gizasqueezemister
Well-known member
The negative points are difficult to argue against and I would be more concerned if he was in it purely for 'business' purposes, which he clearly isn't. But there has been no mention that isn't just a business. It's sport where luck and chance play a huge part. A dodgy pen or bad offside decision can have a massive impact on a club. The championship is also football's equivalent of financial wilderness. Some choose a safe sustainable path and settle year on year to just remain above the bottom 3. That's seen as success at the majority of championship clubs, but very few in the modern game are profit making enterprises, especially if you are ambitious. Gibson clearly want's out of this division (in an upward direction). But it's football. Nothing comes guaranteed and it's a cruel business. I would argue 90% of Boro fans thought Wilder was a great appointment. But equally, in a relatively short period of time, a similar percentage probably agreed it was time for him to go. And I'm not hearing too many screaming 'unfair'. I agree Wilder might have not been too happy with the structure around recruitment and he's probably an old school manager who thinks he can hire better but I don't accept he wasn't backed. I believe there was genuine attempts to bring in a top striker and the paper talk around Gyokeres and JSL wasn't just paper talk but some seem to see it different. No doubt if he had looked under the sofa and found a extra couple of million here and there to bring one of those 2 in, the SM channels would be full of experts telling us we have been robbed etc. etc. I also think Gibson hasn't given up on this season and the new manager will also be backed in January. But as with managerial appointments, there is an element of luck involved in signing every player. On paper they can tick every box but some just click and some don't. One final thought on Gibson, I still think he's the sort of Chairman that still checks the league table and player stats before he checks the clubs financial performance. He's still a fan and when he does move on I can't wait to read the book. We will all know then what went on...