Callum Mcintyre Post Match v Gateshead

I know some people are divided but I think it would be great to have a local lad

I'm not saying he couldn't do the job but managing a bunch of kids is completely different to managing professional players.

Totally get that but I think now is a perfect time to try it. Most are condemned to us going down and he is already a paid full time member of staff. If it doesn't work out by the end of the season then we haven't lost anything. Hes been in and around the environment for a while.

Not sure really.

What does he think? Could he be youth team manager/ first team assistant manager to gain senior experience?

I suppose if the next manager wants to bring his own assistant in that wouldn't be possible.

Ha so when the club needs to cut costs urgently you propose we spend more money!?

IMHO it's ridiculous. We've got to get through this crisis now till the end of the season, and Marcus is the man we have unless he decides to walk away.

IF he walked away (after all he did say at November CFU meeting he "doesn't need this job") then I would ask GB to come in till end of the season and then either go for him or Parkinson at Alty. I'm probably edging more to Parkinson long term tho.

Why would we be spending more money? We could give it to calum till the end of the season on his current wage with a view to proving himself to getting the full time. There would be no more further expense. 

However, as you say there are more experienced options long term. 

Its a no from me. What if he doesn't prove himself? after having a shot at the "big time" will he want to just go back to the academy? We will potentially lose a very good academy manager which needs to be one of our focus' going forward in producing our future cash cows. Regarding next season we need a manager who can attract the right players with good local contacts, we already know that we will not be able to flash the cash. Craig Harrison for me

Whilst I agree we can't sack Bignot, nor anybody else for that matter, I do see him as being part of the wider problem. He inherited a terrible situation to be fair to him. JM really did screw the club over with his recruitment and the contracts that he dished out. But I just don't see any inroads that he has made to solve any of these problems and in fact the situation has gotten worse. Two home wins is it?
We need to get back to the community ethos that we once had. This bloke is from the midlands and all his contacts are in that area. I'd stick him on gardening leave and see if I could find somebody with expirience to work with Calum until the end of the season. That person would have to work for free of course. Play the few players that have shown up this season. The two year crew and extension crew can train alone and watch games from the stand. And the rest of the team will be made up of youth players.
It's football suicide of course but what have we got to lose?

I think Calum is a class act, and his work and achievements with the youth team lads speak for themselves. It would b e great if he wants it himself for him to begin a senior managerial career here at some point (as an assistant initially I would suggest), but it is just daft to be punting for him to be our manager now when we are in such a serious state, talk about knocking someone's confidence and destroying a career before it has even began! I did worry about Tom Shaw for the same reasons although we had no choice but for him to carry on as caretaker (but some people forget that after an initial bounce performances and results before MB was appointed were again rubbish). As for MB, I honestly feel sorry for him given the crock he has inherited that is so much worse than even he would have expected at the time he applied. I'm for giving the lad a fair go, although until we get some semblance of a budget back that is hardly even possible. But whatever the future where we are now is not his fault and I really hope he can be supported rather than attacked.

If those professional players are those youngsters, which is more and more Likely then why not? He obviously looks like he knows how to set up his side's and frankly football is a pretty simple game and good plans executed well can be devastating.