I'd take Nigel Pearson with Kevin Phillips me
Take him, somewhere, anywhere, far, far away. South, long, long, faraway, south...
I'd take Nigel Pearson with Kevin Phillips me
I don't believe Pearson is the "quick fix" manager you need to stay up, he builds teams very well, but he won't have the time or resources to do it before the end of the season.
Im not saying hes a bad manager by any means, he'll do well for you over a long period of time, but that may involve 1 or 2 years in the Championship. After that time though, your team would be back stronger, younger, cheaper and generally harder working under his work ethic.
Though your chairman doesn't seem to plan more than 12 months ahead, another reason i don't see him going for Pearson.
Hes certainly a manager that turns sinking ships around though, look at us and Hull as good examples of that. Hes also got a good history of getting rid of "bad apples" from teams, like overpaid or lazy players. His players always seem to have a very similar wage structure to keep everyone happy, the only exception for us was possibly Cambiasso last year who would have been on more, but he came with experience that helped our championship squad develop.
If you took the risk on him and stayed up, then your future would look alot brighter with the team he could possibly build in the summer next year. If you went down with him, you'd have the best manager in the Championship who would clear the dead wood and develop a younger more exciting side.
Dream worth holding on to that - 1 wants to come here, 2. NE links 3. Legendary status 4. Give our young guns a chance 5. will not suffer fools in the background or on the pitch - now back to reality - tossing it down outside & road floods ...With Peter Reid as dof
6 - if you don;t sign with his agent you don;t get a chance, 7 - will drop you because you're about to break his mates record and replace you with Gareth Hall? Reid was great at the start of the SoL era but made some very questionable decisions as manager - Thomas Helmer, one of the most gifted footballer ever to play for Sunderland - couldn't get a game under him!! He said his legs had gone and I believe he played in the champs league about 3 months later!Dream worth holding on to that - 1 wants to come here, 2. NE links 3. Legendary status 4. Give our young guns a chance 5. will not suffer fools in the background or on the pitch - now back to reality - tossing it down outside & road floods ...
Plus the fact he has been out of the premiership for a long time and he last managed Plymouth for a year in 2010......plus the fact he is getting on a bit and it was hard enough understanding him 20-years ago, he'd just want to smack everyone on the back of the head between nodding off and going for a piss6 - if you don;t sign with his agent you don;t get a chance, 7 - will drop you because you're about to break his mates record and replace you with Gareth Hall? Reid was great at the start of the SoL era but made some very questionable decisions as manager - Thomas Helmer, one of the most gifted footballer ever to play for Sunderland - couldn't get a game under him!! He said his legs had gone and I believe he played in the champs league about 3 months later!
I'd have Kevin Phillips here, in some footballing capacity, in a heart beatTake him, somewhere, anywhere, far, far away. South, long, long, faraway, south...
I'd have Kevin Phillips here, in some footballing capacity, in a heart beat
Not sure, but I think he would be an asset. Accepted though, not as the manager, that would probably destroy his career as well. Fek, are we in a messOnly as an Assistant Coach for now. He's only just qualified hasn't he?
dont want Allardyce, Rodgers, Redknapp, Pearson, Viera or Dyche.
i'd have taken Moyes or Laudrup, i'd even have been willing to give MickMc his old job back (this time he'd have some money to spend) but right now: i want Bob Bradley. seems like a dedicated chap.
I would have liked Dick to stay on 'til the end of the season regardless of where we ended up if only to prove we can go a full season with one guy in charge. But he chose to walk away and as disappointing as it is if he feels he wasn't up to it then fair play for holding his hands up and stepping aside. He had the clubs best interests at heart in that respect.
MM was probably one of the top mgr we've had considering a his shoe string budget (Aka Mr Murray) - he got really good players from lower pro leagues & had them over performing - a real motivator & streetwise with fans & media - now what's he doing ??
Wouldn't touch Brendan Rodgers with a barge pole personally - he couldn;t sort out Liverpool's defence and it's better than ours! Swansea he fell into a good thing which had been set up for him. Coupled with the arrogant celebration for his sides goals and the fact that he's a **** and the fact that Borini can;t stand him...Plus the fact he has been out of the premiership for a long time and he last managed Plymouth for a year in 2010......plus the fact he is getting on a bit and it was hard enough understanding him 20-years ago, he'd just want to smack everyone on the back of the head between nodding off and going for a piss
Brendon Rodgers may be shot to bits mentally. .......or he might be mad as a box of spiders and wanting revenge, in which case maybe?
He also spent around 12.5m on about 13 players when you could pick up quality of our level for around 3-4m! 3 or 4 qualty signings would've kept us up that season - a good strengthening is what we needed not a new team of average/crap players! Not such a shoe-string budget back thenQuestionable. I once heard Bob Murray telling BBC 5 Live that Mick "had money available. He wouldn't spend it". Don't know if it's right or wrong mind.
Ummmmm?Wouldn't touch Brendan Rodgers with a barge pole personally - he couldn;t sort out Liverpool's defence and it's better than ours! Swansea he fell into a good thing which had been set up for him. Coupled with the arrogant celebration for his sides goals and the fact that he's a **** and the fact that Borini can;t stand him...
I don't want him!! Can you tell?
Borini would definitely not be happy.