up. 0 or 1 points from them probably has us in the relegation zone after 12 games. There is some urgency in my view as having a genuine risk of relegation is unacceptable with this squad.

[Snowflake Royal]

We've seen what happens when you have a revolving door of managers. You just keep stacking up new players who are equally mediocre and not the current man's players.

Yeah, sure maybe you get a small bump from a desire to impress the new guy, fresh approach etc. But it never really lasts does it.

But for our dire financial situation, our best manager in years would have been gone before he could realise his mistakes and turn things around to get us playing like a borderline PO team.

There's really no urgency. And unlike the last couple of years, we now know the club does always have next season.

We have 2 away games coming up. 0 or 1 points from them probably has us in the relegation zone after 12 games. There is some urgency in my view as having a genuine risk of relegation is unacceptable with this squad.

Could, maybe. But it would still only be 12 games into the season. No one is relegated in October.

We could also get 6 points.

If we're in the bottom 6 in 10 games, sure. Then there's still more than half a season to do something about it.

[Royal_jimmy]

The point is regardless that despite the slow start we can still go on a good run of form and get to the top 6-8 places in the league. There's enough games to do that, the longer we leave Hunt in charge without any signs of improvement then the more likely we're just throwing the season away.

This is the most open league one since our relegation and it shows. Tinpot clubs like Stevenage up there, lots of other less fancied teams have started well. It so far feels like a wasted opportunity for us.

Performances need to improve quickly as we have looked flat and full of mistakes all season. For some reason or another our new attacking signings aren't really clicking (except Marriott and Ritchie) whilst our back 4 are an accident waiting to happen, especially our full backs and Burns. Burns you can forgive a bit as he's raw and very young but there feels like there's no learning from these mistakes.

[leon]

Two away games coming up, one of them Cardiff who are doing well

Fair chance if we don’t win one we’ll be relegation zone again after 12 games

Despite the backing would think Hunt would be under pressure again if this happens

But no chance of relegation. You heard it here first.

You making things up again leon?

Yeah that’ll be it

[Hound]

Prob a bit controversial but I do think reliance on Marriott is part of the issue. His all round play is of the level you need the other forwards to be very good - which they aren’t

He’ll certainly score a few goals but that will come to an end at some point based on his career so far

Of course play him but then need to understand the other forwards need to offer a lot more than Kyeweera and Lane are doing

[leon]

Prob a bit controversial but I do think reliance on Marriott is part of the issue. His all round play is of the level you need the other forwards to be very good - which they aren’t

He’ll certainly score a few goals but that will come to an end at some point based on his career so far

Of course play him but then need to understand the other forwards need to offer a lot more than Kyeweera and Lane are doing

Marriott is keeping us afloat at the moment - the two wide players Kyerewaa and Lane have been absolutely shocking and if we had suitable replacements should be dropped. Kelvin E has made some contribution as had Ritchie - but its those starters combined with a both weak and uncreative midfield exacerbated by Wing's tactical position that is causing us pain.

[Hound]

Prob a bit controversial but I do think reliance on Marriott is part of the issue. His all round play is of the level you need the other forwards to be very good - which they aren’t

He’ll certainly score a few goals but that will come to an end at some point based on his career so far

Of course play him but then need to understand the other forwards need to offer a lot more than Kyeweera and Lane are doing

Marriott is keeping us afloat at the moment - the two wide players Kyerewaa and Lane have been absolutely shocking and if we had suitable replacements should be dropped. Kelvin E has made some contribution as had Ritchie - but its those starters combined with a both weak and uncreative midfield exacerbated by Wing's tactical position that is causing us pain.

Yep, agreed with all of that

[Delboy]

Courig is not going to sack Hunt , better to bring in someone to help the coaching for 3 months , ex experienced manager like Warnock . Must be plenty of others around

[traff]

Courig is not going to sack Hunt , better to bring in someone to help the coaching for 3 months , ex experienced manager like Warnock . Must be plenty of others around

Cant imagine the likes of a Warnock coming in unless he is grinding the organ

[Dirk Gently]

Courig is not going to sack Hunt , better to bring in someone to help the coaching for 3 months , ex experienced manager like Warnock . Must be plenty of others around

Cant imagine the likes of a Warnock coming in unless he is grinding the organ

I can. He's retired multiple times so a job where he can dabble and help out for a few months, rather than be the guy in the crosshairs with all the pressure and responsibility, would probably be a great way to stay involved.

[Snowflake Royal]

Courig is not going to sack Hunt , better to bring in someone to help the coaching for 3 months , ex experienced manager like Warnock . Must be plenty of others around

Cant imagine the likes of a Warnock coming in unless he is grinding the organ

I can. He's retired multiple times so a job where he can dabble and help out for a few months, rather than be the guy in the crosshairs with all the pressure and responsibility, would probably be a great way to stay involved.

Ye-es, but he's not exactly a shy retiring sort. I reckon he could want to do things on his terms and having a former manager of his experience as a 'coaching consultant' type could quickly undermine someone or result in clashes.

You'd be asking quite quickly who is actually in charge I reckon.

[Dirk Gently]

Cant imagine the likes of a Warnock coming in unless he is grinding the organ

I can. He's retired multiple times so a job where he can dabble and help out for a few months, rather than be the guy in the crosshairs with all the pressure and responsibility, would probably be a great way to stay involved.

Ye-es, but he's not exactly a shy retiring sort. I reckon he could want to do things on his terms and having a former manager of his experience as a 'coaching consultant' type could quickly undermine someone or result in clashes.

You'd be asking quite quickly who is actually in charge I reckon.

Billy Davis (remember him???) is doing exactly this sort of "coaching consultant" job at Morton and it seems to be working well.

For someone who's been there, done it all and is under pressure from home to slow down, as NW is reported to be, I can see it being a perfect fit.

[mikey_1871]

Cant imagine the likes of a Warnock coming in unless he is grinding the organ

I can. He's retired multiple times so a job where he can dabble and help out for a few months, rather than be the guy in the crosshairs with all the pressure and responsibility, would probably be a great way to stay involved.

Ye-es, but he's not exactly a shy retiring sort. I reckon he could want to do things on his terms and having a former manager of his experience as a 'coaching consultant' type could quickly undermine someone or result in clashes.

You'd be asking quite quickly who is actually in charge I reckon.

Sounds like the situation in Big Ron Manager (remember that?).

That went well!