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&quotBaboo&quot wrote:

&quotboris&quot wrote: I suspect the whole thing is a rather bitter ploy by the Burton chairman to try and unsettle Wilder, especially after Robinson and Kelvin had an almighty stand-up row at half-time when Oxford played at Burton.

What was the stand up row all about Boris?

The conflict of interests caused by Robinson's role in the points deduction fiasco.

How football works:

1) Manager on short term contract, who has had a strong finish to season, wishes to cash in on success and popularity. So makes it known that he would like to be associated with another available job. A call to said club, its local newspaper, or just a rumour posted on forum, does trick.

2) Lazy local newspaper journalists pick up on rumour, turn it into a &quotstory&quot.

3) Word spreads that said manager is being considered for the post, even though in reality he's not. Fans panic, bombard forums with &quotgive him a long contract&quot messages.

4) Chairman, eager to keep fans on side, responds with 3 year deal.

5) Season starts badly, fans turn on manager, bombard forums with &quotManager out&quot messages come Christmas

6) Chairman sacks manager, pays off 2 1/2 year contract.

All very true, Dan. However, in the case of Wilder we’ve only reached step 3 so far.

If Wilder has any sense (and I think we’d mostly agree he has) then if I were him I’d wait a while before going ahead with step 4.

In particular because step 4 is not just about how much Wilder gets paid, but how much budget he’s got to work with in the next year or two. If it’s significantly less than Patto and Jim recently wasted then I’d understand him keeping his current rolling contract going and his options open for a properly funded job higher up the football pyramid.

&quotboris&quot wrote:

&quotBaboo&quot wrote:

&quotboris&quot wrote: I suspect the whole thing is a rather bitter ploy by the Burton chairman to try and unsettle Wilder, especially after Robinson and Kelvin had an almighty stand-up row at half-time when Oxford played at Burton.

What was the stand up row all about Boris?

The conflict of interests caused by Robinson's role in the points deduction fiasco.

Ta. Any more detail?

fraid not

I heart our chairman at the moment. Good for him!

I hear that Burton aren't going pro next season. They are going to stay as a part-time team. I wonder how many clubs in the league have been part time before?

Thats what I read somewhere in an interview with their chairman.

I think he said they were going to up training to three times a week.

Can't see any reason why CW or any other quality manager currently in work would want to jump ship to a club whose ambition appears to be being a yo yo team.

But with so many of the clubs at the base of League 2 struggling financially, there would seem to be at least some sense in keeping costs under control as it seems likely that there will always be one or two sides starting on -10 for the next few seasons.

Not good for attracting a big manager maybe, but good for keeping them up

Then again, you could always put money on Darren Patterson getting the Chesterfield job - Victor Chandler have him at 28/1

&quotA-Ro&quot wrote:I think his odds may have just bombed

I was surprised how long it took them to get this out and how slow the OM were on this. It was on Rad Ox at 7:30 this morning.

Just for once, the club AGM may be interesting and worth going to as it seems that at last the club is laying some proper foundations for the future.

&quotBaboo&quot wrote:

&quotA-Ro&quot wrote:I think his odds may have just bombed

I was surprised how long it took them to get this out and how slow the OM were on this. It was on Rad Ox at 7:30 this morning.

It was cos they needed a quote from Kelvin and he's in Florida. Time differences and all that...

&quotboris&quot wrote:[It was cos they needed a quote from Kelvin and he's in Florida. Time differences and all that...

I am not very good at this journalism lark am I?