Tom Fleuriot Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 A few days back, I produced a horrendously convoluted poll about whether people felt positively or negatively about each individuals' appointments. 72 people responded, with the last response after Thursday. I thought there were a few interesting outcomes to it and thought I'd flash up the stats. The main thing that stands out for me (and is reinforced by Ian M's poll) is that even when Cotterill was a noise among 40ish managers, he was far and away one of the three most disliked candidates. Another interesting point is that of the ten most popular candidates, Warnock was the second most disliked after GJ. So a lot of people really want him, but a fair few people really don't want him. What's my point? I don't have one. The sample probably isn't large enough to be representative anyway. I just have nothing else to do right now, and I like graphs. Although I'm not sure how legible they are anyway. Apologies for wasting people's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fleuriot Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wanted to post another graph showing positive and negative, but apparently I'm not allowed to upload any more files... Mods - it's 100KB. Any chance of special dispensation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wanted to post another graph showing positive and negative, but apparently I'm not allowed to upload any more files... Mods - it's 100KB. Any chance of special dispensation? I'd like to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfctim Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 So, albeit from a small sample, the only people less popular than Cotterell are Carey, McInnes and Tinnion. Sums it up really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted December 1, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Look at the Cotterill thread. At the time of posting over 70% don't want him. Did 70% of fans want SO'D gone? We could be about to appoint a manager that's less popular than the one we sacked. Only at City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Look at the Cotterill thread. At the time of posting over 70% don't want him. Did 70% of fans want SO'D gone? We could be about to appoint a manager that's less popular than the one we sacked. Only at City! That did occur to me. I've never know such a negative reaction to a manager's sacking. Regardless of whether it was the right decision, it doesn't bode well for the club's future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fleuriot Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Look at the Cotterill thread. At the time of posting over 70% don't want him. Did 70% of fans want SO'D gone? We could be about to appoint a manager that's less popular than the one we sacked. Only at City! It's pretty mad. What's interesting is that even before people thought about him specifically (researched his background etc), over 55% of those 72 respondents expressly found the thought of his appointment to be a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDoubleD Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wonder how popular a choice Alex ferguson was at united. Or wenger at arsenal. Or even Mancini at man city or pocchitino at saints. Doesn't really matter how popular he is. He just needs to be the right person for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fleuriot Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wonder how popular a choice Alex ferguson was at united. Or wenger at arsenal. Or even Mancini at man city or pocchitino at saints. Doesn't really matter how popular he is. He just needs to be the right person for the job. Agree absolutely with your points on Wenger / Mancini / Pochettino. You could say the same for Mourinho when he first turned up at Chelsea. Think Ferguson was a popular choice when he first came in, but then less popular about three years later. But it does say to me that a manager is going to have to seriously hit the ground running if they're going to get the right atmosphere in the stadiums. Which Wenger (Double) / Mancini (FA Cup) / Pochettino (better performances) / Mourinho (league title) all did. So I'm not saying that it means an unpopular manager shouldn't be appointed - I'm saying that they'll have to be bloody good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Given OTIB form on managerial selections - Copout overwhelmingly welcomed, McInness the fans choice and SoD massive support, I would suggest that The Board goes with one of the least favoured selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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