NEW MANAGER: {enter next candidate here}

[Gary Baldi]

Which appointment is that then?

The one for the ITK sauce. Currently Brown Sauce, but Gravy is making a good go of it

 

[Notaswindonfan]

The one for the ITK sauce. Currently Brown Sauce, but Gravy is making a good go of it

Soy

 

[unification]

Unlike Wilder, who I dislike as a human being, I had no personal animus about Pep. The man seemed like a non-entity to me, characterless, bland and dull.

The reason I was so keen for OUFC to fire him was simply that (in my opinion) he was destroying what had been a good set of footballers that retained a decent nucleus and attitude when he arrived and was going to relegate us. I still think we would be relegated if he was manager. Tactically inept, a pathetic leader, he eradicated any passion from the players so that they played like they didn't give a f**k.

He was a disaster, Clueless Pep Clotet.

You can add to that Pep's total disregard for our transfer policy (DE turned it back around in January with Brannagan coming in, but it was too late for Pep), his overly light training sessions and that he created a fear over the players. There was more to him than the 'fokkused' fella in front of the RadOx microphones.

Do we really think Eastwood wanted to leave to become a second-choice 'keeper at Barnsley? Well, Eastwood wanted away from Pep and sounded out his agent to see who was interested.

DE said that Pep was sacked for more than just poor results. It doesn't take a genius to realise that the players didn't much care for him and were delighted when he went.

 

[Emilio]

Sol bloody Campbell has won the premier league. Not sure that has anything to do with his coaching ability. So far stam has had 1 good season and 1 s**t season.

Both Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton won more than a few trinkets at national and international level as players. However, that doesn't equate to ability as manager or coach.... if memory serves ,Bobby Moore wasn't much good as Oxford city fc manager, nor did Bobby Charlton shine as a manager, pne was his one dabble, I think?

I never said success as a player indicates success as a manager. Mourinho barely played did he? What I said was that there is "no guarantee, because there’s a lot more to it than that".

I was more referring to dealing with players on a one-to-one level as opposed to tactics or the like. Pass on advice on dealing with big match nerves, or give inspiring anecdotes of how to get back into the team once you've been dropped by Fergie, etc.

The journals and twitterati seem to be putting Robinson as the frontrunner now, so this debate may be rendered fruitless, but I'm sure you can understand the potential benefits that come with a manager having had success as a player?

 

[outsidethebox]

Hold on a second ......... Zlatan has just left Manure. Could still be a wow floating around ?

 

[Lundinsponytail]

Unlike Wilder, who I dislike as a human being, I had no personal animus about Pep. The man seemed like a non-entity to me, characterless, bland and dull.

The reason I was so keen for OUFC to fire him was simply that (in my opinion) he was destroying what had been a good set of footballers that retained a decent nucleus and attitude when he arrived and was going to relegate us. I still think we would be relegated if he was manager. Tactically inept, a pathetic leader, he eradicated any passion from the players so that they played like they didn't give a f**k.

He was a disaster, Clueless Pep Clotet.

Yup. In my view one of the very worst managers we have ever had. Given a huge budget by OUFC historic standards he squandered it on a toxic mix of has beens and never will bes.
He then instituted a low intensity training regime that robbed us of our fitness edge, went back to the awful 4231 system, and gradually turned even good players like Ledson into confused, demotivated losers. He fell out with his staff, developed a habit of going out on the town and gradually lost the plot entirely.
The fact that we were still mid-table when he left was solely owing to the first 6 games (12 points) - we had been playing very poorly for months.
His epitaph will be the 0-7 defeat, the worst result in our clubs history. The moment he declared that acceptable, he should have been fired. The following month was just an inevitable degeneration.

 

[malcolmsmoustache]

I never said success as a player indicates success as a manager. Mourinho barely played did he? What I said was that there is "no guarantee, because there’s a lot more to it than that".

I was more referring to dealing with players on a one-to-one level as opposed to tactics or the like. Pass on advice on dealing with big match nerves, or give inspiring anecdotes of how to get back into the team once you've been dropped by Fergie, etc.

The journals and twitterati seem to be putting Robinson as the frontrunner now, so this debate may be rendered fruitless, but I'm sure you can understand the potential benefits that come with a manager having had success as a player?

Er no. You need to have played at some level at least (but Mourinho and Hodgson have never played a professional competitive game, Klopp and Wenger were both lower league players. In fact, I would turn it on its head- the better the player, the more difficult it is for him to relate - as a manager- to less gifted players...

 

[Lundinsponytail]

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I never said success as a player indicates success as a manager. Mourinho barely played did he? What I said was that there is "no guarantee, because there’s a lot more to it than that".

I was more referring to dealing with players on a one-to-one level as opposed to tactics or the like. Pass on advice on dealing with big match nerves, or give inspiring anecdotes of how to get back into the team once you've been dropped by Fergie, etc.

The journals and twitterati seem to be putting Robinson as the frontrunner now, so this debate may be rendered fruitless, but I'm sure you can understand the potential benefits that come with a manager having had success as a player?

Historically, most of the greatest managers had relatively modest playing careers.

Fergie, Clough, Mourinho, Wenger - it is a different job and 'show us yer medals' just doesn't work any more....

 

[makv]

The one for the ITK sauce. Currently Brown Sauce, but Gravy is making a good go of it

Soy

Fish, Shirley?

 

[Gary Baldi]

Fish, Shirley?

Thai Green Sauce going forward

 

[warksox]

H

Historically, most of the greatest managers had relatively modest playing careers.

Fergie, Clough, Mourinho, Wenger - it is a different job and 'show us yer medals' just doesn't work any more....

Err Brian Clough -modest playing career?? - I think you'll find he was a top class striker

 

[Oldham]

H

Historically, most of the greatest managers had relatively modest playing careers.

Fergie, Clough, Mourinho, Wenger - it is a different job and 'show us yer medals' just doesn't work any more....

Brian Clough was one of the most prolific goal scorers ever to grace a football pitch

 

[unification]

Yup. In my view one of the very worst managers we have ever had. Given a huge budget by OUFC historic standards he squandered it on a toxic mix of has beens and never will bes.
He then instituted a low intensity training regime that robbed us of our fitness edge, went back to the awful 4231 system, and gradually turned even good players like Ledson into confused, demotivated losers. He fell out with his staff, developed a habit of going out on the town and gradually lost the plot entirely.
The fact that we were still mid-table when he left was solely owing to the first 6 games (12 points) - we had been playing very poorly for months.
His epitaph will be the 0-7 defeat, the worst result in our clubs history. The moment he declared that acceptable, he should have been fired. The following month was just an inevitable degeneration.

Ooh. I like a bit of scandal.

Was he (ahem) Mark Wright-ing his way around then or just enjoying the significant limelight that comes with managing a third tier, mid-division English football team?

 

[Belgium Yellow]

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Historically, most of the greatest managers had relatively modest playing careers.

Fergie, Clough, Mourinho, Wenger - it is a different job and 'show us yer medals' just doesn't work any more....

Ron Atkinson?

 

[PottersRightBoot]

Err Brian Clough -modest playing career?? - I think you'll find he was a top class striker

Chas’s football knowledge isn’t great compared to many on here.

 

[Salaghaf]

Wow. 10 days trekking in the Annapurna region (nepal). Back on line today and still no Manager! ? KR looks a pretty decent appointment though if true.

Lol
You should have gone for a month, then there might have been a chance of an appointment before your return......

 

[outsidethebox]

Chas’s football knowledge isn’t great compared to many on here.

Perhaps he meant Nigel

 

[Paul P]

Err Brian Clough -modest playing career?? - I think you'll find he was a top class striker

Brian Clough was one of the most prolific goal scorers ever to grace a football pitch

Both beat me to it. A fantastic player who had his career cut short by injury.

 

[Concretebob]

Brian Clough was one of the most prolific goal scorers ever to grace a football pitch

Thats not in the book of CHARLIE FACTS though!

 

[Ian]

If KR is announced today, what are we going to do tomorrow?