So we're agreed that the team isn't good enough, but given the club's wage policy it's not Mick's fault. I'm sure you'll agree that we are where we should expect to be in the league?
Given that player quality accounts for 90% of final league position, with the remaining 10% being down to luck, club structure, back room set up, youth academy and manager, then we're talking about maybe 3% being down to Mick. It seems irrational to me to blame Mick for something that it barely his responsibility. Is it a cultural thing? That football fans revert to blaming the manager because it's seen as the thing to do to appear knowledgeable. Or is it a form of denial of the facts because the facts are too unpleasant to accept? You link two points together that don't seem to be linked. Firstly that the team should be improving? Why is this? What should Wolves be doing that will make their team improve relative to every other team? Monkey glands? Spiritual healers? Secondly, that the squad should have been strengthened. Mick reflects club policy. I'm sure he'd like to have a load of players on 80 grand a week but he can't. If someone you work with focussed on something that you knew had very little impact on performance (say 3%), and ignored the things that you knew did have an impact on performance (say 90%), how would you view him? On 19 December 2011 10:08, Morris, Lee SGT <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > *UNCLASSIFIED* > Well in my opinion, Mick's team isn't good enough. Mick's tactics aren't > good enough. I and I think many many others think Mick is out of his depth > in the PL. > > Who knows, our squad may be capable of much more under a better manager. > Its also possible that Mick has got this bunch punching well above there > weight and they will be even worse with another manager....we just don't > know, there lies the risk. > > What I do know is, the team should be showing more improvement, the squad > should have been stregthened more. We all shudder everytime Mick says he > doesn't need to sign more / better players because he's happy with "his" > squad. > > Its Mick's fault we are not improving. Thats the bottom line. .... > > *IMPORTANT*: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence > and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the Crimes Act 1914. If > you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the > sender and delete the email. > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Steven Millward > *Sent:* Monday, 19 December 2011 09:01 > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NSWolves] Anyone watching? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] > > How can I explain this more clearly. > > 90% of the results are down to the quality of players > We have the fourth worst players in the league. > We have no right to finish above where we currently sit > If we look bad in matches it's because we are playing against better > players > > Why do you keep saying its all Mick's fault? > > > On 19 December 2011 09:55, Morris, Lee SGT <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ** >> >> *UNCLASSIFIED* >> To be fair, Steve Morgan needs to address the situation too. >> >> Wolves perfromances on the pitch have shown little or no improvement, the >> manager has to be responsible for that. >> >> The big fear for me is, we change managers and still get relegated, and >> so it all starts again. >> >> *IMPORTANT*: This email remains the property of the Department of >> Defence and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the Crimes Act >> 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to >> contact the sender and delete the email. >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Steven Millward >> *Sent:* Monday, 19 December 2011 08:35 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [NSWolves] Anyone watching? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] >> >> Anyone read Soccernomics? I've read extracts but I've just ordered >> it. The author says that 90% of Premier league position is down to wages. >> >> I really don't understand why Mick is the scapegoat. He has the fourth >> cheapest wage bill and the team is fourth from bottom. >> >> If the fans really cared they'd offer to pay double the season ticket >> price to fund better players. >> >> Hmmm. >> >> >> On 19 December 2011 09:04, Paul Crowe <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Spoke to me Dad last night, who is a season ticket holder in the Steve >>> Bull, >>> apparently Tuesday night against Norwich could be the "last chance saloon >>> game" for MM. He reckons another loss would see the fans turn against >>> him on >>> mass! >>> >>> Paul Crowe >>> Sales Manager - Asia Pacific >>> >>> ConTech (Sydney Office) >>> >>> PO Box 3517 >>> Rhodes Waterside >>> Rhodes NSW 2138 >>> Tel: 02 97396636 Fax: 02 97396542 >>> Mob: 0406009562 >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Website: www.contechengineering.com >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Morris, Lee SGT >>> Sent: Monday, 19 December 2011 8:01 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Anyone watching? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] >>> >>> UNCLASSIFIED >>> >>> Apparrantly the fans left him alone this week. >>> >>> My season ticket holding mate seems to think many fans are resigned to >>> the fact that his job is safe, but that can change very quickly. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Paul Hart >>> Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2011 06:55 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [NSWolves] Anyone watching? >>> >>> Did MM get any abuse ? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 18/12/2011, at 4:22 AM, "paul " <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > At least Doyle scored. >>> > >>> > Sent via BlackBerry(r) from Telstra >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: "mark worrall" <[email protected]> >>> > Sender: [email protected] >>> > Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:05:48 >>> > To: <[email protected]> >>> > Reply-To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Anyone watching? >>> > >>> > Passing is atrocious. Henry needs to stop the 50 yard speculative >>> > passes that go straight to Stoke players. Even the short easy passes >>> > are going to their players. >>> > >>> > Stoke are the dirtiest team in the league. Nasty tackles, elbows, >>> > shoving, etc even makes Berra look ok. I hope McCarthy calls them for >>> > who they really are. And the tactics won them the match in the 2nd >>> half. >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> > Behalf Of Marcus Chantry >>> > Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2011 2:36 AM >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Re: [NSWolves] Anyone watching? >>> > >>> > Bad scoreline now and we're creating nothing. >>> > >>> > Sent from my iPhone >>> > >>> > On 18/12/2011, at 3:03 AM, Marcus Chantry <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Good scoreline but quality of game could be better, especially the >>> > crossing. Fletcher hasn't been in the game which is surprising. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Sent from my iPhone >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> >>> IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence >>> and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the Crimes Act 1914. >>> If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact >>> the sender and delete the email. >>> >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> >>> -- >>> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >>> >> >> -- >> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >> >> -- >> Boo! Thick Mick Out. >> > > -- > Boo! Thick Mick Out. > > -- > Boo! Thick Mick Out. > -- Boo! Thick Mick Out.
