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Not sure why some folk think he has left a good squad behind - he has most certainly not. Marquis aside there are almost quite literally no goals in the current forward line up at League One level and the midfield is both short of numbers and variety. Defence is in better shape but only the starting 4/5 and the goalkeepers are solid but nothing more. This is a thin squad.
Because the Board wants the club to be sustainable and to do that we have to yo- yo between levels 3/4
... and we would certainly want a manager with ambition....
Fergie's defining moment was the final game vs Hartlepool in 2016/17.Hartlepool 1-1 Rovers and a Rovers goal would gift us the title. So Fergie decides to bring off James Coppinger for Aaron Taylor Sinclair (a player who had played over 50 times for the club but had just 4 of those games). We would go on to lose 2-1 And Fergie's reasoning was "We needed some height".
Quote from: Chris Black come back on June 05, 2018, 01:45:44 pmNot sure why some folk think he has left a good squad behind - he has most certainly not. Marquis aside there are almost quite literally no goals in the current forward line up at League One level and the midfield is both short of numbers and variety. Defence is in better shape but only the starting 4/5 and the goalkeepers are solid but nothing more. This is a thin squad. Of course it’s a thin squad. We have summer rebuilding to do like anyone. We have the bones of a play off squad with the defence, Rowe, bits of Coppinger, Whiteman a year older, Marquis. Some able support in McCullough, Beestin, Mandeville if the new manager could get him firing, Blair. Certainly we need to add another 4-5 to be strong contenders but it’s not as though we are starting from scratch.