If you think of the manager as your boss

(it may not be the correct analogy but anyway)

and your boss changes and a new one comes in, how do you react? If the boss is an outside appointment, young, with relatively successful experience, albeit quite brief, do you think "Fuck this, I'm out of here!"? Or, rather, do you think "I'll give the guy a chance, he might be good for me and the company/firm/club/whatever."? I know other reactions are available, but the fact is that players are humans doing a job. A well paid and very enviable job, but they're still employees and looking out for themselves, working with others. Some of them aren't even that stupid, so will be able to see the bigger picture, no matter what anodyne nonsense they spout in interviews. (Some won't, obviously...). When you get a new boss, who are the colleagues you want to work with? Ones who can't deal with it or those willing to give it a go?

I guess what I'm saying is, a lot depends on how the players react, but we shouldn't assume that it'll all be negative. Change causes friction, and that may bring some good.

On the other hand, it may not work at all. One thing's for sure though - support makes a big difference: if the crowd gets behind the team, the players will play better. Fact, in small or big letters.

Posted By: APB on January 7th 2015 at 18:28:19

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If you think of the manager as your boss (NCFC) - APB, Jan 7, 18:28:19
- It seems that me that most professional footballers... (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 7, 19:08:09
- Players prob more bothered about which car to buy next (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jan 7, 18:31:26
- Broadly agree. All a question of whether he can take most of the players with him (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 7, 18:30:48
  - That never happened! (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 7, 18:44:18
  - His first action was to fine Paul McVeigh for running with earphones (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Jan 7, 18:43:45
    - Aye he was a fan of the fine wasn't he (NCFC) - jAC, Jan 7, 18:45:52
  - if my new boss turned up day 1 sporting a big old medal i'd think he was a dick (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 7, 18:35:45
    - Depends if he let me fondle it. Then I'd respect him unconditionally. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 7, 18:40:08
      - or maybe he placed it partly obscured on his desk... (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 7, 18:43:39
        
        I thought he might accidentally drop it on the floor of the changing room (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 7, 18:45:11
        
        Are you an English teacher? That sounds like the sort of thing I do with students (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 7, 18:50:08
        
        good lord (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 7, 18:52:42
        
        Hahaha - to both of you! (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 7, 18:54:02
        
        And when he says 'medal'. Hmmmm. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 7, 18:53:27
        
        I usually let slip a pair of handcuffs (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 7, 19:07:13
        
        lolf (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 7, 18:48:11
    - I think tbf misread an article which said he turned up with "his medal in his back pocket" (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 7, 18:39:53
      - Ha - that'd make sense! (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 7, 18:41:39
        
        ha yes. and I know this because I did exactly the same thing (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 7, 18:43:00
        
        lol - indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 7, 18:46:02
      - makes sense, can't see lambert being so crass (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 7, 18:41:26
    - I thought Lambert said he had no idea where the medal was (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 7, 18:38:54
      - Correct. He mumbles something about medals could be at parents house. (n/m) (NCFC) - private pike, Jan 7, 18:41:53
  - They are. He can't do the Champions' League shit, obviously, so his training will have to (NCFC) - APB, Jan 7, 18:34:42

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