Bradbury

[RayleighDagger3]

At the start of the season, Dagenham under Thompson and Co thought they were Barcelona or Man United, in taking at least a month to appoint a new manager. As a result, Bradbury came into an already toxic situation and all the best free transfers had been signed by other teams. We were left with the s/l/l (sick, lame and lazy).

This was a good time to get rid of Bradbury, therefore the new manager can assess who is any good and will know who he needs to sign in the close season. I think, we need someone strong like Mark Stimson, who knew how to win trophies when he was at Grays.

I will definately be going to at least one game towards the end of the season; and look forward to the ups and downs of our future.

[RayleighDagger]

Hello RayleighDagger3.
So....there's another out here.
Agree with you on Bradbury but he should have gone earlier. Thank god for Uddin n Co making a bold decisionsl. A good pre-season is needed and I hope a top coach for this level ill be in place. COYD

[len]

Jimmy Ball who has now been made the Torquay manager would have been a good fit, he did amazingly well at Totton as we know from getting well beaten a few weeks ago.
It is now a case of getting the right person in the job who can take us forward, which in this respect I have every confidence in them.

[Daggerfrom70s]

Luke Garrard of Boreham Wood is a better choive imho. Has done great things over the past few seasons and if he would drop down a division reckon he's a good choice. Don't know about Jimmy Ball's previous success rate. Totton don't seem to be setting National South alive.

[len]

Luke Garrard of Boreham Wood is a better choive imho. Has done great things over the past few seasons and if he would drop down a division reckon he's a good choice. Don't know about Jimmy Ball's previous success rate. Totton don't seem to be setting National South alive.

I mentioned Jimmy Ball because he got Totton promoted into our division, they are part time, cannot imagine they have a particularly large budget and played us of the park three weeks ago. Whether Like Gerrard has changed or not I don't know but he used to be very defence minded and very similar to Bradbury in fact.

[len]

Also in reality Gerard has been with Boreham Wood for years and stands a chance this season of getting them into the football league via the playoffs so it wouldn't seem very likely he would be that interested in our vacancy.