Carl Fletcher (sacked)

[Guiri Green]

back in the very dark days when fletcher was appointed as manager i went to the meet the manager evening,it was desperate with about 30-40 of us there on a miserable evening.this is what i can put about that evening :facepalm:

I was at that meeting. He came across as a nice bloke but seemed to be a bit shocked with the size of the Task.

I've mentioned it before , but he said how much more extra money some Players he'd contacted wanted just to come all this way South. He was the best option (mainly financially I'd wager) at that time, I felt he sincerely wanted the job and wanted to do well, but a Rookie Manager with playing duties in a cash strapped struggling Club was only ever going to tread water for so long before going under.

I've no idea what he was up against at Orient but there must be more to his sacking than just his ability as a manager.

 

[Quintrell Green]

Tough luck CF. Some Chairmen should attend Cranfield College for management tuition in HR. I am sure being back in Bournemouth will be a lot healthier.

 

[WoodsyGreen]

Leyton Orient = a shitty little club with delusions of grandeur.

I hope this ludicrous decision ends up biting them on the arse big time.

 

[Keepitgreen]

On the face of it a ludicrous decision by Leyton Orient. How can a manager prove himself in little more than a month?

Could Fletcher be a candidate for the vacant Argyle academy job ? (although I think Kevin Hodges was also hard done by).

Too late. Argyle have appointed Chris Beard.

Chris has been brought in as Head of Recruitment, Kevin was Academy Director. Different role surely?

 

[davie nine]

Perhaps you are right but the appointment was reported as Head of Academy Recruitment so I assumed that ‘Head’ had the same meaning as ‘Director’.

 

[Ted]

I think they are completely different jobs

 

[The Doctor]

I think they are completely different jobs

Well just going on the job titles, one heads up the process of recruiting young players from around the region into the academy and the other directs the academy overall. Very different jobs.

 

[RochdaleGreen]

I'm very sorry to hear that Carl Fletcher has been dismissed by Orient. He did well to keep us in the league in very difficult circumstances and he is a far better manager than Sheridan, or Adams.

 

[Bernie Bernbaum]

Eh?

 

[Cobi Budge]

I'm very sorry to hear that Carl Fletcher has been dismissed by Orient. He did well to keep us in the league in very difficult circumstances and he is a far better manager than Sheridan, or Adams.

Seems a strange post.

John Sheridan stabilised the club & took us forward achieving year on year improvement. Adams got us promoted and we finished 7th in League 1 under him. Fletcher on the other hand did very well to keep us up, but then was about to take us down the following season. I’m not saying I was the worlds biggest Sheridan fan nor the worlds biggest Adams fan, and I do like Carl Fletcher but both Sheridan & Adams have achieved promotions and have other impressive accomplishments on their CV’s, they can boast a lot more than Fletcher to date, so how are they poorer managers?

 

[Biggs]

Did Carl Fletcher defile the sacred Home Park pitch by moving a white line by 100cm?

I rest my case.

 

[JannerinCardiff]

Sacked after just 29 days in the job at Orient! I always thought he was a hopeless manager but sheesh..... :shock:

Not great for Carl. Feel sorry for him.

 

[mervyn]

It’s interesting how often clubs at all levels who have lost an iconic or legendary manager, like the late Justin Edinburgh, Alex Ferguson, Pochetino at Southampton, Wenger, Sturrock, Bobby Robson at Ipswich, I could go on, who then struggle with a series of managers in short succession. Whoever followed JE was going to struggle at Orient, and I hope CF does well elsewhere.

 

[German Shepherd]

...& Pochettino at Spurs !!!!

 

[Guiri Green]

...& Pochettino at Spurs !!!!

Fletch already being linked apparently !