SecretSam Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Well that's sad. They worked miracles to get up, and then gave it a really good go last season. I found myself begrudgingly rooting for them, whilst gritting my teeth about the fawning over their horrible little ground. Quote
Ronnie Sinclair Posted January 9 Posted January 9 19 hours ago, MythikRobins said: It will always be mocked until it works out. Granted in the Gas' position I'd be against it seeing how close they are to relegation. I'm more inclined when you're a safe midtable club so even if it doesn't work out you can quickly pivot and more than likely be fine. Like Sunderland did with Le Bris - a risk yes but one that so far has paid off (unlike Beale beforehand) 1 Quote
BanburyRed Posted January 9 Posted January 9 22 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Lopetegui now confirmed as sacked Unfortunate, losing his main striker crashing his Ferrari into a tree, and Bowen out for an extended period. Quote
TDarwall Posted January 9 Posted January 9 6 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Edwards confirmed as gone Does show how precarious the managerial gig is. I suspect the Luton squad this year isn't markedly lower in quality than the one they got promoted with. They made a decent fist of it last year, don't strike me as prima Donna "too good for the Championship" types so you wonder why it's gone so pear shaped this season? I suspect Edwards will get a decent job soon enough. Quote
Claverham_Red Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Makes Liam Manning now the 7th current longest serving Championship manager, at just 14 months! Really highlights how short in time managers get in this day and age. Quote
LondonBristolian Posted January 9 Posted January 9 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Claverham_Red said: Makes Liam Manning now the 7th current longest serving Championship manager, at just 14 months! Really highlights how short in time managers get in this day and age. That's mindboggling. As you say, really shows how short term it all is. I feel for sad Edwards. Hope he does well in his next role. Edited January 9 by LondonBristolian 2 Quote
LondonBristolian Posted January 9 Posted January 9 25 minutes ago, BanburyRed said: Unfortunate, losing his main striker crashing his Ferrari into a tree, and Bowen out for an extended period. True but he was struggling before then. I think there's a strong element of being careful what you wish for. Moyes is far from glamorous and his football certainly not tika taka but in many ways he paid the price for getting more out of that West Ham team than most managers would and then, when the form dropped off a little, he was seen as underachieving rather than overachieving by a smaller margin than before. Quote
Markthehorn Posted January 9 Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Edwards confirmed as gone Been coming for a while . Did well obviously with promotion but 2024 was a nightmare for them except against us ! Quote
AppyDAZE Posted January 9 Posted January 9 (edited) Sean Dyche Now gone Edited January 9 by AppyDAZE Quote
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 9 Posted January 9 14 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Sean Dyche Now gone interesting timing given they play Posh in the cup tonight. Quote
Admin Phantom Posted January 9 Admin Posted January 9 16 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Sean Dyche Now gone Billy Mercer gone too - part of his coaching team 9 minutes ago, alandicks said: What a pity we haven’t got a vacancy ! After his spell at Everton not sure he will get a job that soon anymore 1 Quote
LondonBristolian Posted January 9 Posted January 9 I'm prepared to be shocked but my gut reaction is that I'm not sure what else another manager would get out the Everton squad. Things might change now the takeover as gone through but, as it stands, I'm not sure that 16th place constitutes an underachievement. 1 Quote
Markthehorn Posted January 9 Posted January 9 David Moyes is available and there is a well known chap the new owners worked with before but it didn't end well. Quote
One Team Posted January 9 Posted January 9 (edited) 30 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Sean Dyche Now gone Rooney incoming! 12 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: I'm prepared to be shocked but my gut reaction is that I'm not sure what else another manager would get out the Everton squad. Things might change now the takeover as gone through but, as it stands, I'm not sure that 16th place constitutes an underachievement. Indeed, more likely to go down now hopefully. That said Jose is favourite and his always wins a trophy wherever he goes; Championship title maybe! Edited January 9 by One Team Quote
Markthehorn Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Moyes and Mourinho won’t be a lot more entertaining if that is what they want 1 Quote
Curr Avon Posted January 9 Posted January 9 25 minutes ago, One Team said: Rooney incoming! Too close to home. He prefers playing away. 5 Quote
pillred Posted January 9 Posted January 9 46 minutes ago, Phantom said: Billy Mercer gone too - part of his coaching team After his spell at Everton not sure he will get a job that soon anymore I'm sure he will just join the failed managers merry go round. Quote
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 9 Posted January 9 I assume Everton have someone lined up for an imminent appointment so as to take advantage of the transfer window. If not I'm not sure the sacking of Dyche will achieve much. Quote
Super Posted January 9 Posted January 9 1 hour ago, alandicks said: What a pity we haven’t got a vacancy ! What rubbish Quote
RedLionLad Posted January 9 Posted January 9 1 hour ago, alandicks said: What a pity we haven’t got a vacancy ! .....or we can be grateful that we haven't 1 Quote
TV Tom Posted January 9 Posted January 9 22 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: Wouldn’t be shocked if Lee Carsley got the job. That is a good shout Quote
CodeRed Posted Friday at 10:00 Posted Friday at 10:00 Moyes in talks with Everton, reported on BBC. Quote
BanburyRed Posted Friday at 10:13 Posted Friday at 10:13 I thought Moyes said recently he didn't want to get back into management with a club facing relegation.....?? 1 Quote
Mr Popodopolous Posted Friday at 10:19 Posted Friday at 10:19 19 hours ago, Claverham_Red said: Makes Liam Manning now the 7th current longest serving Championship manager, at just 14 months! Really highlights how short in time managers get in this day and age. Wonder what the average Championship Manager tenure is? Clearly some get poached too ie Corberan but..can't be much over a year surely? Quote
22A Posted Friday at 11:01 Posted Friday at 11:01 39 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Wonder what the average Championship Manager tenure is? Alan Dicks was Manager for 13 years. City then had 7 Managers in the next 14 years. The club's on field fortunes dictate a Manager's tenure. Quote
Mr Popodopolous Posted Friday at 11:27 Posted Friday at 11:27 20 minutes ago, 22A said: Alan Dicks was Manager for 13 years. City then had 7 Managers in the next 14 years. The club's on field fortunes dictate a Manager's tenure. True but it is still less than it once was. Plus Managers getting poached if they do quite well. Anyway we sacked one for no apparent reason 14 months or so ago! Could even argue GJ was harsh albeit maybe he had truly run his course, I was a bit gutted when he went. Cotts was quite sabotaged by the hierarchy but at the same time we were conceding a lot of Goals and were heading for a Relegation scrap. He could've been a bit more pragmatic too, and waited as revenue free to benefit from Summer 2016 onwards..a bit of both there. 1 Quote
Jerseybean Posted Friday at 16:57 Posted Friday at 16:57 On 09/01/2025 at 16:47, Markthehorn said: David Moyes is available and there is a well known chap the new owners worked with before but it didn't end well. DM linked https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq5gdz5jv5do Quote
BanburyRed Posted Saturday at 12:03 Posted Saturday at 12:03 Moyes confirmed, seems strange move. Quote
Markthehorn Posted Saturday at 12:26 Posted Saturday at 12:26 21 minutes ago, BanburyRed said: Moyes confirmed, seems strange move. Probably just do what Dyche was going to do. Be solid , pragmatic and get enough points to stay up . Quote
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