Allen joins MK Dons

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Martin Allen has become the new manager of MK Dons. Seems a strange move, that one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wimbledon/5099852.stm

 

[Silent Bob]

Even more reason to dislike him.

 

[Easy 10]

A case of the wallet over the career, that one. Allens just a mercenary.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

I reckon it is a match made in heaven.

I hate MK Dongs & I hate Martin Allen. Lets hope they continue their downward journey into non-league football.

 

[RM-Taylor]

This is a good move for MKDons as Martin Allen is one of the best managers in the Football League.

 

[Dandyman]

Shame as it may delay Franchise going out of business.

 

[Silent Bob]

This is a good move for MKDons as Martin Allen is one of the best managers in the Football League.

Is he?

 

[Da Man Clay]

Silly boy. Possibly the worst move he could have made but as said above he is just a mercinary.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

MK Dons have the potential to become a big side. There are no other teams in MK and it is one of the fastest growing towns in the UK.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

This is a good move for MKDons as Martin Allen is one of the best managers in the Football League.

I grudgingly admit he seemed to do a reasonable job at Brentford, but lets not confuse managerial ability with being a quirky bully.
At the end of the day he still didn't manage to get a fairly decent Brentford promoted from a very ordinary division.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Alan at work who is a brentford season ticket holder ( and criminally insane) recons the fans fell out with him in the second half of the season.

Seemly his strange tactics and substitutions was a factor and the fact that he publically critisised the supporters in the local rag.

Sound familiar?

 

[Rich Suvner]

There are no other teams in MK and it is one of the fastest growing towns in the UK.

Surely this is why most people dont want MK Dons to do well? Town with no desire to do anything but buy instant success. Hope Allen is a utter failure and they carry on their downward progress

 

[London Irish]

Allen certainly has a mixed reputation, he did well but perhaps not well enough given the Brentford team he had.

Will be interesting to see how he gets on with his new lot.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Alan at work who is a brentford season ticket holder ( and criminally insane) recons the fans fell out with him in the second half of the season.

Seemly his strange tactics and substitutions was a factor and the fact that he publically critisised the supporters in the local rag.

Sound familiar?

Not really, to be totally honest. Who is it?

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Shame, I rate him rather highly. Him and Parkinson should go on to be excellent managers.

 

[fatbadger]

MK Dons have the potential to become a big side. There are no other teams in MK and it is one of the fastest growing towns in the UK.

Their problems being:

1. most of that growth is due to immigration, so that most of the football fans among the new population already have a club

2. there are three league clubs within 30 miles of the place, which between them have the longstanding support of most of the local football fans who have lived locally since before the franchise moved into the town

Add to that the justified hatred of proper football fans, and they don't have a chance. They will not command a large support in the short to medium term, and will have to survive through that to get to the potential riches of long term growth in support (which doesn't seem likely).

 

[Albaman]

Their problems being:

1. most of that growth is due to immigration, so that most of the football fans among the new population already have a club

2. there are three league clubs within 30 miles of the place, which between them have the longstanding support of most of the local football fans who have lived locally since before the franchise moved into the town

Add to that the justified hatred of proper football fans, and they don't have a chance. They will not command a large support in the short to medium term, and will have to survive through that to get to the potential riches of long term growth in support (which doesn't seem likely).

Nice one Sir Badger!!!

 

[Monkey Man]

I'd rather they sign a proven manager like Jeff Wood or Jimmy Case.

My immediate hope for MKD is to see them being beaten in a league game at Priory Lane by Eastbourne Borough.