His signings have been terrible, should have built a core of decent hardened league one players, then could have got a couple of pacey wingers and a goal scorer. We have signed complete unknows at this level and it's either going to be a stroke of genius or he'll be sacked by November (i'm going for the latter).
Certainly a gamble looking at players from the French 2nd division, Greece and the Australian A League.
Only time will tell if they are any good or not.
I didn't want Thorn from the start but gave him my backing, I wanted him gone after that shambolic defeat to Bristol City. Hes tactically inept and has proved himself to be so on many occasions, he hadn't learnt from mistakes earlier in the season. If I could see an improvement I would back him, but I can't see one.
Also have always said Murphy is a good keeper for the standard we are at, and not once said Dunn is better.
Also have always said Murphy is a good keeper for the standard we are at, and not once said Dunn is better.
SERIOUSLY can nobody suggest anyone else that we could bring in? It's all very well moaning about Thorn but unless you can come up with a serious alternative you're not helping
Shaun dyche for me.... he did very well at watford and i dont think he would cost the ends of the earth to recruit, plus he has a point to prove after being sacked by watford's new owners
Wouldn't be such a bad shout, I don't know too much about him though but he didn't seem the type to mess about.
dennis wise , paul ince , richard money , noel whelan :thinking about:, mark robins , brian laws ,gary megson , eric black, gary johnson , andy morrell ,liam daish , lee carsley/gregor rioch ,steve cotterill , martin allen ,jim magilton ,Raymond Verheijen ,paul simpson ,uwe rosler ,sean dyche ,nigel worthington ,
lots of names out there,i wanted zola but watford got him now
shouldnt have sacked boothroyd in hindsight?
shouldnt have sacked boothroyd in hindsight?
All players are unknown until they make a name for them selves. Ndlovu, Huckerby and Dublin were not proven at top flight level but they proved to be great signings. We are in league 1 with no money so why do people think we can attract top players?
You can pick out the very small percentage of names who have made the grade or you can look at the wider aspect, I could quite easily pick twice as many who haven't made the step up and drifter into obscurity. I appreciate that the new lads are very much unknown by us at the moment, but the pressure will be on from the first whistle and they won't have the time to settle or in some cases adapt to the English style of play.
A lot of good quality league one players have been up for a free transfer this summer and can't help but feel we have missed out on some players who would have taken next to no time to fit in and added genuine quality to the side.
As said many times, not all transfers will work out but you have to give yourself the best chance possible and making signings from the french 2nd, Greek 2nd & possibly the A league fills me with little confidence.
What planet are some people on?
Zola? To Coventry? Why not mention Louis Van Gaal?
Steve Cotterill? Brilliant. Just when I think some people are building a credible debate, these sorts of names are thrown into the ring to highlight the troubled minds of some.
I know, Barack Obama. Or Barbara Streisand. How about Gandalf?
Zola? To Coventry? Why not mention Louis Van Gaal?
Steve Cotterill? Brilliant. Just when I think some people are building a credible debate, these sorts of names are thrown into the ring to highlight the troubled minds of some.
I know, Barack Obama. Or Barbara Streisand. How about Gandalf?
http://www.leaguemanagers.com/index.html
plenty available,
Nick Barnby, Paul Ince, Dennis Wise, Billy Davies, etc etc
plenty available,
Nick Barnby, Paul Ince, Dennis Wise, Billy Davies, etc etc
I somehow cant see Billy Davies coming here after leaving forest for getting no cash:thinking about:
I can just see now the agents of the managers mentioned on this thread ringing up Sisu.
How much will my client have to spend in the transfer market ?
How much will my client have to spend in the transfer market ?
Harry is still looking and his golf handicap has improved. rumours are he is hanging around AFC Bournemouth where he always helped them out.
are you saying zola(sacked from WHU stint,now at a championship mid table team) is on same level as louie van gaal?
another uneducated football fan who only goes to the games for a pint i see.
if any of us was a manager i guarantee we would be shit, the players wouldn't respect us, we don't have any coaching exp and none of us have played any type of pro football (thats just to the people who say they could do better). i want to keep thorn.
Are you trying to make people laugh by continually calling others uneducated?