Dodgyknees Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: The formatting on this is so bad I think it gave me Covid. Positive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 23 hours ago, useless said: This the table based on games whilst Pearson was Watford's manager... As it shows their form was comfortably midtable form. 1 Liverpool 50 2 Manchester City 43 3 Manchester United 38 4 Burnley 36 5 Tottenham Hotspur 35 6 Sheffield United 35 7 Arsenal 34 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 9 Everton 32 10 Southampton 31 11 Chelsea 31 12 Watford 26 13 Leicester City 24 14 Newcastle United 24 15 West Ham United 21 16 Crystal Palace 21 17 Brighton and Hove Albion 19 18 Aston Villa 16 19 AFC Bournemouth 15 20 Norwich City 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 SHAKESPEARE OUT!!!!!111111!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Has anyone seen Shakespeare around the club recently, as I've not seen him on the bench for the last 4 games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I wonder how much of the improvements of our players and our settled playing style is partly down to this man? When we brought him in I said he could be our best signing of the summer, obviously have no idea about his impact, but I sense that he plays an important role. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 This guy may have been our best capture in many a year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I don’t think any of us really know the true value of a coach do we, as the buck stops with the real manager. However, a new voice on the training ground and on match days must be refreshing for the players. If Smith likes him that’s good enough for me to know he must be adding value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 You really have to wonder what kind of magic dust this fella carries around in his pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Lets hope pearson doesnt get another job and poach him. He seems to be adding a significant amount of value since he has come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, Thug said: You really have to wonder what kind of magic dust this fella carries around in his pockets. That magic certainly did not help Watford much last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 He is a piece of the jigsaw, thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 28 minutes ago, villalad21 said: That magic certainly did not help Watford much last season They went from 7 points adrift at the bottom of the table before Pearson was appointed (who then took Shakespeare there too) to being three points out of the relegation zone. Then Pearson and Shakespeare got sacked with 2 games left, which they lost and got relegated. Thats magic dust right there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Shakespeare won't follow Pearson this time round. He's here as a longer term appointment for when JT inevitably leaves to be a full-fledged coach himself. Would be silly to leave his boyhood club building in the way we are to go for what would inevitably be another 6-12 month jaunt with Pearson in a relegation battle. If Terry doesn't leave in the next 12 months I'll be surprised, if he's still here in 18 months then I can see Shakespeare leaving to be the true No 2 somewhere but not this year for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: Shakespeare won't follow Pearson this time round. He's here as a longer term appointment for when JT inevitably leaves to be a full-fledged coach himself. Would be silly to leave his boyhood club building in the way we are to go for what would inevitably be another 6-12 month jaunt with Pearson in a relegation battle. Exactly mate. Pearson will be lucky to get another PL gig, so his options will be: i) Work with Smith at the club he supports ii) Follow Pearson to somewhere like Middlesbrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 26 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: Shakespeare won't follow Pearson this time round. He's here as a longer term appointment for when JT inevitably leaves to be a full-fledged coach himself. Would be silly to leave his boyhood club building in the way we are to go for what would inevitably be another 6-12 month jaunt with Pearson in a relegation battle. If Terry doesn't leave in the next 12 months I'll be surprised, if he's still here in 18 months then I can see Shakespeare leaving to be the true No 2 somewhere but not this year for sure. Shakespeare has a sniff of the magic he was part of at Leicester and Dean Smith was his boot boy and a fellow Great Barr native. I'm sure our owners have him on nice incentives and he's going nowhere soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I think its no coincidence of our improvement since his arrival....thats taking nothing away from Dean Smiths credits, on the contrary it was Deans appointment. Craig has a very impressive CV......and good experience of working with top players. I think he fits nicely in to the jig saw and I suspect he is a good sounding board for Dean to bounce off....and a good mentor for JT's development as a coach. Very good piece of recruitment for me.....and yet another Villan too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) On 27/12/2020 at 09:57, ferguson1 said: I don’t think any of us really know the true value of a coach do we, as the buck stops with the real manager. However, a new voice on the training ground and on match days must be refreshing for the players. If Smith likes him that’s good enough for me to know he must be adding value. you are right. I had the pleasure on one occasion of being invited to an after match drink at a Hotel on the hagley Rd.....I got speaking to Tony Barton, it went on for about an hour, the man was amazing....I was gobsmacked at his indepth knowledge of the game, he blew me away with his attention to detail......All good managers need good assistants i.e Brian Clough & Peter Taylor.....Bill Shankly & Bob Paisley......Ron had a really good one...also Roy McLaren. Its crucial. No one man knows everything and Craig will help us become a more rounded team, its actually happening.....Dean is already making references to our ability to morph from defence to attack and vice versa, these things take time to implement and coaches like Craig can help with the additional plans Dean has for the team.....Craig's addition will also speed up plans that Dean already had in his mind, but couldn't do it all himself. great addition. Edited December 30, 2020 by TRO 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Whatever wages this guy is on, double them and tie him to a 10 year contract 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I think this guy must be doing a lot of good things. Seems our upturn in form has coincided a little with him coming in Part of the dream team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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