Football never ceases to amaze me. Ficey assembles a squad capable of winning this league and attracts the calibre of player this sleeping giant has needed…then has a fall out with a guy who told him “it was his gig”…and gets bombed.
In reality, like a lot of people at this standard - Lafferty is not a coach. He cannot develop players and make them better, but relies solely on the “old guard” and a cheque book to get players in at Blazey or wherever he’s involved. Last season - contrary to his podcast comments about “the foundations” being laid - his coaching and management got the team where? He himself threw in the white towel and surrendered to the fact he was not the man the club needed to get the glory days back. 100% agree with him on that one. His football was boring, sluggish and not exciting…so in a new manager he needed to look for an identity.
His first choice for the job was going to be Dan Hart who turned the job down which left Ficey in the hot seat. Roger did a sterling job at Callington as an assistant manager coaching a group of players who couldn’t buy a win, into an unbeaten outfit. Him and Shaun had a great working relationship at Callington and the players recognised Ficeys qualities, coaching and man management with many of them following him to Blazey.
Lafferty continues to give Boris Johnson style responses throughout his podcast. Not once does he address what any of the “Red Flags” were….but players talk….Especially those present at the Beefeater last Monday night.
These red flags were a change to the usual formation and the fact that some of Laffertys “old guard”…. The lads who drink down his pub…we’re going to be told to work harder or risk getting shipped out. These were the red flags….really Lafferty? Just be honest with people and confirm these “Red Flags” as it’s not fair on Fice to have his reputation tarnished for wanting to make changes any manager would want to make….including first choice target Dan Hart.
what Lafferty wants is to still be involved in football from a role that he couldn’t even give a title on the podcast. how about “control freak” or “Checkbook so i’ll decide”? St Blazey will not stick by Moon and Richardson, and if they do it will be for one reason - they are puppets and Lafferty will be the puppet master. Moon and Richardson will be used and abused until s Cornish based manager becomes available. They’re getting results now but it’s been the hard work throughout the summer from Roger that’s got the players through the door. Any new managers will now be put off joining the club as it simply is not “their gig”
Lafferty needs to step away from affairs, stop embarrassing himself and stick to pulling pints and selling hotpot