If Welnix really want to have a profitable club they might need to bite the bullet and show Ricki the door, and splash some cash on a marquee. They are all business men, surely they can understand that sometimes you need to inject capital in the short term for long term profit. If they let Ricki keep managing for 2 more years without access to marquee players it might be cheaper for them but how many fans are gonna stick around? How much money will they lose asa a result of dwindling public interest? And yes, I know it's not all Ricki's fault but sometimes organisations just need fresh ideas. Managers of football teams are ultimately accountable for on-field performances too, that's just the way it is.
Agree. Throw in the fact Herbert has major AW's responsibilties this year (on the back of the Oceania debacle) and it's a no-brainer. The public interest IS dying off. Was before last nights hiding. Will be a record low attendance this week. Public aren't going to wait 2 years for some Kiwi academy kids to come thu. They just want to see the Phoenix win the A League sooner rather than later. And that ain't gonna happen ever with Herbert. He has run out of ideas and is constantly outcoached. Time for Phoenix Mk2