Chris wrote:

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I don't just believe we need an experienced manager but management at this particular level is crucial. It's a level far above lower league football but requires many more disciplines than professional clubs including budgeting of the squad and backroom staff, scouting and training.

Danny Bloor also recognised the importance of building the crowds at Eastbourne which he achieved whilst playing entertaining, attacking football.

With Eastbourne switching to a full time model they are likely to have many players available.

Whilst Bloors knowledge may be more Sussex based that may be no bad thing with many Kent clubs like Ramsgate, Faversham and Sittingbourne now chucking money around in addition to the established clubs.

He also achieved what he did at Eastbourne with one of the lowest budgets in the league in a part time set up.

The priority for our club should not be throwing money at a team to get promotion. We should look to be competitive at this level and build up the average crowds to over 1,000, as expressed by Paul Whitehead. We can then look at improving matchday and non matchday income streams including a plastic pitch.

Another potential candidate is Daryl McMahon who won the league with E$$$fleet. But I don't consider winning the league with a huge budget to be a great achievement and he has since gone on to do an average job at Dagenham. 

I'd also have been interested in Steve Mc Kimm and Kevin Watson but they have just got jobs at Cray Valley and Ashford United respectively.

-- Edited by Chris on Sunday 11th of June 2023 05:43:02 PM

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 Daryll McMahon - No thanks

Kevin Watson (the other one) is available and might be worth a punt. 

Chris wrote:

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Johnny Hartley wrote:

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 Oxford got promoted last season with a manager doing his first managerial job, if no available experienced managers really jump out, giving someone their first managerial role (with a very experienced assistant manager) may be the best option. But the decision is due any day now, so the wait is nearly over!

 

Jamie Day inherited a team that was already decent and had won a few games under Lee Prothero.  

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 One game (Worcester away) I believe. 

Chris wrote:

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There's a rumour on twitter that the new manager is Ricky Holmes a former Player/Coach at Farnborough. Based on what I can find out about him I wouldn't even give him an interview.

If this is true then the board would have somehow found a worse choice than Warren Feeney. 

I'd be absolutely gutted and relegation from this division would be expected- and deserved.

-- Edited by Chris on Monday 12th of June 2023 06:36:13 PM

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 I don't know much about him but I remember not being impressed when we got Jamie Day as manager. Look how wrong I was! An unexpected appointment might not necessarily mean a bad appointment. 
I would prefer someone with experience at this level or at least with the right contacts and back room staff. 

Certain people on the board will want a manager they can manipulate and also sign players for rather than be told by the manager who they want to sign.
It will be someone new/young who may bring in a couple of his own but the rest will be signed for him and then told there's your squad and probably told what they think they should be doing and who to play.

I think he will be a fantastic appointment. Hopefully he will stay for many years to come and we can build an identity as we have had so many mangers since Jamie Day left the first time in 2014.

It's the start of a new era and hopefully the fans of the club, the manager and the players can all pull in the same direction now.

COYW!