Mention of this on other threads but worth a thread of it's own I think. I'm really surprised at this as he's done a pretty reasonable job. It might be argued that his performance over the last couple of seasons is no better than his budget would suggest but he does face the problem of enticing players up North which, as we know to our cost, means players are more likely to sign down South unless we make it worth their while. Also, bear in mind that County won the Development league last year which demonstrates a very solid foundation has been built there.
It is not as though he has had a disastrous start to the season. They have only lost to sides currently in the top 6 so I wonder just what McGregor is expecting from the management team (Dodds has gone as well). It would appear that simply retaining Premiership status is not good enough for McGregor. I wonder therefore if this signals some major new investment from Uncle Roy with a push for a serious challenge in the top 6? After all, he will be paying a fair bit to pay off McIntyre and Dodds and then to recruit a new management team. It seems to be pointless to do that if the ambition is simply to retain premiership status - after all, McIntyre has shown he is more than capable of doing that.
There may, of course be behind the scenes issues which have brought this on, but whatever the reason for the sacking, the identity of the new manager will likely be a good indication of the ambition of the County Chairman. I'm putting my money on Richie Foran
Mention of this on other threads but worth a thread of it's own I think. I'm really surprised at this as he's done a pretty reasonable job. It might be argued that his performance over the last couple of seasons is no better than his budget would suggest but he does face the problem of enticing players up North which, as we know to our cost, means players are more likely to sign down South unless we make it worth their while. Also, bear in mind that County won the Development league last year which demonstrates a very solid foundation has been built there.
It is not as though he has had a disastrous start to the season. They have only lost to sides currently in the top 6 so I wonder just what McGregor is expecting from the management team (Dodds has gone as well). It would appear that simply retaining Premiership status is not good enough for McGregor. I wonder therefore if this signals some major new investment from Uncle Roy with a push for a serious challenge in the top 6? After all, he will be paying a fair bit to pay off McIntyre and Dodds and then to recruit a new management team. It seems to be pointless to do that if the ambition is simply to retain premiership status - after all, McIntyre has shown he is more than capable of doing that.
There may, of course be behind the scenes issues which have brought this on, but whatever the reason for the sacking, the identity of the new manager will likely be a good indication of the ambition of the County Chairman. I'm putting my money on Richie Foran