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First Managerial Casualty

Discussion in 'Bristol City' started by Angelicnumber16, Aug 25, 2022.

  1. Angelicnumber16

    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    Stoke have sack Michael O'Neill after just 1 win this season

    Dean Holden has been put in temporary charge.

    The first of many sackings to come I'd imagine.
     
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    Supcon72 Well-Known Member

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    Admittedly a poor start from a Stoke side that many had tipped to be play off contenders at a minimum. For me, it’s a bit knee jerk and too early to really make that call. Imagine if we’d fired NP after back to back league defeats at the start of the campaign, it’s ridiculous. Clubs have to give managers at least 10 games to have a fair idea of how it’s going. This season more than ever as it was a compressed pre-season due to the World Cup.
     
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  3. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker
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    Tough league the Championship, Stoke are a tough side, hard luck Michael O'Neill, good man as your number 2, it makes you realise thank god for Nige.
     
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  4. Angelicnumber16

    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    Stoke have apparently approached Alex Neil of Sunderland as a possible replacement for Michael O’Neill
    The entitled Sunderland fans won’t be happy if he considers Stoke a better bet than them
    But never mind eh ?<laugh>
     
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  5. wizered

    wizered Ol' Mucker
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    Alex Neil is going to take the Stoke City job.
     
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  6. invermeremike

    invermeremike Well-Known Member

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    Perhaps you know who might return to Sunderland????? Maybe not.
     
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    he quite likes it up north!
    ps dont forget entry
     
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  8. realred1952

    realred1952 Well-Known Member

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    interesting thought say LJ gets asked to leave .. new manager so MAC asked to leave as well ... what about Rueben?
     
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  9. RedorDead

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    Scott Parker sacked from Bournemouth
     
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  10. bcfcredandwhite

    bcfcredandwhite Well-Known Member

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    Most football managers' tenures end in a sacking.
    SAF is the only example I can think of off the top of my head who peacefully retired after a successful tenure.
     
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    oneforthebristolcity Well-Known Member

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    By the look on his face, interviewed after the Liverpool game, he knew it was coming..
     
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  12. Angelicnumber16

    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    And Arsene Wenger ?
     
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  13. AshtonRed

    AshtonRed Well-Known Member

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    Shankly and Paisley both retired I believe?
     
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  14. Angelicnumber16

    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    As predicted the Sunderland fans were in absolute meltdown on their board after Neil decided to go to 'little old Stoke'
    Hilarious
     
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  15. bcfcredandwhite

    bcfcredandwhite Well-Known Member

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    Fair enough - you are probably right. Ok so that's 4 managers over 50+ years, out of a pool of how many???
     
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  16. Angelicnumber16

    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    Quite a lot !
     
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  17. AshtonRed

    AshtonRed Well-Known Member

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    Yeh, not many, look at what those achieved as well, I don’t think it could happen anymore. They were the exception, most, as you say, ultimately fail.
     
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  18. realred1952

    realred1952 Well-Known Member

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    as stated elsewhere Alex Neil was wary of Dreyfus! joined stoke on a 3 year deal with time to get the job done!!!
     
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  19. bcfcredandwhite

    bcfcredandwhite Well-Known Member

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    Stoke are one of the richest clubs outside the Prem.

    Mind you, so are we - FFP makes sure that stat doesn’t mean much anymore!!!
     
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    And the one my dear Dad thought best,
    Sir Matt Busby.
     
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