Sorry if I gave that impression, I could find no positives in either Rioch or Hamilton, what surprised me about Stringer was you rated Mike Walker so much higher than him for inheriting Stringer's team!
John Bond's era was undoubtedly one where teams without huge resources could do well (e.g.Clough at Derby County and Forest)But I suppose the other side of that was that the manager's input was even more crucial.So I might put Bond top.
Well done for reopening this thread...............try not to be so protective.......Even if it was a Wum its all part of having a local rivalry..........as long as your board is not over taken by Wum threads i can't see much bother some of your lot post on our site and that is mostly accepted in good humour, and i'm sure if you escape the drop there will be a flock of budgies heading over to mock and gloat (rightly so).
can only judge those who i've seen with my own eyes so here's my list in order (i've excluded caretaker's and neil adams as he's a caretaker as far as i'm concerned) 1. Dave Stringer the norwich manager when i first started going in 88. total football, good results. best team i've seen play for norwich was under him in 88-89 - deserved to win at least a cup, maybe even the league - it was that good 2. Paul Lambert quite simply an astonishing run of results and the fact two of his three seasons were outside the top flight is irrelevant because the years 2010-2012 were the most exciting and fun i've had watching norwich city. not our best team by a long stretch but the most dramatic campaigns 3. Mike Walker took over from stringer and did very well, nearly guiding us to that elusive title, but his reputation was tarnished when he returned and he never recaptured the style we played with, even in a lower division 4. Nigel Worthington steady-eddie manager. did a great rebuilding job taking over from the shambles hamilton left and turned us initially into a strong and exciting team but he hit a wall and never recovered 5. Chris Hughton did a good job in his first season after the unenviable task of replacing lambert and made some astute signings. had some amazing victories against the best sides in the country for which i will always be thankful but his cautious approach didn't go down well and he struggled desperately to find the right balance, especially in his second season 6. Bruce Rioch often slagged off by city fans but his first season in charge was actually very exciting and we led the title charge for half the season, scoring goals galore, but it all went off the rails very quickly 7. Martin OâNeill wasn't in charge long enough to be higher but undoubtedly a class act. left us in 2nd position and i suspect had he stayed we'd have gone on to emulate his leicester side 8. Glenn Roeder yes he was horrible and yes he treated some players appallingly but he did an astonishing rescue job in his first season. we were dead and buried when he took over and he took us to mid table safety. totally lost the plot the following season though 9. Peter Grant tried to give youth a chance and had no cash to spend but the rot had already set in and he never really got to grips with being a manager and ultimately he made things ten times worse 10. John Deehan out of his depth. massively. was tough to arrest the slide in the premier league and was put in a bad position by the chairman 11. Bryan Gunn out of his depth, massively. but he did sign grant holt so he's above megson! 12. Gary Megson did a terrible job in his first spell in charge and did an even worse job in his second. a baffling appointment the second time round 13. Bryan Hamilton f**king useless ****
I know we don't see eye to eye very often supers, but as a outsider I think that list is pretty spot on.
I don't really see what Hughton has done as a success. He kept us (a side that finished 12th the year before) up for one season then almost certainly relegated us the next. Having said that, he's still above quite a few. My list since I started paying attention in 2001: 1. Paul Lambert 2. Nigel Worthington 3. Chris Hughton 4. Glen Roeder 5. Peter Grant 6. Bryan Gunn (although the fact he beat Lambert at Col. U to Holt almost puts him ahead of Grant)
I believe my father may have mentioned him! Must try it sometime! I would say: 1. Dave Stringer 2. Paul Lambert 3. Mike Walker 4. Nigel Worthington 5. Chris Hughton 6. Bruce Rioch 7. Martin OâNeill Blatantly stolen from Superman's post because I can't fault it.
Why did Dave Stringer leave? Was he pushed or did he leave for somewhere else? I always had a lot of time for him!
Where would i put Hughton? I imagine he may go back to Spurs in some sort of coaching role, his career is far from over.
I think it's pretty accurate too, Supers, but am quite amazed that Ken Brown is nowhere to be seen? I thought he did ok and he brought Crooky, Gunn, Phelan and Bruce to the club I'd have him equal fourth with Worthington.
I'd personally put Hughton in some footballing non-league wasteland so as not to damage the spirit of the game. With Allardyce, Pullis and McCarthy stapled to him
