Just on SSN

sorry, but the results of the two games should not affect the decision making process one jot

 

 

I can understand why you think that but would you appoint A N Other if Lee wins these two remaining games?

 

 

Football is a results based industry.

I can understand why you think that but would you appoint A N Other if Lee wins these two remaining games?

Football is a results based industry.

 

You can't judge someone on two games - either way

 

If he's the man they want, fair enough. If he's not, nothing that happens in those 2 games should matter...

You can't judge someone on two games - either way

 

If he's the man they want, fair enough. If he's not, nothing that happens in those 2 games should matter...

 

...but could have a big influence on the decision.

 

 

 

My thoughts are directed at the bigger picture that results from those two games rather than just the results.

 

Get into the UEFA Cup and the likelihood is that players will stay, start a fresh and it could be onwards and upwards.

 

On the other flip of the coin, fail to reach UEFA, BSA turns up at City, players leave to join the old boss etc etc etc

So in truth, if we appoint a Dwarf called Sam as assistant manager we will have Little Sam and even Littler Sam

sorry, but the results of the two games should not affect the decision making process one jot

 

but its a great incentive. whether its just a carrot dangler or not.

Why Lee can make it on his own

 

After 14 years as a top coach, Sammy Lee has finally been given the chance to prove he can cut it as a Premiership manager.

 

The 48-year-old's coaching credentials are certainly not in doubt.

 

He was part of the first intake of English coaches to gain the Uefa Pro Licence, in 2002, and has earned a reputation for innovation and effectiveness during spells with Liverpool, England and Bolton.

 

But is he capable of making the step up from number two to supremo? It's not hard to think of successful assistants, men like Brian Kidd and Stewart Houston, who have failed to make the transition.

 

Alan Hansen, who played with Lee for eight years at Liverpool, during which time the Reds won two European Cups and three league titles, is in no doubt that Lee can do it.

 

"I've known Sammy for a long time and think he will make a really good manager," Hansen told BBC Sport.

 

"He's got a great football brain and can be very single minded. He has had a lot of experience under different coaches, men like Gerard Houllier, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Sam Allardyce, and it's time for him to move up into management.

 

"Sammy has got a vast knowledge of football, is good with people and, like I say, he can be very single-minded. It all augurs well for Bolton."

 

Tord Grip says he saw the makings of a good manager when he worked with Lee in the England coaching set-up from 2001 to 2006.

 

"I think he can make the step up and be a very good manager," Grip told BBC Sport.

 

"He was certainly a very good coach and Sven and I loved him. He was very lively on the training pitch, taking all the warm-ups and a lot of the training sessions.

 

"The players liked him and I know his approach at Bolton is very hi-tech, using computer programmes to analyse players' performance and taking a scientific approach to their training and preparation.

 

"He is also ambitious and determined."

 

Lee was a tenacious, strong-running midfielder who fulfilled his dream of playing for his hometown club, Liverpool, and won 14 caps for England.

 

Hansen says he never had any doubt that Lee would move into coaching at the end of his playing career.

 

"I always thought Sammy would stay in football, because he loves the game," says the Scot.

 

"It was a natural step for him to go into coaching and now management.

 

"He was a great player and his enthusiasm for the game is probably greater than anyone I have seen."

 

Graeme Souness handed Lee his first break in coaching when he made him Liverpool's reserve-team coach in 1993.

 

Houllier then promoted the diminutive Scouser to first-team coach in 1999, and they guided the Reds to their unique treble of FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup in 2001.

 

Lee joined Eriksson's England on a part-time basis in 2001, before leaving Anfield to take up his role full-time in 2004.

 

He joined Bolton in June 2005, succeeding Phil Brown as Allardyce's assistant. The duo forged a successful partnership, with Allardyce relaying instructions from the stand to Lee in the dugout on match days.

 

Much of Allardyce's success has been built on astute work in the transfer market and effective man management.

 

He got the best out of the likes of Ivan Campo, Jay-Jay Okocha and Kevin Davies when other managers had written them off.

 

 

Sammy has waited for this moment and thought about it a lot - I think he will be ready

 

It is difficult to say whether Lee will be as effective in this regard, and Hansen admits it will be difficult for his friend to take over from someone as successful as Allardyce, who transformed Bolton from First Division strugglers to a Premiership power during seven-and-a-half years in charge.

 

"It's going to be hard, because of what Sam did," Hansen says. "But at the same time, I think that when Sammy goes in there he will have his own ideas and will do very well.

 

"I think he will keep to the principles and style of play Sam used, because you don't change something that has been really successful. But he will also have his own methods."

 

Grip agrees that Lee is strong enough to be his own man. "Sammy is a very, very nice person, but that shouldn't disguise the fact that he is ambitious and determined.

 

"He always wanted to be a manager, which is why he went to Bolton in 2005. He has waited for this moment and thought about it a lot. I think he will be ready."

To be fair to PG he said that funds will be available and hinted it will be at the 10 million mark. He responded to a question why SA had left and was asked whether it was about funds or not. He said that they are funds available and that for a club to break into the top 4 in this country would need 100 million not 10 million and that bolton will never have that kind of money, so they operate with what they have got. They must realise that they will have to spend some money even if its just to replace, campo,TBH etc especially with that Dzamali doing his knee ligaments in and being out till november.

all together now...

 

he"s not as big ,as the old sam used to be.

sammy lee, sammy lee.

 

 

or

 

he"s five foot three

he"S sammy lee

 

he"s five foot three

he"S sammy lee

he's small

he's scouse

he'll rob your fuckin house

sammy lee sammy lee

A mate who knows his stuff seems to think Little Sam has already approached KEN DODD to be his number 2

Not sure if SL is the right choice, would have prefered Billy Davies myself but hey what do I know. I didn't think Big Sam was the man 8 years ago, I wanted bleedin' Roy Evans at the time

 

 

 

 

I went to a question and answer session at the Reebok about 4 or 5 months ago and Lee was the guest speaker. I was very impressed with him. He let everybody have a turn at asking him questions about the club and the current team, and his past, and his ambitions etc. and he answered every question honestly and bluntly.

People asked him why Jaihidi and Bruno had been given the elbow, what he thought of our tactics, what it was like to play under Houlier, why he didn't take the England U-21 job, what his ambitions were etc. etc.

He came across as a very strong minded and ambitious bloke with a lot of football knowledge. He was also very witty with his jokes.

He admitted that he had applied and been interviewed for the Charlton job when Curbihley stepped down, and told Gartside and Allardyce everything upfront. He talked about him being one of the first English coaches to get the Uefa coaching licence. He has single mindedly wanted to be a successful manager from the day he retired from playing, has bided his time gaining a lot of experience working with top professionals.

His long term goals include managing his beloved Liverpool and to become England manager.

I was very impressed with the way he talked, he won't take any shit.

 

 

 

He's Fat

He's Round

His Arse is on the groung

SAMMY LEE SAMMY LEE

 

Very good insight that Zozzy. A lot of us have seen or heard nothing about Sammy Lee.

 

 

 

Did anybody catch Phil Brown on SSN yesterday. He has quickly changed his tune about Bolton. OK OK I know he is really great mates with Sam but he didn't half have a dig at Gartside and Bolton for not backing Sam to the hilt with transfer funds.

Sammy Lee, Sammy Lee.

Sammy Lee, Yeah Sammy Lee.

There will be an answer, Sammy Lee.

I went to a question and answer session at the Reebok about 4 or 5 months ago and Lee was the guest speaker. I was very impressed with him. He let everybody have a turn at asking him questions about the club and the current team, and his past, and his ambitions etc. and he answered every question honestly and bluntly.

People asked him why Jaihidi and Bruno had been given the elbow, what he thought of our tactics, what it was like to play under Houlier, why he didn't take the England U-21 job, what his ambitions were etc. etc.

He came across as a very strong minded and ambitious bloke with a lot of football knowledge. He was also very witty with his jokes.

He admitted that he had applied and been interviewed for the Charlton job when Curbihley stepped down, and told Gartside and Allardyce everything upfront. He talked about him being one of the first English coaches to get the Uefa coaching licence. He has single mindedly wanted to be a successful manager from the day he retired from playing, has bided his time gaining a lot of experience working with top professionals.

His long term goals include managing his beloved Liverpool and to become England manager.

I was very impressed with the way he talked, he won't take any shit.

He's Fat

He's Round

His Arse is on the groung

SAMMY LEE SAMMY LEE

 

 

When he was first appointed, I was well really under whelmed with it, but the more I've sat and thought about it, read and listened to what 'football' people have said about him (even Big Sam for that matter) I'm now quite excited about next season and what Sammy Lee will bring to Bolton.

I also liked it when he was being interview and asked if we would be competitive and with a rye smile on is face said we will always be competitive

When he was first appointed, I was well really under whelmed with it, but the more I've sat and thought about it, read and listened to what 'football' people have said about him (even Big Sam for that matter) I'm now quite excited about next season and what Sammy Lee will bring to Bolton.

I also liked it when he was being interview and asked if we would be competitive and with a rye smile on is face said we will always be competitive

 

I'm with you on that one, I remember what I thought when BS became boss and how wrong I was then. It's going to be an interesting season next year!

Sammy Lee, Sammy Lee.

Sammy Lee, Yeah Sammy Lee.

There will be an answer, Sammy Lee.

 

Not 'Speaking words of wisdom' then? Mind you, it's hard to make out a word he says, so fair enough!