maqroll Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Looks like he's gonna take over at Sunderland....hardly a move up. My question to you is, do you think MON will ever manage a bigger club than Aston Villa?
CI Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Yes, Sunderland Crawls into drainage pipe for cover
Mantis Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 No, definitely not. Mediocre manager with some fatal flaws. He's lucky to get the Sunderland job in all honesty.
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Well Sunderland have a bigger stadium. I dont know if their owners are richer than ours but they certainly seem more ambitious at moment and know when to sack a crap manager. Of course we have better history etc But all seems bit empty that at moment doesnt it?
parisvilla Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 No, definitely not. Mediocre manager with some fatal flaws. He's lucky to get the Sunderland job in all honesty.
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Depends how he does with Sunderland. Good manager though, despite the bitterness in these parts. We have been a shadow of the team since he left, and I expect Sunderland to go steadily up the table until reaching a natural ceiling of around 6th/7th.
RichardCanning Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I am quite happy to bet Sunderland finish above Villa this season. He'll get them playing as he did us, admittedly it's not the most attractive formula but it is effective.
CI Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Bigger stadium, bigger support Does that not define bigger club
pete165 Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 So looks like he's off to Sunderland. Would you have him back now? Yes or No?
Chindie Posted December 2, 2011 VT Supporter Posted December 2, 2011 I don't care. Besides, arguments, pointless arguments, over what constitues a big club, will ensue, making this all the more futile.
TheDrums Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 All this "We're a bigger club than you" is quite frankly childish, pathetic and embarrassing. My nephews who play under 12s go on about this stuff to their "rivals".
bickster Posted December 2, 2011 Moderator Posted December 2, 2011 Well he's still a much better manager than either of the two full time managers that have followed him. But rarely does it work out that a manager returning to a football club has a successful second stint. So overall a No from me, even though it is now written in stone we will lose to Sunderland next time we play them
jon_c Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Depends, If this is on the hypothetical grounds of anyone but McLeish.
TheDrums Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 As bickster said second appointments never work out. There are other managers out there than MON - young, upcoming managers with something to prove and quite spectecular records like Southamptons manager. Maybe not the youngest at 46 but plenty of years to offer a club willing to give him a chance at the top.
tomav84 Posted December 2, 2011 VT Supporter Posted December 2, 2011 Depends, If this is on the hypothetical grounds of anyone but McLeish. no...we played some of our best football under him but must remember the numerous shocking ones too. signings? more poor ones than good ones IMO. take away milner, dunne, young, and downing and you struggle to think of many proper good players that he bought in
Villaboy69 Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 After the way he left us i'd never have him back unless we'd got a complete idiot incharge - oh wait a minute
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Simple answer = YES But even as hypothetical question it is a bit pointless.
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