Editor’s note [Martin]: Thanks for your email Peter, and I am in complete agreement – albeit with a caveat! First things first, any suggestion of Regis Le Bris’s position being under threat based on the evidence we’ve seen on the field, or anything to do with how he’s actually done his job, is just ridiculous. Thankfully the derby win has dampened the noise, but the same idiotic opinions were getting voiced before the playoffs last season. Social media’s the problem here, as some people post things constantly for the need of some form of validation, and the more controversial their opinion, the more interaction they get. I reckon there’s only Peter Reid and Sam Allardyce who come close to Regis Le Bris’s level as a manager in pretty much living memory. I’d love to hear a case for others, but in terms of temperament, tactical nous, connection and man management, he’s got it all. Yes, we’d like to score more goals, but our performance has been outstanding this season – he really should be in the running for manager of the year. Bigger teams will be sniffing around him, you can rest assured about that.
Now the caveat. This ownership group have shown they’re ruthless, on and off the field. If they think they can improve in the dugout, they’ll probably take a chance. It’s well reported we were on the verge of getting Francesco Fariloi in a few years ago before a change of heart after fans voiced their discomfort about getting rid of Tony Mowbray. I think making a change of head coach would be a huge error – but I don’t think they’d let outside noise impact that decision again.
