Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:56 am  

bullinenemyland wrote:

Problem is nobody knows if Dunning is a decent coach or not. And this team is rotten to the core.

I don't believe any coach would be able to sort the mess going on internally without a complete clear out and that just isn't realistically going to happen until the end of the season.

Doesn't mean I'm happy about it but we have to face facts... the players at the club don't want to play.

If they’re past motivating then drop them.

Either Dunning can’t see what we can see, or he isn’t prepared to drop players.

Last week Dunning saw the positives, he then dropped 1 player out of the 17 (and another injured).

I don’t think Dunning will see out next season, but they’ll leave it long enough to completely kill off the crowds before they make a change.

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:06 am  

Something catastrophic has happened, of which Dunning's appointment seems to be the final straw. Whether this suggest the players are aware of something we're not - that the coaching recruitment has been something of a charade - or a deeper sense that the club's connection with its own support base has finally collapsed, as evidenced by the fans forum, I don't know. But this isn't fixed by a new coach - who'd take this job now?

This regime is finished.

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:32 am  

I was interested to see this in the T&A

Dunning added: “Confidence is low. It is probably the lowest it has been at my time at the club.

“There has been a lot going on behind the scenes and when confidence is low people try and do things on their own and not working as a team and at times today I thought we did that and tried to make things happen rather than sticking to the processes and structures that we put into place leading into this game.

The bit in bold stuck out.

What is he referring to, I wonder?

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:37 am  

He also says he sees a team that will work hard to fix it.

Completely at odds with what we’re all seeing on the pitch.

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:37 am  

M@islebugs wrote:

Something catastrophic has happened, of which Dunning's appointment seems to be the final straw. Whether this suggest the players are aware of something we're not - that the coaching recruitment has been something of a charade - or a deeper sense that the club's connection with its own support base has finally collapsed, as evidenced by the fans forum, I don't know. But this isn't fixed by a new coach - who'd take this job now?

This regime is finished.

They had multiple high quality applicants from here and Australia

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:45 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I was interested to see this in the T&A

The bit in bold stuck out.

What is he referring to, I wonder?

I'd imagine that's probably to do with people being told they're not having their contracts renewed etc

It should be a lot as we need a complete culture change at the club.

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:12 am  

MDJ is another one who has barely played and won't be cheap. Makes sense to release him if we can.

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:19 am  

Bull Mania wrote:

I'd imagine that's probably to do with people being told they're not having their contracts renewed etc

It should be a lot as we need a complete culture change at the club.

They've told players they're being released in July?

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:30 am  

M@islebugs wrote:

They've told players they're being released in July?

Of course. There's a date some time in early summer where players can begin to secure their playing future and clubs can approach out of contract players at other clubs.

New contracts always start in November I believe so there has to be plenty of notice for players to be able to find new clubs etc.

Re: Barrow away : Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:46 am  

Nothus wrote:

Of course. There's a date some time in early summer where players can begin to secure their playing future and clubs can approach out of contract players at other clubs.

New contracts always start in November I believe so there has to be plenty of notice for players to be able to find new clubs etc.

I believe players can begin to speak to other clubs on May 1st. Assume players who will be signed on for next year know that they are wanting to be retained. The others who are leaving will know by now whether they will be here next year.

At the fans forum MD referred to this time of year as silly season.