Matt Benham admits “We’ve made mistakes. But we’ve also been unlucky “

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   Barry on October 15, 2015 at 11:00 pm

   I am more than a little disgruntled at the bees plite as I have been a life long bees fan
   After success over the last 2/3 seasons with great football and success with promotion we appear to be back to square one
   Lee Carsley has been appointed to a job that he does not want and we have no manager. Where has the plan gone?
   We also have players bought by Marius who are not fit for purpose ie not ready for championship football and a bit light weight
   I know we have a number of injuries but where is the system and style gone? We have gone from play off hopefuls to relegation candidates in such a small space of time. With the current style of play I am fearful that we can go down unless a new progressive manager is appointed.
   Why is that it is not clear to those who run the club?

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   Ray on October 21, 2015 at 11:32 am

   This is essentially my main concern. The board clearly made a difficult decision last February to dispense with MW’s services. At that point they would have started embarking on a search for a replacement who fitted their needs. Not unlike my profession this would have involved an application process, perhaps a “paper shift” and then an interview process involving a presentation to the board. In June the club announced Marinus’s appointment. A six month detailed selection process, as it should be for such a crucial role (although 6 months in football is too long I accept).

   So when this appointment fails, the club immediately appoints someone from the backroom. Someone who has never managed (for whatever that now means at Brentford) a club and seems a reluctant candidate. I in no way doubt Lee’s ability as a coach.

   It seems to me we have gone from one method of seeking a “manager”, to the complete opposite.

   An analogy may be that British Airway goes through an in depth selection process for a new CEO and after four months decides it’s not working so lets a senior member of their cabin crew to have a go at it until the end of the year.

   Are we serious about this posting or have we kind of thrown in the towel. Surely we should be approaching candidates who just missed out or getting Lee to hold the fort until the new selection process is complete.

   Of course I wish Lee every success and would like both him and Matthew to chuck this back in my face by Christmas.

   You Bees

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     Ray on October 23, 2015 at 12:39 pm

     Rotherham and Wolves? Good response guys

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       Ray on October 27, 2015 at 10:33 am

       And again at Charlton. A result against QPR and I shall crawl back into my cynical box and shut up til May. #loving being wrong

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