Managerial Thread 2018 / 2019

[Ealing Bee]

He's a dinosaur.

Yep. I like the guy personally, but he's past his sell-by date, by at least a decade.

 

[IDontBeeLieveIt]

Wonder if Roy Keane will be with him too.

News reports suggesting that's imminent/likely.

 

[busheybee]

You have to admire these guys. They've presumably made a bit of money out of their careers, they can't all have gambled or drunk it away so what is it with always looking for new jobs? Warnock, Hodgson, O'Neill. They're all 60, 70+ why do it? There must be more leisurely, appealing pursuits for the elder gentleman.

 

[rebus]

You have to admire these guys. They've presumably made a bit of money out of their careers, they can't all have gambled or drunk it away so what is it with always looking for new jobs? Warnock, Hodgson, O'Neill. They're all 60, 70+ why do it? There must be more leisurely, appealing pursuits for the elder gentleman.

One of my heroes is Bobby Robson and a phrase he said struck with me in that he remarked that football was a drug and he always needed it. Same goes for these fellas I suspect. They must have so much pent up energy inside them that a round of golf won’t cut it.

 

[Ealing Bee]

You have to admire these guys. They've presumably made a bit of money out of their careers, they can't all have gambled or drunk it away so what is it with always looking for new jobs? Warnock, Hodgson, O'Neill. They're all 60, 70+ why do it? There must be more leisurely, appealing pursuits for the elder gentleman.

Agree with Rebus' (Sir Bobby's) comment about it being like a drug etc.

But Martin O'Neill might not be quite so well off as you'd imagine:

IRELAND boss Martin O’Neill is suing the Queen’s bank after losing a fortune in film-based tax avoidance schemes subsequently challenged by the authorities.
O’Neill is among 17 managers and former players that have filed a claim against Coutts and several other companies.
He is understood to have lost millions of pounds after investing in several schemes to reduce his tax bill.
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on his or the other investors’ part.
https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/3395532/martin-oneill-suing-queens-bank-tax-schemes/

Meanwhile, some interesting names amongst others involved, covering everyone from a National Treasure (Southgate), to a Media Motormouth (Sutton) and a Total Scrote (Bellamy):
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/celtic-chief-peter-lawwell-among-9027258

 

[Ealing Bee]

Bound to do the trick - can't imagine why they didn't think of this earlier:

David Wagner: Huddersfield Town manager leaves club by mutual consent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46864005

 

[gbems92]

Bound to do the trick - can't imagine why they didn't think of this earlier:

David Wagner: Huddersfield Town manager leaves club by mutual consent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46864005

No such thing as credit in the bank these days then. Joins ranieri in being a victim of his own success.

 

[Cham]

Bound to do the trick - can't imagine why they didn't think of this earlier:

David Wagner: Huddersfield Town manager leaves club by mutual consent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46864005

Clever move from Wagner.. keeps his reputation intact and can start looking for a bigger club for next season...

 

[jbee]

Clever move from Wagner.. keeps his reputation intact and can start looking for a bigger club for next season...

Not sure his reputation is entirely intact. Would struggle to get a Premier League team now I think.

 

[Gee Bee]

Bound to do the trick - can't imagine why they didn't think of this earlier:

David Wagner: Huddersfield Town manager leaves club by mutual consent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46864005

So what firefighter gets this gig Allardyce?

 

[North London Bee]

Puts the kibosh on the Maupay to Huddersfield rumours then.

 

[mhead bee]

Martin o Neill to become NFFC manager according to Daniel Taylor... Not gone down too well on Twitter..

I have lots of Villa mates and his legacy still lives long and hard in their memories. Sold Gary Cahill to Bolton for 500K and bought Curtis Davis for 10M. Cahill goes on to win premierships, champions league, plays in world cup and captains England and over 60 caps, Davis goes on to play for Birmingham, Hull and Derby. 10m in todays terms is quite a lot but 10 years ago was eye watering.

 

[NorthamptonBee]

He's a has been. The Clough-style methods are well and truly over in football in terns of success rate.

Too right, I laughed my nads off with this appointment, Can you imagine having that weirdo in charge of your club.

 

[TW3Bee]

Puts the kibosh on the Maupay to Huddersfield rumours then.

Good news keeps on coming then.

 

[johndub]

He's a dinosaur.

Don’t agree. He’s had a pretty successful managerial career- Leicester, Celtic and Villa. Got sacked at Sunderland before getting the ROI job. Has had criticism in Ireland since he left that job but, in truth, the players he had to work with during his time there were a pretty average bunch and in my view, he achieved as much as he could with them.

He comes across as an extremely nice bloke, both articulate and intelligent. I hope he succeeds at Forest, apart from when they play us.

As for Keane, well, a great player but took a dislike to him after his bust-up with McCarthy in Saipan. Clearly puts himself above anyone else and not a great man-manager.

 

[SC]

I'm with NB here. Still laughing a day later

 

[grutter]

Don’t agree. He’s had a pretty successful managerial career- Leicester, Celtic and Villa. Got sacked at Sunderland before getting the ROI job. Has had criticism in Ireland since he left that job but, in truth, the players he had to work with during his time there were a pretty average bunch and in my view, he achieved as much as he could with them.

He comes across as an extremely nice bloke, both articulate and intelligent. I hope he succeeds at Forest, apart from when they play us.

As for Keane, well, a great player but took a dislike to him after his bust-up with McCarthy in Saipan. Clearly puts himself above anyone else and not a great man-manager.

I'm with you. Managers don't just lose it once they get past 55. However, I doubt he will get the time he needs at Forest to turn them around, though. To be fair, the players he'll have at his disposal at Forest are likely to be better than what he had with ROI. There was no point trying to play flair football with the players he had.

 

[gbems92]

To be fair he is picking up a team that was in the top 6 when karanka left and has a very able and expensive squad. It's not asif he is taking over a bunch of no hopers in a relegation scrap. Shouldn't be too much for him to adjust

 

[Ealing Bee]

"Elvis has entered the building..."

Carlisle United name ex-Scotland defender as new manager
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46889425

".... via the revolving door"

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

Bielsa gone?!!!! (Source: bloke in the office.)

PS Not Ricky Gervaise before anyone asks. (Smartarses!).

 

[Bixer]

Bielsa gone?!!!! (Source: bloke in the office.)

He's called an impromptu press conference for 5pm.

Leeds fans are split over whether that'll be him announcing he's stepping down, or if he's just planning to openly accept questions about and explain spygate.

 

[Ealing Bee]

He's called an impromptu press conference for 5pm.

Leeds fans are split over whether that'll be him announcing he's stepping down, or if he's just planning to openly accept questions about and explain spygate.

Seems it's Spygate:
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/live-blog-leeds-united-head-coach-marcelo-bielsa-speaks-to-the-media-after-calling-press-conference-1-9540981

 

[ruislip bee]

He's called an impromptu press conference for 5pm.

Leeds fans are split over whether that'll be him announcing he's stepping down, or if he's just planning to openly accept questions about and explain spygate.

Alternative vote of confidence?

 

[Humblebee]

Jan Siewert appointed Huddersfield manager. Another German. Presumably they are preparing for the Championship next season.

 

[hatfieldbee]

Jan Siewert appointed Huddersfield manager. Another German. Presumably they are preparing for the Championship next season.

I believe he was Farke's successor when he left for Naarwich. Farke, in turn, had taken Wagner's old job in Germany, when he went to 'udders.

 

[busheybee]

If Huddersfield were planning for life in the Championship wouldn't they have been better off with Wagner?

 

[Humblebee]

If Huddersfield were planning for life in the Championship wouldn't they have been better off with Wagner?

He decided to leave, rather than being sacked.

 

[sonofabee]

He decided to leave, rather than being sacked.

I didn’t get the impression he was pushed rather that he decided or agreed with the owner that it was best for him and the club for a change.

 

[Ruislip_Rich]

I didn’t get the impression he was pushed rather that he decided or agreed with the owner that it was best for him and the club for a change.

Definitely looks like that. Im not a great fan of Huddersfield obviously because of the past but they seem to be a well run club and pretty similar to us.
Still hope they go down with the posh boys up the river. Chuck the colins sheeps banging boyos into that and that will a perfect relegation party for me.

 

[sonofabee]

Definitely looks like that. Im not a great fan of Huddersfield obviously because of the past but they seem to be a well run club and pretty similar to us.
Still hope they go down with the posh boys up the river. Chuck the colins sheeps banging boyos into that and that will a perfect relegation party for me.

Same way I see it as well mate. Huddersfield is the only place where I got a real hiding, many years ago at Leeds road ground so hate them.
Have to say I think the owner comes across as decent but still not a Prem club and amazed Cardiff got up in first place.

 

[TW3Bee]

Huddersfield is the only place where I got a real hiding, many years ago at Leeds road ground so hate them.

Was that in the 1977/8 promotion season when Steve Phillips got a hat trick?
My brother went to that and told me all kinds of naughty things were going on.

 

[Ruislip_Rich]

Same way I see it as well mate. Huddersfield is the only place where I got a real hiding, many years ago at Leeds road ground so hate them.
Have to say I think the owner comes across as decent but still not a Prem club and amazed Cardiff got up in first place.

Yeah very naughty up there back in the day. I remember as a kid going there on the supporters coach and the nutters attacked the coach windows with an axe. Had more than a bit of revenge with them over the years. Lol

 

[sonofabee]

Was that in the 1977/8 promotion season when Steve Phillips got a hat trick?
My brother went to that and told me all kinds of naughty things were going on.

No about four years later 1981 or maybe 1982, we lost 2-0

 

[Humblebee]

Definitely looks like that. Im not a great fan of Huddersfield obviously because of the past but they seem to be a well run club and pretty similar to us.
Still hope they go down with the posh boys up the river. Chuck the colins sheeps banging boyos into that and that will a perfect relegation party for me.

For me too. I still dislike Huddersfield after they beat us 4-0 at home a few years ago, in what was an otherwise fairly even match. I think Jordan Rhodes got a couple for them.

 

[Ruislip_Rich]

For me too. I still dislike Huddersfield after they beat us 4-0 at home a few years ago, in what was an otherwise fairly even match. I think Jordan Rhodes got a couple for them.

Yeah i remember that well. They travelled with big numbers that day and really took the mick until about 6.30pm. Thsts another story not to tell the grandkids.

 

[HertfordBee]

Yeah very naughty up there back in the day. I remember as a kid going there on the supporters coach and the nutters attacked the coach windows with an axe. Had more than a bit of revenge with them over the years. Lol

I was on the coach that day too... it was a bit scary, they had all sorts of weapons. I remember the axe!! If I remember correctly there were so many broken windows on the coach we had to go to Sheffield station and get a train back.

 

[Ruislip_Rich]

I was on the coach that day too... it was a bit scary, they had all sorts of weapons. I remember the axe!! If I remember correctly there were so many broken windows on the coach we had to go to Sheffield station and get a train back.

That was it mate. I was only young. It was scary stuff. I also remember the year of the heatwave late 70's when the Huddersfield pa bloke said it was going to rain tomorrow because some guru from Southall had done a rain dance or something. It did rain the next day. I only remember because i lived in Southall. Where has the time gone!

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

Jan Siewert appointed Huddersfield manager. Another German. Presumably they are preparing for the Championship next season.

Will be interesting to sie wert side he puts out against Everton.

 

[Humblebee]

Thierry Henry sacked by Monaco after 3 months.

 

[gbems92]

Thierry Henry sacked by Monaco after 3 months.

Jesus , he's sailed them right up sh*t creek, shame it couldn't have been villa

 

[grutter]

Thierry Henry sacked by Monaco after 3 months.

Yet another big name with apparently no idea how to manage.

 

[SQUELCH]

Steve Evans sacked.

Fergie to return....

 

[Bill Benn]

Steve Evans sacked from Posh horrible piece of work along with his knob of an assistant Paul Raynor

 

[Gee Bee]

Jesus , he's sailed them right up sh*t creek, shame it couldn't have been villa

They were bottom when he took over

 

[A Real Mysteron]

I don’t know which of Evans and Raynor is the most objectionable.
Or the biggest ******.

 

[Stanley]

Steve Evans sacked from Posh horrible piece of work along with his knob of an assistant Paul Raynor

Must have been a falling out ( no surprise ) as they are not badly placed in the league.

 

[North London Bee]

Must have been a falling out ( no surprise ) as they are not badly placed in the league.

They started like a train, scored goals for fun but like Reading of 3 years ago their stats and ExG figures were really poor. Now it has all caught up with them and they are treading water at best. Massive expectations for this season too.

 

[jlove]

They started like a train, scored goals for fun but like Reading of 3 years ago their stats and ExG figures were really poor. Now it has all caught up with them and they are treading water at best. Massive expectations for this season too.

Isn't that the story of Peterborough?

 

[North London Bee]

Isn't that the story of Peterborough?

Yup

 

[Bill Benn]

Must have been a falling out ( no surprise ) as they are not badly placed in the league.

Sounds like it’s been coming and after their defeat to Portsmouth in midweek the owner decided that was it for these 2 bully boys.Strange appointment in Ferguson classic out of the frying pan ......