policemans whistle Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Billy Davies sacked - Alex McLeish resigns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebridean jag Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Billy Davies sacked - Alex McLeish resigns No thoughts about Davies, apparently his board are pretty poisonous, but anything that inconveniences the traitor McLeish is always worthy of celebration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east lothian jag Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 No thoughts about Davies, apparently his board are pretty poisonous, but anything that inconveniences the traitor McLeish is always worthy of celebration Is it the right way to quit via an E-Mail to your boss? apparantely hes interested in the Villa job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggyman Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Is it the right way to quit via an E-Mail to your boss? apparantely hes interested in the Villa job If i was a Villa fan it wouldnt even be no thanks it'd be F**K OFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east lothian jag Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 If i was a Villa fan it wouldnt even be no thanks it'd be F**K OFF Exactly, bit like leaving the h*ns to join the Tims, minus the bigotory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebridean jag Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Is it the right way to quit via an E-Mail to your boss? apparantely hes interested in the Villa job Typical of the man and his standards I`d have thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Typical of the man and his standards I`d have thought I'd have thought if Villa had any ambition they'd try to prise Moyes away from Everton. He must be getting a bit fed up there now. Though his contract may be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Heron Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 I'd have thought if Villa had any ambition they'd try to prise Moyes away from Everton. He must be getting a bit fed up there now. Though his contract may be a problem. Conversely, if Moyes has any ambition he might want to head to Villa. Still think he's waiting for a retirement in the Manchester area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Heron Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 No thoughts about Davies, apparently his board are pretty poisonous, but anything that inconveniences the traitor McLeish is always worthy of celebration I would have thought on that basis that Davies and the Forest board would get along like a house on fire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Villa would be crazy to appoint McLeish. If fan dissent led to Lerner ruling out McClaren, it should rule out Eck too. It would be a bad footballing decision too. Brum were terrible to watch last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Malky McKay is about to leave Watford for Cardiff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicofan Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 heard earlier that Davies might now be in the frame for the birmingham job merry-go-round!! sure i also heard that roaster Steve McLaren had got the Forest job not sure if I mis heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 heard earlier that Davies might now be in the frame for the birmingham job merry-go-round!! sure i also heard that roaster Steve McLaren had got the Forest job not sure if I mis heard McClaren confirmed as new Forest manager - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13746920.stm That's a good appointment. He's a very good club manager (Middlesboro and Twente) despite his bad experience at Wolfsburg. I would imagine that Dave Jones will be considered for the Birmingham job too. He did very well at Cardiff with a limited budget. Chris Hughton who was treated abominably by Newcastle is another alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 McClaren confirmed as new Forest manager - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13746920.stm That's a good appointment. He's a very good club manager (Middlesboro and Twente) despite his bad experience at Wolfsburg. I would imagine that Dave Jones will be considered for the Birmingham job too. He did very well at Cardiff with a limited budget. Chris Hughton who was treated abominably by Newcastle is another alternative. You don't work in Human Resources by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 You don't work in Human Resources by any chance? Nope - first department that I normally cut back after an acquisition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Putin Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 McClaren confirmed as new Forest manager - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13746920.stm That's a good appointment. He's a very good club manager (Middlesboro and Twente) despite his bad experience at Wolfsburg. Could be a bit of a language barrier for McLaren at Forest, given that he only speaks Dutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 McClaren confirmed as new Forest manager - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13746920.stm That's a good appointment. He's a very good club manager (Middlesboro and Twente) despite his bad experience at Wolfsburg. I would imagine that Dave Jones will be considered for the Birmingham job too. He did very well at Cardiff with a limited budget. Chris Hughton who was treated abominably by Newcastle is another alternative. Say what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel J. Botch Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Talking in work today and we came up with the following, which is probably wrong. Was McLeish the Motherwell manager who finished bottom but was saved by league reconstruction? Was he the manager when Hibs got relegated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Talking in work today and we came up with the following, which is probably wrong. Was McLeish the Motherwell manager who finished bottom but was saved by league reconstruction? Was he the manager when Hibs got relegated? I'm sure Butcher was 'Well manager the last time they finished bottom. Got a feeling Duffy was Hibs manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter of '63 Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Talking in work today and we came up with the following, which is probably wrong. Was McLeish the Motherwell manager who finished bottom but was saved by league reconstruction? Was he the manager when Hibs got relegated? In his first season with Motherwell, McLeish finished second to Rangers. He left to join Hibs who were already in relegation trouble and failed to save them from going down. They came up the next season and did pretty well in their first season back in the top league. He was initially quite successful at Rangers...something of a pattern in his managerial career. I've always quite liked McLeish - he was a decent player for Aberdeen and Scotland. However if I was a Villa fan, I would be less than delighted at the prospect of him becoming manager. Butcher was the manager of Motherwell when they finished bottom - they were saved from relegation because Falkirk didn't meet the SPL stadium requirements. Motherwell have also avoided relegation on two other occasions because of league reconstruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 In his first season with Motherwell, McLeish finished second to Rangers. He left to join Hibs who were already in relegation trouble and failed to save them from going down. They came up the next season and did pretty well in their first season back in the top league. He was initially quite successful at Rangers...something of a pattern in his managerial career. I've noticed that myself. Makes one suspect he's an enthusiast who can transmit his enthusiasm to a new team but once that wears off he's not got enough range in his abilities to keep the impetus going. That's probably a bit simplistic but I suspect there is something in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 I've noticed that myself. Makes one suspect he's an enthusiast who can transmit his enthusiasm to a new team but once that wears off he's not got enough range in his abilities to keep the impetus going. That's probably a bit simplistic but I suspect there is something in it. Looks like he knows how to play the manager game. Never seems to get sacked outright yet he's not particularly missed when he's gone. Look at the number of once higher profile managers than McLeish ever was that got sacked from a top job that are now plying their trade at a much lower level. Maybe not something to admire but he seems to manage his career effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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