The managerial roundabout

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― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Obviously I meant merry-go-round, but my use of football cliches seems to have deserted me.

Anyway, isn't it a bit premature to decide that Glenn isn't the man to take them back up again?

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:26 (twenty-two years ago)

this happens to me at work too

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Roeder was never the man for the job, or any job in fact, except perhaps frontman in a Suede tribute act. The fans will be clamouring for Brooking to take over full time I imagine, but I doubt he'll do it.

Still, first premiership casualty? Houllier looks dangerous at the moment. Roy Evans return to Premiership management can't be far away.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Still, first premiership casualty? Houllier looks dangerous at the moment. Roy Evans return to Premiership management can't be far away.

We can only hope.

― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 08:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Hoddle's position is still looking pretty shaky despite Saturday's performance. I agree that Houllier can't last forever if Liverpool carry on as they are. Although Dave Jones loooks set for a pretty torrid time.

Ranieri is an interested one as well, especially if Chelsea fail to win the Premiership.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 09:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope they give Dave Jones a good dozen or so matches. I'm sure Wolves aren't as bad as they're seeming so far.

Roeder was simply not cutting the mustard over a season and a half, and must have expected the axe to fall. A decent man, it seems, but perhaps he needs a spell of lower league (conference maybe) management to hone his fundamental skills.

Houllier will be given a fairly long period of grace, I'd say, though any repeat of last year's collapse could and possibly should see him out the door.

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 10:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd see no great point in sacking Jones, even if Wolves keep losing 4-0 all the time - we all knew they weren't good enough, and it's a very rare club and manager that can get to Premiership quality with their budget. Congratulations to Charlton/Curbishley and Bolton/Allardyce, but unless Wolves think they have a manager of that quality lined up, I see no point in getting rid of Jones.

Hoddle needs to stay top half and avoid embarrassments, both of which are not certain. Houllier needs to start picking up points soon, and to have Liverpool looking like a top 4 side. Ranieri probably needs to keep Chelsea constantly thereabouts/in contention to keep his job.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 11:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I think if I was having to put money on who was going to be first to go it'd be Chris Coleman. Mainly because I think Al Fayed would have less patience than most other chairman out there if he thought Fulham's Prem status was being seriously threatened. A bad run of results and he'll be gone before Christmas - even Reid and O'Leary have got more time than that.

― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, he's pretty shaky, I think - but even mediocre results will keep him his job, I think. Anything outside the relegation zone, maybe.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

all reminds me a bit of ray wilkins at qpr back in 96. roeder is one of those interesting cases like george graham where once he became a boss he literally forgot everything he knew about his craft as a player, that is to say defending. i wonder why this happens

― Chip Morningstar (bob), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, or silky skills Hoddle managing a succession of boringly drab/functional teams

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

well yeah but that's more by poor management than conflicting vision. he still wants to play the hoddle way. gerry francis was the hoddle of his day i guess right? he's a better example

― Chip Morningstar (bob), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Jones IS a good manager, certainly a Premiership standard one. He had a great run with us, and he'd've definitely taken us even further had the whole unpleasantness with the court case not happened. If Wolves get rid of him, they'll have a hard time finding a replacement even approaching that quality.

I hope Coleman gets a decent crack of the whip at Fulham, if only cos he deserves it after managing to keep them up last season. Also, I sense that he might also have been kept on because he's, well, affordable. Then again, that didn't save Stuart Gray after the horrid run he had with us a couple of seasons ago...

First to go - actually, those two are the fairly clear choices, along with Houllier. But the newly promoted clubs all have quality managers, if not necessarily quality squads, and it'd be a shame to see any of them forced into sackings. So Houllier it is, then.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't see Coleman going before Xmas at least, mainly because I can't see Al-Fayed actually really caring enough to do anything with the club (he's selling them at an asking price loss of something like £30 million the buying price, when they were two divisions lower).

Nice to see Newell keeping the soap opera/sit com that is Luton Town taking ever more surreal twists over the weekend as well, no?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

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