robbiethemole
Well-Known Member
Gone by mutual consent, he lasted longer than I thought he would. Where next I wonder
The CO-OP?Gone by mutual consent, he lasted longer than I thought he would. Where next I wonder
It's not just Plymouth.His record of managing English clubs is 125 games 125 points, 1 point a game gets you religation.Plymouth was always going to be a tough job this year, minimal investment in the summer. One would think they would be fighting relegation even with an experienced Championship manager, the defence is woeful.
Gareth Southgate and Mark RobinsWhen was the last decent English player who made a decent English manager? The route always seems to be coach first. I really don’t understand why you’d appoint someone completely inexperienced for a role based on their name, unless you’re just trying to pump and dump the club.
Gareth Southgate and Mark Robins
You said decent, not elite!Not sure I’d call Robins an elite English player. Southgate is a push and has hardly been successful in management a Boro.
Did we get him fired when he was at Brum too?
Stevie G did a great job in a really difficult league… oh hold on.. just checked and it was only Scotland.When was the last decent English player who made a decent English manager? The route always seems to be coach first. I really don’t understand why you’d appoint someone completely inexperienced for a role based on their name, unless you’re just trying to pump and dump the club.
You said decent, not elite!
My initial answer was just banter really but tbh they’re probably the best you’re gonna get
He does take shit jobs but he's also shown very little to make anyone think he is a good manager.His biggest mistake imo was not learning which jobs to take on.
Derby was a financial basket case, and no sane manager would of looked at it.
Birmingham was owned by idiots who'd just sacked John Eustace who had the team overachieving (much like he has at Blackburn) the fans were disgusted with the sacking of Eustace, and the players never gave Rooney a chance (according to their fans) so again, a bad choice for Rooney.
Plymouth was another case of a club with no money and no chance of building a squad that could survive in the championship.
Whoever went there was on a hiding to nothing. Relegation was and is inevitable.
It's as if Rooney was so desperate for a crack at management that he'd literally take any job available. That's been his undoing.
He does take shit jobs but he's also shown very little to make anyone think he is a good manager.
Doesn't talk a good game doesn't play a good game.
And he didn't do a great job - most of the time Rangers came 2nd behind Celtic.Stevie G did a great job in a really difficult league… oh hold on.. just checked and it was only Scotland.
You probably have to go back to 1966 WC winning team.When was the last decent English player who made a decent English manager? The route always seems to be coach first. I really don’t understand why you’d appoint someone completely inexperienced for a role based on their name, unless you’re just trying to pump and dump the club.
You probably have to go back to 1966 WC winning team.
Jack Charlton was instrumental in Leeds decade of minor success/incredible catalogue of 'almost' as a player. Did OK at club level management but fully deserving of his 'legend' status with Rep Ireland international tenure.
Bobby Robson and Brian Clough were both more than decent as players and even better managers.
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