Reappointing NC indicates some basic lack of understanding of football and its customers, especially if, as an owner, you're prepared to play a long game in terms of improving your clubs overall position. And I've no reason to doubt that Simon Sadler wants to do that.
The problem is that NC was NEVER going to be given time by supporters because he buggered off and left us in the brown stuff. I'd be willing to bet good money that a totally new gaffer wouldn't be getting anywhere near as much heat from supporters because he'd still have some goodwill in the bank to allow for bumps in the road.
Simon Sadler would do well to understand that the mindset of your average football supporter is totally irrational, ignorant to the realities of running a football club and unwilling to even consider the notion that there are 23 other competitors in the race they want to win. He may feel that it's absurd to 'play' to such logic, but from a business perspective it's probably the smarter choice than trying to get supporters to think differently. It's never happened before for any club and I don't see it starting with us.
That was why I didn't want him back initially.
Obviously he achieved something great with us but did tarnish his reputation for many when leaving the way he did and to a number 2 role. It didn't really bother me as football is football, but some clearly were not happy.
He's actually had decent support really considering, bar some online moaning and some who wouldn't chant his name or get involved in the fist pumps, but generally he's been accepted back.
But he needed to earn the trust back and unfortunately each time we've built up some momentum, it's immediately undone again.
There would still be disappointment in our situation under someone new but undoubtedly even just a bit more understanding, given no history to upset people.
Also it helps if you can see something being built, which by now, coming down with many players with championship experience and 2 windows now and a load of games, you'd expect to see better signs of improvement.
We did see some in Jan, but then we've also seen the wheels come off a bit recently and no real improvement away, it got worse infact. The issue has been that being behind we needed a big winning run and couldn't really afford mistakes. We just don't look capable and play some horrendous aimless football.
Maybe he was the best candidate available, but we really needed to be more creative and adventurous, we've missed out on some good managers at clubs in and around us seemingly due to caution and not wanting to take an exciting gamble, which has as much chance of coming off as a safe one but with no baggage. If anything there's additional benefits to not going back and making exciting appointments in extra people attending, clean slate etc.
