Mark Robins (1 Viewer)
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usskyblue
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I dunno. Flicking the finger at Wasps and the Council is up there too m8
Grendel
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I’m not sure if that means anything does it?
Evo1883
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In my opinion it means that he's a success over a longer period and is putting up a similar win ratio to a man who got us promoted a couple of times... It also means we should stick with him and his plan
Hard to gauge how good a manager is for a club in the long term if they've done well over 30 40 games etc
stevefloyd
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It means hes doing better than most managers we have had
Grendel
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So if he managed his entire career in the top flight he’d have the same ratio?
Hill and Robins never managed in the top flight
Is Dowie a better manager than Sillett? Is Robins?
No
Hullinho87
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And means it would be hard to find this magic alternative manager who would be attainable that has that kind of record and that has a record of getting teams promoted.
Grendel
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How many teams had he got promoted other than us?
Evo1883
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He's the only manager to bring relative success during an absolutely horrendous 20 year period in the clubs history... And still looks like we are gearing for even more success... Credit where its due... We've had some high profile names here who have absolutely failed
covcity4life
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Best manager in my lifetime (1982)
Hope he can get another promotion on c.v. prob matter of time till a club higher in hierarchy takes another punt on him
Grendel
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I agree credit where it’s due but he can’t be compared to managers in the top flight as it’s a very different circumstance
Evo1883
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I agree to an extent, but it's all relative, the lower the division the lower the budget, smaller buying power etc...
Grendel
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Er no as in league two we had one of the top attendances and also top 7 budgets so achieving 10th in the top flight is a far bigger achievement
stevefloyd
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I merely said he is doing better in terms of wins and half decent results than the major majority of managers we have had in recent years
Evo1883
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Like I said I somewhat agree with you, but think you are also taking away from a remarkable turnaround of a club in free fall, that had no players on long contracts and that plays its home football matches away from the city.. We are currently punching above our weight in league 1 with teams like Sunderland, Ipswich and pompey and Rotherham massively outdoing us wage wise... Like I said the job he's doing is fantastic
SlowerThanPlatt
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I know we all love to think our manager and players will stick with us no matter what but if a Barnsley or someone of that ilk came in for him he’d be off or at least giving it serious consideration
Evo1883
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Sunderland are a much bigger club than us or Barnsley and they flat out said no
Calista
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Anyone who compares Robins’ impact with Jimmy Hill wasn’t around in the 1960’s.
But from the (admittedly limited) times I’ve seen us this season I’d say this could be the best footballing side we’ve had since dropping into the third tier (including the purple patches we had under Robins before and under Mowbray).
Considering the state of the pitch, some of the passing football today was amazing. The missing ingredient is still a beast of a striker, and it remains to be seen whether Godden can deliver over a full season.
But from the (admittedly limited) times I’ve seen us this season I’d say this could be the best footballing side we’ve had since dropping into the third tier (including the purple patches we had under Robins before and under Mowbray).
Considering the state of the pitch, some of the passing football today was amazing. The missing ingredient is still a beast of a striker, and it remains to be seen whether Godden can deliver over a full season.
SlowerThanPlatt
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Barnsley are a Championship club
Evo1883
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Not for long
SlowerThanPlatt
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3 points off the drop and finding some form...still a better proposition than us
Evo1883
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Wasn't it pretty much the same journey up? If he somehow gets us up again then he's on course to match what hill achieved surely
Depends how you define big - it was a bit of a vague comment from me.
I meant a team in the league above. If we get promoted then no one in the Premier League will be in for him so we'll be fine, but if we don't go up this season I do fear that a Championship club will take him.
mark82
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We could very well swap places with them next year.
SlowerThanPlatt
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I am talking about now
Evo1883
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I still think a manger would choose Sunderland over Barnsley today
Irish Sky Blue
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I would think that wages wise Sunderland would be paying a lot more than Barnsley
SlowerThanPlatt
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Rubbish. We’re a bigger club than Bournemouth. Howe isn’t coming here and Robins isn’t going there
Flying Fokker
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not forgetting the fans of course.
Grendel
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Yes I agree to an extent but he has been for what ever reason supported more by the ownership model than most past managers and the sales have covered by like for like replacements
