Time for Grant to go

[Neil]

I have never been a McCann fan but last year he was vindicated by a tight knit squad of committed players
Close season signings have been appalling and no doubt budget-consuming.
We had a brilliant start but once pressure has been applied we have collapsed.
Go now Grant, give your successor time to learn and appreciate the mid season changes we need.
You've been better than decent, but everyone has a sell-by date.

[Filo]

Don’t be daft soft lad!

You’ve made a total of 2 posts, both wanting him sacked, imagine if your first post had happened, eh?

[Spud]

Wum

[Dougiebulletheader]

 wow silly season is upon us. Its a free Country still. Only just so you are allowed an opinion.

[Lifelong supporter]

 Somebody having a laugh?

[Fal]

Grant has earned the right to see the season through regardless of results based on where we were and what he’s achieved. I have every faith in him.


The players are making costly mistakes at the moment and are not playing with confidence.


We are missing Clifton badly for that type of player to get in behind assisting Sharp and the aggression he shows to get stuck in.


However for me when everyone is fit we need to go back to that team that started the season. However just remember these same players that are getting slated absolutely annihilated the 2nd best team in the championship on their own ground and so far and destroyed a seemingly unbeatable Bradford.

Keep the faith, and lower your expectations of promotion push. We would all take consolidation this season.

[LincsRover]

I have never been a McCann fan but last year he was vindicated by a tight knit squad of committed players
Close season signings have been appalling and no doubt budget-consuming.
We had a brilliant start but once pressure has been applied we have collapsed.
Go now Grant, give your successor time to learn and appreciate the mid season changes we need.
You've been better than decent, but everyone has a sell-by date.

I understand Mancini and Postecoglu are looking for a job with a mid-table league 1 team?! Maybe Pep or Jose want to test themselves?

FFS, stupidest post of 2025 is crowned right now, no need to wait til the end of the year!! 

[graingrover]

Just the kind of supporter the players do not need ‘Why do stupid destructive posts get past admin ? Is he registered can we know who he is ? This is Viking Supporters forum not a  social media cesspit for all comers to dump their shit in ‘

[Reg of the Rovers]

I’m not saying I agree, but why is that such an obscene and outrageous thing to post? We haven’t won in the league in a month and a half. We have no identity or any idea of what our best team is, or what shape we should play. Every single team announcement is a surprise, players go from starting one game to not even getting on the bench the next. Results are bad, performances aren’t great, the team looks lost and lacking ideas and togetherness.

I’m not advocating for sacking McCann but surely based on the state we’re in last few weeks it can’t be out of the question, or completely off the table for discussion?

[ncRover]

Sacking Grant wouldn’t undo his mistakes in the transfer market.

You’d just be bringing someone in who had less of an idea where the problems are.

Grant has proved he can sort it out mid-season and get a good run going. There’s no guarantee of that of course, but there’s more evidence of that the ability of someone new to come in to this situation and turn it around.

We have a tough run coming up. Yes some may point towards the fact we’d all have taken 12th but we’re bottom of the form table after an easier run of fixtures. The tougher schedule is now coming up. We just need to get through that above the drop zone in my opinion then go again in January. I predicted we’d finish 12th-16th so I do have realistic expectations.

We need to clear out some loans and loan out some fringe players to give us that opportunity to have a fresh start in Jan.

[normal rules]

GM has more than earned his right to remain a rovers manager imo. Certainly till season end at least.
Me and my lad were chatting about recent performances and both of us can’t help but think that something has happened behind the scenes that’s more than just players not performing to their ability.

[roversdude]

Whilst I respect the OPs opinion my opinion is the OP is a bit of a wally

[BobG]

GM has more than earned his right to remain a rovers manager imo. Certainly till season end at least.
Me and my lad were chatting about recent performances and both of us can’t help but think that something has happened behind the scenes that’s more than just players not performing to their ability.

Draytonian won't like that NR.....

BobG

[Chris Black come back]

I am confident he will come good as he has proved time and again for us. The transfer dealing though continues to be a total mystery with him. We’ve ended up with this huge squad, some of which are on good wages and never get a game, while the glaring issues seemingly don’t get addressed. We went into the season up front with a 39 year old, and then Hanlan who cannot play on the central position, and Ironside who he knew was going to be shipped out. We were never going to end up with Rob Street but surely there was thought about whether a 39 year old and a Hanlan who was a question mark, wasn’t enough?

[Prez]

Are you Neil Warnock looking for a job?

[Ian Nimmo]

I’m not saying I agree, but why is that such an obscene and outrageous thing to post? We haven’t won in the league in a month and a half. We have no identity or any idea of what our best team is, or what shape we should play. Every single team announcement is a surprise, players go from starting one game to not even getting on the bench the next. Results are bad, performances aren’t great, the team looks lost and lacking ideas and togetherness.

I’m not advocating for sacking McCann but surely based on the state we’re in last few weeks it can’t be out of the question, or completely off the table for discussion?

My first thoughts were is Neil a Leeds supporter? The type of post that has appeared in the past.

However this post from reg does represent the thoughts of many supporters over the last few weeks.
We all know Grant is a good manager and appreciates us fans, however there is no doubt we seem to have a problem which has occurred over the last few weeks, and for many of us, we don’t see through his team selections, tactics and his interviews, that he his showing any signs of getting to grips with whatever the issue is?

Some posters on here were failing to grasp the severity of the problem with the striking force, but think most are now accepting that this is a major issue and is not something that can be easy to change until at least January.
Therefore he is going to have to think outside of his norm and look for any radical change away from his norms.
This maybe is changing to a 442, but this may include something like bails playing alongside Billy. Anything which may not look has been a sensible option has to be looked at in training, because let’s face it whatever they are working on at present is not working in games.

He made a comment last week that he was maybe being to loyal to some, but then we see AJayi start, at present he needs to the 3 recruited forwards out of the equation and look for how else he can get any goals out of his current squad.

Any decent manager will be one who can resolve issues when they occur, Grant has shown has been able to do this in the past, and hopefully he can again this season.
If not then I am sure it would be appropriate to ask questions, but to say he should go now is totally outrageous.

[In the box]

I have never been a McCann fan but last year he was vindicated by a tight knit squad of committed players
Close season signings have been appalling and no doubt budget-consuming.
We had a brilliant start but once pressure has been applied we have collapsed.
Go now Grant, give your successor time to learn and appreciate the mid season changes we need.
You've been better than decent, but everyone has a sell-by date.

Your clearly glory hunter who only sings when we’re winning but s**ts his pants when loose !!

[Northants Nomad]

WUM and clearly a cry for help.
We should pity the poor sap.

[Prez]

I have never been a McCann fan but last year he was vindicated by a tight knit squad of committed players
Close season signings have been appalling and no doubt budget-consuming.
We had a brilliant start but once pressure has been applied we have collapsed.
Go now Grant, give your successor time to learn and appreciate the mid season changes we need.
You've been better than decent, but everyone has a sell-by date.

Never been a fan of McCann?

1st season in charge finished 6th, lost in play offs after battering Charlton due to an unfortunate slip. Club record equalling 5th round in FA cup.

1st season in charge second spell. 5th in league, an agonising play off defeat and a club record 10 straight wins.

2nd season in charge, Champions and 4th round of cup.

Yep i can see why your not a fan ffs

[Reg of the Rovers]

Next three league games are Reading away, Barnsley home and Lincoln away. Tough games, and we could see a turn up in form and results, but I can’t see us getting anything in Reading and after that if we don’t show up in the derby v Barnsley and v Lincoln we’d get thumped. My point is, the OP seems extreme at the moment, but given we’re not seeing much encouragement that things can change we’re relying on blind faith in McCann that they will. But lose the next three, and get knocked out of FA Cup the pressure will surely start to build.

[ForsolongaRover]

I don%u2019t think the time has come, but there is a pattern emerging if you look at history very broadly.

In his first season we found ourselves 22nd before the January window and only when the three loanees effectively strengthened the weaknesses in goal, midfield and the special skills of Adelukan out wide and up front that we shone.

Last season, although we were always in the play off positions and frequently in the automatics, it wasn%u2019t until we got Crew and particularly Street - again January additions - that we really take off and sustained automatic promotion form. Indeed, without Street%u2019s goals, would we have been in the automatics?

Trends cannot be ignored and the trend resembles that of 2 years ago.

My feeling is that the greatest miss is Sterry; not only did he provide ignition for Moly, but their partnership drew defenders away from the rest of the front line. Clifton%u2019s absence too has been significant and credit to McCann for recruiting both of them.

[Usher wide.]

Next three league games are Reading away, Barnsley home and Lincoln away. Tough games, and we could see a turn up in form and results, but I can’t see us getting anything in Reading and after that if we don’t show up in the derby v Barnsley and v Lincoln we’d get thumped. My point is, the OP seems extreme at the moment, but given we’re not seeing much encouragement that things can change we’re relying on blind faith in McCann that they will. But lose the next three, and get knocked out of FA Cup the pressure will surely start to build.

I cannot believe you are giving this OP not only 'oxygen' by building up the number of replies his ridiculous statement has registered, but that 'you' then give it some 'credence' (hence me now giving the pillock a reply to rack up his/her numbers whilst rubbing their hands with glee at the amount of 'comment' it is/has caused) you now are telling us there could be some substance in it dependent upon the results of the next three fixtures!

Jeez.

[DRFCSouth]

We're a mid table team at best in league one. Irrespective of the club's immediate ambitions. Grant is an ambitious man, nothing wrong with that.

[Nudga]

Next three league games are Reading away, Barnsley home and Lincoln away. Tough games, and we could see a turn up in form and results, but I can’t see us getting anything in Reading and after that if we don’t show up in the derby v Barnsley and v Lincoln we’d get thumped. My point is, the OP seems extreme at the moment, but given we’re not seeing much encouragement that things can change we’re relying on blind faith in McCann that they will. But lose the next three, and get knocked out of FA Cup the pressure will surely start to build.

I cannot believe you are giving this OP not only 'oxygen' by building up the number of replies his ridiculous statement has registered, but that 'you' then give it some 'credence' (hence me now giving the pillock a reply to rack up his/her numbers whilst rubbing their hands with glee at the amount of 'comment' it is/has caused) you now are telling us there could be some substance in it dependent upon the results of the next three fixtures!

Jeez.

And you're coming across as a poisonous Kitson.

[Padge_DRFC]

We've historically had 1-2 month spells under McCann where we perform well below our capabilities. Even in the first tenure. We'll also get 2 months where we'll not lose or lose the odd one.

[Usher wide.]

Next three league games are Reading away, Barnsley home and Lincoln away. Tough games, and we could see a turn up in form and results, but I can’t see us getting anything in Reading and after that if we don’t show up in the derby v Barnsley and v Lincoln we’d get thumped. My point is, the OP seems extreme at the moment, but given we’re not seeing much encouragement that things can change we’re relying on blind faith in McCann that they will. But lose the next three, and get knocked out of FA Cup the pressure will surely start to build.

I cannot believe you are giving this OP not only 'oxygen' by building up the number of replies his ridiculous statement has registered, but that 'you' then give it some 'credence' (hence me now giving the pillock a reply to rack up his/her numbers whilst rubbing their hands with glee at the amount of 'comment' it is/has caused) you now are telling us there could be some substance in it dependent upon the results of the next three fixtures!

Jeez.

And you're coming across as a poisonous Kitson.

Water off a ducks back.

[Chris Black come back]

We're a mid table team at best in league one. Irrespective of the club's immediate ambitions. Grant is an ambitious man, nothing wrong with that.

Budget wise, this is broadly about right you would think. Maybe a little lower than midtable. Job of manager is to over perform against that budget through top quality recruitment and set up, motivation etc. If we finished 12th, that would be a good season for us in League One.

[ForsolongaRover]

We're a mid table team at best in league one. Irrespective of the club's immediate ambitions. Grant is an ambitious man, nothing wrong with that.

Budget wise, this is broadly about right you would think. Maybe a little lower than midtable. Job of manager is to over perform against that budget through top quality recruitment and set up, motivation etc. If we finished 12th, that would be a good season for us in League One.

To be fair though, there is now a need to start winning some games and if not losing, to avoid defeat. Entering a very tough series of fixtures we are going to need to average around 1.5 ppg to maintain the current mid table position.

[scawsby steve]

We're a mid table team at best in league one. Irrespective of the club's immediate ambitions. Grant is an ambitious man, nothing wrong with that.

Budget wise, this is broadly about right you would think. Maybe a little lower than midtable. Job of manager is to over perform against that budget through top quality recruitment and set up, motivation etc. If we finished 12th, that would be a good season for us in League One.

Why would 12th be a good season for us? In what way?

It's certainly not what Terry and GM would want.

[selby]

  Don't agree with the OP  from Easter if there is any need which I don't think there will be but gives any new man a few games to see what he has and also the summer to get his own men in and a pre season.
  It won't be a subject IMHO and really hope not, as we have jettisoned good men in the past now proving themselves at other clubs when supporters and board members couldn't see as far as their nose end what the real problem was.
  The same thing happens every time, we get rid of a manager instead of players not good enough, then the new man comes in and tries to get rid of the same players not good enough, so paying the manager's and his staff's severance is a unnecessary cost to the club in many cases,