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Post by Reverend Rook on May 21, 2011 11:02:35 GMT -1
According to LFC website. lewesfc.com/news/2011/05/21/interviews-for-manager-position-beginInterviewing process has now begun with first round of interviews to be completed by Monday. I imagine the 25 applicants have been whittled down to a select few before interviews began. I know things are very tight lipped but any ideas on who might have applied?
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Post by jonathan on May 21, 2011 18:09:06 GMT -1
I think Billy will want the job again - but we shall have to link him up to the pan through the internet and listen to his words of wisdom amplified through the Tannoy. Should be fun.
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Post by sin my opinionn on May 21, 2011 19:19:43 GMT -1
Imagine those shouts of refereeeeeeeeeeee echoing round the Pan again!
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Post by spur on May 23, 2011 8:49:32 GMT -1
Only days to go now, so here's my tuppence-worth (with absolutely no need for Guiam to reply : Two huge ifs: IF Steve King were available, and IF he were able to accept the board's proposed budget/salary, then we shouldn't be looking anywhere else. IF and IF, then it would be outrageous for the directors to ask us for £30 a head to be part of a community club and then ignore the wishes of the vast majority of fans and the feelings of the local community at large. IF and IF, we would rapidly climb back to BSS with entertaining football and swelling crowds – an absolute no-brainer. Carpe diem!
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Post by panman on May 23, 2011 9:38:29 GMT -1
I can't make up my mind on this one...my heart says SK my head asks what sort of gates will we get if our games clash with Albion's? How many will we get to watch Met Police at the Pan if West Ham are playing 3 miles away? Also, lets not forget the huge role Justin Skinner played in our glory years and recently at Farnboro...would he come too? That's a hell of a lot of £30 shares! I guess for me, the no brainer would be SK with Worms as player coach and a youth team manager...with a sustainable budget.
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Post by Hove (B)Rook on May 23, 2011 10:45:18 GMT -1
I can't make up my mind on this one...my heart says SK my head asks what sort of gates will we get if our games clash with Albion's? How many will we get to watch Met Police at the Pan if West Ham are playing 3 miles away? Also, lets not forget the huge role Justin Skinner played in our glory years and recently at Farnboro...would he come too? That's a hell of a lot of £30 shares! I guess for me, the no brainer would be SK with Worms as player coach and a youth team manager...with a sustainable budget. We won't see Worms playing at the Pan again (or anywhere for that matter) as his injury problems have finally got the better of him. www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/crawleytown-fc/wormull_injury_confirms_end_of_playing_career_1_2647771
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Post by spur on May 23, 2011 10:47:37 GMT -1
I can't make up my mind on this one...my heart says SK my head asks what sort of gates will we get if our games clash with Albion's? How many will we get to watch Met Police at the Pan if West Ham are playing 3 miles away? Also, lets not forget the huge role Justin Skinner played in our glory years and recently at Farnboro...would he come too? That's a hell of a lot of £30 shares! I guess for me, the no brainer would be SK with Worms as player coach and a youth team manager...with a sustainable budget. We won't see Worms playing at the Pan again (or anywhere for that matter) as his injury problems have finally got the better of him. www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/crawleytown-fc/wormull_injury_confirms_end_of_playing_career_1_2647771Very sad news. All the best to Worms for the future . . .
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Post by captain on May 23, 2011 10:56:16 GMT -1
Spur stated: "IF and IF, then it would be outrageous for the directors to ask us for £30 a head to be part of a community club and then ignore the wishes of the vast majority of fans and the feelings of the local community at large."
When did this poll take place?
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Post by willoenespana on May 23, 2011 11:33:38 GMT -1
Lots of ifs there!
Do we need the expense of a salary of a full time manager? A part time manager would free up cash towards slightly higher playing budget. I think Rod Stringer who was part time at Braintree, formed a team on a budget less than ours during our previous Ryman div 1 days proved that it is possible to be the best and that was at BSS level. Any winning team will swell the gates... that's a given!
During the last decade there has been huge success followed by bust. After recovering from the last three disasterous years, do we now put that in jeopardy or do we consolidate with the chance of challenging for promotion without breaking the piggy bank? Do we want a prudent BoD supporting a prudent manager who will put the good of the club before anything else?
As a 'community club' do we want a team mainly of Sussex based players with a decent reserve/youth set up to feed the first team or do we go for a majority of London based players? Certainly the club felt far more like a family/community club when mainly local based players represented the club. The club was respected and admired by our peers far more under JQ than under SK. Though the latter did produce some very entertaining sides with players beyond JQ's scope, Lewes became hated as we shifted from that of 'underdog' to that of an 'arrogant billy big bo****ks'.
It's wrong for anyone to say what the majority of fans want unless there were a large poll and all the facts were made clear prior to voting. A community club doesn't necessarily mean that the BoD will give into what fans want. Nor should it. They are there to make the decision they believe is best for the club and that decision should be based long term. If you disagree profoundly with the BoD, then being an equal shareholder you have the right to stand for election, campaign and if successful you become elected to the BoD.
As I've said before, I don't mind who gets the job and that includes SK. But I do have a preference towards a new man, who has some experience of Ryman level and knowledge of young local players who would do this on a part time basis and would re-establish a good youth/reserve setup that myself and Richard Lacey began a decade ago. Perhaps the carrot of being full time manager being awarded should promotion back to BSS attained.
Braintree FC are due to announce their new man at 4.30pm today so that will be one name less as a possible, though as the favourites are being named as Devonshire or Dicks I doubt they would have been contenders for the Lewes post.
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Post by willoenespana on May 23, 2011 11:42:52 GMT -1
Ah well, Devonshire it is for Braintree FC then. Confirmed over the weekend that he has left Hampton & Richmond for the new post.
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Post by A W or a D on May 23, 2011 12:02:41 GMT -1
IF and IF, then it would be outrageous for the directors to ask us for £30 a head to be part of a community club and then ignore the wishes of the vast majority of fans and the feelings of the local community at large. Pleeease give it a rest now lad, eh? I haven't got a problem with you thinking SK is the messiah, but please don't try to speak for everyone. I probably chat to about 20 regulars at the Pan (only one of whom, to my knowledge, posts on here), and I'd be surprised if more than two of those would have SK back as first preference. So my straw poll of "the vast majority of fans and the feelings of the local community at large" says there's 90% opposition to having King back.
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Post by spur on May 23, 2011 12:30:26 GMT -1
Spur stated: "IF and IF, then it would be outrageous for the directors to ask us for £30 a head to be part of a community club and then ignore the wishes of the vast majority of fans and the feelings of the local community at large." When did this poll take place? You evidently missed it! But read back through recent posts . . .
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Post by spur on May 23, 2011 12:40:47 GMT -1
IF and IF, then it would be outrageous for the directors to ask us for £30 a head to be part of a community club and then ignore the wishes of the vast majority of fans and the feelings of the local community at large. Pleeease give it a rest now lad, eh? I haven't got a problem with you thinking SK is the messiah, but please don't try to speak for everyone. I probably chat to about 20 regulars at the Pan (only one of whom, to my knowledge, posts on here), and I'd be surprised if more than two of those would have SK back as first preference. So my straw poll of "the vast majority of fans and the feelings of the local community at large" says there's 90% opposition to having King back. I appreciate the 'lad'! And come on, this is my last chance to fly the flag before I fall in line behind whoever gets the nod . . .
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Post by A W or a D on May 23, 2011 12:44:20 GMT -1
You evidently missed it! But read back through recent posts . . . Maths not your strongest skill, maybe? 48 votes, 15 for SK. Nearly a 'vast majority', but not quite... You're not a Lib-Dem, by any chance?
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Post by pj on May 23, 2011 13:52:16 GMT -1
It counts for nothing of course but I will chuck this bit of trivia in:
Just about everyone I speak to on a regular basis on the terrace at the Pan has said that they would like to see Steve King back. That is probably 30 to 40 people.
I can't see it happening though.
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Post by grassbanker on May 23, 2011 14:50:09 GMT -1
I find the idea that we can build a side to get back to BSS with local players strange. I assume everyone thinks BSS is the proper level for a club with around a 650 average gate.
Everyone wants to see local talent encouraged, but the success rate in terms of establishing a regular spot, and getting results, has been pretty low. This is not a criticism, just an observation.
Teams heavily dependent on youth tend to get bullied out of it, particularly in a physical league. Wheeler, Walder and Hall did very well to make the step-up, but others found it too big a leap.
Some of those lads may come back to BSS in time, once they have the experience at a lower level. Some need to move on because their position is held by an established player.
The point is that all successful teams are a blend, and to make the parts fit, you need to throw the net beyond the local area. To do that, the contacts and the resources are required.
I would be interested if anyone can give an example at our level of a club gaining promotion to BSS with a side based on local talent from the immediate area and the youth set up.
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Post by spur on May 23, 2011 14:58:02 GMT -1
This is surely right, and we have to hope that the man chosen to manage, whoever he may be (no, I shan't get into that again) can build a BSS team rather than one huffing and puffing to compete in the Ryman. It's a question of whether the club has genuine ambition and wants to put the last three years behind it. If it hasn't/doesn't the downward spiral will continue.
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Post by kev on May 23, 2011 16:10:03 GMT -1
Anyone know a manager with plenty of contacts, has been successful in BSS who would like the job?
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Post by grassbanker on May 23, 2011 16:14:15 GMT -1
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Post by spur on May 23, 2011 16:25:02 GMT -1
A great story!
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