Warburton Gone - Official

If one point out of a possible 18 points and a team safely ensconced in mid table is acceptable to the board then Warburton is the right man for the job.

The likelyhood of a play off place gets more remote by the game but we are nice and safe for another season. If we couple that with the expected sale of one or more of our better players then things are certainly improving.

I'm the biggest critic of the way our board has mismanaged the club but in respect of Warburton they have allowed him to sign a squad of players and given him more money to spend than any recent manager. The board will have had expectations and given Warburton targets based on the money they gave him to spend. To the owners it's about getting a return on their investment and only when the season ends will we find out if Warburton has met their expectations.

I maintain that it's pointless getting rid of him unless they have a better replacement lined up but if they do extend his contract he will have to produce a team that performs throughout the season.

1 point out of 18

yes in normal circumstances a draw away to Huddersfield would be a good result

had we won 1 or 2 of the previous 5-7 games

he has to go

everytime i see him on the TV now i switch off

nobody can say he hasnt messed this up

like someone said on a previous post elsewhere with Norwich, Watford and either Everton, Leeds or Burnley coming down next term.....THIS season was our chance to push as hard as we could

weve whimpered into a submission before the hard graft even started

had we got at least a point off Peterborough and beat Caridff we would still be in the frame and MW would still be the right man for the job

even if we won the last 4 games of the season it wouldnt guarantee a play off berth 

the previous 5-7 games poor form is unacceptable the moment that bad run of 5 losses back to back in a huge part of the campaign cant be justified by the board if it is i will be as shocked as when i heard the news Dyche left Burnley.


if someone told me i would feel this way about MW in January i would have thought people were joking but the Jan and March results have been alarming 

the proof is out there that hes lost the confidence of the players in the dressing room

once that happens its game over for any manager

I will add one other thing in to the mix here that could prove a factor in any decision to fire-and-hire, and that’s next seasons calendar. The league begins in July due to the World Cup, thus meaning pre-season will either begin earlier or be shorter than usual. Any manager then is going to a) have less time with players and b) a tighter period in which to assess his squad and trade. Consequently it might discourage the board from making any changes at the top. There are only 16 league games (just other a third of the season) before the break in November, where we’ll get four weeks off, and the club are probably looking at that point as a more ideal moment to change managers then the summer. We’d still have the majority of the season left, enough time to resurrect our campaign. And most importantly, at that stage in the season, any new manager would get four weeks to work with players before a ball is even kicked; enough time to settle in and assess his options. And with the January window opening less than a week after the League resuming, it may make more sense to change then and not in the Summer.

our last point joe
would possibly push the board to make a change before the season ends rather than stop them getting a new manager in early next season.

you cant say the past 2 months results have been good enough

i would go as far as saying we are the worse team in the league at the moment for form in the most vital period of the season.

something isnt right

even the very loyal Dom Ball has taken to twitter to have a moan



dressing room 1 Mark Warburton 0

not a dead rubber just yet

we get 3 points against Derby and results go our way.........

im dreaming i know

but it wasnt me that threw away our chances this season

Twas the man knowneth as Marketh Warburtoneth

Hence the sacketh endeth of seasoneth

True Story

i get the fact it might be wrong us sacking him now but he wont be here next season if he is we will definatley be in the mire

1 reason alone
HE HAS LOST THE DRESSING ROOM

This is completely wrong. Watch the Huddersfield match when you get chance.

We were behind twice and never gave up. We should have won with the late Amos header.

We never gave up despite the demoralising early own goal. It proved a lot last night that he hasn't lost the dressing room and the fans were back on side too at the end singing "Warburton's Blue and White Army". The performance last night definitely sent a message that he is still the correct manager.


I also think jrperry1882 makes a great point about the calendar next season - give Warburton until the World Cup then we get 6 weeks to take stock and see where we are again.

But that's about performances, not losing the dressing room.

Yes we've been poor, but there is no evidence of players not trying, falling out, looking disgruntled, criticising the manager etc. They all gave 100% last night and played decent; all signs be hasn't lost the dressing room.

Johansen was on the bench because he has been below par anyway, had a knock and couldn't do 2 matches in 3 days.


He's certainly won back some fans with last night's performance too...



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