Hence why I said the manager, I sense it's the end of an era with Dyche, he's been brilliant for us, but all good things come to an end, and it feels like the ideal time to cut ties given all the OOC players, now whether Alan Pace will see it that way I don't know, and he might now be bitterly regretting extending Sean's contract, especially for so long, as it'll mean a hefty pay out to get shot of Sean.KRBFC wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:18 pmImo if we keep Dyche, we won't go back up. Not because Dyche is a poor manager but because many of our better players don't suit the Dyche football, the feeling around the place has been bleak for 2 years and it's near impossible to turn around. The whole thing has gone stale and we have no idea how to win games of football, we've forgot. That suddenly doesn't all change once you're relegated and hit with financial cuts.
Of course Sean isn't a poor manager, but he's been here for the best part of 10 years, and the whole club badly needs a shake-up, our situation is drastically different to our last relegation, back then we had the basis of a decent Championship squad, and players still at their peak, now we have an over the hill squad, and players nearing the end of their careers at the top level.
Which is why I fear it'll take at least a season to consolidate, and that doesn't even take into account our dire financial position compared to 2015, when we could sweep up the top Championship talent, as we did to great effect and profit with Andre Gray.
Parachute payments might cushion the blow, but the key for me is reducing the wage bill, and that's why I'd be reluctant to give new contracts to many of the over 30's, surely we have guys in our under 23's who can contribute during a Championship campaign, Benson & Dunne seem to have performed fairly well at that level this season, so you'd hope there's a few others who can make the step up to the bench at the very least.