The sack race

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It appears that everyone could do a good job as managers as it just means picking the team because if you need to tell footballers how to play football you are in big trouble.
 
Since Jimmy Scoular was sacked it’s been by and large disaster after disaster.

Frank O’ Farrell I ask you<doh>

For every Eddie May or Lenny lawrence or Len Ashurst or Malky Mackay there’s a Russell Slade or Mick McCarthy or OGS or Paul Trollop.

If only Richie Morgan was still around - still to this day my favourite City manager.:emoticon-0148-yes:


Richie Morgan was a client of mine, an absolute gent....asked him lots about his time at city. He was sacked when city were sixth in the league as he reflected! :emoticon-0103-cool:

MASKY OF LLANDAFF
 
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It appears that everyone could do a good job as managers as it just means picking the team because if you need to tell footballers how to play football you are in big trouble.
Sorry mate, if you genuinely think it's that simple I suggest you go watch the Man City documentary that was on Amazon Prime.

Watching Pep talk about the movement of players in order to create the spaces for others to move into to create opportunities was exceptionally insightful.
Managers nowadays have to plan passages of play like a chess grand master does.... We're talking premeditated moves quite some time ahead of creating opportunities.

Of course, that could all be bullocks and the whole pro-licence set up nothing more than a money making scam and sending a group of blokes out onto the pitch with no instructions and saying "just go do your own thing" may be just as effective of course <doh>
 
Sorry mate, if you genuinely think it's that simple I suggest you go watch the Man City documentary that was on Amazon Prime.

Watching Pep talk about the movement of players in order to create the spaces for others to move into to create opportunities was exceptionally insightful.
Managers nowadays have to plan passages of play like a chess grand master does.... We're talking premeditated moves quite some time ahead of creating opportunities.

Of course, that could all be bullocks and the whole pro-licence set up nothing more than a money making scam and sending a group of blokes out onto the pitch with no instructions and saying "just go do your own thing" may be just as effective of course <doh>
So Man City players would not know how to play if not for Pep, get Pep down here in the lower leagues and let`s see how he does then.
 
Perhaps the board told Morison he had 10 games and they would review his position then.

If that was the case then surely he would’ve pulled out all the stops and got his players to bust a gut at Huddersfield. Or did he rest on his laurels because he had just secured a half decent win at Middlesbrough?
 
I'd love to see Sol Bamba back with us but for his sake, I hope it doesn't happen. I don't want to see another servant of the club sacked.

We need to be careful as our reputation will be getting increasingly negative. Attracting players has been hard enough and now it will be with managers. At the moment, I would question the decision making of anyone that takes on the role. Sad to see my club like this
 
I'd love to see Sol Bamba back with us but for his sake, I hope it doesn't happen. I don't want to see another servant of the club sacked.

We need to be careful as our reputation will be getting increasingly negative. Attracting players has been hard enough and now it will be with managers. At the moment, I would question the decision making of anyone that takes on the role. Sad to see my club like this
A wiser move would have been to plug an older head in alongside SM to the end of the season to provide advice and guidance.
 
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A wiser move would have been to plug an older head in alongside SM to the end of the season to provide advice and guidance.
Absolutely right.
As you and others have said previously, a DoF even on a fixed term basis, would have helped SM to develop his own skills.
 
Perhaps the board told Morison he had 10 games and they would review his position then.

If that was the case then surely he would’ve pulled out all the stops and got his players to bust a gut at Huddersfield. Or did he rest on his laurels because he had just secured a half decent win at Middlesbrough?

Rumour is a phone/video bust up between SM and VT at half time Saturday. As a result SM's fate was inevitable.
 
Given his attitude, would Morison have listened?
Without accepting or refuting the premise of your question, SM would have had two choices. Either work with the DoF and develop or face the inevitable consequences. Had he chosen not to listen, then at least we'd have had a football person in place to guide us with the next appointment.
 
Et Tu Hudson??
The madness of putting a defense minded manager in charge of an attack minded team, not that he is any good at coaching the defense.
 
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Et Tu Hudson??
The madness of putting a defense minded manager in charge of an attack minded team, not that he is any good at coaching the defense.
I think you nailed it on the other thread SB when you mentioned money and the false economy. Speaks volumes about how the club is being run.