by royalgull » 04 Jan 2012, 14:43
If he hadn't got results here in the main, it would have been the same. As a person he's very hard to like, or comes across that way. If it goes wrong he's going to take loads of flak and he did at Rovers.
Rovers job was a bit of a poisoned chalice in terms of the expectation was promotion and making so many changes doesn't always work. He hasn't helped himself however.He's failed in the transfer market, didn't address where they needed new players and overloaded in areas they didn't. He can moan about money or resources but the fact is he's wasted loads he had. Case in point (and it refers to my point on Ling v Buckle) He signed 2 keepers at the start of the season. 1 gets injured and instead of giving the other a chance, he signs a loannee. He's signed about 4 forwards, Mcgleish gets injured, instead of giving someone else a chance he signs Rendell on loan. This is where Ling differs from him entirely, when someone's missed out through injury or suspension, he's given the opportunity and confidence to the replacement that's already within the squad and it's been justified. If Buckle didn't think the other keeper or other forward was up to it....why sign them in the first place and waste a wage?!
I still think Buckle has potential as a manager and this complete failure MIGHT teach him some humility and also make him learn a few lessons. It is embarassing some of his post match interviews, they mirrored the ones here and you do wonder, 'was I at a different game?' sometimes. I think he learned it from Tisdale, back to back defeats at Wycome and Colchester and a scrambled home draw v Yeovil is desperate form yet his interview on Monday was hilariously Buckle esque.
Ling's done a brilliant job here, the players all think he's great, he's getting the best out of people and you don't get any nonsense from him. From being about my prsonal 99th choice for the job, the board again has been totally justified in their decision.
[quote="Richinns"]http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-Rovers-bring-Paul-Buckle-s-reign-end/story-14323082-detail/story.html
Astonishing honesty for an official story!
Reads very much how we said it would when he joined them! If only the gas fans listened then![/quote]
If he hadn't got results here in the main, it would have been the same. As a person he's very hard to like, or comes across that way. If it goes wrong he's going to take loads of flak and he did at Rovers.
Rovers job was a bit of a poisoned chalice in terms of the expectation was promotion and making so many changes doesn't always work. He hasn't helped himself however.He's failed in the transfer market, didn't address where they needed new players and overloaded in areas they didn't. He can moan about money or resources but the fact is he's wasted loads he had. Case in point (and it refers to my point on Ling v Buckle) He signed 2 keepers at the start of the season. 1 gets injured and instead of giving the other a chance, he signs a loannee. He's signed about 4 forwards, Mcgleish gets injured, instead of giving someone else a chance he signs Rendell on loan. This is where Ling differs from him entirely, when someone's missed out through injury or suspension, he's given the opportunity and confidence to the replacement that's already within the squad and it's been justified. If Buckle didn't think the other keeper or other forward was up to it....why sign them in the first place and waste a wage?!
I still think Buckle has potential as a manager and this complete failure MIGHT teach him some humility and also make him learn a few lessons. It is embarassing some of his post match interviews, they mirrored the ones here and you do wonder, 'was I at a different game?' sometimes. I think he learned it from Tisdale, back to back defeats at Wycome and Colchester and a scrambled home draw v Yeovil is desperate form yet his interview on Monday was hilariously Buckle esque.
Ling's done a brilliant job here, the players all think he's great, he's getting the best out of people and you don't get any nonsense from him. From being about my prsonal 99th choice for the job, the board again has been totally justified in their decision.
