MartockRed Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Surprised no one has mentioned him, apologies if they have. Anyone notice his wry smile last night when asked 'this is a very attractive job for an out of work manager'? You can bet your house he's put his name in the pot. Wouldn't be my first choice, but he did a great job at WBA in his first season. Sacked from Reading when a point from playoffs. Reasons being more to do with flirting with Fulham weeks before rather than just loss of form. He fits the 'head coach' role, and is a realistic target. It wouldn't send my heart racing, but I'd much prefer him to Stuart bloody Pearce!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBEAT Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 For me if it's not Moyes, Clarke would be a great signing with solid contacts at Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sodburyred Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I noticed that after the match, Also wouldn't be surprised in James has put his name in the hat as well. Always seems very complimentary of us. I think a lot of fans underestimate the pull of Bristol City especially with the re development nearly complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kala Taro Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I've never warmed to Clarke, which is just a personal, irrational dislike of a guy I've never met. Never appoint a bald man to a position of responsibility I say. Look at Ferguson, Wenger, Pellegrini, Mourinho, Pochettino, Howe etc, etc. Head of hair = success. Unless your name happens to be Pep Guardiola obviously and he's just the exception that proves the rule. On that basis forget Clarke, David James is a shoe-in for the job, qualifications be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartockRed Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Forgot to say I also thought Reading were impressive when they beat us at the Gate earlier in the season. The more I think about it, the more I think it could be a possibility. So much so I've just had £10 @ 25-1 on betfair sports book, and they have already trimmed the price in to 18-1. Goes to show how little money you need to stake to move prices in an unpopular market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Wouldn't mind Clarke. Solid jobs at WBA and Reading. WjF isn't wrong about balding people in positions of authority either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busterrimes Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'll give you two good bald eagles Sir Alf Ramsey and Don Howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Not the worst appointment we could make. Clare's only mistake at reading was declaring his interest for the Fulham job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 8 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Wouldn't mind Clarke. Solid jobs at WBA and Reading. WjF isn't wrong about balding people in positions of authority either... Winston Churchill didn't do too bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, Iron Man said: Not the worst appointment we could make. Clare's only mistake at reading was declaring his interest for the Fulham job And there is the weakness in the man's make up . Why would he do such a thing ? Apart from that i think he could be a good fit for us . More coach than manager and worked at similar sized clubs to ours . and he's ' free ' , no compensation to fork out . Bring him in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Would make sense, and realistic too. Would be nearer the top of my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 hours ago, WjF said: I've never warmed to Clarke, which is just a personal, irrational dislike of a guy I've never met. Never appoint a bald man to a position of responsibility I say. Look at Ferguson, Wenger, Pellegrini, Mourinho, Pochettino, Howe etc, etc. Head of hair = success. Unless your name happens to be Pep Guardiola obviously and he's just the exception that proves the rule. On that basis forget Clarke, David James is a shoe-in for the job, qualifications be damned. Gareth Ainsworth or David Ginola might have something to say about that....... oh and of course Steve Clarke's Oppo last night!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kala Taro Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 27 minutes ago, Busterrimes said: I'll give you two good bald eagles Sir Alf Ramsey and Don Howe 23 minutes ago, Superjack said: Winston Churchill didn't do too bad... Those are managers/coaches of yesteryear although offhand I don't remember who Churchill managed although he did put one over a certain Austrian and his team I seem to recall. They wouldn't cut it in todays, hairy people are successful people, football world. On that basis this guy will become the greatest football manager of all time... While this guy could've been unbelievable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 19 minutes ago, Libertine1 said: Would make sense, and realistic too. Would be nearer the top of my list. Agree. If the highly popular candidates (Moyes, Pearson) aren't interested and let's be honest the club must know that by now, he is a decent shout. Of course we could look at an up and coming manager like Edinburgh at Gillingham, but of those out of work he'd be near the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardy Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 My first wish would be Moyes but in reality we could do a lot worse than Clarke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 35 minutes ago, Superjack said: Winston Churchill didn't do too bad... Hitler did though. He was a s****horpe of the highest order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 ticks all the boxes, and realistic to an extent would be a good move imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 4 hours ago, WjF said: . Head of hair = success. This^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Superjack said: Winston Churchill didn't do too bad... Can imagine him on the tactics board with Carra, pushing the player discs using one of those croupier sticks, like generals use playing war games in the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggie192 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 5 hours ago, MartockRed said: Surprised no one has mentioned him, apologies if they have. Anyone notice his wry smile last night when asked 'this is a very attractive job for an out of work manager'? You can bet your house he's put his name in the pot. Wouldn't be my first choice, but he did a great job at WBA in his first season. Sacked from Reading when a point from playoffs. Reasons being more to do with flirting with Fulham weeks before rather than just loss of form. He fits the 'head coach' role, and is a realistic target. It wouldn't send my heart racing, but I'd much prefer him to Stuart bloody Pearce!! 3 Home wins at ours in nine months was not a great return. in his first year he had a strong Roy Hodgson side plus Lukaku who we paid close £6m in loan fees for. Chelsea aren't exactly cheap. Even then the bloom was off the Rose after Christmas when he started tinkering with the team and his biggest success was the 5-5 draw against Man Utd which was SAF's last match in charge. Lukaku was the reason we finished as high as we did that year. He spent the Summer window trying to turn us into 2009's version of Chelsea with Anelka and fruitless pursuit of Solomon Kalou. As result we missed other better targets. He was taking us down so had to go. As for Reading Christ knows what he was doing there! He could have rebuilt his reputation he just damaged it more with the Fulham fiasco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, baggie192 said: 3 Home wins at ours in nine months was not a great return. in his first year he had a strong Roy Hodgson side plus Lukaku who we paid close £6m in loan fees for. Chelsea aren't exactly cheap. Even then the bloom was off the Rose after Christmas when he started tinkering with the team and his biggest success was the 5-5 draw against Man Utd which was SAF's last match in charge. Lukaku was the reason we finished as high as we did that year. He spent the Summer window trying to turn us into 2009's version of Chelsea with Anelka and fruitless pursuit of Solomon Kalou. As result we missed other better targets. He was taking us down so had to go. As for Reading Christ knows what he was doing there! He could have rebuilt his reputation he just damaged it more with the Fulham fiasco. Interesting - good to hear your thoughts Baggie - Thanks Good Luck in Round 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggie192 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Thanks hope you find someone to keep you up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Realistically if Moyes and Pearson (who i still have concerns over) are out of reach then Steve Clarke would be my preferred choice from the B list of managers available. A good coach, good contacts and has done an excellent job at WBA and Reading. In fact i seem to remember mentioning him as a potential suitor for the job should Cotts get the boot a while back. I think the thread at the time was about managers personalities and i think i mentioned he'd be a good choice but people would perhaps be against him as he's quite quiet and considered in interviews. Some people seem to think a bit of dazzle dazzle makes a good coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 5 hours ago, MartockRed said: Surprised no one has mentioned him, apologies if they have. Anyone notice his wry smile last night when asked 'this is a very attractive job for an out of work manager'? You can bet your house he's put his name in the pot. Wouldn't be my first choice, but he did a great job at WBA in his first season. Sacked from Reading when a point from playoffs. Reasons being more to do with flirting with Fulham weeks before rather than just loss of form. He fits the 'head coach' role, and is a realistic target. It wouldn't send my heart racing, but I'd much prefer him to Stuart bloody Pearce!! I did notice his expression when he said that and thought then - guarantee his CV is sat on SL'S desk. Would it really be that bad though? Has managed at this level as well as in the Premiership, and has worked with Jose at Chelsea. That in itself could stand us in good stead for when Jose gets his next job, wherever it ends up being. Ok he's not "tore it up" really wherever he's been, but if he had he wouldn't be out of work. He also wouldn't be considered as he'd be "too good" for us. Realistically we're not going to get Moyes (as much as that would really lift the whole club), and even Pearson is probably not going to happen. He's not Pearce, he's definitely not Appleton. He won't be universally liked, but then neither was Cotterill when he was appointed. The fact is, unless we do get to the promised land, and establish ourselves there, we're not going to attract the "higher calibre" manager/coach. I await the barrage of abuse, but we could do a lot worse than Steve Clarke. Also as somebody said a few days ago - he could have all of the old managers jackets and training gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 6 hours ago, BristolBEAT said: For me if it's not Moyes, Clarke would be a great signing with solid contacts at Chelsea. ....and Liverpool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City fan 1982 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 would be my, choice, a sensible appointment,championship experience is key for me, worked with jose, etc, would have contacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 5 hours ago, WjF said: I've never warmed to Clarke, which is just a personal, irrational dislike of a guy I've never met. Never appoint a bald man to a position of responsibility I say. Look at Ferguson, Wenger, Pellegrini, Mourinho, Pochettino, Howe etc, etc. Head of hair = success. Unless your name happens to be Pep Guardiola obviously and he's just the exception that proves the rule. On that basis forget Clarke, David James is a shoe-in for the job, qualifications be damned. Pierluigi Collina would probably disagree with you, the world's best! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierluigi_Collina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Superjack said: Winston Churchill didn't do too bad... Ha well this is true. Experiences shape views also tho... I rememberabout 2 years ago my line manager and his superior especially... Both bald both idiots, the latter well what to say about him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 My choice after Moyes (never going to happen, but I can dream) and Pearson, would be Monk. Brought through the Swansea model that we would like to repeat and benefitted from good mangers before him. Think Swansea are doing worse now since he has left. Anyway back to Clark, like Baggie says a lot of his good work was in place already at WBA. Reading I don't know too much about apart from the game against us then they went shite. He's not someone I would want, but I booted the cat when Cotts was employed and now the cats looking at me like I'm the ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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