Spoons Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, RumRed said: We'll put you down for DC then? I would rather have Donald trump than DC the dog lover !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, RumRed said: At the moment I'd take DC what he has done with the resources he's had is almost witchcraft. Whether he could cope with a budget is another question of course. The Nigel Clough dilemma? Great with no money but it all falls apart once he gets some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: The Nigel Clough dilemma? Great with no money but it all falls apart once he gets some. It may well be but he's hardly put a foot wrong yet, he's also shown huge loyalty considering the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 As Rumred said earlier, the main question about Clarke is whether he could handle the much bigger budget at this level plus the bigger ego's that budget brings. I have no reason to doubt that he could but also have no reason to think he could. Let's be honest though, he hasn't really put a foot wrong at the other lot. Would I want him here, probably not TBH as we would need proven leadership, not someone untried at this level, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Ska Junkie said: As Rumred said earlier, the main question about Clarke is whether he could handle the much bigger budget at this level plus the bigger ego's that budget brings. I have no reason to doubt that he could but also have no reason to think he could. Let's be honest though, he hasn't really put a foot wrong at the other lot. Would I want him here, probably not TBH as we would need proven leadership, not someone untried at this level, again. Once he learned that he didn`t need to act like a classless ******** just to appease the Neanderthals over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: Once he learned that he didn`t need to act like a classless ******** just to appease the Neanderthals over there. Very true. I just can't see him stood on a chair up the 3 lions belting out 'drink up thee cider' somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 hours ago, MarkRed! said: I think Clarke, Tisdale, Robinson and Cooper are all better managers than LJ.... LJ has no real record does he.... It has been debated on here already. Hate to say it but I think Clarke is better tactically and could get more out of the team. What he has done for them is unbelievable given his resources.... His interviews are good and he won't be tickling anyone.... Had we not nicked taylor ... rovers were play off contenders..... Cooper had some of the better players in the division, playing good football, but failed to get out of L1 - he's Danny Wilson. Would love us to appoint Tisdale and see him succeed but he's comfortable - too comfortable - where he is and probably hasn't got the bottle to hack it higher up the pyramid - too much pressure and too much scrutiny. Robinson is a bluffer. Yet none of them would lose 13 out of 16 in a row. Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Gotta say he's done a decent job at the mem and I don't dislike him. CV wise he's done more than LJ but he hasn't quite got the lingo of our man, maybe he hasn't got the right DNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinreliant Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Let's pi-- them off and give him the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izza Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 What has DC done in the Championship, after all the difference in quality between it and Div 1 is massive. Once he has a CV with Championship details in it I will consider an answer otherwise it's like comparing apples to oranges to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 hours ago, BigTone said: I have no reason to dislike DC and you are correct when you say he has a higher rating. As things stand I would think he is more sought after than LJ is ever likely to be. Certainly if I was the owner of a Championship club and had the choice of recruiting one or the other I know which one I would chose. Probably right, he has acted the cock a few times, especially over the Grimsby thing and of course the infamous AppyDAZE quote on R. Bristol He's probably alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Clarke appeared to learn quite a bit from the mistakes he made early on in his Gas career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, cheshire_red said: Clarke appeared to learn quite a bit from the mistakes he made early on in his Gas career They weren't too expensive either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 I'm not sure losing a Clubs League status could be deemed a not expensive matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 minute ago, cheshire_red said: I'm not sure losing a Clubs League status could be deemed a not expensive matter. I'm not sure he was fully to blame for that and last season they finished what, about 16 places behind us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, cheshire_red said: I'm not sure losing a Clubs League status could be deemed a not expensive matter. In fairness, he came for how many games at the end? Wardy and the chairman (that bloke who always looked ill, forget his name) at the time stitched him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Fair point, his over confidence in his ability to keep them up may have transferred to the players though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, cheshire_red said: Fair point, his over confidence in his ability to keep them up may have transferred to the players though He is quite a cocky b a stard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: He is quite a cocky b a stard Mmmm....must be part of the DNA of a head coach of a professional football team in the Bristol area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, RumRed said: I'm not sure he was fully to blame for that and last season they finished what, about 16 places behind us? That's a massive 16 places though. DC has done well amongst the lower leagues and pretty average in a division that we walked a couple of seasons previous. He's done nothing to make me think he'd be a success at our level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: That's a massive 16 places though. DC has done well amongst the lower leagues and pretty average in a division that we walked a couple of seasons previous. He's done nothing to make me think he'd be a success at our level. You could very well be right and I'm surprised he hasn't already been snapped up by one of the more ambitious clubs in the lower leagues at least. To be fair to him, he came from Salisbury and ended back in non league with the sags and at that point they were in practical meltdown. Where other clubs have taken years to regain their league status, he took them back up at the first attempt. He then got another promotion the next season and who would have bet against him making the L1 play offs, if we hadn't thankfully scuppered that by snatching his star striker. Given the total joke and shambles of a club he's working with, that's some record and he's certainly displaying a few skills that our Head Coach seems to be totally lacking. I know the Championship is a very big step up, but if a manager has the ability to get the maximum out of the players he has available, that's a very useful skill to have and could possibly still succeed at a higher level. I certainly wouldn't bet against him moving upwards, especially now he's seen Wally for what he is and found the sags still don't have a pot to piss in, let alone a new stadium on the horizon. If he starts stringing some results together, I suspect he'll be moving on sooner, rather than later. It'll be very interesting to see how he progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 9 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: Probably right, he has acted the cock a few times, especially over the Grimsby thing and of course the infamous AppyDAZE quote on R. Bristol He's probably alright Never heard that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cloud Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Whenever the Gash have a howler, DC says it how it is and genuinely "galvanises" them into a win - LJ seems unable to motivate the team and uses a platitude of standard crib sheet excuses - sadly, I can't see it changing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I'd take DC over LJ any day of the week, even if it was just to piss them off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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