Let's hope any new manager is happy with never meeting a player until days after he signs, and is fine with having players ruled out of selection by people higher up because the spreadsheet says so.
Matt Bloomfield is likely to suffer from dementia as he grows older due to the consequences of multiple concussions suffered whilst wearing a Wycombe Wanderers badge on his shirt. I don’t think anyone can question his commitment to our club.
Why should the club be happy he just decided to leave mid season could of waited till the season finishes at least and no positive message to the fans either.
At the end of the day the only thing that really defines the culture of the club is the supporters.
Stadiums change. Players and staff change. Managers change.
Some form of continuity among the supporter base is the only thing that really embodies the club (which is why everyone recognises AFC as the true continuation of Wimbledon).
I certainly want the players and staff that represent the club to behave with dignity and class. But the reality is that's normally for a shorter spell than the decades we had with Gaz and then Matt.
It was a wonderful added bonus that we enjoyed a prolonged spell with two club legends leading the team so brilliantly. But that doesn't mean that we can't combine a different model and style of recruitment with a sense of pride in the team.
Seems likely we're headed into a period in which players and managers at the club are here for shorter spells. No more signing the same players 2-3 times over. And we'll need to get used to recruiting players and managers who know little or nothing about the club in advance.
That's going to feel a bit alien, but I don't think it follows that the heart and soul of the club is being somehow abandoned at the same time.
Joe Low and Richard Kone are two good current examples - superb young players who play with a smile on their face and conduct themselves fantastically. I don't expect either to be with the club for more than a couple of years. But watching them develop at WWFC and go onto better things can still be a source of pride in pleasure in my view.
The same goes for whomever come in as the next manager. I want them to be a decent person who takes the time to sign autographs, show supporters respect and embrace their support. But that doesn't necessarily mean they have to be at the helm for ten years through thick and thin.
Having said all of that, I do think it's quite poor not to have any sort of farewell comment, video or something of substance from the club on this. We'll go on without Matt and there will be plenty of new heroes in the future. Nonetheless, it would have been appropriate to hear something from him and I've no doubt that the media team and Matt himself would have wanted to offer supporters something more meaningful than a bland statement. Perhaps that will come in the next few days in some other form. If not, I'm sure we must be able to arrange for Matt to attend the play-off final as the 'Gasroom Guest of Honour' to watch his team finish the job and clinch promotion.
could all those Gasroom members who sit in the directors box (you know who you are), notable by their absence here in recent days, now come out from under the duvet and make a contribution. (I won’t be holding my breath)
@bluntphil actually works there and is close to the (former) gaffer...perhaps you should direct your questions to him. Otherwise it just looks like you grinding the same old axe.
This is not to make out like it's not a rancid situation and we should all be frustrated at what's happened and be apprehensive about what's to come, however it's a time to be thankful that we've had it so good for so long.
From Torquay especially, we got 13 years with an incredible charismatic manager and were rarely without a cup run, promotion or relegation battle. It proper felt like the Club included us all. Then for Ainsworth to go and to be replaced by a club legend who ditched our rivals for us... what a moment.
Before I get properly riled by this all, I will reflect on how lucky we've had it.
It's not like the club could have done more to make him feel wanted is it!
He's just been given a 3½ year contract, he's been linked with several Championship job and interviewed for two - which the club would have known about.
The way to have not been disappointed was to have given him a new f**king contract at Wycombe. But that might have need Dan Rice to have wanted him.
I think the consequences will be felt when the teamsheet is announced at 2pm on Saturday.
I suspect the players are as upset as we are with Matt Bloomfield leaving the club. Probably more so. I wonder how many were speaking to their agents yesterday. I suspect some will be as equally keen to leave.
Yup, the upshot of it all is we've been blessed for 13 years or so and now we're possibly back into the crazy mixed up normal world of football, mad owners, revolving door managers, directors of football, etc etc. We just got used to a lack of upheaval, I suppose.
Sadly there are some doing exactly that. An earlier comment suggested that loyalty doesn't exist in football outside the fans. I'd disagree. I think loyalty is lacking in many fans too. Many show a distinct lack of loyalty at times towards managers in particular, no matter what they may have achieved at the club previously. Matt was getting abuse after daring to lose a game on New Years Day, having taken us to 2nd in the league, when no-one was expecting that at the start of the season. Honestly, some of the cretins that follow us (and yes, every club has them) don't deserve success.
Life and the club of course go on, but it's a sad day. While I am not generally fond of Luton, I hope he does well there and anywhere else he is manager in future. Anyone with a bit of class should feel the same considering what he has given our club.
I don't think there will be a mass exodus. Low had expressed a desire to leave weeks ago, so apart from Kone probably to Luton, I would be suprised to see any of the regular players go.
Genuinely fascinating statement from Matt Bloomfield, far more revealing than any other I can remember. It seems those talking of disharmony in the club were absolutely right, though I maintain that Matt's career trajectory as a manager (particularly the cut-throat way he ditched Colchester for us when we came calling) suggests he may well have jumped ship when a Championship club swooped in, even if everything was sweet and harmonious between him and Dan Rice.
It'll be fascinating to see how quickly a successor is in place and what changes they make to the playing style - and whether there'll be time to bring in more players between now and the end of the transfer window if we're looking to play a different way. The suggestion earlier in this thread that Matt was blocked from picking players because the data said they weren't right for that match is noteworthy. I can't see many high profile coaches wanting to work under that sort of pressure - certainly not the Ashley Coles of this world.
This is a month in the club's history which books, plays, TV series should be based on. If only Rob Couhig had managed to get that deal of the ground with the streamers!
The team are second in League One, and still in the cup. Our prospects are still good if the overlords have been working effectively. I would imagine most players will stay until Summer, unless someone offers a staggering amount for a striker with half a good season under their belt.
It’s interesting that recently he mentioned how hurt he’d been by the reaction at Leyton Orient last season. I thought it was a strange comment to make at the time, but hindsight makes everything clearer.
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Perfectly put.
Let's hope any new manager is happy with never meeting a player until days after he signs, and is fine with having players ruled out of selection by people higher up because the spreadsheet says so.
And a pitch on The Rye if it doesn't.
Matt Bloomfield is likely to suffer from dementia as he grows older due to the consequences of multiple concussions suffered whilst wearing a Wycombe Wanderers badge on his shirt. I don’t think anyone can question his commitment to our club.
Awful statement from us.
Also, will this impact Humphries? Wasn’t he signed based on working with Matt at Ipswich?
Why should the club be happy he just decided to leave mid season could of waited till the season finishes at least and no positive message to the fans either.
I wouldn't say Luton (whilst a shithole) is on the down. I would say on paper Luton has more potential than us.
Not all the fans on here have supported him to be fair.
At the end of the day the only thing that really defines the culture of the club is the supporters.
Stadiums change. Players and staff change. Managers change.
Some form of continuity among the supporter base is the only thing that really embodies the club (which is why everyone recognises AFC as the true continuation of Wimbledon).
I certainly want the players and staff that represent the club to behave with dignity and class. But the reality is that's normally for a shorter spell than the decades we had with Gaz and then Matt.
It was a wonderful added bonus that we enjoyed a prolonged spell with two club legends leading the team so brilliantly. But that doesn't mean that we can't combine a different model and style of recruitment with a sense of pride in the team.
Seems likely we're headed into a period in which players and managers at the club are here for shorter spells. No more signing the same players 2-3 times over. And we'll need to get used to recruiting players and managers who know little or nothing about the club in advance.
That's going to feel a bit alien, but I don't think it follows that the heart and soul of the club is being somehow abandoned at the same time.
Joe Low and Richard Kone are two good current examples - superb young players who play with a smile on their face and conduct themselves fantastically. I don't expect either to be with the club for more than a couple of years. But watching them develop at WWFC and go onto better things can still be a source of pride in pleasure in my view.
The same goes for whomever come in as the next manager. I want them to be a decent person who takes the time to sign autographs, show supporters respect and embrace their support. But that doesn't necessarily mean they have to be at the helm for ten years through thick and thin.
Having said all of that, I do think it's quite poor not to have any sort of farewell comment, video or something of substance from the club on this. We'll go on without Matt and there will be plenty of new heroes in the future. Nonetheless, it would have been appropriate to hear something from him and I've no doubt that the media team and Matt himself would have wanted to offer supporters something more meaningful than a bland statement. Perhaps that will come in the next few days in some other form. If not, I'm sure we must be able to arrange for Matt to attend the play-off final as the 'Gasroom Guest of Honour' to watch his team finish the job and clinch promotion.
could all those Gasroom members who sit in the directors box (you know who you are), notable by their absence here in recent days, now come out from under the duvet and make a contribution. (I won’t be holding my breath)
@bluntphil actually works there and is close to the (former) gaffer...perhaps you should direct your questions to him. Otherwise it just looks like you grinding the same old axe.
This is not to make out like it's not a rancid situation and we should all be frustrated at what's happened and be apprehensive about what's to come, however it's a time to be thankful that we've had it so good for so long.
From Torquay especially, we got 13 years with an incredible charismatic manager and were rarely without a cup run, promotion or relegation battle. It proper felt like the Club included us all. Then for Ainsworth to go and to be replaced by a club legend who ditched our rivals for us... what a moment.
Before I get properly riled by this all, I will reflect on how lucky we've had it.
It's not like the club could have done more to make him feel wanted is it!
He's just been given a 3½ year contract, he's been linked with several Championship job and interviewed for two - which the club would have known about.
The way to have not been disappointed was to have given him a new f**king contract at Wycombe. But that might have need Dan Rice to have wanted him.
I think the consequences will be felt when the teamsheet is announced at 2pm on Saturday.
I suspect the players are as upset as we are with Matt Bloomfield leaving the club. Probably more so. I wonder how many were speaking to their agents yesterday. I suspect some will be as equally keen to leave.
“In the meantime, Sam Grace, Harry Hudson, Matty Dye and Jerome John will oversee training and manage upcoming fixtures.”
I wonder who’s picking the team….and whether it’s any of them.
I don’t know, isn’t it just something modern footballers have to deal with these days?
Yup, the upshot of it all is we've been blessed for 13 years or so and now we're possibly back into the crazy mixed up normal world of football, mad owners, revolving door managers, directors of football, etc etc. We just got used to a lack of upheaval, I suppose.
Sadly there are some doing exactly that. An earlier comment suggested that loyalty doesn't exist in football outside the fans. I'd disagree. I think loyalty is lacking in many fans too. Many show a distinct lack of loyalty at times towards managers in particular, no matter what they may have achieved at the club previously. Matt was getting abuse after daring to lose a game on New Years Day, having taken us to 2nd in the league, when no-one was expecting that at the start of the season. Honestly, some of the cretins that follow us (and yes, every club has them) don't deserve success.
Life and the club of course go on, but it's a sad day. While I am not generally fond of Luton, I hope he does well there and anywhere else he is manager in future. Anyone with a bit of class should feel the same considering what he has given our club.
I don't think there will be a mass exodus. Low had expressed a desire to leave weeks ago, so apart from Kone probably to Luton, I would be suprised to see any of the regular players go.
We won on NYD.
Genuinely fascinating statement from Matt Bloomfield, far more revealing than any other I can remember. It seems those talking of disharmony in the club were absolutely right, though I maintain that Matt's career trajectory as a manager (particularly the cut-throat way he ditched Colchester for us when we came calling) suggests he may well have jumped ship when a Championship club swooped in, even if everything was sweet and harmonious between him and Dan Rice.
It'll be fascinating to see how quickly a successor is in place and what changes they make to the playing style - and whether there'll be time to bring in more players between now and the end of the transfer window if we're looking to play a different way. The suggestion earlier in this thread that Matt was blocked from picking players because the data said they weren't right for that match is noteworthy. I can't see many high profile coaches wanting to work under that sort of pressure - certainly not the Ashley Coles of this world.
This is a month in the club's history which books, plays, TV series should be based on. If only Rob Couhig had managed to get that deal of the ground with the streamers!
Come gather ‘round people wherever you roam,and admit that the waters around you have grown.
The team are second in League One, and still in the cup. Our prospects are still good if the overlords have been working effectively. I would imagine most players will stay until Summer, unless someone offers a staggering amount for a striker with half a good season under their belt.
The roof isn't going to fall in yet.
(Just leak a bit.)
It’s interesting that recently he mentioned how hurt he’d been by the reaction at Leyton Orient last season. I thought it was a strange comment to make at the time, but hindsight makes everything clearer.
Are people really saying he was stopped from playing people? Really?
Is that from the clip where he discovers his old teacher he thought was dead is still alive and kicking?
"I thought you was dead!"
That's the one.
Apt for @marlowchairs first post since 2019 - must be a big news day!
The video on the Luton page is very enlightening too.
Blooms says that he wasn't go to leave Wycombe for anything but that it had to feel right.
It seems like Luton have really sold themselves to him.
Yeah I find this one insane. I can't even think which player this could be referring too.