Surely 4-4-2 is the default setting for a tried and tested, route one, jumpers for goalposts, English manager.
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A Big Manager Poll with choice (unlike the Argus)
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Joe Gatting's Dad
New member
Tim Sherwood and Paul Barber have worked together before, so he would know what to expect.
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
Ah, young person I take it
nicko31
Well-known member
Forget Pulis, if we were in the PL I'd say yes. In the Championship Hoddle or Atkins (don't rule him out)
The Modfather
New member
Sherwood
RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
Only since the War. I still think it's risky. WM for me.
crodonilson
He/Him
Steve Bruce could be available if Hull have a bad Christmas......
Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
Mark Warburton
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I don't get this Pulis thing the guy would want to change the whole squad.
We really are not Pulis ready.
We really are not Pulis ready.
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Deleted member 2719
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Now he would use his loaf.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Yes! NEW MANAGER SPECULATION TIME!
This has to be my FAVOURITE time for a stunning cocktail of football fan NONSENSE-TALK mixed with just a dash of cliche-driven drivel.
Let's get the basics out the way now:
It doesn't MATTER how amazing or rubbish they were in their last job. It's literally no barometer for how they will fair here. No doubt names will be mentioned met with various "not good enough for us". Well, sorry to ruin it but PLENTY of managers do bad at one club and then GREAT at their next.....hence them previously being out of work in the first place.
Who's top of the championship at the moment? Oh yeah. Eddie Howe who had 11 points in 10 games when he left Burnley having shown he "couldn't cut it" at a higher level.
Who else is up there? Mark Warburton? He's just some coach. Never manager before. Can't work.
Who's that bloke at the team who play the best footy in the league? Steve Mclaren? The bloke who was useless at England an Wolfsburg where he had the best players he's ever had access to?
Well, at least there are no FOREIGNERS up there because you need TRIED AND TESTED BRITISH who KNOW THIS LEAGUE. Oh, Aitor Karanka who has never manager before or coached/played in this country.
Bizarre.
This has to be my FAVOURITE time for a stunning cocktail of football fan NONSENSE-TALK mixed with just a dash of cliche-driven drivel.
Let's get the basics out the way now:
It doesn't MATTER how amazing or rubbish they were in their last job. It's literally no barometer for how they will fair here. No doubt names will be mentioned met with various "not good enough for us". Well, sorry to ruin it but PLENTY of managers do bad at one club and then GREAT at their next.....hence them previously being out of work in the first place.
Who's top of the championship at the moment? Oh yeah. Eddie Howe who had 11 points in 10 games when he left Burnley having shown he "couldn't cut it" at a higher level.
Who else is up there? Mark Warburton? He's just some coach. Never manager before. Can't work.
Who's that bloke at the team who play the best footy in the league? Steve Mclaren? The bloke who was useless at England an Wolfsburg where he had the best players he's ever had access to?
Well, at least there are no FOREIGNERS up there because you need TRIED AND TESTED BRITISH who KNOW THIS LEAGUE. Oh, Aitor Karanka who has never manager before or coached/played in this country.
Bizarre.
studio150
Well-known member
Fully agree far too many technical players and not enough 6ft+ players. No doubt both the upper west and east stands would be supportive as the ball would spend far more time in their eyeline.
Funny how few people can take on board the fact that Stoke's style changed as they developed and consolidated into a Premier side, after having initially scrapped and 'long-balled' it to maintain that status.
No, I don't think realistically that we can get Pulis, but would take him like a shot if it became possible.
No, I don't think realistically that we can get Pulis, but would take him like a shot if it became possible.
willyfantastic
New member
- Mar 1, 2009
- 2,368
what a truly appaling list of candidates
theres real, real problems with everybody on that list - so now we are rummaging through the bargain basement for some bang-average manager who won't improve anything
the only person who might get the job done is pulis, who would never come here. all the others that have been voted highly have only been because they are english, even though they are all crap
theres real, real problems with everybody on that list - so now we are rummaging through the bargain basement for some bang-average manager who won't improve anything
the only person who might get the job done is pulis, who would never come here. all the others that have been voted highly have only been because they are english, even though they are all crap
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 18,201
Dull and uninspiring football while at Norwich though.
Doing what was required to keep them up? Newcastle and Birmingham fans loved him.
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 18,201
yeah you are probably right.
jessiejames
Never late in a V8
Hoddle for me.