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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 08 Nov 20 3.59pm

Its a tough job being a manager. A very political job. And so no matter what you do, somebody will criticize you.

A few examples of suspected incompetence :

Lawrie Sanchez left Northern Ireland for Fulham....and filled half the squad with NI players. With catastrophic consequences.

Our own Peter Taylor explained in an interview how we play 4-5-1 when out of possession, switching to 4-3-3 when we have the ball....nice and helpful for opposition managers in the dugout.

I vaguely recall a manager in the Champions League looking puzzled when a sky interviewer mentioned that he only needed a draw in the remaining fixture.

Giovanni Trappatoni, managing the Republic of Ireland, deciding to exclude every player who ever upset him....leading to an almost empty dressing room.

other examples of incompetence please....
- drunken parties,
- Wives & girlfriends rocking the boat,
- overpaying for underperforming talent, (Mesut Ozil)

- sacking brilliant players ,
- players bickering over girlfriends (john Terry )
- recruiting a ton of players from the same nationality with big international duties during the Prem season,

- signing broken or overage players...michael Owen
- allowing good players to go to a bigger club for free
- Brendan Rogers Liverpool continuing to attack us while 3 goals up...and we nailed him,

- Bullying players and causing an insurrection (Roy Keane)
- Dissing underperforming players on national telly (Pardew)
- fielding a tired squad through lack of rotation

- sloppy Paperwork (the Tevez affair )

- Managers getting the reputation that no players wish to sign for them...
- constantly falling victim to an injury crisis
- allowing a great squad to go stale over time (Barcelona)

- failing to manage Referees correctly..Arsenal
- Unacceptable opinions about disabled people..Glenn Hoddle.
- being predictable
- Scandals in your private life...Ryan Giggs ( allegedly doing MMA with a girlfriend, a couple of years after the 'sister in law' scandal )

what other examples or opinions please ?


Edited by PalazioVecchio (20 Nov 2020 8.44am)

 


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Far away fan Flag On the border of jungle 08 Nov 20 4.45pm

I do not post a lot, but our management team before Roy.

 

kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 08 Nov 20 7.05pm

the scots guy that managed us (ex Ipswich?) and by reputation had a massive drink problem.
worse than useless.

 


Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 08 Nov 20 7.52pm

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

the scots guy that managed us (ex Ipswich?) and by reputation had a massive drink problem.
worse than useless.

Whiskey George

 


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jeeagles Flag 08 Nov 20 8.00pm

Originally posted by kingdowieonthewall

the scots guy that managed us (ex Ipswich?) and by reputation had a massive drink problem.
worse than useless.

He'd performed very well with Ipswich and no one else would touch us at the time.

 

ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 08 Nov 20 8.02pm

All recent West Ham managers can't be bothered to scout their own targets and just go after ours. They spend loads on players before realising their best player is Antonio (who I wouldn't rule out coming to us).
Gus Poyet at Brighton, just because I don't like him or them.
Graham Potter at the same for flattering to deceive whilst getting relegated.
Every Man U manager since Ferguson - you just can't win.
Every Liverpool manager before they told Dalglish to get lost - you just can't win.
Wenger for being crap for the last ten years but never leaving.
Mourinho for his constant moaning - Spurs will tail off.
The worst England manager - will leave that to you all but I'm thinking Iceland.
Cookie Coleman - just crap.
Sam Allardyce asking for a couple of mil.
Harry Redknapp getting a couple of mil but his dog keeps it.

 


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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 08 Nov 20 10.13pm

Jose ManUre-Ho seems to be made of teflon.

hundreds of mini scandals and yet he continues to get big jobs at big clubs. Even though he never maintains high standards for more than a season or two.

 


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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 18 Nov 20 3.16pm

Ron Atkinson. ......... he makes Prince Philip look tactful and diplomatic.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (20 Nov 2020 9.13am)

 


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ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 18 Nov 20 4.00pm

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Ron Atkinson.

Foot in mouth springs to mind.

 


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Eaglecoops Flag CR3 20 Nov 20 9.32am

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Its a tough job being a manager. A very political job. And so no matter what you do, somebody will criticize you.

A few examples of suspected incompetence :

Lawrie Sanchez left Northern Ireland for Fulham....and filled half the squad with NI players. With catastrophic consequences.

Our own Peter Taylor explained in an interview how we play 4-5-1 when out of possession, switching to 4-3-3 when we have the ball....nice and helpful for opposition managers in the dugout.

I vaguely recall a manager in the Champions League looking puzzled when a sky interviewer mentioned that he only needed a draw in the remaining fixture.

Giovanni Trappatoni, managing the Republic of Ireland, deciding to exclude every player who ever upset him....leading to an almost empty dressing room.

other examples of incompetence please....
- drunken parties,
- Wives & girlfriends rocking the boat,
- overpaying for underperforming talent, (Mesut Ozil)

- sacking brilliant players ,
- players bickering over girlfriends (john Terry )
- recruiting a ton of players from the same nationality with big international duties during the Prem season,

- signing broken or overage players...michael Owen
- allowing good players to go to a bigger club for free
- Brendan Rogers Liverpool continuing to attack us while 3 goals up...and we nailed him,

- Bullying players and causing an insurrection (Roy Keane)
- Dissing underperforming players on national telly (Pardew)
- fielding a tired squad through lack of rotation

- sloppy Paperwork (the Tevez affair )

- Managers getting the reputation that no players wish to sign for them...
- constantly falling victim to an injury crisis
- allowing a great squad to go stale over time (Barcelona)

- failing to manage Referees correctly..Arsenal
- Unacceptable opinions about disabled people..Glenn Hoddle.
- being predictable
- Scandals in your private life...Ryan Giggs ( allegedly doing MMA with a girlfriend, a couple of years after the 'sister in law' scandal )

what other examples or opinions please ?


Edited by PalazioVecchio (20 Nov 2020 8.44am)

I didn’t know shagging a team mates wife was called bickering? I must add that to my street speak dictionary.

 

ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 20 Nov 20 5.44pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

I didn’t know shagging a team mates wife was called bickering? I must add that to my street speak dictionary.

They've just added that feature to FM21.

 


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eagleman13 Flag On The Road To Hell & Alicante 20 Nov 20 6.19pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

I didn’t know shagging a team mates wife was called bickering? I must add that to my street speak dictionary.

Terry wasnt a team mate of Upson(?) at the time, was he? Same as England duty, all fabricated by the bbc

 


This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 20 Nov 20 6.23pm

Sven Goran Ericsson.....with a greater entourage of booty than a hipHop star.

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ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 20 Nov 20 7.30pm

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Sven Goran Ericsson.....with a greater entourage of booty than a hipHop star.

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Sky wheel him out sometimes, it's still patently obvious he's a bluffer. They asked him about Clemence the other day - it took him ages to remember he was one of the England coaches when he was there. We all know what Sven was up to, and it wasn't coaching or managing. Who can blame him I guess? We would probably do the same, Ulrika, ka ka ka.

 


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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 24 Nov 20 2.04pm

Losing your sh1t in front of the TV cameras :

- kevin keegan
- Nigel Pearson
- Roy Keane

..my favourite type of incompetents.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (24 Nov 2020 2.05pm)

 


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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 24 Nov 20 2.30pm

Originally posted by ASCPFC

Sky wheel him out sometimes, it's still patently obvious he's a bluffer. They asked him about Clemence the other day - it took him ages to remember he was one of the England coaches when he was there. We all know what Sven was up to, and it wasn't coaching or managing. Who can blame him I guess? We would probably do the same, Ulrika, ka ka ka.

Not coach the England team to fulfill the young Ulrika’s sex addiction? She must’ve been like a heroine addict to let Sven climb on top of her.

 


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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 24 Nov 20 3.24pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Not coach the England team to fulfill the young Ulrika’s sex addiction? She must’ve been like a heroine addict to let Sven climb on top of her.

..are you saying that Sven was the John ?

what's the English for Sven ?

Edited by PalazioVecchio (25 Nov 2020 9.02am)

 


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ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 24 Nov 20 3.33pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Not coach the England team to fulfill the young Ulrika’s sex addiction? She must’ve been like a heroine addict to let Sven climb on top of her.

I'm easily corrupted.

 


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crvenaeagle Flag 26 Nov 20 6.02am

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Losing your sh1t in front of the TV cameras :

- kevin keegan
- Nigel Pearson
- Roy Keane

..my favourite type of incompetents.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (24 Nov 2020 2.05pm)

You mean like when Pardew headbutted a player on the sideline? Legend haha

I'm gonna have to point out David Moyes being mugged off by Rooney for a triple pay increase before he'd even sorted his office desk. You know that £120k a week pay check would never have flown under Ferguson but even Shrek could see Moyes for the muppet he is. Hilarious and embarrassing.

 

PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 30 Dec 23 7.54pm

Eric Ten Haag.......i love him. Want him to stay at ManUre forever.

 


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