QuoteKind of reads like You have been a fan for 20 years on and offOriginally Posted by Rafa B
Devo took over Bray in 1985 now it's 2005 so on and off =?????
Who else out there do people think could do a better job with the funding that Devo has at his disposal ? honestly, do you think anyone else would want the job with no money to spend on players etc.........
I really can't think of anyone who could do a better job in the circumstances, that's being honest, But O'Connor from Limerick is going to be a TOP manager, if anything was to happen i'd love to see him come in.
Kind of reads like You have been a fan for 20 years on and off
Ok fair enough but did mean Devo being manager. I think to say there's no one out there to replace him is heads in sand stuff really as when Devo took the Bray job in 1985 were did the club pluck him from?????? TEK Utd and back then he was an up and coming young manager so why not go after the Wayside manager???? if we can't get anyone from within the league who wants big money. Why not go for the Wayside manager he's young and could bring fresh ideas. Ok he has no experience at LOI level but nor did Devo. The young managers are out there it's just a matter of the club looking.
The Bray job is virtually full time, do you reckon he'd give his normal job up and do the Bray one for free ?
1. Devo is doing it for free coz he has made his money if he needed the money he would not do it for free.
2. If it's full time how come Devo was in Spain for Ryaner's wedding for a week and away for two weeks with Damien Duff in May sorting out some Carribean place he was buying while we were getting beat left, right and centre.
3. How come he doesn't train a part-time team if he is a full-time manager yet the backroom staff who have day jobs do train them doesn't make sense if Devo is full tiem manager.
4. So are you saying that we couldn't afford to pay a manager since Devo doesn't need the money yet could pay him for many years before he didn't need it.
5. Why not try and get the Wayside manager you don't ask you won't know?
6. First i have heard that Devo gave up his full-time job all those years ago to manage Bray.
I agree with Roo I don't think anyone else could do a better job with the budget and facilities Devo has. I think he's an excellent manager and does the best he can. However, I don't always agree with his tactics. I think he knows himself that there’s a couple of problems and I’m sure he'll address them immediately. I think we'll definitely see an improvement in our performance this Friday.
Just in relation to your points:
1. Fair point but he does it for the love of the club.
2. Manager or not he's entitled to have a break. You probably don't realise the amount of work he does behind the scenes.
3. Devo has taken a back seat the last 2 years. He's not going to be there forever and is passing some of his responsibilities onto Tony.
4. We're not saying we can’t afford to pay a manager. It's just an added bonus that he doesn’t take any money from the club.
5. We don't want the Wayside manager! We have a perfectly good manager that’s doing the very best he can.
6. Not sure how true that actually is so I’m not commenting on it.
Not getting into a long slanging match but first i have heard of a manager taking three weeks off during a season towhile his team are being beaten its beyond me to be honest it really is it's just not the way to manage a team then again i'd prob do the same if DD was bank rolling me anway i'll bow to all your superior knowledge of the game in general. You said he's taking a back seat but a back seat from what???? If you manage a team surely there can be no half measures? I agree he loves the club but why not do it for free all those years ago if he loves the club so much? Anyway i am behind the team regardless.
I don't want to get into a slagging match either and I respect your opinion. You have your opinion and I have mine. I think (IMO) that he seems to be giving Tony a bit more responsibility on the managerial side of things, which will do no harm. Maybe he needed the money all those years ago, don't really know. Devo does frustrate me at times with some things he does but overall him stepping down wouldn’t be the answer. Glad to hear your keeping behind the team, we all need to. Hopefully we can turn things around in the next few weeks with a bit of luck.
Amen!!!
Lads, as was mentioned, we all have our own opnions, just because we have different ones does not mean that it's personal against any of us.
Were all agreed on one thing thou........ we need a big preformance this friday ! Roll on the Drogs
200% AGREED
Jesus Rafa we finally agree on something ha ha haThings are looking up
just out of interest, can anyone name a manager who has been relegated with a club more times than devo. and this is a serious question
I dont think there is one.
My question - Can anyone name a manager who has been promoted more times that Devo ?
kind of the same question really
is that a note of common sense i see???!
off with your head - surely you know there's no place for such an attitude on a fans forum.
in what way? are you suggesting that every manager who gets relegated also experiences promotion?
in fact it's nothing like the sae question.
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