The Managerial Merry-Go-Round 2017/18 - sackings etc at other clubs - Zidane going/gone

Lukerz · March 2018

Cuz1 said:
Some people on here looked upon Bilic as the one to take us to the next level with a playing style to match now he’s the cheap option how times change, here’s me happy with mid table and good cup run

Not every manager out of work is a cheap option. I thought Bilic was the right man but he lost a grip of everything, not helped from above, and came across exhausted. Sam was also ‘the right man’. Grant and, so far, Moyes, look like they were poor options.

Being available doesn’t mean you’re a bad manager, but it limits the pool of options if you do go for one out of work. For me, you look for the best man for the job. I understand that this season it was not going to be easy replacing Slav mid season. I get that. But it doesn’t change the fact that 3/4 of their managerial appts were made in the close season, and all were available. It also doesn’t change the fact they decided to keep Bilic on in the summer.

And I don’t get this points scoring approach to discussion. So what if someone said something different 4 months ago or 4 years ago. Opinion can change and so do circumstances.

Cuz1 · March 2018

Wasn’t a dig at anyone’s personal choice sir Alex had only done it at Aberdeen and if there fans had there he’d have been gone long before all his success, my point really is all the chop and change ie not sticking with managers when things are not going well you will end up with this type of stereotype manager because nobody in there right mind would want to come

grey_til_I_dye · March 2018

Lukerz

I don't think anyone is point scoring, but I do think it is fair to look either for consistency, or for an acceptance that a pov has changed.

I don't think, in this example, that it is fair to charge our owners with being cheap because they appoint available managers, and then not do so to other clubs that do the same.

Otherwise it looks like special pleading.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes · March 2018

Practically everybody hires a manager out of work, unless you’re a much better side than us.

MrsGrey · March 2018

Luke, I wasn't trying to dig you out by re-posting your old comment. Just trying to clarify what had been said on the subject because current 'how we remember it' might not always match up with what actually happened.

Of course opinions can change ;ok

But what has been said is there for all eternity. Well, until grey backs up the database and prunes the ancient discussions, that is.

claretandbluesky · March 2018

It's being reported that Mark Hughes is going to get the Soton job which is quite a brave move to employ the manager sacked by the team two places below you and in the relegation places to help you avoid relegation.

My hope is that when we play them Arnie gets to wind him up for a second time by netting a couple before striding past him as a late substitute as he did against stoke.

IronHerb · March 2018

And throwing his scarf at him. ;lol

Cuz1 · March 2018

Long as he doesn’t throw it at hart cus he’d drop it

MrsGrey · March 2018

Hughes appointed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43403577

ClaretandBlueforLife · March 2018

Good luck with that Southampton ;lol
Then again Hughes is a Championship manager at best....... ;lol ;lol

Yeoldhammer · March 2018

then his first win is beating us

ClaretandBlueforLife · March 2018

Yeoldhammer said:
then his first win is beating us

;nonono ;nonono

SuzanneClaret · March 2018

The same old men doing the same old rounds....

#boring #predictable

Kuchinghammer · March 2018

Hughes does ok with squads that he inherits, so I think Soton will avoid the drop (unfortunately.) His problem is that when he buys promising players, the team slowly gets worse. My mystic Meg prediction for Soton is Champo after 2 or3 years.

alderz · March 2018

They only appointed him til the summer, so we'll see what happens

IronHerb · March 2018

Never been relegated so maybe take two teams down in one season. ;biggrin

IronHerb · March 2018

But it'd Bilic's squd, not his own.

alderz · March 2018

Are we blaming Moyes for the transfers now then? I thought it was that he wasn’t backed by the board?

steve · March 2018

Its Thursday so its moyes fault ,tomorrow is Friday so its the boards ,and Saturday the players cause we lost again ,but this week no game so its the F.A for not giving us a game ;biggrin