| McKenna Top 6 13:54 - Nov 5 with 3879 views | cressi |
If we don't make the top 6 should he get another season here two plus really good seasons which would be followed by two very very poor seasons if top 6 not achieved. |  | | |  |
| McKenna Top 6 on 13:54 - Nov 5 with 2851 views | FrimleyBlue |
nope |  |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 13:57 - Nov 5 with 2839 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
It is impossible to say.
If we don't make playoffs it will 100% be an underachievement. I also don't think that means you HAVE to sack the manager. It will take a lot for me to lose faith in KM because we have seen what he can do and sometimes is worth sticking with that even if there are bumps in the road. |  |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 13:57 - Nov 5 with 2843 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
If we don’t go up I imagine he will leave for another opportunity one way or another.
I personally think outside top 2 would be a failure let alone top 6. |  |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 14:08 - Nov 5 with 2779 views | southnorfolkblue |
Yes.
We might actually benefit from "doing a Leeds" and getting promoted in the second season after relegation. The current team looks a million miles from being a Premier League side and none of the loans who we are obliged to buy if we get promoted look remotely up to the required standard if we go up.
We've come an awful long way in a very short space of time. A period of consolidation may not be a bad thing in the long term and I think KM would be the right man for the job. Whether he wants to stay is another matter. | |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 14:29 - Nov 5 with 2686 views | billlm |
No |  | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 14:36 - Nov 5 with 2648 views | Bluemike31 |
Definitely not for me, would be time for a new direction. | | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 14:46 - Nov 5 with 2615 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Why don't we wait and see how the season pans out before jumping to the worst case scenario? |  |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 14:53 - Nov 5 with 2571 views | blueoutlook |
Nope. |  | | |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 14:57 - Nov 5 with 2529 views | baxterbasics |
I'm leaning yes he should but there are lots of 'depends' and 'what if's' that would factor in.
We could have more key players pick up long injuries for example. Wouldn't blame him for that.
There's a difference also between missing out on 6th place by a point, and finishing 12th or worse. |  |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 15:05 - Nov 5 with 2497 views | Ftnfwest |
Yes although not if we've been in a relegation fight! I would have settled for play offs from the word go and still would. Think we'd be better off going up 2nd time tbh, we need our academy firing by the time we do tbh. Minimum this season is at least to be in with a shout of play offs until last couple of games at worst. So say 7th 10th worst case finish. |  | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:17 - Nov 5 with 2462 views | PrideOfTheEast |
I think we’d give him another season but it would be a major failure if we’re not making the top 6 of this division, this season. We’ll win the league in any case. | | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:25 - Nov 5 with 2430 views | Denny32 |
No....I feel his ideas and playing phylisophy will have gone stale and his stubbornness to change..id prefer a foreign coach with fresh ideas and better ways of playing and tactics.. | | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:31 - Nov 5 with 2409 views | Blueschev |
I would still be amazed if we didn't make the top six this season. Were it not for some awful finishing last night we would have won comfortably against a decent side. Our greatest weakness is our ability to make unforced errors that cost us. If we cut those out we should go on a run that will see us shoot up the table. If I'm wrong then I would expect McKenna will be gone at the end of the season. |  | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:32 - Nov 5 with 2405 views | Vic |
Impossible to say one way or the other at the moment. Too many variables. Do we miss out by a pt, GD or have we spent the entire season being inconsistent? Were there injuries to a couple of key players?
That said, I'd lean towards giving him some leeway - last season was a hiding to nothing and we went up too early and totally undercooked. Maybe 2 season in the Champ might be good and give time to get everything in place squad and infrastructure wise.
But then again, being 2 pts off the PO's at this point and still missing out would be quite a failure. So maybe he should go if we don't make them!
But I think we will. |  |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 15:47 - Nov 5 with 2343 views | AVJones |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:32 - Nov 5 by Vic |
Impossible to say one way or the other at the moment. Too many variables. Do we miss out by a pt, GD or have we spent the entire season being inconsistent? Were there injuries to a couple of key players?
That said, I'd lean towards giving him some leeway - last season was a hiding to nothing and we went up too early and totally undercooked. Maybe 2 season in the Champ might be good and give time to get everything in place squad and infrastructure wise.
But then again, being 2 pts off the PO's at this point and still missing out would be quite a failure. So maybe he should go if we don't make them!
But I think we will. |
With our squad, we should be top 6, minimum. Last night we had £12m, £15m, £15m players on the bench - we have invested on going up, big time.
If we fail to go up, then there will be another summer of 'transition'. Players who feel they should be in PL will go. All loanees leave, again. We'll need to reduce our wage bill. And as our overall budget will go down significantly, we will be shopping in a different store.
So, we've betted on going up. If McKenna achieves it, he's a hero and should have a better squad for a second go at the PL. And if he doesn't I doubt neither he nor the club will be up for another round. | | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:50 - Nov 5 with 2317 views | Bluefields |
I'd imagine there would be a parting of ways. However I think Town will be promoted automatically, there are so many games still to play and there arent really any standout sides. | | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:55 - Nov 5 with 2301 views | MattinLondon |
No. And I doubt whether he’ll expect to still be here if that scenario happens.
However you dress it up, not achieving promotion this season should be classed as total failure.
Yes, KM worked miracles in those two promotion seasons but that’s behind us now with new expectations set.
To clarify, I think that we will go up automatically and I want KM to lead the club again into the PL next season. |  | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 16:44 - Nov 5 with 2187 views | Radlett_blue |
A phenomenal number of excuses being trotted out for McKenna. He had last summer & this summer to spend a king's ransom on top quality Championship players & with our squad, finishing outside the top 2 would be a failure.
Please no excuses about injuries - we have a way deeper squad than anyone else in this league, £12m players on the bench, everyone gets injuries so we should be able to cope.
Interesting that Leicester & Southampton are doing worse. Maybe the scars from being beaten every week endure, or maybe the 3 squads weren't quite as good as we thought? The current promoted clubs are all doing OK.
Over 2/3 of the season to go so we have time to improve, but much work to be done. |  |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 16:57 - Nov 5 with 2151 views | Nutkins_Return |
| McKenna Top 6 on 13:57 - Nov 5 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
If we don’t go up I imagine he will leave for another opportunity one way or another.
I personally think outside top 2 would be a failure let alone top 6. |
Top 2 is the aim but the plans had to change in the summer with certain players like Omari forcing moves.
We should be competing for top 2 no question but what I want to see is a progression in terms of performance as Im pragmatic that new teams can take time. If we finished say 4th but the progression was there and we were firing on all cylinders by the end and we lost in a playoff final because we got someone sent off (just an example) then it would probably be a stupid thing to sack McKenna or even contemplate.
Personally I can be patient with McKenna because he's a very good manager and clearly cares about the club when you hear him talk about it with great knowledge.
Now if At the end of the season we finish 10th and team has got worse then it's a different conversation. That won't happen. | |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 17:03 - Nov 5 with 2104 views | HighgateBlue |
I'm with the majority here. It's a clear no from me. It's heartening to read that there's consensus that a failure to achieve top 6 constitutes a failure.
Clearly the vast majority of us hope that we go up handsomely, and that Kieran leads us back to, and in, the promised land.
I'm surprised at the level of confidence that that will occur, but I shall endeavour to get on board with it! |  | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 17:09 - Nov 5 with 2087 views | DavoIPB |
Absolutely not. On paper best squad. At the minute we still play exactly the same way every game and only a couple of players are improving. | | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 00:18 - Nov 6 with 1863 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| McKenna Top 6 on 16:57 - Nov 5 by Nutkins_Return |
Top 2 is the aim but the plans had to change in the summer with certain players like Omari forcing moves.
We should be competing for top 2 no question but what I want to see is a progression in terms of performance as Im pragmatic that new teams can take time. If we finished say 4th but the progression was there and we were firing on all cylinders by the end and we lost in a playoff final because we got someone sent off (just an example) then it would probably be a stupid thing to sack McKenna or even contemplate.
Personally I can be patient with McKenna because he's a very good manager and clearly cares about the club when you hear him talk about it with great knowledge.
Now if At the end of the season we finish 10th and team has got worse then it's a different conversation. That won't happen. |
“Top 2 is the aim but the plans had to change in the summer with certain players like Omari forcing moves.“
Another boarding on ridiculous take. All parachute clubs lose players late that wouldn’t have suddenly changed everything. I posted in April he would be off, so I’m sure ITFC had an inkling, no chance we were surviving the summer with just losing Delap. We were also down by valentines day and heavily backed. If we suddenly had to pivot everything after pre season I’d be even more worried about our preparation.
If we lost in the playoffs there could be argument to keep him depending how the season panned out but it would still be a failure, especially when you look at the state of the league. I rate him highly as a manager and want him to stay this year and then evaluate. Let’s just back him and the team and see what happens but I also won’t apologize for posting opinions on here as things progress! Of course I hope they are all very positive things but so far they haven’t always been. I still think we will go up. The league is poor. [Post edited 6 Nov 2025 0:49]
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| McKenna Top 6 on 06:34 - Nov 6 with 1727 views | Blue_Heath |
Unless there a lot of injuries or we just miss out on last day etc sorry but he would have to go. As someone said above with the money spent getting 3rd-6th is a failure. We really should be top two. That said I'd prefer a day out at Wembley! | |
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| McKenna Top 6 on 06:48 - Nov 6 with 1703 views | mikeybloo88 |
| McKenna Top 6 on 15:32 - Nov 5 by Vic |
Impossible to say one way or the other at the moment. Too many variables. Do we miss out by a pt, GD or have we spent the entire season being inconsistent? Were there injuries to a couple of key players?
That said, I'd lean towards giving him some leeway - last season was a hiding to nothing and we went up too early and totally undercooked. Maybe 2 season in the Champ might be good and give time to get everything in place squad and infrastructure wise.
But then again, being 2 pts off the PO's at this point and still missing out would be quite a failure. So maybe he should go if we don't make them!
But I think we will. |
We didn’t go up too early...we just recruited very badly (or KM isn’t as good as we believe) |  | | |
| McKenna Top 6 on 06:54 - Nov 6 with 1693 views | Churchman |
It depends on how we are looking at the seasons end, if the team looks settled and coming together as it did at the end of his first half season, don’t change it.
I know that patience is old hat. Outmoded and something only a saddo like me values. Instant success. Right here right now is what the majority demand. The journey? B****r that. Supporters love the excitement and sweaty transfer deadline night style excitement of a manager change too. All that promise. Shame most of them prove to be cr@p.
I believe it’s academic anyway because I suspect he will move on come what may. He’s already acknowledged he’s lost the confidence of some supporters so there’s little reason to stay beyond contractual obligation and whether or not he’s offered something else.
The club after decades of neglect and vandalism from Evans has tried to run before it can walk thanks to the double promotion. Huge progress has been made in many fronts including quality of player personnel.
We should be challenging for top two. If we don’t make top six, which is a possibility, it will constitute failure. Severe disappointment. The opportunity is there with no outstanding teams. But the question the becomes why didn’t we, what do we need to do? In other words a disappointing season doesn’t mean you automatically get rid of a good manager - unless you’ve lined up somebody better.
I’m always reminded of Charlton’s Curbishley has taken us as far as he can stuff in the 2000s. Different times but I see a similar vibe here. BCWYWF |  | | |
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