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[Football] Nathan Jones
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With incisive outside-the-box-thinking like that, I now understand why some have ponied up the subscription.
Lenny Rider
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- Sep 15, 2010
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I'm sure 40 grand a week was factor, and they now have to pay his contract up.
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
I have read a few of his free articles and they are pretty poor to be honest but I guess he must have his finger on the pulse of something
OK, so quickly whilst you're at it, what are the Euromillions numbers for tomorrow?
Some Pompey fans would like him to go there if he got the boot at Stoke (open to see the responses)...
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blue-shifted
Banned
Hughton to replace Jones as manager ... for the second time
Paris
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'Private message to GT49er sent'.
Enjoy the money and buy me a glass of babycham when I next bump into you.
They are absolutely clueless. We had a Luton STH at work who was very relaxed about Jones going well before he actually did so. He explainined then that Luton have a very decent backroom team considering the size of the club and considering that this Luton job is the only job in management Jones has had, it's not hard to draw the conclusion now that he's actually bang average.
Therefore I would love it if he ended up at the skate tw4ts,
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Banned
I'd prefer they appointed someone who was way below average ..... Like Adkins or someone
I don't really think his football coaching is the issue - I think he just thinks he is better than he is too soon
Managing at a lower level. Someone with his lack of experience and less than glittering playing career can sometimes get away with the self confident bordering on arrogant attitude; however, once you try to do that with players who are in some cases International players. They are going to turn on you if you don't treat them with respect. ''Man Management'' is the most important thing in when managing a football club. Nathan doesn't have that skill, I feel YET.
I think he will learn from his time at Stoke. If he doesn't then he will won't have many more jobs in Football Management at the higher levels. I have seen the way he interacts with people in social circles and my first thought, watching from a distance was ''By God You're full of yourself'' and that doesn't endear you to some people. You need inner confidence but as soon as you start to express it outwardly then you are bound to alienate some people.
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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What a lot of these young, fledgling managers forget is that they have ( potentially ) longer management careers ahead of them, than they had playing careers. Jones started at Luton when he was 42 years old and did well. His CV was getting better and better. He didn't have to gamble everything to go to Stoke ( his own words ) to earn more money and manage a bigger club , with far more pressure. One or two seasons in the Championship, doing fairly well, with limited resources and other clubs ( some better suited to him ) would have come calling. He needed to get a feel for the unforgiving nature of the Championship with Luton before taking on a challenge like Stoke. He needed to test himself as well.
He took on a challenge just a bit too daunting too soon. Time will tell if he is humble enough to regroup, learn and move on.
He took on a challenge just a bit too daunting too soon. Time will tell if he is humble enough to regroup, learn and move on.
crodonilson
He/Him
Still very much the manager and taking todays Press Conference, looks like he will be in charge for at least Saturdays game at Swansea.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Lets' hpe so. I've a feeling though that this is just going to be prolonging the agony, if they lost so dismally at home to a very poor bottom of the table Huddersfield side, how are they going to fare at high flying Swansea?
Perhaps a visit to his homeland will bring him some much needed luck.
RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
wolfie
Well-known member
Chris Hughton has turned the job down apparently (Stoke Sentinel) - hence Jones being shoved out for the press conference.
Paris
Well-known member
I take it all back
Hughton probably saw Stoke City for what the club is at present. A shit shower. Jones is on a hiding to nothing. No doubt wants to be let out of his misery.
Hughton probably saw Stoke City for what the club is at present. A shit shower. Jones is on a hiding to nothing. No doubt wants to be let out of his misery.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
He's from Cardiff so will want to beat the Jacks.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
He is a desperate man, l think he'll jusdt want to win, whoever the opposition is. But l agree it's extra motivation.
I take it all back
Hughton probably saw Stoke City for what the club is at present. A shit shower. Jones is on a hiding to nothing. No doubt wants to be let out of his misery.
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