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Scott5 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:18 am I don't think a football manager really needs to be too concerned about how current their Linkedin profile is, it's not like he's an uknown going for jobs in BAE so I wouldn't read too much into that!

Bit sad to see some of the comments now that he's left. Lets not forget when he took over we'd just almost been relegated and very nearly appointed Phil Brown as permanent manager. He turned the team around, added his own players and got us competitive and enjoying games again after two pretty awful years. Yes some of his recruitment was short and sometimes perhaps he seemed a bit reluctant or unable to change things but I'd say he did well for us. The drop off particularly at the end of last season was a concern but he looked shocked himself and flustered in that Bradford home game and I just think the pressure got to him and some of the players, it's not easy to get over the line and takes a certain mentality and mindset. Look how many other teams 'bottled it' at the end.
The football at time perhaps wasn't the best but I also remember some games where we did play good stuff, Doncaster and Bradford at home in his first year in particular, and he found a way of getting results against undoubtedly some teams with far bigger budgets than ourselves.

Never understood the comparisons with Ian Evatt as in that league we were quite a big club whereas in the EFL we're not.

We'll probably never know the full circumstances or reasons why but wish him well. And good luck to Stephen Clemence now in this new era.

Mark Johnson wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:57 am Wild spoke to the Media like we didn't have the right to be where we were, thus stating he and his players were over-achieving.

If this mentality got to the players, they probably bottled it because they saw the dizzy heights and got vertigo, so to speak.

I believe if he had the 'us against the world' fighting attitude (the way Bayliss and Evatt spoke to the Media and probably their players) I think we would have got over the line and been in the play-offs comfortably.

Wild did well overall, but mentality plays a massive part in any achievement and I think this is why we fell short.

Pedro wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 11:35 am

Mark Johnson wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:57 am Wild spoke to the Media like we didn't have the right to be where we were, thus stating he and his players were over-achieving.

If this mentality got to the players, they probably bottled it because they saw the dizzy heights and got vertigo, so to speak.

I believe if he had the 'us against the world' fighting attitude (the way Bayliss and Evatt spoke to the Media and probably their players) I think we would have got over the line and been in the play-offs comfortably.

Wild did well overall, but mentality plays a massive part in any achievement and I think this is why we fell short.

Evatt looks like he has peaked with nearly 50% of Bolton fans wanting rid of him.

russell_anderson wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 4:40 pm

Pedro wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 11:35 am

Evatt looks like he has peaked with nearly 50% of Bolton fans wanting rid of him.

No logic behind that statement at all. However, some Bolton fans, like some fans of all clubs expect continuous progress. A promotion from EFL 2 and a 3rd place in EFL 1 is obviously not good enough for some. After all the seasons of mediocrity they had before Evatt arrived you would think they would know better.

Suffolk Blue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 12:24 pm I don’t anyone is slagging off PW. Irrespective of how it ended, I’m very thankful we had him for as long as we did.

I think it’s simply that we tend to find out more about the character and personality of the managers from their manner of leaving. Was the same with Evatt and Cooper. It enhances your perspective of them.

Big_Bluebird wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 8:26 pm Look who he’s stood next too

Scott5 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:18 am I don't think a football manager really needs to be too concerned about how current their Linkedin profile is, it's not like he's an uknown going for jobs in BAE so I wouldn't read too much into that!

Bit sad to see some of the comments now that he's left. Lets not forget when he took over we'd just almost been relegated and very nearly appointed Phil Brown as permanent manager. He turned the team around, added his own players and got us competitive and enjoying games again after two pretty awful years. Yes some of his recruitment was short and sometimes perhaps he seemed a bit reluctant or unable to change things but I'd say he did well for us. The drop off particularly at the end of last season was a concern but he looked shocked himself and flustered in that Bradford home game and I just think the pressure got to him and some of the players, it's not easy to get over the line and takes a certain mentality and mindset. Look how many other teams 'bottled it' at the end.
The football at time perhaps wasn't the best but I also remember some games where we did play good stuff, Doncaster and Bradford at home in his first year in particular, and he found a way of getting results against undoubtedly some teams with far bigger budgets than ourselves.

Never understood the comparisons with Ian Evatt as in that league we were quite a big club whereas in the EFL we're not.

We'll probably never know the full circumstances or reasons why but wish him well. And good luck to Stephen Clemence now in this new era.

EABluebird wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 9:35 pm

Scott5 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:18 am I don't think a football manager really needs to be too concerned about how current their Linkedin profile is, it's not like he's an uknown going for jobs in BAE so I wouldn't read too much into that!

Bit sad to see some of the comments now that he's left. Lets not forget when he took over we'd just almost been relegated and very nearly appointed Phil Brown as permanent manager. He turned the team around, added his own players and got us competitive and enjoying games again after two pretty awful years. Yes some of his recruitment was short and sometimes perhaps he seemed a bit reluctant or unable to change things but I'd say he did well for us. The drop off particularly at the end of last season was a concern but he looked shocked himself and flustered in that Bradford home game and I just think the pressure got to him and some of the players, it's not easy to get over the line and takes a certain mentality and mindset. Look how many other teams 'bottled it' at the end.
The football at time perhaps wasn't the best but I also remember some games where we did play good stuff, Doncaster and Bradford at home in his first year in particular, and he found a way of getting results against undoubtedly some teams with far bigger budgets than ourselves.

Never understood the comparisons with Ian Evatt as in that league we were quite a big club whereas in the EFL we're not.

We'll probably never know the full circumstances or reasons why but wish him well. And good luck to Stephen Clemence now in this new era.

Lots of football managers are on it. It’s a business networking tool and not social media.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-cle ... um=ios_app