Our new manager
there has been much debate and much talk of a new broom and an external candidate being best.
On a very quick and rough assessment, here is a quick summary of City managers over the last 40 years:
External candidates who were a success - Saunders, Bond, O'Neill
External candidates who failed - Rioch, Grant
Bootroom appointments who were a success - Brown, Stringer, Walker, Worthy
Bootroom appts who failed - Deehan, Megson (twice), Walker, Hamilton
The conclusion is, there is no set pattern. It's all pot-luck.
The current board have made 3 appointments that failed to deliver, they did deliver our BEST EVER season in tier 2 and promotion to the Prem.
And BTW, I am not sure Grant was such a cheap option - he was uber-badged and working for a Prem side. Would the manager of a tier 2 or 3 side really be on bigger money than the West Ham coach?
For my money? Jewell would be OK, but anyone who can turn this shower around would be alright by me.
Posted By: east of hampstead on October 11th 2007 at 09:55:34
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- Our new manager (NCFC) - east of hampstead, Oct 11, 09:55:34
- Paul Jewell Or Paul Ince For Me (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Oct 11, 10:45:25
- Jewell - OK ??? (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 11, 10:28:03
- Ron Atkinson (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 11, 10:41:10
- Ron Manager more like (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFCDoomcaster4life, Oct 11, 10:42:00
- Ron Atkinson (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 11, 10:41:10
- not sure O'Neill was here long enough to say whether he was a success (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 11, 10:07:15
- as I said, (NCFC) - east of hampstead, Oct 11, 10:16:11
- I'd settle for some O' Neill failure now (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Oct 11, 10:17:16
- as I said, (NCFC) - east of hampstead, Oct 11, 10:16:11
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