Is Andy Thorn the problem? (1 Viewer)

[GeneGenie31]

Look with Aidy 'Hoofroyd' still in charge, we may have still been playing poor football, but i think some of the big names would have stayed under his leadership, King being the best example. With Thorn in charge I think he has been niave, and his inexperience in the market shows

 

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[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Yea because Aidy Boothroyd is a household football name.

 

[Otis]

Errm, wasn't Andy Thorn the scout who brought these players in under AB? :thinking about:

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

Welcome to the forum.

I've got to be honest and say that I disagree AT has been in football for a very long time. He hasn't been a manager granted. I think the problem is purely lack of funds to bid enough and pay wages that the guys can get elsewhere. AT is not the problem.

 

[harvey098]

Errm, wasn't Andy Thorn the scout who brought these players in under AB? :thinking about:

There is no way that Marlon would've even thought about us had Aidy Boothroyd not been here. I also feel he may have stayed this year but who knows! I like Andy Thorn a lot, I think that the players respect him and lets face it... who are our options. In Thorn we trust

 

[GeneGenie31]

Fair enough, to be fair, Andy Thorn never stops offering me players on Football manager. I think he has always been a good scout for the club and good at picking out young players for the club, but he can't get the established names , the experienced players into the squad as he doesn't have the pulling power of other more experienced managers

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Fair enough, to be fair, Andy Thorn never stops offering me players on Football manager. I think he has always been a good scout for the club and good at picking out young players for the club, but he can't get the established names , the experienced players into the squad as he doesn't have the pulling power of other more experienced managers

Ok well I disagree.

 

[kg82]

Who cares if King had stayed under Boothroyd, he was playing better under Thorn and my GOD, I don't want to see that football anywhere near our team again!! I remember coming out of the ground after a 1-0 win thinking that it could possibly be the worst performance I'd seen, no positives from it whatsoever! Then I remembered we'd actually won - I was just so frustrated at the lack of actual football that had been played. Truly awful.

 

[Otis]

There is no way that Marlon would've even thought about us had Aidy Boothroyd not been here. I also feel he may have stayed this year but who knows! I like Andy Thorn a lot, I think that the players respect him and lets face it... who are our options. In Thorn we trust

I wasn't talking about Marlon King.

 

[ashbyjan]

Don't think players these days give a damn who the manager is - the money on offer is the over riding motivator and we have very little of that commodity to attract players. The Boothroyd King thing was special circumstances.

 

[Mumford and Daughter]

Lets see what happens in the next 10 hours.

Its his first transfer window with little or no money.

 

[Coventry La La La]

Is Andy Thorn the problem?

No......

The real problem is a lack of funds and no squad depth.

 

[harvey098]

I wasn't talking about Marlon King.

Apologies then, I got the wrong end of the stick.

 

[SkyBlueUSA]

With all of the goings on and turmoil surrounding this club, it's a wonder that any player at all would want to sign with Coventry! Having followed the Sky Blues since 1971, I have to say that in my opinion, Andy Thorn is a breath of fresh air!!! I feel that if given even a minimum of resources, this club would be in good hands.

 

[brinner]

Look with Aidy 'Hoofroyd' still in charge, we may have still been playing poor football, but i think some of the big names would have stayed under his leadership, King being the best example. With Thorn in charge I think he has been niave, and his inexperience in the market shows

if we still had Bootroyd in charge we would already be in league 1.

 

[TheParsonsHose]

if we still had Bootroyd in charge we would already be in league 1.

Agreed and bottom of that league also.