Steve Clarke

[Pepe the Horseman]

Sounds like he's got the job. Pretty underwhelmed by that. Thoughts?

[Sanguine]

Likewise.

If it is as good as his, then he was being lined up before Adkins was sacked - and why line up a guy with one relatively unsuccessful job behind him? Clarke built a reputation as a coach at Chelsea and Liverpool, but has none as a manager. Maybe it's those coaching attributes that appeal to the owners.

[St Pauli]

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[Silver Fox]

Correctly whelmed, he did a decent enough job at WBA, not like anyone was expecting a massive name where they?

[genome]

http://talksport.com/football/steve-cla ... 1216128860

[Pepe the Horseman]

I think I'm just a bit annoyed that I spunked £40 on our Eamonn.

[Winston Smith]

Speak to West Brom fans about his time there. Even with a good league placing they were not impressed with him.

Yeah, underwhelmed.

[blueroyals]

VERY happy with that. A good coach and plays a style of football that will suit this club. Think BMcD crossed with Adkins.

[genome]

Didn't he get West Brom to finish 8th in 2012/13?

[Wycombe Royal]

He took West Brom to their highest ever Premier League tally of points, is well connected and has an excellent reputation as a coach. Could we do better? Possibly, but this could be a decent appointment.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Didn't he get West Brom to finish 8th in 2012/13?

You're thinking of Romelu Lukaku.

[Norfolk Royal]

Think this is a decent appointment. Wealth of experience and did well at West Brom in his first season before hitting a rough patch although they were still outside relegation zone when he left there.

Must have oodles of contacts from his time coaching and more contacts than Adkins I would imagine. It's all about results though.

[SPARTA]

Only Reading fans could be underwhelmed by Clarke. We're not going to get a proven experienced manager at a club like this, in the state we're in. Clark is probably the best appointment we could make. Very pleased if this is true!

[Simon's Church]

Correctly whelmed, he did a decent enough job at WBA, not like anyone was expecting a massive name where they?

+1

[genome]

Didn't he get West Brom to finish 8th in 2012/13?

You're thinking of Romelu Lukaku.

Yeah but we've got Nick Blackman, so my point stands

[Sanguine]

Didn't he get West Brom to finish 8th in 2012/13?

He did, but they started like a train (won 8 and drew 2 of their first 13 games). They only won 6 games after the end of November, and had won 8 out of 41 when he was sacked.

[Angry Shed Sex]

It certainly shows the ambition of the club moving forward.

[SCIAG]

Whelmed. Good managerial record, excellent coach. iirc when we appointed Adkins I said I would prefer Clarke but thought him an unrealistic appointment (full disclosure: Adkins was my realistic external appointment of choice).

I'd prefer Dolan, but now is not the right time. He can get it when we're doing well and someone pinches Clarke.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Kes is going to be pretty torn by this.

[LUX]

looks like we can make the Clark/Clarke confusion similar to Atkins/Adkins.

so I'm happy.