Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:19 pm
We brought Chick Botley back once and that didn't work out well. Sometimes you should never go back.
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Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:25 pm
What options does the chairman have if we make a change? Any obvious strong candidates out there not in a job who would want to come into a crisis? Any formal process would need a couple of weeks or so, so an interim appointment could be an option and Dowse's name will come up, although I have no idea if he would be interested. If he was, giving him two or three games to see if he could steady the ship might lead to a longer appointment if no other better options emerged.
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:39 pm
Agreed, a good analysis!Tony wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:25 pm What options does the chairman have if we make a change? Any obvious strong candidates out there not in a job who would want to come into a crisis? Any formal process would need a couple of weeks or so, so an interim appointment could be an option and Dowse's name will come up, although I have no idea if he would be interested. If he was, giving him two or three games to see if he could steady the ship might lead to a longer appointment if no other better options emerged.
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:47 pm
From Eastbourne’s point of view what an amazing week: lost 7-0 away at Torquay and refunded the fans one Saturday and now win 6-0 at home the next Saturday!
Does 6-0 qualify for a refund for the travelling Beavers??
Does 6-0 qualify for a refund for the travelling Beavers??
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:48 pm
blame a loss like today more on the players than management, they have clearly downed tools.
Time for a change! Does Simon from Hanworth fancy the job? Dowse until end of the season?
Time for a change! Does Simon from Hanworth fancy the job? Dowse until end of the season?
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:16 pm
Dowson in on monday
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:28 pm
As a bit of distraction, elsewhere in NLS today there were some other shocks:
10th placed AFC Totten (Tuesday's opponents) lost 5-0 at home
League leaders Hornchurch lost 5-0 (away at Worthing)
10th placed AFC Totten (Tuesday's opponents) lost 5-0 at home
League leaders Hornchurch lost 5-0 (away at Worthing)
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:35 pm
No dont bring him back. He run off to Woking after the playoffs. And took players.Big Rich wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:09 pm Even HM will be begging for Dowson back after that.
Contract to the end of the season and all the soup he can handle.
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:42 pm
It’s that or Mark Harper!HamptonMad wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:35 pmNo dont bring back Dowson. He run off to Woking after the playoffs. And took players.Big Rich wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 5:09 pm Even HM will be begging for Dowson back after that.
Contract to the end of the season and all the soup he can handle.
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:51 pm
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Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 7:02 pm
Poor bloke deserves a well earned holiday.
Re: Eastbourne Borough (A)
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2025 7:29 pm
If Jules does go, (no guarantee that he will) we should advertise the job and make a forward thinking, long term appointment, based on potential. Not one based on a panicky, knee jerk response based on a record from almost a decade ago.