For me, he got the selection wrong today and I didn't agree with his substitutions. However, here's a reminder of just some of his attributes and achievements (in no particular order of importance), and why we should stick with him: He's a Barnsley lad through and through, grew up a season ticket holder, and provides a great link between the fans and the club. He knows the club inside out having played for us and now managed us for a good period of time. He understands the club's philosophy and the 'plan', which whilst this year hasn't been great has worked wonders for us overall. He's a terrifically gifted coach who's played a huge part in the careers of many players who have gone on to be Premier League/top end of Championship from lower league obscurity. Let's not forget many of these players left us because the club (not just Hecky) cocked up on the contracts (lesson learned you'd think). He won us our only cup in over 100 years. He guided us from lower half League 1 to a successful play-off final. Last year he guided us to a Championship finish higher than our entire previous stint here in his first season up. He's had to cope with a high turnover of board staff, disrupting stability and the club's vision. He's had to cope with his talented and trusted assistant being sacked for something Hecky had no part in. He's had to cope with constant takeover speculation and negotiation, with no guarantee of what the end result was going to be. He basically had to double as the CEO for months. He's achieved everything to date on a shoestring budget. He's achieved everything to date with one of, if not the youngest squad in the Football League. He's had a large part in bringing in some real quality (in my opinion) this last window, and he will see us stay up again. He's not perfect, but he's a highly talented young manager who loves his club and we should back him for that. Yes we can moan when he gets it wrong, but I think we'd be going backwards by sacking him right now.
Exactly. I know us football fans can all be a bit fickle, especially on a match day when it's gone t!ts up, but some of the comments have just been daft.
Thanks for posting this excellent summary, I was going to do something similar. I agree 100%. Hecky loves this club and will treat his position as so much more than just a job. He is the best man for the job.
