The Managerial Roundabout

[Zico]

7 minutes ago, freds dad said:

Scott Parker has left Burnley.

Gerrard to take over?

whoever takes over will probably get them promoted then relegated

[masi 51]

1 minute ago, Zico said:

whoever takes over will probably get them promoted then relegated

Another Leicester if they do not get Automatic promotion next season

Teams now playing Russian Roulette

[Dr Faustus]

On 22/04/2026 at 22:32, Zico said:

top managers consistetly win things, that's basically it

arteta's teams keep throwing away great opportunities, and that's why they are seen as bottlers

pep might not always win titles, but he's won everything over and over again at 3 different clubs

it's like saying you can't judge ferguson because he only ever won things with utd, but sometimes didn't win things

as you say, they may yet walk away with a title and the CL, but we've been here before with them

I'd argue what he did with Aberdeen was as impressive. Other than his stint in charge, your going back over 60 years since its been other than Old Firm*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Dundee Utd won one title whilst he was in charge of Aberdeen

[Pablo]

23 minutes ago, Zico said:

whoever takes over will probably get them promoted then relegated

Yep, one of the most obvious things ever for them innit.

[Zico]

2 hours ago, Dr Faustus said:

I'd argue what he did with Aberdeen was as impressive. Other than his stint in charge, your going back over 60 years since its been other than Old Firm*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Dundee Utd won one title whilst he was in charge of Aberdeen

Fair point though it's also Scotland so doesn't count 

It's a league where Gerrard was invincible

[Rival Son]

Not with Aberdeen or Dundee United, he wasn’t. Much easier with Rangers or Celtic.

[Dr. Feelgood]

No surprises about Scotg Parker though, tbh, I never got why he had the job in the first place.

It'd be good to see an ownership one day say "he was on a hiding to nothing but he did all he could & we're sticking with him".

[DirtySanchez]

1 hour ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

No surprises about Scotg Parker though, tbh, I never got why he had the job in the first place.

It'd be good to see an ownership one day say "he was on a hiding to nothing but he did all he could & we're sticking with him".

His record of getting clubs promoted from the championship probably played a part 

[jmjhb]

Parker's Burnley's defence was genuinely astonishing in the Championship.

Then this year they have the worst defence in the PL!

[Whitestar]

And he "rocks" a cardigan.

[Johnnyrotten]

45 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

His record of getting clubs promoted from the championship probably played a part 

Its one of those though, how much was it down to him and how much would those clubs have gone up anyway?  Fairly sure every promotion was helped by parachute payments and/or having a shit hot squad for the championship - Fulham, Bournemouth, Burnley.

It would be interesting to see him manage a "normal" club like a Bristol City or Millwall or come down to L1 and manage Barnsley etc.

[DirtySanchez]

12 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Its one of those though, how much was it down to him and how much would those clubs have gone up anyway?  Fairly sure every promotion was helped by parachute payments and/or having a shit hot squad for the championship - Fulham, Bournemouth, Burnley.

It would be interesting to see him manage a "normal" club like a Bristol City or Millwall or come down to L1 and manage Barnsley etc.

True but his CV says promoted three teams at the first point of asking 

Getting  Burnley up with 100 points and not concede more than one goal in a match suggests he has something about him 

Might have been awful to watch and the prem is a step too far but you can't knock records like that 

It would be interesting to see Pep manage Grimsby and see how he gets on but we won't 

 

[Traf]

3 hours ago, DirtySanchez said:

Getting  Burnley up with 100 points and not concede more than one goal in a match suggests he has something about him 

Also says a lot about James Trafford

[Dr. Feelgood]

Eric still leaves Watford after 3 wins in 15 games.

The 35-year-old Belgian was appointed on a two-and-half-year contract on 9 February following the resignation of predecessor Javi Gracia.

Watford will now begin a search for their 15th head coach, not counting interim bosses, since September 2019.

[Whitesince63]

Wonder if Parky will keep his job at Disney now he’s failed to get them up after spending a shed load?

[little whitt]

3 hours ago, Whitesince63 said:

Wonder if Parky will keep his job at Disney now he’s failed to get them up after spending a shed load?

2/3

anougtth year

[waffer cup 07]

 

On 02/05/2026 at 10:02, 1969 said:

Hate seeing away fans celebrating at our place,so any win will do

When was the last time we sent opposing fans home crying ( promotion, relegation).Was it Leeds?

One of the best things this season IMO, Wexham failing in the last day.

[waffer cup 07]

Just now, waffer cup 07 said:

 

One of the best things this season IMO, Wexham failing on the last day.

 

[Stig]

17 hours ago, Whitesince63 said:

Wonder if Parky will keep his job at Disney now he’s failed to get them up after spending a shed load?

I thought the championship would be too much for them and he'd be gone around January with them in the bottom half. But fair play, they've done better than I thought and Parky will get another season 

[Dr. Feelgood]

32 minutes ago, Stig said:

I thought the championship would be too much for them and he'd be gone around January with them in the bottom half. But fair play, they've done better than I thought and Parky will get another season 

They did buy some properly decent players. Few that would survive the Premiership but very, very solid Championship. Spent big on fees & big on salaries.

I expect they'll get funds for a handful more. However, in FFP terms their direct football income is limited by their 12,000 max. attendance. The new stand, probably a full season off, will add 5,000-6,000 to that but their spending will still be too high.

[jmjhb]

Manning left Huddersfield by mutual consent.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

1 hour ago, jmjhb said:

Manning left Huddersfield by mutual consent.

I saw that earlier

A sad story indeed

[Whitesince63]

16 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I saw that earlier

A sad story indeed

Just crazy really. They employ these managers then give them no time to actually implement their own ideas and bring in their own players. Just employ someone you have trust in and give them the bloody time to implement it. We all get wound up when our teams aren’t doing as well as we think they should and obviously frustrated with the manager but you have to give the guy a couple or three windows at least to get in the players he wants. A few months is just barmy.

[bwfc2003]

3 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said:

Just crazy really. They employ these managers then give them no time to actually implement their own ideas and bring in their own players. Just employ someone you have trust in and give them the bloody time to implement it. We all get wound up when our teams aren’t doing as well as we think they should and obviously frustrated with the manager but you have to give the guy a couple or three windows at least to get in the players he wants. A few months is just barmy.

Left due to family reasons

[Whitesince63]

4 minutes ago, bwfc2003 said:

Left due to family reasons

Ah, cheers for the info. 👍