He looks and sounds honest enough, speaks well in front of the camera and no doubt the players which is a positive thing. Players pick up on that just like in any walk of life, those who come across well get the most out their troops so to speak.
That was one thing Maloney was very poor at, interviews. His twitching, his nervousness the dry lips it all looked very uncomfortable. Now I’m not saying he was like that in front of the players but I can’t imagine he’d have been any different.
Nice guy yeah but sometimes it comes down to at the end of the day to man pure utter management skills and how you put yourself across.
I’m sure Lowe will want Wigan with a Birmingham budget but that just isn’t going to happen.
His job at the end of the day will be to motivate and bring out the best in lesser quality players and bond them as a team, just like the vast majority of lower league managers with little to spend.
If he comes across the same to the players as he does in his interviews, is backed financially by Danson and is given time then I’m sure we’ll do well as a club.
As the saying goes:-
“The King is dead, Long live the King !”
It was a shame Maloney didn’t get the backing but at the end of the day for me based purely on management skills, na not for me