Diamonds are Forever Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On the Giggs thing, I still find it amazing that despite the endless amounts of evidence that shows there is no link between footballing ability and coaching ability (despite great ex-players being given way more opportunities than poorer players), there seems to be this expectation that great ex-players are entitled to top managerial jobs despite virtually no experience. Look at the names of the managers at the top of the Premier League just now - Guardiola, Mourinho, Pochettino, Conte, Wenger, Silva, Benitez - they range from top internationals to non-players. Footballing ability is irrelevant, the departing Everton manager is a good example of that. What makes it worse is when it's a former player at that club and they are touted for the job because they 'know the club', like that has any relevance whatsoever. A completely redundant point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, Diamonds are Forever said: What makes it worse is when it's a former player at that club and they are touted for the job because they 'know the club', like that has any relevance whatsoever. A completely redundant point. maybe Giggs included "in-depth knowledge of seedy sexual goings on in hotel rooms" on his applications for both the Leicester and Wales jobs on the basis that it'd be more relevant than any perceived managerial prowess ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Funes Mori is pish. Bolasie has no end product. Coleman is dead. Nice poem. Kind of Sylvia Plath-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Nice poem. Kind of Sylvia Plath-esque. Can you tell I did Advanced English at school? I got a D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Bishop Briggs said: Not if you consider the quality squad, especially when key injured players return. The new manager will be given money to bring in at least a couple of players in January. Then there is the new stadium. Everton is a big club that should be able to attract a top manager. Everton are Europa League cannon fodder with no prospect of progressing much further up the English league. What they were in the 1980s is ancient history: they're not a big club now. They have no status in European football and so can't even offer a convincing rebuilding project like Liverpool could to Klopp. There are three bigger clubs in London alone, that all enjoy the additional bonus of allowing their managers to not live in or near a complete and utter shitheap like Merseyside. The best managers with an interest in managing in the English leagues (Tuchel, Ancelotti) will bide their time until Wenger and Conte move on from their current clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 27 minutes ago, accies1874 said: Can you tell I did Advanced English at school? I got a D. Ah, the glorious failure grade. Or was that C? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Didn’t realise he had been that bad for that long, maybe because the media criticism seems to be more prominent just now. I take it that is who van dijk was meant to replace in the summer? Tbh it's not just Lovren, Van Dijk would walk into that Liverpool defense, replacing any one of them, except Robertson obviously, Robertson's a footballing God after all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Tbh it's not just Lovren, Van Dijk would walk into that Liverpool defense, replacing any one of them, except Robertson obviously, Robertson's a footballing God after all!!! Is he even getting a game? The 2nd best shout at a football match i ever heard at a football game was aimed at him. 1st half scotland v Gibraltar. And he wasn’t really making any attacking runs when he got the ball, and the shout from behind me was “robertson, run ya c**t”[emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I find it bizarre he's on about managing a team who "matches his ambitions", he's absolutely deluded Aren't all the Welsh deluded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Pranksters turn Google Maps blue with new search term for Anfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Herman Hessian said: Pranksters turn Google Maps blue with new search term for Anfield Kopites are gobshites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 9 hours ago, buchan30 said: Is he even getting a game? The 2nd best shout at a football match i ever heard at a football game was aimed at him. 1st half scotland v Gibraltar. And he wasn’t really making any attacking runs when he got the ball, and the shout from behind me was “robertson, run ya c**t” Had to be there, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Claude Puel is apparently gonna be the new Leicester manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Strange choice. Didn't exactly look like he was the motivator type that's going to get the best out of Vardy and Mahrez when he was at Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchan30 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Had to be there, eh? Probably [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertlegend Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Just waiting for Paul Merson to slate Claude Puel possibly getting the Leicester job so I can stick a tenner on them winning the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Albertlegend said: Just waiting for Paul Merson to slate Claude Puel possibly getting the Leicester job so I can stick a tenner on them winning the league. Leicester have appointed Puel on a 3-year deal - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41746701. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I have nothing against Puel but he's not the big name that Leicester fans were hoping for. Mahrez will be definitely look for a move in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Finished eighth and made a League Cup Final last year. Sounds decent to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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