Hiring the 'cheap' option, not new for us is it? Neither is the worrying.

Promoting from within is something we've done for a while, both before and during my time with varying success.

Deehan -Failure
Megson - Failure
Hamilton - Failure

All 3 of those had tough circumstances though and megson has done ok-ish elsewhere. Of course, we have simialr tough circumstances now.

Balance that with:
Worthy - Success (Cardiff and champions, that's success despite the drastic tail off)
Walker - Success
The next 2 are kinda before my time (certainly in terms of really knowing the management team etc)
Stringer - Success
Brown - Success
I'm sure at least 1 of those was considered a 'cheap' appointment at the time. Happy to be corrected on either if they were not prmotoed from within, i've not researched this as usual!

So promoting from within (or taking the cheap option) is not new for us, (neither is the reaction) and its by no way a guarantee of sucess or failure.
However it can work, and has worked.

THe key for me will be the same as it was for Worthy. We had Roberts on norfolk telling us the players wnated worthy full time, so i backed him. If the players have simialr feeling towards Gunn now, then it'll work.

Posted By: megson on January 21st 2009 at 12:57:46

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Hiring the 'cheap' option, not new for us is it? Neither is the worrying. (NCFC) - megson, Jan 21, 12:57:46
- Munby said the players demanded he stick his name in the hat after Saturday's game (n/m) (NCFC) - mr chimp, Jan 21, 13:12:45
  - Bloody lucky it wasn't pulled out, imagine having Munby as manager (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 21, 13:17:07
    - Could have been worse. The new man could have been... (NCFC) - Arganth, Jan 21, 13:18:52
      - Wasn't that Hartson? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 21, 13:23:11
  - like the Sunderland manager (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 21, 13:15:10
    - Fair point. Only reporting what was said. (NCFC) - mr chimp, Jan 21, 13:29:34
- has was worthy not cheap? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 21, 13:08:01
- hopefully even Brom can work through the many typos in that. Apols. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jan 21, 13:00:13
- Worthy wasn't from within, was he ? You missed out (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 21, 12:59:57
  - Exactly............... looking at from within appointments only. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jan 21, 14:05:22
  - Hamilton's number 2 (n/m) (NCFC) - dear prudence, Jan 21, 13:05:06
  - Worthy was assistant manager promoted to Manager (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 21, 13:04:03
    - No I know they weren't. Worthy wasn't here long though! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 21, 13:09:46
  - he was here 6 months (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 21, 13:01:47

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