Love him or not, what he did for this club should never be forgotten or under estimated. But the way he is being treated at Leeds is a disgrace with the graceless Cellino publicly whoring himself around lower league managers while Evans is still supposedly in charge. Evans should gather himself up, show some self respect and walk away, however much he wants the job.
Sorry S8 I cant agree. I was glad to see him go. Yes, the record is there for all to see how he guided us to the Championship etc etc, although I think it took him by surprise as much as anyone, but there it is, its what i feel. Reap as ye shall sow as the old saying goes or in modern parlance, what goes round comes round.
With the greatest respect S8, I have never disagreed with a topic heading more. Evans didn't mind stepping in after the way Leeds treated Rosler, and he knows exactly what he is doing. He isn't in any position to take any moral high ground. What will be will be.
I agree. He has been treated awfully. He has shown some backbone to carry on.
He didn't do anything at RUFC apart from wear the shirt with pride and passion. He put us back on the map. The seasons he had with us were as good as I can remember from my first game in 1972
-- Edited by ian on Thursday 26th of May 2016 11:54:46 AM
Not really - Evans knew what he was walking into - but obviously had the mind set it would be different for him. He saw the bright lights and went for it. I wouldn't say he's failed this season, more of a meh - He's got one or 2 good players up there he's not getting the best from, but also persisting with some real dross. If Chris Wood is better than Alex Revell I'll eat my hat. As for the big ego Italians - he's probably forced to play them as they aren't any great shakes either
No sympathy whatsoever. He touted himself for the Leeds job when Rosler was there & as has been already said, you reap what you sew, but it must be killing him inside not being able to say anything for the ultimate self publicist. He'll end up at Posh eventually, but some poor saps might be lumbered before then.
i must admit i cant help myself but my i am laughing my tits off at this both at evans predicament and also the club i dispise the most even more than the fowls.
cellino has made them a laughing stock.
robinson the successful mk dons manager turns them down
then he goes to bristol rovers for their manager
-- Edited by hillsborough miller on Friday 27th of May 2016 07:30:50 AM
Look at the history of what he did at Boston, how they stood by him, and how he left for Crawley a couple of weeks after taking Boston down and promising to stick with them and get them back up.
Look at how we stuck with him despite a long touchline ban for serious misconduct - the latest in a series of disciplinary transgressions.
Query why he left us. He was shouting from the roof tops about integrity while TS maintained a dignified but telling silence - demonstrating what integrity really is.
Look at how Leeds sacked Rosler and appointed Evans same day. They got through that interview process in a hurry didn't they?
He knew who he was going to work for at Leeds and he was happy to play the game and take the money.
Feel sorry for Evans? Not even a little bit.
-- Edited by smiler on Friday 27th of May 2016 10:44:03 AM
Absolutely Smiler spot on. He's a canny lad and he spouted endlessly about integrity and yet as they say actions speak louder than words. I know there are many who would shoot me down for saying so, but its my opinion he walked from us in the same way he walked from Boston when they were relegated, he had better opportunities elsewhere, nothing wrong with that on the face of it, but he left someone else to pick up the pieces. With us, i would suggest, he saw the writing on the wall and got out while the going was good, leaving someone else to take the blame for a disastrous season until the arrival of Warnock. Plain as a pikestaff, why else would he have gone. He gets what he deserves and he will be found out sooner or later, if not already, IMO
Absolutely Smiler spot on. He's a canny lad and he spouted endlessly about integrity and yet as they say actions speak louder than words. I know there are many who would shoot me down for saying so, but its my opinion he walked from us in the same way he walked from Boston when they were relegated, he had better opportunities elsewhere, nothing wrong with that on the face of it, but he left someone else to pick up the pieces. With us, i would suggest, he saw the writing on the wall and got out while the going was good, leaving someone else to take the blame for a disastrous season until the arrival of Warnock. Plain as a pikestaff, why else would he have gone. He gets what he deserves and he will be found out sooner or later, if not already, IMO
I don't know why he left us Towdlad. I hear rumours and have my own suspicions but we will probably never know.
Whilst there is no denying that he achieved success for us in the short term my personal opinion purely from a football perspective is that he did us a favour going when he did - just in the nick of time before he did irreparable damage (perhaps it was TS who saw the writing on the wall with what he was being asked for so soon after the budget had already been blown? Pure speculation).
I do know that I wouldn't take any lessons in integrity from Steve Evans, and that I would find it difficult ever to feel very sorry for him if for once he was the one without a comfy chair to sit on when the music stops. He knows exactly what he is doing.