Should Saints sack Tonda?

[SNSUN]

Ok, we'd have never beaten Hull so I reverse my decision until such a point as the EFL or further incriminating evidence is presented.

Tonda is our king! 😏

But seriously...

Still yes. Culture bad. Reputation bad. Fresh start.

[St. Ciervo]

17 minutes ago, Saint Fen said:

I’m surprised it is so close a vote. 
I’ve always said depends on the players. Fans are always here so win lots of games get us promoted everyone forgets.

Exactly right. Everyone has given valid points here. If the players can handle it, and if TE doesn't get hit with a massive ban, then I could be convinced to use it as fuel. Also... he should coach for room-and-board levels of compensation...

My great fear is that we piss about for so long with no resolution that we have to panic-hire right at the start of the season. That would be the only unacceptable outcome for me. SR will surely go down this path. 

[wild-saint]

Keep him.

[CamberwellSaint]

hi Saints fans, long time reader, occasional poster here.

[last match I was at was the 0-2 vs PNE in Still's last game, so maybe I'm a sign of brighter days to come..  ]

We broke the rules, and under pressure from Gibson and football's frothing moralisers, we got penalised very harshly. Our hapless board failed abjectly to either play hardball [deny, deflect, delay] or game the disciplinary process smartly [get a reptilian reputational management consultancy and KC Pannick on board early doors].

The EFL are quietly ignoring their own rules in punishing us ['the play off final will be contested by the winners of the semi finals']. All those clutching their pearls about the sanctity of the competition and the sacred rules of the game can get f*cked, unless their clubs routinely offer to forfeit points every time a dive wins their club a game changing penalty. 

As others have said: If the players [or any that are likely to be here next season] are with him, Eckert should stay. Spying on oppo training is a stupid thing to do- not primarily because its against the rules, but because you don't find out anything that you can't from video analysis of the oppo results and the first 5 minutes of the game. As long as TE doesn't do it again, he's likely better than anyone else we're going to get, and perhaps this club need to embrace being disliked for a while.

The screw-you to the rest of the division and the EFL might actually bring the club and fans together. Anyone trust this board to appoint a new manager who's likely to mastermind 21-game unbeaten runs?

Answers on a postcard..

[Eire Saint]

9 hours ago, Cabrone said:

If he didn't know about the 72 hour rule then I'd give him a chance of redemption. He's a baby in management terms, was parachuted into a difficult situation and did a fantastic job.

The board get paid to be the wise heads that make sure everyone understands the rules. If their 1st  team coach didn't know something as fundamental as this I'd be asking why? They could have booked a day out somewhere, taken all the staff and spent the day going through the rules. They failed.

Also let's be real, if SR reappoint it will be another dodgy experiment. No thanks I'd rather have a contrite Tonda. If we let him go he'll be snapped up somewhere else.

I hope he stays and takes the stick, I'd respect him for that.

However it may be out of our hands.

Agree. Can't afford the risk of another rubbish appointment. His entire career is on the line here. He knows how to get results. 

Next seasons championship is going to be spicy. Probably the strongest lineup in quite a while. We need to be out of the blocks quick, normally takes the relegated sides a bit of time to adjust, we'll already be 4 points down so no room for messing about with a new manager tinkering. Get the squad settled early in pre season and get at them.