You got him there I don't know what egg banjo's beef is but then I don't really care.

It tells you that MC values stability, obviously kear didn't feel the same way

Great appointment, John will get you back up the divisions.
He was brill for us

I'm sure you read as well as post on the Wakey board. You would therefore know that is not true.

He may have broken the 'promise' but he does have to consider the fianancial implications. My guess, for what it's worth, is that kear, or any coach of his experience and calibre, wasn't on the horizon when the promise was made, and that when it became known he was interested he may have, to some extent busted the budget, so the 'new' second in command idea was dropped.

Personally, Im very ahppy with it and don't feel in any way short changed, but I can understand others may not think the same.

Think youve copped for a big one pal

Surely the Guiness at Odsal aint that strong

There was also talk of a reserve side, which presumably would have been coached by Beattie given the number of academy players that would have been in there plus good for his own development. But no news of that, which disappoints me but I accept that plans change to fit circumstances, maybe we would have heard a lot more good news if more fans had purchased season tickets. so it could be that roles have been adjusted and Beattie has that wider responsibility with the first team not the reserves. Hopefully the reserves are simply delayed a season. The important thing for me is that Beattie is a bridge from the academy to the first team, and to me a sign that the owners are putting all the structures in place to build a solid core of our own talented lads that have played together and can develop together.

Interesting to see what two old dogs have done with two other teams, Big Sam and Roy. No guarantees, but you would expect Kear to sort the defence out and that alone will do wonders for the points tally.

In retrospect last year may have been the time not to buy a season ticket, this year the one to do so. Everything APPEARS to be much more solid off and on the pitch this season, and I am happy for a few broken promises for that to be achieved.

Is the non-mention of John Bastian in any of the press releases about the coaching set-up a good thing? Or a bad thing? Or just a thing?
I assume he remains Head of Youth development?

A broken promise is fine if what you get instead is better than initially promised.
That probably was his initial intention but getting Kear probably changed a few things and that is why I am now looking at the positives.
The negatives aren't necessarily negatives - just differences to what was said.
Is getting Kear and Beatie a negative up to say Diskin and Greenwood which would have fulfilled his so called promise?
I don't think so.
Chalmers changed his mind on what he said at the meeting but to me changed it for the better - so I am happy with that and my mate told me last night he will now get a terrace ST this Friday rather than occasional walk ups.
Everyone sees things differently

Im sure Kear mentioned his excellent work in his interview