Ex-Staff Michael Appleton

[Followtheox1]

Tbf, he said 'at nearly every club'. Which is accurate

Yes, fair enough. Missed the nearly!

 

[Northernyellow]

Appleton has just been sacked. That didn't last long!

 

[unification]

It’s one of them P45s again.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Appleton has just been sacked. That didn't last long!

Was always going to happen if they didn’t win tonight. He was a dead man walking.

 

[Northstandboy]

If only he committed to OUFC!

 

[Steve Gilbert]

If only he committed to OUFC!

He is a manager who needs time but also money and once a club turns the tap off he struggles/jumps ship. If Charlton gave him time then I’m sure he would do a good job there, unfortunately they have a fan base who haven’t quite excepted where they are in the football pyramid at this current time.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

A decent looking side on paper packed full of new signings in Connor Coventry, Tyreeq Bakinson , Macauley Gillesphey,
Freddie Ladapo and Rarmani Edmonds-Green.

 

[MiddleBartonYellow]

Been a disaster everywhere except Oxford. Needs a good owner to back him up perhaps.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Been a disaster everywhere except Oxford. Needs a good owner to back him up perhaps.

The Charlton owner allowed him to sign lots of players who’re said to be very good. I imagine they won’t be too happy about the guy who signed them going.

 

[Left Wing Cross]

The Charlton owner allowed him to sign lots of players who’re said to be very good. I imagine they won’t be too happy about the guy who signed them going.

This would imply that he may not have had too much influence over signings. Employed more as a coach than a manager?

 

[Daviddidcotexile]

I wonder if GUKIP will be reviewing his thoughts about Charlton given ongoing poor results and now sacking the manager

 

[greatunclekip]

I wonder if GUKIP will be reviewing his thoughts about Charlton given ongoing poor results and now sacking the manager

No. I think Appleton would have done a good job there given time and I think the manager they appoint will have a good squad to work with and they will be a threat next season.

 

[Pompeyyellows]

Maybe Mapp should return to us and be Des's No2.

 

[greatunclekip]

Maybe Mapp should return to us and be Des's No2.

I've said all along (and got laughed at) that we should bring in someone like Cotterill this season who knows his way round the league, been there done that.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

I've said all along (and got laughed at) that we should bring in someone like Cotterill this season who knows his way round the league, been there done that.

You got laughed at because you said Cotterill was one of the best managers in league 1.

 

[MustardYellow]

We love Appleton for obvious reasons but the rest of his managerial career really isn't great. He hasn't been able to re-create what he built with us.

Were we a 'one off', or has he just not been given enough time elsewhere?

 

[greatunclekip]

You got laughed at because you said Cotterill was one of the best managers in league 1.

And I stand by that. In terms of getting the most out of resources.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Really not sure that someone with the experience of Cotterill (or Appleton) would want to come in as an assistant to a rookie (in EFL terms) L1 manager? Surely they'd want the main gig?

 

[Pompeyyellows]

Really not sure that someone with the experience of Cotterill (or Appleton) would want to come in as an assistant to a rookie (in EFL terms) L1 manager? Surely they'd want the main gig?

I get this but in reality it hasn't really worked for him as a number 1, (except with us and Lincoln) for what ever reason. In Mapp's case anyway. I wouldn't entertain Cotterill though not even as a number 2

 

[Upthecowboys]

I wonder if he’ll call it a day now as far as his managerial career is concerned?

He’s got a Masters in Sports Directorship, so perhaps a Director of Football role might be of interest. Not sure if anyone knows any clubs that need a DofF?!!

 

[Northstandboy]

How the mighty fall... Appleton has been appointed as Shrewsbury Town manager after Ainsworth moved to Gillingham.

Shrewsbury are 14 points from safety!

I always wonder what could have been for him, if he had stayed with us.

 

[Paul Cannell]

Not much, since Ole Slippery had (as predicted) run out of money and stopped funding the club.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Not much, since Ole Slippery had (as predicted) run out of money and stopped funding the club.

That's what happens when you start spending your money on silly things and then have to go through an expensive divorce.

 

[Carpy]

Not much, since Ole Slippery had (as predicted) run out of money and stopped funding the club.

Mark Ashton was the key man in that trio imo.

Mark Thomas also unearthed some gems on the recruitment front too.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Mark Ashton was the key man in that trio imo.

Mark Thomas also unearthed some gems on the recruitment front too.

Craig Dean was the main man on the recruitment front. He went to Leeds the year after promotion to L1.

Just checked my dates and he left the club not long after Appleton, after Clotet came in and started dishing out contracts to retired footballers and his mate’s son who wanted to be a doctor.

 

[MarkG]

Not much, since Ole Slippery had (as predicted) run out of money and stopped funding the club.

After the great football and promotion, player recruitment and player sales, he was set to stagnate with a mid-table L1 budget and I suppose wanted to leave whilst his current CV was still looking good.

 

[Northstand Grandad]

After the great football and promotion, player recruitment and player sales, he was set to stagnate with a mid-table L1 budget and I suppose wanted to leave whilst his current CV was still looking good.

Done jack since

 

[McXal]

Don’t agree with the above - he was good at Lincoln too.

Not sure he did loads wrong at Blackpool, but does appear to have gone off the rails a bit at Charlton, with a board containing an Oxford connection that theoretically had an emotive reason to back him even when it was tough

 

[Sarge]

Don’t agree with the above - he was good at Lincoln too.

Not sure he did loads wrong at Blackpool, but does appear to have gone off the rails a bit at Charlton, with a board containing an Oxford connection that theoretically had an emotive reason to back him even when it was tough

agree - ( though wasnt his first game as Lincoln manager a bit of a wake up for him?)

 

[Peterdev]

agree - ( though wasnt his first game as Lincoln manager a bit of a wake up for him?)

It was close. Just six in it, and again the following season