Stevo985 Posted November 13, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2014 Gareth Southgate? I mentioned Southgate a few weeks ago as a potential target, seems to be doing a great job with the England U21s. He can stay there. He was a terrible club manager. Harsh. It seems he accepted the Boro job for sentimental reasons and was not ready for top level management at that stage. The tough experience with Boro would have educated him. GS also knows a lot about our club having achieved relative success with us, and would not doubt have ideas to move the club forward. Being a former player of the club does not make you a good manager of that club. It's sentimental. Maybe terrible was harsh. But if you're writing off Boro as not being ready then he's completely unproven at best. It would be a very risky appointment. Too risky for my liking given our position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Richard Posted November 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'd file Southgate alongside managers like Robson, Ince, Mcleish and Pearce. Don't think he'd bring anything new to the table to set him apart from Lambert or Mcleish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 13, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. Uh oh. Now you've gone and done it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. Cant agree with that at all I'm afraid. Pulis would absolutely be a better manager and is gettable. History dictates the next manager will be a guy at the peak of his powers (however high that is) who we will then ruin over a period of 18 months 2 years, he will then leave us and then disappear into the ether. Left field suggestion - what about Hope Powell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. Uh oh. Now you've gone and done it I like it! Always nice with a bit of comic relief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. Cant agree with that at all I'm afraid. Pulis would absolutely be a better manager and is gettable. History dictates the next manager will be a guy at the peak of his powers (however high that is) who we will then ruin over a period of 18 months 2 years, he will then leave us and then disappear into the ether. Left field suggestion - what about Hope Powell? I wonder what Make Mine Vanilla has to say about this suggestion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 (edited) It is a little premmature to conclude that Southgate is a poor club manager when he has only had one such job. However, he should stick to his current job for the foreseeable future. He only took charge of the U21s in the summer and hasn't even led them at a tournament yet. Edited November 13, 2014 by Isa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. Cant agree with that at all I'm afraid. Pulis would absolutely be a better manager and is gettable. History dictates the next manager will be a guy at the peak of his powers (however high that is) who we will then ruin over a period of 18 months 2 years, he will then leave us and then disappear into the ether. Left field suggestion - what about Hope Powell? I wonder what Make Mine Vanilla has to say about this suggestion Another attempt by the vile matriarchy to infiltrate one of the few pleasure left available to the working man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. Cant agree with that at all I'm afraid. Pulis would absolutely be a better manager and is gettable. History dictates the next manager will be a guy at the peak of his powers (however high that is) who we will then ruin over a period of 18 months 2 years, he will then leave us and then disappear into the ether. Left field suggestion - what about Hope Powell? Hope Powell was actually very poor when the England manager. Not that I know a lot about women's football, but that team she had at one point should've gone a lot further in tournaments than they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Uwe Rosler is now available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 T J Hooker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted November 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2014 What's John Gregory up to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 What's John Gregory up to? Currently converting Crawley Town from a successful to an unsuccessful club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted November 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2014 What's John Gregory up to? Currently converting Crawley Town from a successful to an unsuccessful club. Just looked up his managerial stats on Wikipedia. Hardly flattering - but we got the best out of him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted November 14, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 14, 2014 Bob Bradley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ronald-koeman-aston-villa-make-8107974? (Well that's depressing!) Ronald Koeman: Aston Villa did make contact with me before appointing Alex McLeish Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has admitted that talks did take place which could have seen him take on the Aston Villa manager's post. In an interview with Four Four Two, Koeman is quizzed on the link by a Villa fan. He confirmed the talks, saying: "Yes, there was contact at the time, but that was between agents, I never spoke to the club myself. Edited November 14, 2014 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 He's the current Owen Coyle He does look a little like Mcleish though so maybe Randy and Faulkner were duped by Mcleish (funny accent , ginger hair) and he told them he was Koeman, makes sense now that appointment 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Lambert is the best manager we could get at this point. Makes zero sense to get rid and replace. Yawn!! A chimp could do better!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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