Sheridan

No point sacking your manager as the transfer window closes, not at any club.

See where we are in May.

Previously I swam against the stream during the two most rabid "sack Sheridan" periods/polls (after a defeat at Exeter in autumn 2013 and a defeat around the same period last autumn). On each occasion there were small signs of recovery and on each occasion we went on a good run.

Trouble is there are only so many times you can give him the benefit of the doubt and champion the case for patience. If this disappointing sequence of defeats/draws had come a month or two earlier I don't think I would have. But right now?, there's no point changing.

Play-offs was what he promised, his summer signings were sufficient to deliver that, most with higher league experience. It's up to him to deliver it now.

X Isle wrote:

No point sacking your manager as the transfer window closes, not at any club.

See where we are in May.

Previously I swam against the stream during the two most rabid "sack Sheridan" periods/polls (after a defeat at Exeter in autumn 2013 and a defeat around the same period last autumn). On each occasion there were small signs of recovery and on each occasion we went on a good run.

Trouble is there are only so many times you can give him the benefit of the doubt and champion the case for patience. If this disappointing sequence of defeats/draws had come a month or two earlier I don't think I would have. But right now?, there's no point changing.

Play-offs was what he promised, his summer signings were sufficient to deliver that, most with higher league experience. It's up to him to deliver it now.

Were they? News to me that a goalscoring midfielder to replace Hourihane's dozen or so goals was signed. They don't come cheap mind.

I don't recall there ever being a rabid call for Sheridans head. Certainly not amongst the worldly-wise ATD brethren.

It's all about opinions, overall our squad was stronger and more experienced than it was last season in mine.

I grant thee retaining Hourihane would undoubtedly have made us stronger but would he have given us the same level of performance counting down to a free transfer?, pissed off that we didn't give him the transfer he wanted?, preserving himself from injury?

That issue aside in Hartley, Mellor, McHugh, Cox, supported by the loanees, the baseline of the squad improved. Would we really swap back to Trotman, Gurreri, Berry, Blanchard and Boco?

Sheridan is doing a good job in my book. Certainly doing a far better job than clueless reid and inept and inexperienced fletcher thats for sure.

If Sheridan and Argyle somehow manage to turn this around then good on them. I would be the first to say that i got the late season prediction of Argyle finishing in a mid-table position wrong.

The team will have to up the game though, no easy task it would appear.

X Isle wrote:

It's all about opinions, overall our squad was stronger and more experienced than it was last season in mine.

I grant thee retaining Hourihane would undoubtedly have made us stronger but would he have given us the same level of performance counting down to a free transfer?, pissed off that we didn't give him the transfer he wanted?, preserving himself from injury?

That issue aside in Hartley, Mellor, McHugh, Cox, supported by the loanees, the baseline of the squad improved. Would we really swap back to Trotman, Gurreri, Berry, Blanchard and Boco?

I wouldn't argue about the defenders and in fact the improvement in the goals against column [in spite of some problems with set pieces recently, caused exclusively by the absence of Hartley IMHO] has been confirmation that the quality has improved in that department. Don't buy the "countdown to a free transfer" argument though, just as i didn't when Norris was sold because Stapes said that he threatened to go on strike or some such bollocks. Football history is littered with examples of players who wanted away but where clubs refused to budge and many of them turned out well both for player and club. Hourihane would have had no moral or professional grounds for not giving of his best-if he had stayed and swung the lead or been disruptive, you can be sure that the football grapevine would have come into play and the interest of Barnsley or anyone else may well have been considerably cooler, it would not have been in his best interest to behave in that way. His goals and assists have not been replaced and in any case, the professional opinion of the manager was that the fee received was far too low, which could not have helped in getting an adequate replacement. By seasons end, the £200k received for Hourihane may well look very inadequate in relation to what could have been should Argyle miss out even on the play offs. Bad deal.

It was thanks to the good management of Sheridan that three good loanies were bought to the club, The comic book bungling by Brent and his bean counter Starnes, ensured there was no plan B when they left, even though they must have known that might happen weeks in advance! sheridan is the only proffesional in the Brent regime.

Czarcasm wrote:

I don't recall there ever being a rabid call for Sheridans head. Certainly not amongst the worldly-wise ATD brethren.

Indeed, 'twas 'elsewhere', the more knee-jerky place.

X Isle wrote:

No point sacking your manager as the transfer window closes, not at any club.

See where we are in May.

Previously I swam against the stream during the two most rabid "sack Sheridan" periods/polls (after a defeat at Exeter in autumn 2013 and a defeat around the same period last autumn). On each occasion there were small signs of recovery and on each occasion we went on a good run.

Trouble is there are only so many times you can give him the benefit of the doubt and champion the case for patience. If this disappointing sequence of defeats/draws had come a month or two earlier I don't think I would have. But right now?, there's no point changing.

Play-offs was what he promised, his summer signings were sufficient to deliver that, most with higher league experience. It's up to him to deliver it now.

As per the conclusion of Eminen's Guilty conscience.......

"aw feck it...What am I sayin? Shoot 'im Brenty, where's your gun at?

[gun fires, is cocked, and re-fired]

There's still no point sacking a manager at the end of January, but FFS if we're gonna get no league points anyway why not.

#jesuisconkerlesssurrendermonkeyandproud

Pity we cant sack Brent too.

Still backing Sheridan, sacking him will make no difference.

I was just happy striped are back, but now put myself fully in the 'out' side.

X Isle wrote:

There's still no point sacking a manager at the end of January, but FFS if we're gonna get no league points anyway why not.

Yeah you're right! Start of February it is then!

Point is, players are good enough. He's the one who's not at a good enough level.

Josh Pope wrote:

X Isle wrote:

There's still no point sacking a manager at the end of January, but FFS if we're gonna get no league points anyway why not.

Yeah you're right! Start of February it is then!      

Point is, players are good enough. He's the one who's not at a good enough level.

Point of order numbnuts, Sheridan has won this division with the mighty Chesterfield.

He won the league almost 4 years ago. So what?

Yeah right, so what?

Nothing will change at this tinpot club no matter who is in charge of first team affairs until the real bad guy and his followers are removed once and for all.
All part of the long term conspiracy to keep Argyle shit, just such a pity the dim-wits on the farm see the answer by dismissing Sheridan.

warnock never won it yet he is seen as a saviour lol

Josh Pope wrote:

He won the league almost 4 years ago. So what?

Does that not rather defeat your argument that some of the players have got promotion from this league before, so therefore they must be good enough to do it again?

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Meanwhile on the farm..the cry is for a director of football with Wotton and Coughlan in the dugout.

God give me strength.

warnock he hasnt managed us for nearly 20 feckin years move on.

sturrock has been out the game for nearly 2 years for a reason he hasnt got it anymore so move on.

wotton who will be the next boss right or wrong is better off with an experienced guy as his assistant not a director of football.

Angry wrote:

warnock he hasnt managed us for nearly 20 feckin years move on.

sturrock has been out the game for nearly 2 years for a reason he hasnt got it anymore so move on.

wotton who will be the next boss right or wrong is better off with an experienced guy as his assistant not a director of football.

Tony Waiters ???

FY 310 wrote:

Angry wrote:

warnock he hasnt managed us for nearly 20 feckin years move on.

sturrock has been out the game for nearly 2 years for a reason he hasnt got it anymore so move on.

wotton who will be the next boss right or wrong is better off with an experienced guy as his assistant not a director of football.

Tony Waiters ???

Now you're talking........

Sheridan is going nowhere, Jimmy won't be arsed to put Sheridan under pressure, in fact he no longer makes any comments at all re the teams footballing progress. In fact I don't recall Brent making one statement this season of positive intent to get promoted.
I think if the board were serious about going up they would be making noises, in this situation a lot of clubs would sack Sheridan right now - IF they really wanted promotion.