Intelligence...... versus ............ Money

We have had a previous owner in Patrick Cryne that comparatively speaking didn’t have much money - but he had the brain power to recruit good managers.
IMO any of the managers (especially Hecky) under Patrick would have done really well given a bit more money to spend.

Fingers crossed we haven’t become a club - and there’s been a lot of them - that has a wealthy owner but doesn’t have the footballing intelligence to recruit the right people to run the club.

The CEO and the Manager appointments have to be right - if they are NOT right then the owners can have multi £££ billions but the club will NOT progress and move forward.
We have seen this at countless other clubs.
To be a successful club these days you need BOTH the intelligence and the wealth.

As I’ve said before on here - I assume that Patrick’s advice came through his friendship with Maurice Watkins who knew people in English football.
Let’s hope that Chien Lee and the other directors know people in football that can provide them with the same solid advice.
Evidence up to date shows that they haven’t got that advice.

 

Patrick appointed some awful managers in my opinion

 

Like who?
Obviously considering the budget they had.

IMO - all the managers under Patrick did well with the players they could afford.
Remember - this current squad is the most expensive one put together under Patrick.

 

When someone.assumes they often make an ass out of u and me.

 

Einstein...........Shakespeare........Rockerfeller

 

I get yer point.
Changed it

 

Still haven’t heard any names ???

IMO - any of the managers that Patrick Cryne employed would have steered this present team away from relegation.
All those managers got the most out of the players that the club could afford at that time.

The most expensive squad put together by Patrick has just been relegated.
In other words - Jose Morais has to be the worst manager since Barnsley were in administration 14 years ago.
Not a good start by the new leadership!!!

Must do better.

 

Danny Wilson was a shocking appointment

 

Would we be relegated now?
No chance.

 

and there in lies the problem. Thinking its one or the other is way off of how a club should be run. Dare i say it, a lot of Barnsley fans live in the past and look to take steps back in decisions mainly based on the emotional and link to Barnsley. Heart rolling the head. Every time there is a management change there are calls for either Mick McCarthy or someone thats shown some love to our club in the past. Times have changed in football. Loyalty only exists from the fans. Decision making is much wider than the first team manager. Many businesses (yes we need to accept we are in the business of football) have a management team built on a balance of weaknesses. I have always built my management teams with people who are better than me in areas they can compensate for. I have had success in the businesses i have run for nearly 30 years and been supported by the shareholders. So is it now time for something different. Do we need a older head who will represent the footballing side of the business while our current CEO does the commercial, marketing, contracts, ie the business administration. Do we need a director of football that knows the English game, who can impart knowledge across the coaching team, work directly with the coaching management to identify player targets and help secure their services. Who can focus on putting the right support infrastructure in place for the club (Health & Fitness, motivation, etc). Then maybe the first team and other coaches can focus on building the team, tactics, gameplay, player improvement on the coaching pitch and in games.

We can afford it. Marginal gains make a difference in professional sport and in any business. To be even slightly better than the competition helps. To be left behind and allow a gap to open between the others is a disaster in business, i dare say its not good for football too.

 

No, because we would never have got promoted under him , the football we played was total boring dross & thats why he got peddled , in 56 years of watching the reds , I can never remember a period where my interest was as low , it was an awful appointment

 

Tha missing the point theer cocker.

 

Worst manager is a bit harsh.
The guy inherited a squad that was young, inexperienced, disjointed, unfit, unmotivated, low morale and his record here matches PH who inherited the total opposite of the above, but couldn’t replicate for himself.

 

I am not missing the point cocker , Wilson was a poor appointment who then went on to Chesterfield where he subsequently laid the foundations for their demise & will be now plying their trade in the conference , he was a shocking appointment built on sentiment, unfortunately the man & his methods are stuck in the 20th century & if you are wanting to progress , you do not give Danny the gig