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Post by MungO on Jan 2, 2024 10:46:06 GMT
Wasn't he just appointed too?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2024 11:14:18 GMT
Wasn't he just appointed too? 15 games ago. Birmingham fans are surely reminded of the club replacing Gary Rowett with Gianfranco Zola, trading playoff contention for a sexier name (and a relegation fight). Don't envy them at all. |
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Post by billericayo on Jan 2, 2024 11:32:15 GMT
Wayne Rooney sacked at Birmingham. How he was ever given that gig is beyond me based on his prior body if work at Derby and in the USA. Its not Rooney’s fault. If someone had offered me that job, with that sort of compo package for failure, i would have taken it too! I thought he did ok at Derby? I do feel sorry for him a bit, Not got the knack of picking the right job |
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Post by redintheface on Jan 4, 2024 8:23:20 GMT
Swansea City set to appoint Notts Co boss Luke Williams as their new manager.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2024 9:30:12 GMT
Its not Rooney’s fault. If someone had offered me that job, with that sort of compo package for failure, i would have taken it too! I thought he did ok at Derby? I do feel sorry for him a bit, Not got the knack of picking the right job Barney Ronay wrote a piece about him needing to avoid jobs with clubs looking for a marquee name. I think it's probably good advice for any top player transitioning into management. Literally anyone not on the Birmingham City board could see this was destined to fail. They'll probably end up rehiring John Eustace at twice what they were paying him before. |
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Post by osoldguy on Jan 4, 2024 10:51:52 GMT
I do feel sorry for him a bit, Not got the knack of picking the right job Barney Ronay wrote a piece about him needing to avoid jobs with clubs looking for a marquee name. I think it's probably good advice for any top player transitioning into management. Literally anyone not on the Birmingham City board could see this was destined to fail. They'll probably end up rehiring John Eustace at twice what they were paying him before. Lennie Lawrence in at Hartlepool as an interim Boss. Still life for the 70 + aged managers. Perhaps Birmingham board if they hadn't been so hasty in Rooney sacking could have employed an old sage like Lawrence to mentor Rooney. But depending on Rooney's ego whether Rooney would accept guidance from Lawrence or any manager, we will never know. Back in the day when Brian Robson was floundering at Middlesborough, dear old El Tel came to the rescue to help Robson. El Tel's experience and knowledge helped Robson and kept in a job imo. |
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Post by billericayo on Jan 4, 2024 13:40:15 GMT
Barney Ronay wrote a piece about him needing to avoid jobs with clubs looking for a marquee name. I think it's probably good advice for any top player transitioning into management. Literally anyone not on the Birmingham City board could see this was destined to fail. They'll probably end up rehiring John Eustace at twice what they were paying him before. Lennie Lawrence in at Hartlepool as an interim Boss. Still life for the 70 + aged managers. Perhaps Birmingham board if they hadn't been so hasty in Rooney sacking could have employed an old sage like Lawrence to mentor Rooney. But depending on Rooney's ego whether Rooney would accept guidance from Lawrence or any manager, we will never know. Back in the day when Brian Robson was floundering at Middlesborough, dear old El Tel came to the rescue to help Robson. El Tel's experience and knowledge helped Robson and kept in a job imo. The Best duo, Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison of Man City fame, Only mistake they made was signing an overrated and weight Rodney Marsh from QPR cost them the old First Div Championship |
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Post by billericayo on Jan 4, 2024 13:56:28 GMT
Lennie Lawrence in at Hartlepool as an interim Boss. Still life for the 70 + aged managers. Perhaps Birmingham board if they hadn't been so hasty in Rooney sacking could have employed an old sage like Lawrence to mentor Rooney. But depending on Rooney's ego whether Rooney would accept guidance from Lawrence or any manager, we will never know. Back in the day when Brian Robson was floundering at Middlesborough, dear old El Tel came to the rescue to help Robson. El Tel's experience and knowledge helped Robson and kept in a job imo. The Best duo, Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison of Man City fame, Only mistake they made was signing an overrated and weight Rodney Marsh from QPR cost them the old First Div Championship. Plus old bighead himself Clough and Tayler |
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Post by osoldguy on Jan 4, 2024 13:59:22 GMT
Lennie Lawrence in at Hartlepool as an interim Boss. Still life for the 70 + aged managers. Perhaps Birmingham board if they hadn't been so hasty in Rooney sacking could have employed an old sage like Lawrence to mentor Rooney. But depending on Rooney's ego whether Rooney would accept guidance from Lawrence or any manager, we will never know. Back in the day when Brian Robson was floundering at Middlesborough, dear old El Tel came to the rescue to help Robson. El Tel's experience and knowledge helped Robson and kept in a job imo. The Best duo, Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison of Man City fame, Only mistake they made was signing an overrated and weight Rodney Marsh from QPR cost them the old First Div Championship As a kid I would cycle over to Romfords Brooklands ground to watch evening games. I even saw Malcolm Allison turn out for Romford at the end of his playing days. Remarkable that he was as fit as he was as he had contracted TB I believe when he was younger and had either had a part of a lung removed or had severely damaged it. |
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Post by Thor on Jan 4, 2024 14:11:05 GMT
Back in the early 90's my partners dad lived in Portugal and we stayed in his villa at Quinta do Largo.
We go for dinner and Malcolm Alison is there having dinner, he was huge. Anyway he's there I'm guessing with family and he is being treated like a god. Everyone fussing over him and making his visit as good as it could be.
I said to my partners dad "he didn't manage at this end of the country" he said "no he never, but in this country he is revered and the owner is probably a sporting fan or at least a fan of football"
It was like royalty was in residence. It was amazing the power he had due to being a coach, a top coach at, but one who had been retired for a while.
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Post by redintheface on Jan 4, 2024 14:42:18 GMT
Cowley Brothers in at Colchester Utd it seems! Surprised but excellent choice.
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Post by osoldguy on Jan 4, 2024 15:54:54 GMT
Cowley Brothers in at Colchester Utd it seems! Surprised but excellent choice. Back to their roots. Iwonder if they still have contacts in the Essex non league scene. Could boost their credentials if they get a couple of rough shinies in and turn Colchester fortunes around. |
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Post by redintheface on Jan 4, 2024 16:33:51 GMT
Cowley Brothers in at Colchester Utd it seems! Surprised but excellent choice. Back to their roots. Iwonder if they still have contacts in the Essex non league scene. Could boost their credentials if they get a couple of rough shinies in and turn Colchester fortunes around. Both surprised and in admiration of this move by Colchester. Can’t have been easy to tempt the Cowley’s to take on a potential NL relegation battle and to do it as quickly as they did. Kudos to all concerned imho. |
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Post by MungO on Jan 4, 2024 21:38:33 GMT
Cowley's stock has dropped.
Funny old game is football.
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Post by redintheface on Jan 5, 2024 8:44:52 GMT
Cowley's stock has dropped. Not that much. He turned down an approach from Bradford City after Hughes was sacked so was still in demand. |
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Post by mrb on Jan 5, 2024 11:17:21 GMT
Given the right backing the Cowley’s will do well at Colly
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Post by redintheface on Jan 5, 2024 17:08:15 GMT
Ex Oxford & MK Dons boss Karl Robinson appointed as new manager at AFC Salford.
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Post by mrb on Jan 5, 2024 17:46:07 GMT
Ex Oxford & MK Dons boss Karl Robinson appointed as new manager at AFC Salford. Until the end of March!!😁 |
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Post by osoldguy on Jan 5, 2024 17:57:45 GMT
Ex Oxford & MK Dons boss Karl Robinson appointed as new manager at AFC Salford. Until the end of March!!😁 No pressure then, He's a Scouser and a Northerner, he will fit in nicely, as long as He doesn't get advice from the Class of 92.  |
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Post by redintheface on Jan 5, 2024 18:33:40 GMT
Ex Oxford & MK Dons boss Karl Robinson appointed as new manager at AFC Salford. Until the end of March!!😁 Knowing Salford he’ll do well to last that long!😄😄👍 |
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