by YorkshireRoyal99 »
07 Feb 2022 10:35
Anywhere from 2-5 seasons I'd think for us to get back up from League One. I don't think the owner would pull the plug on the funding of the club if I'm honest, I think that's a pretty extreme view but we'd certainly need plenty of time to transition out of our sanctions and rebuild.
The only problem I'd have is I'm not sure it would happen all under 1 manager though, especially the longer we go on without promotion, the more disgruntled I can imagine the fanbase would get. If we were to go down, I'd personally take Alex Neil on a 2-3 year deal and allow him to bring his full coaching, scouting and medical team with him if possible. Not keeping scratch staff members from other coaches, like Nuno Gomes who is still here from Gomes' time at the club, Joao Penedo who is also part of Gomes' team who is on the performance analyst side etc.
If it's a clean slate, that has to include staff members as well as players. I can imagine it's not great for Pauno currently having some staff members that he has worked closely with for a number of years, whilst having other staff members from other coaches etc.