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BWFC_Insane wrote:

Worthy4England wrote:

BWFC_Insane wrote:

bobo the clown wrote:Apparently, drunkard, bastard and sometime football manager Billy "you think Charlie Wright used a lot of bad kanguage, then you met me" Davies is about to be sacked after a 5-0 loss to fierce local rivals (managed by the man he replaced) Derby ... and an 8 match winless run.

They only gave him a 4 year contract extension in October !!

Now, I hope no-one thinks he'd be a useful replacement for Dougie.

Word is that Neil Warnock is the replace him. (↑↑↑ ditto).

Hasn't SF repeatedly mentioned Billy Davies as being "miles better than Freedman" this season (up until Forest went a bit shit, again, cos that's what Billy Davies' teams do, they almost get promoted season after season but never actually....).

IMO this is the problem. Sack Freedman and I'd say someone like wee Billy would be in the absolute top row section of managers we'd be able to get. I'm not saying he is great but given his experience in this division (of near success, but not quite) and given the difficult job we'd have to offer, I'm not sure there would be many better.

And that is the problem, people think we'll be getting some magician, when frankly the don't exist.

So, some magicians from the last few years...

1) Holloway at Blackpool
2) Coyle at Burnley
3) Adkins at Southampton
4) Rosler's doing ok at Wiggin
5) Dyche looks like he's taking Burnley up
6) Boothroyd's first team managed was Watford
7) McDermott at Reading.

What most of them showed was progress (rather than magic). We currently have a bloke in charge that got us into a playoff place with one game to go last season, since when, we've gone back, faster than an Italian tank.

They might struggle in the Prem, but suggesting they aren't around in the Championship is ludicrous.

There is of course a long list of managers who've taken sides up. I'd not dispute that. Not all of them are great or even good. But there are individual circumstances around every club. Coyle could take Burnley up, but couldn't manage it here or at Wigan. Despite those two clubs having bigger budgets. Dyche may prove similar in that he has one great season but can't replicate it again or elsewhere. Or he may not.

If the requirement is merely to pick someone who has won promotion (somewhere, anywhere) then there is a long list including Davies. Whether they'd do it here or not under the circumstances we're working in is a different question.

If even poor managers can take teams up (which seems to be the indication from some of the names in that list) then I guess the obvious question is why didn't Coyle take us up (seeing as he is on the list) and why hasn't Freedman?

jaffka wrote:Stuart Pearce now the new manager.

Worthy4England wrote:

jaffka wrote:Stuart Pearce now the new manager.

He was talking about this on the radio a couple of nights ago - but was suggesting it wouldn't be until next season...

Gary the Enfield wrote:

Worthy4England wrote:

jaffka wrote:Stuart Pearce now the new manager.

He was talking about this on the radio a couple of nights ago - but was suggesting it wouldn't be until next season...

Takes over in August I believe.

bobo the clown wrote:
I've always liked Stuart Pearce. I just do.

Bruce Rioja wrote:

bobo the clown wrote:
I've always liked Stuart Pearce. I just do.

I did as a player. I've always thought that he's made nothing other than a cock of himself as a manager. I'm glad he's taking over Forest. They'll do feck all next year.

Hoboh wrote:

Bruce Rioja wrote:

bobo the clown wrote:
I've always liked Stuart Pearce. I just do.

I did as a player. I've always thought that he's made nothing other than a cock of himself as a manager. I'm glad he's taking over Forest. They'll do feck all next year.

I think Bruce he might just get this gig right tbh.
I think he went in way over his head to begin with.

Bruce Rioja wrote:

Hoboh wrote:

Bruce Rioja wrote:

bobo the clown wrote:
I've always liked Stuart Pearce. I just do.

I did as a player. I've always thought that he's made nothing other than a cock of himself as a manager. I'm glad he's taking over Forest. They'll do feck all next year.

I think Bruce he might just get this gig right tbh.
I think he went in way over his head to begin with.

Well, we'll see of course. However, I just think that there's a weight of expectation based on former glories (I see that Jon McGovern has also been appointed to a senior position) by some fanciful Emirati owners that seem to me to be somewhat unrealistic.