The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

[Stranded]

Bilic 6/4 to be next PL manager to go.

Can't see it myself.

Not so sure, beginning to look like another Martinez. Built on the successful defence of the previous manager (Moyes v Allardyce) but focussing purely on attacking talent. Defence gets neglected or even weakened whilst everyone marvels at the new attacking play the team has.

Forward play begins to falter a bit in the second season and defence isn't strong enough to keep the side in the game. Add a so far disaster of a move to a new stadium for West Ham and the recipe is there for a sacking by Xmas if they are still in the bottom 3.

[Royal Rother]

Maybe but somebody else is bound to be gone by then!

[Victor Meldrew]

Someone like Giggs is absolutely the last sort of signing a club in Swansea's position should be making.

There's no way of telling what sort of manager Giggs would make, but there is a strange assumption that being a top player will mean you'll be a really good manager. Such a player "might" command respect of the players, but that depends a huge amount on their personality.

Overall though, how many really good managers have had excellent player careers? Look at Guardiola, Wenger, Mourinho, Ferguson, Klopp for example - all were footballing journeymen at best.

The idea that being a famous player is all the qualification anyone needs to be a good manager is daft. I think it was a few years ago that Gareth Southgate was told he needed to get his coaching badges before being a manager, and you had pundit s saying that playing for England was all the qualification you needed.

And today you have Robbie Savage ask what Bob Bradley knows about fighting a relegation battle. What does Ryan Giggs know about fighting one?

Agree with most of this (apart from Guardiola not being a top player).
I have always felt that top players often don't need to think about the game too much as their own ability carried them through as a player.
Classic cases of Booby Moore, Bobby Charlton, John Barnes, Shearer etc are amongst the many not to have made it in management.
I do admire the likes of Ince and Hasselbank starting at a low level and Giggs ought to do the same rather than expect to move into a Premier League job having no experience of club management other than holding the fort at Old Trafford for a few weeks.

[Winston Smith]

Guardiola 'a journeyman at best'? wtf???

[stealthpapes]

Pearson gone from Derby.

My big I did not know that fact of the weekend was finding out he was manager of Carlisle when Jimmy Glass scored.

[stealthpapes]

Guardiola 'a journeyman at best'? wtf???

Yeah, plus one on that

BUT

I think the fact that his career took the massive sidestep that it did in 2001 is what's made him so effective a manager. He was still quite young, he could have played at Barcelona for a lot longer and he took a different route, via Qatar and Mexico. While not uncomfortable, he probably learned more by having that extra experience under his belt.

[paultheroyal]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

[Stranded]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

Plus it's Jackie McNamara...

[stealthpapes]

Can't imagine why Paul, of all RFC fans, would rather think about Jamie McNamara

[Sutekh]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

You don't work in the media do you.

[paultheroyal]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

I beg to differ if that's ok.

"it has been decided, in the best interest of York City that JM steps down" = Sacked

"chairman has asked JM to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate..." = Caretaker Manager.

HTH.

[paultheroyal]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

Plus it's Jackie McNamara...

Predictive text m8 - My Jackie is a Jamie.....

[tmesis]

Guardiola 'a journeyman at best'? wtf???

yeah, that was an "oops, meant to edit that one". Had a complete block on him as a player, checked and saw he'd been pretty good to say the least, then forget to take him out of the list.

[Stranded]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

I beg to differ if that's ok.

"it has been decided, in the best interest of York City that JM steps down" = Sacked

"chairman has asked JM to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate..." = Caretaker Manager.

HTH.

Of course, I absolutely respect your right to have a differing opinion. Still wrong though

[genome]

Jamie McNamara sacked as York City manager.

Jamie McNamara installed as caretaker manager of York City.

Nope, I am not joking.

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

I beg to differ if that's ok.

"it has been decided, in the best interest of York City that JM steps down" = Sacked

"chairman has asked JM to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate..." = Caretaker Manager.

HTH.

It doesn't change the fact he's stepping down if he's going to look after the role until a new manager is found.

[paultheroyal]

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

I beg to differ if that's ok.

"it has been decided, in the best interest of York City that JM steps down" = Sacked

"chairman has asked JM to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate..." = Caretaker Manager.

HTH.

It doesn't change the fact he's stepping down if he's going to look after the role until a new manager is found.

[paultheroyal]

Apart from that's not completely true is it.

McNamara said he would quit if they lost at the weekend, they drew so he spoke to the chairman and they both agreed that it was best he would move on anyway but would effectively work a 2 week notice whilst the replacement is hired.

I beg to differ if that's ok.

"it has been decided, in the best interest of York City that JM steps down" = Sacked

"chairman has asked JM to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate..." = Caretaker Manager.

HTH.

Of course, I absolutely respect your right to have a differing opinion. Still wrong though

Thank you and noted

[genome]

It doesn't change the fact he's stepping down if he's going to look after the role until a new manager is found.

Not that hard to figure out mate, he'll look after the team until a new manager is found, then he'll step down. In fact it says as much in the statement.

Unless the words "sacked" and "caretaker" were actually used in the statement then it's not that ridiculous.

[paultheroyal]

It doesn't change the fact he's stepping down if he's going to look after the role until a new manager is found.

Not that hard to figure out mate, he'll look after the team until a new manager is found, then he'll step down. In fact it says as much in the statement.

Unless the words "sacked" and "caretaker" were actually used in the statement then it's not that ridiculous.

,
Come back to me when you find a club statement dung the word "sacked".

Cheers.