Rob Page- yay or nay.

[fuzzyvalefan]

So he's pretty much had his audition time so a simple question, Rob Page- yay or nay.

 

For me we need a bit more, a bit of experience, a bit of nouse. Can't help but feeling that Page is a poor man's Micky Adams.

[valiant_593]

A definite nay. Even with the many new additions he still plays the same adams style side, with the same tactics and the same poor substitutions. We need a complete change asap, a manager with experience please!

[TylerB]

He's a poor man's Micky Adams. Yes, the players seem to like him and there has been an increase of effort on the pitch during the last 5 games or so. But in regards to tactics, team selections and methods nothing has changed whatsoever and although he may make a decent manager one day, he should be learning the game at Conference level.

[TylerB]

Also, it's often the case where new managers have honeymoon periods where they pick up some good, surprising results but that's not really happened with Page. Saturday is a huge game and if we don't win that I just don't see how he could be offered the job based on his short record.

[JYVALE]

No. We will go down. Micky Adams clone. No No No No NO

[vallyunt]

I've seen enough. Not for me. Making the same mistakes Micky made.

[The Kalamazoo Kid]

Nay, Nay and Thrice Nay!

[geosname]

When adams left I would have preferred a complete sweep, page could have done well if he could have stamped his own style on the team and its selection but Im confused.

If [like someone intimated on another thread] page selected some of the loans why hasnt he chosen them to play instead of staying with what he has become accustomed to? If smurf has chosen them page isnt doing himself any favours by not selecting them to play. Whats even more confusing is smurfs adamant statement that even if someone else gets the managers job they have to work with page... wont that either put some off or cause friction after appointment? will it deter some interest knowing the money is already spent and teams may well be considering not loaning players to vale because they never got games?

I think page has had the perfect opportunity to grasp the nettle but has spent the time finding protective gloves so he doesnt get stung... I dont know why... he still has a job even if he fails [according to smurf]

[nightmare in a damaged bra]

Lee Clark.

[Houston Valiant]

Lee Clark.

God no , not him. His post-match conferences are enough to put one to sleep,

so I doubt that he's that good in the dressing room. I have a feeling that Aspin could do an excellent job, but being a former player doesn't sit well

with many on here. Maybe for good reason. O'Driscoll?

[Jinkin John Jeffers]

Not for me. Micky Adams but without his main asset, motivation. Been saying it for weeks.

[Yukon]

I was never sold on the idea of the old guard trying to save a ship they were involved in sinking and now I'm certain so for me, emphatically nay.

 

As I said before though, it was clear from the press conference the day after Micky left that Page has got his feet under the table. I hope Smurf isn't naive enough to think the answer to all our problems was already at the club when he took over

[Andy Proctor]

No we need an experienced manager in to get us out the mess were in.

[the valiant]

No we need a new manager as soon as possible, before we waste anymore games

[vale@rocks]

It has become a job for the boys under Page. After a good start there has been a similar decline and ethos as under Micky Adams. Annoying also how loan players are brought in and not used. New manager for me, as stated Adams clone is Rob.