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In the rumours section. Highly likely it's completely bollocks, though. It would make sense, tho, Pellegrini wants to stay in the PL as long as there's an interesting project on offer and how many teams are possibilities?

I thought I was pretty clear.

No matter who we are linked with, someone always has to dislike.

Hope that rumour about Pellegrini is true.

I can't see that in Tapatalk, so anyone care to elaborate? Can't be arsed to turn the PC on just for that.

Ajax used to have the same style through the whole setup. Haven't followed them for years so I don't know if they still have the same style.

Hasn't Ancelotti already agreed to take over at Bayern?

You forget that Howard did major mistakes every game. But I don't think it's ever been a possibility that Robles would be #1 next season.

There was some talk about Sandhills some years ago as part of a regeneration scheme but there's been nothing since. AFAIK, Peel controls the docks areas and is not interested in any stadiums.

Of course we still can't fill the entire team with expensive players Man City style so the gaffer needs to be able to pick value signings as well. What the money means is he can buy key players without worrying so much about the price. Starting with the new #1.

Was anyone else hoping Kenwright would shut up so the new guy could get a word in?

There is an even longer list of British managers who have done fuck all. Last season Brendan Rodgers was the highest positioned British manager in the Premier League in 6th place. Mourinho, Wenger, Pochettino, etc. are examples of foreigners who have done well. Apart from Emery, there are other interesting examples, like Diego Simeone, Rudi Garcia, Jocelyn Gourvennec, Dieter Hecking and Jorge Jesus who are miles ahead tactically to any British managers. Who'se the last succesful manager who was appointed from within? And I see you failed to list Pardew's achievements... how about Hughes's?

Well, McClaren has achieved more than most current British managers, so if he's a clown what does it make the rest? Who were touting Mel as the hottest managerial property? He was sacked by Rayo and took Betis to the dizzying heights of seventh in La Liga. Whoopeedoo. Magath may have been hot property - in the 90s. When he took over at Fulham he was already 61. No spring chicken. Mel was 51 so not exactly a prospect either. But heck, I'd be really interested to know how you judge managers. Obviously trophies have nothing to do with it, so Guardiola, Mourinho et al are no better than Mark Hughes and Alan f*cking Pardew? This is how I understand your logic, since you took two foreign managers who didn't succeed in the Premier League, used them to judge all of the foreign managers (otherwise, why bring them up?) and tell us Mark Hughes and Alan f*cking Pardew are underrated. Neither have done f*ck all while someone like Emery has won trophies. Hughes had a huge transfer kitty while Emery has been forced to sell his best players every both at Valencia and Seville and still he manages to win trophies and finished at the top end of the table. Alan f*cking Pardew's team sits in the 15th place at the moment and the pinnacle of his managerial career is winning the Football League Trophy.

Nogs is just being ridiculous now, comparing McClaren with Emery. Emery has won it twice plus with a negative transfer budget still has Seville up with the big boys in Spain. Hughes and Pardew have bern decent but Moyes was way better and not many would take him either any more. They are a good choice if you want to keep not winning something.

O'Neill is in the core, because he spent most of Lerner's money on drab. Unfortunately for Villa Lerner was loyal to him for too long. When O'Neill was still demanding more money and basically left because he didn't get any Villa were left with a bunch of mediocre players on huge salaries. They have really never gotten over this and Lerner basically lost his interest at some point.

Ok, which British PL managers do you consider as good as, say, Emery? You have a choice of Howe, Dyche, Pardew, Bruce, Neil, Hughes, Allardyce and Pulis. I'll throw McLaren into the mix as well. Emery has basically had to sell his best players every year, yet he has won the Europa League back-to-back.

Lerner has given his managers a few hundred million. Unfortunately for him, O'Neill was actually useless. What if Moyes had been given the same money?

Who is the last Englishman to win the title? Who is the last great English manager? It's not a lack of managers, England just doesn't seem to be able to produce great managers.

Mourinho wouldn't stay for more than three years in any case but if there is one manager who can make a club top four material and win a trophy, it's Mourinho. I don't like him, either, but we are due something!

Garbutt will be 23 in May so not exactly that young anymore considering how little he has played in the first team.

Noticed a brainfart in my previous post, meant to say they defend tightly against stronger teams.

Mourinho's teams play attacking football against weaker teams but defend tightly against weaker. Half of "Mourinho only defends" crap started after they humiliated Liverpool at Anfield costing them the title.

The only reason I'm for Mourinho is that if we want to win silverware in the next three seasons, he is the best bet out of any manager. And he would have a huge pulling power for the players. I forgot that Favre does have one big if: he seems a bit unstable. He walked out of his last job all of a sudden and despite being pleaded to stay, because he felt he couldn't help the team overcome the slump they were in.

But that's the thing. Totti was the key to Garcia's system at Roma so he would need to change that somewhat for Barkley. I'm not saying it can't be done but I think trying to turn Barkley into Totti would be like trying to force a square block into a round hole.

So how could he do the same role if he is a different type of player? Totti is about great positioning, and good and intelligent passing.