Despite Watford's huge manager turnover this past 10 years, they've played in the Premier League for 5 seasons during that time. Don't know for sure but I think they stayed up there for 4 consecutive seasons before they came down last time. That's somewhat better than our efforts during the same period with two first year relegations each time. Don't get me wrong Brizz, the Pozzos wouldn't be my sort of owners, but they came down for a season, got the results and gone back up again - I'd have taken that over the last 10 years.
I don’t thinks it’s a question of action or inaction but rather competence or incompetence in choosing managers. City fall into the incompetent category with bells on. Also I don’t think you can compare the clubs,it’s apples and pears. Watford have a reservoir of young talent they always seem to be able to tap plus an uncanny ability to find gems. Whereas we end up with the likes of Bacuna and Collins.
Nin - you make it sound as though "a reservoir of young talent" and "an uncanny ability to find gems" are crimes. To me it means they're a properly run club with a good contacts and scouting network - something we appear to be seriously lacking. As you say, our upper management and player acquisition policy is abysmal and that stems from a lack of knowledge of the game at that level. We need people at the top who understand the game, not just the owner's business partner and accountant.
Our next manager?......... https://www.skysports.com/football/...na-way-in-israel-and-wanting-to-be-a-manager#
Comment from The 72 website........... "Fans are tired of McCarthy and indeed tired of having a more traditional boss at the helm. Warnock and McCarthy are somewhat alike in their philosophies, whilst Harris was kind of an updated version of both, in that all three of their games consist of peppering the opposition box with crosses into big target men. Cardiff then seem to be at a crossroads. The club seems to be stalling in their progression, if not heading backwards, and there could be no better time to shake things up with a maverick appointment – someone unproven. There’s the sense that Cardiff City with the players they have, have what it takes to stay in the Championship no matter the man at the helm. But going forward the club needs someone fresh, someone more in tune with the contemporary game and ideally, someone who knows the club and its values. Earnshaw could yet be the ideal man to bring Cardiff City into the new. Fresh out of his UEFA Pro License, hungry for management and a true Cardiff City legend. A gamble for sure, but Cardiff City can’t keep up this tired agenda when it comes to appointing managers."
It's pretty much what's been said on this and other message boards for a while. I suspect the trouble is that with a board lacking in football understanding, they feel they've already been burned by what they saw as a maverick appointments in OGS. Of course if OGS is to be believed, then the board didn't back-up their own appointment. No matter how many times we go round and round on the subject, there is a fundamental problem at board level. As for Earnie, I'd have no problem giving him a go but I would fear for him having his career in management spoiled at stage one.
There's nothing in the last paragraph to suggest that Earnie would be a sure fired success. It clearly makes the point that it would be a gamble. As for the rest of the paragraph, what's to disagree with?
Me too, absolutely. Would be great to see the club get him back into the fold with tons of support for him.
Watching those NUFC fans tonight - they think they’ve won the Champions League. All that bile about the club deserving it, and they’re the best fans in the world. Makes me All that money coming in next season but they may well be in the Championship next season.
Flynn, Hughton, Eddie Howe? Chance for Howe to rebuild his career and the club. He did it with Bournemouth from a worse position than we're in.
No argument there. Is Lennie Lawrence available? I don't think such arrangements have worked well for us before though. Nevertheless, Morison has the under 23's playing good football and the youngsters in the first team squad know his tactics and methods. The main issue would be getting the senior players on his side - if he wanted them.
