| so if it is to be a British manager….. 18:27 - Oct 28 with 891 views | basilrobbiereborn |
could we make a case for O'Driscoll?
He came close to being the choice after Holloway left according to some accounts. Subsequently struggled at Bristol City (but many others have too, and the writing was on the wall when he went there) and has the virtues of being :
* very experienced
* very well connected and respected within the game
* possessed of a reputation for trying to play good football
His win ratio has been in the mid-30s in almost every job he's done, and he's currently having a good spell running the England U-19s. As for age, I do believe he's the same age as Brian Flynn, give or take.
What do people think? I've been a fan of his for ages, but would be fancy the challenge? |  |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 18:28 - Oct 28 with 883 views | Tejas |
Yes, I'm also a fan of SOd. I really wanted him last time round - would he come though? | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 18:30 - Oct 28 with 877 views | basilrobbiereborn |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 18:28 - Oct 28 by Tejas |
Yes, I'm also a fan of SOd. I really wanted him last time round - would he come though? |
Tejas
I heard that we got gazumped by Brizzle last time around, and that up to the very last minute he was quite keen. How much truth there is in that I'm not sure. [Post edited 28 Oct 2014 18:36]
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 18:33 - Oct 28 with 870 views | Tejas |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 18:30 - Oct 28 by basilrobbiereborn |
Tejas
I heard that we got gazumped by Brizzle last time around, and that up to the very last minute he was quite keen. How much truth there is in that I'm not sure. [Post edited 28 Oct 2014 18:36]
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Yep - heard that too. I believe it was a geographical thing at the time. Like you say though, a lot of myth surrounds these stories. | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 23:00 - Oct 28 with 773 views | ArchibaldKnox |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 18:33 - Oct 28 by Tejas |
Yep - heard that too. I believe it was a geographical thing at the time. Like you say though, a lot of myth surrounds these stories. |
But is he a yes-man? | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 23:01 - Oct 28 with 773 views | ArchibaldKnox |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 18:33 - Oct 28 by Tejas |
Yep - heard that too. I believe it was a geographical thing at the time. Like you say though, a lot of myth surrounds these stories. |
Sure, SO'D has been well thought of, and offered the post in the past but he turned it down for Bristol City, where he failed in very short order. Probably hamstrung by not being backed, ha-ha-ha. About the best that could be said is that he is "possessed of a reputation for trying to play good football"
But then to quote a win percentage as being in thirties, well what is special about that? It's average. I do think the OP seems to take a contrarian attitude, just for the sake of it.
I say contrarian because we are currently being presented with Lee Clark whose record at Huddersfield was: P178 W87 D51 L40. That is a Win Ratio of 48.9%
Admittedly in a lower division. But significantly superior. It's just that his football is apparently gash. But then fans never seem to let that get in the way if after 90 mins another win is chalked up. Remember our best start to a season, under Ince? Gash and lucky, but few complaints.
[Post edited 29 Oct 2014 9:48]
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 23:39 - Oct 28 with 748 views | FY4MIKEH |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 23:05 - Oct 28 by basilrobbiereborn |
More to the point, does he repeat himself?  |
Sean O'Driscoll could lead us back up the leagues. Riga couldn't. He brought foreign players in. And they were awful.
The spine never worked.
A British manager in the Championship, with British players. | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 23:48 - Oct 28 with 742 views | HarryHorse |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 23:39 - Oct 28 by FY4MIKEH |
Sean O'Driscoll could lead us back up the leagues. Riga couldn't. He brought foreign players in. And they were awful.
The spine never worked.
A British manager in the Championship, with British players. |
He never got the spine as far as I can see | | | |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 04:23 - Oct 29 with 722 views | seasider13 |
We need Raging Bull to be the next manager, at least he would try to knock some sense into Karl,  |  |
| No man is rich enough to buy back his past. |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 07:59 - Oct 29 with 694 views | Thames |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 04:23 - Oct 29 by seasider13 |
We need Raging Bull to be the next manager, at least he would try to knock some sense into Karl, |
We've been here before, so many times recently.
The sad fact is, it really doesn't matter who the manager is. Nothing will change.
The budget airways model just cannot work in football.
Providing 11 players at the cheapest possible cost may fulfil fixtures but in will never fulfil the hopes and dreams of Blackpool FC supporters | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 14:09 - Oct 29 with 632 views | The_Ghost |
Going off topic for a moment, I think the old board need to elect a new Icon. They can't seem to let go of the old one  |  | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:08 - Oct 29 with 593 views | chesterbfc |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 23:39 - Oct 28 by FY4MIKEH |
Sean O'Driscoll could lead us back up the leagues. Riga couldn't. He brought foreign players in. And they were awful.
The spine never worked.
A British manager in the Championship, with British players. |
sums up perfectly |  | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:12 - Oct 29 with 585 views | basilrobbiereborn |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 14:09 - Oct 29 by The_Ghost |
Going off topic for a moment, I think the old board need to elect a new Icon. They can't seem to let go of the old one |
*preens*  | |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:16 - Oct 29 with 575 views | VoiceofReason |
The icon? You've got some front giving yourself a name like that. | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:16 - Oct 29 with 575 views | Curryman |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:12 - Oct 29 by basilrobbiereborn |
*preens* |
You told me in Reading you had never been referred to as a woman, well now you're acting like a big girl's blouse.  |  |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:18 - Oct 29 with 567 views | basilrobbiereborn |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:16 - Oct 29 by Curryman |
You told me in Reading you had never been referred to as a woman, well now you're acting like a big girl's blouse. |
Shush you.
VoR, not guilty on that charge, honestly. It was Rio Ferdinand, actually. | |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:19 - Oct 29 with 564 views | VoiceofReason |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:18 - Oct 29 by basilrobbiereborn |
Shush you.
VoR, not guilty on that charge, honestly. It was Rio Ferdinand, actually. |
Rio Ferdinand? How come? | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:20 - Oct 29 with 561 views | Southshorepool |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:16 - Oct 29 by Curryman |
You told me in Reading you had never been referred to as a woman, well now you're acting like a big girl's blouse. |
Psst. VoR. He didn't give 'himself' that title although he doesn't complain about it.  | |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:22 - Oct 29 with 555 views | basilrobbiereborn |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:19 - Oct 29 by VoiceofReason |
Rio Ferdinand? How come? |
A long time ago, on the other site, we were picking apart yet another dismal England performance, and I said something along the lines of, "if RF is world class, I'm Judy Garland".
This caused a fair bit of merriment, and some one said that they had me down as a lot of things, but never a gay icon. The icon bit stuck. All Rio's fault. | |
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| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:47 - Oct 29 with 533 views | VoiceofReason |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:22 - Oct 29 by basilrobbiereborn |
A long time ago, on the other site, we were picking apart yet another dismal England performance, and I said something along the lines of, "if RF is world class, I'm Judy Garland".
This caused a fair bit of merriment, and some one said that they had me down as a lot of things, but never a gay icon. The icon bit stuck. All Rio's fault. |
Could of been a lot worse Robbie. | | | |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:49 - Oct 29 with 528 views | basilrobbiereborn |
| so if it is to be a British manager….. on 17:47 - Oct 29 by VoiceofReason |
Could of been a lot worse Robbie. |
Yep, could have been called Supporter of the Year. Eh Wilf? | |
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