Curious who agrees if we did a poll?
It’s not going to solve the bigger issues but I have seen enough to know he isn’t the answer

I can’t remember many managers coming back from a7-1 mauling to be a success, I know Challinor had the 0-5 v Torquay but he already had some credit in the bank by then , this sort of result so early in his tenure could and should be terminal for Phillips
Only hope he is only contracted to the end of the year before him and his babysitter Joe Monks are allowed to write off next season for us too

It's a BIG NO for me. Give the bloke the tools and the time.

Don't feed the troll!

You are sadly obsessed with the bloke since he came here, comparing him to Askey.
We can always have a poll for you if you want to?

Very good point Kettering.

No, give him the summer to build. Results like Tuesday should show him who's simply not up to it. If he has any balls he would let the majority leave, players like Ferguson,Cooke, featherstone, Crawford along with all the Hartley misfits like Hastie, Ndjoli, Lacey and Paterson. That would/should give him a good budget to overhaul a very stale squad. Build a team around Dodds, waterfall,parkes, Mani D, Grey and Mancini if he can stay fit.

Out

I get the argument on keeping him, hopefully he does wel next year be happy to be proven wrong

My people will be watching you…..

He can help himself monumentally by binning the lot of out ov contract actors.
Then the Chairman has to help him.
Fanbase looks after a tad ov Ambition.
But I do believe it's last chance saloon next season.
UTP.

Huge opportunity this end of season to get rid of lots of deadwood and build something better. Will we take it or will it be squandered?

A lot of wages could be freed up this summer for a big re build, KP has to think about the value he's getting from the likes of Cooke, yes he can be a game changer on his day but unfortunately his day doesn't come along very often. If it's true that Ndjoli and Hastie are on big wages then freeing them up could be massive. Obviously this has to be used right and KP owes these players nothing so let's see if he has the guts to start from scratch more or less.

The problem is Richy do the savings in wages really help when the club will lose £250,000 in parachute payments. Will one cancel out the other. One thing is for sure its probably last chance saloon for a promotion push.

Other clubs can do it.

My worry is Raj actually gave Hartley some budget he just wasted it on utter shite, and i can see KP and Monks doing the same with their inside knowledge of Nat league Nortg being similar to hartleys of the Scottish divisions

Let the players go out and play.

Proof n Evidence that we can follow that Mantra.
A few going on like a reduction in parachutes excuses more failure.
Full branch n root recess required and that includes the lack ov Ambition on here.
FFS people we a massive fish swimming around a gold fish bowl at the moment.
UTP.

Yes Kev you are correct in that we are indeed a huge fish in a gold fish bowl. There are no excuses why we won't push for promotion next season none at all. If the tiny fish can get to the top of this bowl we can definitely jump right out of it and should. I mentioned the £250,000 because I don't want Raj to use this as an excuse, when of course he shouldn't in the real world. Sort of reverse psychology Lets be honest it is last chance saloon and we are a big fish in a gold fish bowl but we really should be going all out for promotion and NO EXCUSES will be tolerated this time around. I am 99% if not 100% certain fans are expecting something special next season. Anything less will result in the " Dunking Stool " a punishment dished out back in 1300s for and I quote : punishment of disorderly woman, scolds, and DISHONEST TRADESMEN.

We’re such a big fish no one is banging on the club’s door…..we’ve had the alleged offer but who were the people making the offer, most bidders reveal their identity, but personally I’m none the wiser.

Just out of interest I took a look at the career histories of the Gateshead starting 11 which humiliated our rabble of a team on Tuesday.
Now Gateshead get very low attendances and most of their team have never kicked a ball at a higher level, and they lost their manager mid season. But their form and position shows you don't need to spend a fortune on players but you do need a good scouting and recruiting set up, together with coaches who know what they're doing, and players willing to run through walls for the cause.
Darlo were a big spending big fish once!

really we are a big fish in our eyes but not in the eyes of fans of other teams even at our present level. back in the league when we played a southern outfit on a tuesday night the mighty pools might have given them their lowest gate of the season. last time we played at accrington it was a tuesday night with their lowest gate and it had to be my luck i won the half time draw. thought whey,d ask me if i wanted notes or small change when i went to pick it up.

Heaven forbid we maybe a bigger fish in another bowl next season.

And you also need an identity/plan for your style of play.

If Gateshead tried to play an efl style then i believe they would lose more than they win
They have a style and stick to it, And DO NOT change it for the opposition they are playing, Unlike US.

teams have to adopt a certain plan and style of play to what players are like at their disposal. many sides change their players but always play a certain type of football and each new side they get are carbon copies of there last one. we cannot get a side that plays one certain way with the 2 or 3 changes of manager and philosophy every season.

can someone start a thread about todays match. after tuesday i,m not going to do it and jinx the gam itself before the first bad pass is made.

Aye a Cod in a jam jar……for all the difference it would make.