Appleton

[Kit Kat Chunky]

Funny reading this thread. Shan has bought in a coach to help out. The end.

Why are people pissing their pants. It's a coaching roleuntil the end of the season ffs sake! It's hardly life altering stuff.

We've just made our coaching team a bit stronger than last week. Shan will make the final decisions. Theyve all worked together and know each other. Fine by me.

If I was cynical I would possibly think this is an ideal way to soften up the fans into appointing Appleton a few months down the line as manager if we don’t go up.

I thought he did well at Oxford and am open minded about it but again without the WBA connection his C.V is pretty average.

I have the same feeling Derek. He'll be our next boss if we stay down. Probably with Reid and Shan as assistants.

It's so typically Albion.

Appy created a very decent side at Oxford and got promoted. He was also at 3 other barnpot clubs where he couldn't really hope to do anything as a young manager given their individual circumstances and was brave (Or stupid) to take them.

He's supposed to be a very good coach who doesn't suffer fools and as we know can work on a tight budget but I grant you if he hadn't have played for us I doubt he'd be considered.

It'll happen though if we don't go up. Of that I'm sure.

I suspect it is this fact that is appealing, given our long term prognosis would not appear to be good.