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Originally Posted by ovscouser
what are MK Dons chances against Macclesfield? They seem to have an excellent striker McLeod by name but i have serious doubt in their manager's abilities. He did well enough in Brentford, still he's been an underagiever to my mind. What do you think?
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Please don't take this the wrong way because for me Martin Allen practically walks on water. In what way do you say he's been an underachiever? At Brentford he went there was given a relegation haunted squad and no money. Over one summer he turned them into promotion prospects and proved it was no fluke by challenging again. The profit he made on players like DJ Campbell is vital to a club like Brentford.
At Barnet he did exactly the same thing (though admittedly we weren't relegation fodder) by signing players who were rejecting higher league clubs to sign for my tinpot club. The players Allen signed were barring 2 the players who got us up from the conference, he laid the foundations, signed players with the right chrachter and gave them belief. During his time with us he also proved himself tactically better than other managers and someone who can get the best out of his squad.
I can't imagine why anyone would think he's underachieved. For me he's the best manager in L2 and there's not much I wouldn't give to have him back at Barnet.