Paul Jewell & the Management Merry Go Round

[rcgills]

Originally Posted by crowie

If he does go then the list of candidates to replace him is either scary or non-existant.

I believe Steve McLaren's looking for a new job

[crowie]

Originally Posted by rcgills

I believe Steve McLaren's looking for a new job

And he does have Mc in his surname. And ginger hair! Howeve I refer you back to the comment of mine you highlighted

[keemanan]

I think it could be a part time job Crowie, that's not to belittle , although I wouldn't put it past me .
If he does take the Brum job and you cant blame him if they're tripling his money then you shud get the other pair back from Rangers part time.

[crowie]

Originally Posted by keemanan

I think it could be a part time job Crowie, that's not to belittle , although I wouldn't put it past me .
If he does take the Brum job and you cant blame him if they're tripling his money then you shud get the other pair back from Rangers part time.

Being serious Keema, there is a decent arguement for many national team managers to be a part time job. I mean what would McLeish (or whoever is England manager) do between now and next September?

Yes, there are potential friendlies in Feb, March and May but after and between that, then what? Going to games each weekend to see the players in the squad? Appearing on MOTD? Talking with coaches about tactics you might use in a game in 4 months time? Watching videos of your future opponents? I am struggling to think of things.

There is only so many times you can go and watch Kenny Miller or Joe Cole and not get frustrated that you have nothing at all to do with them, and the other players you are watching, tactics wise out on the pitch. It must be strange to have to only work towards a maximum of 8-10 games a season when some managers can have that many games in one month a club football.

Anyone else add anything that national team managers do when they don't have a game coming up?

[rcgills]

Originally Posted by crowie

Anyone else add anything that national team managers do when they don't have a game coming up?

Have an affair with the FA's secretary? Or was that just Sven?

[Napoleon Solo]

Well, McLeish has resigned as Scotland boss and is off to take over at Birmingham, according to the BBC.

BBC SPORT | Football | McLeish to be new Birmingham boss


Which leaves Billy Davies free to take the Scotland job

BBC SPORT | Football | Davies ready to discuss Scots job

[crowie]

WHAT A FUCKING COCK

And Billy Davies can fucking sling his hook as well.

[Napoleon Solo]

I sense a certain displeasure in your post Crowie!

[keemanan]

I was being serious AGAIN

I agree , why the fuk they need to be full time is beyond me , Pearce took the job as u21 coach but that only riled me because he didn't even tell the chairman.

Klinsmann was part-time and didn't Mark Hughes manage to combine playing and managing?

I dont blame McLeish crowie merely because he spent quite a while on the dole after Gers and he must have sworn never to be in a weak financial position again , a triple wage increase will have appealed and the previous management paved the way for this kind of unprincipled walkout.
Revie left us for bloody Saudi's .
Get strachan , he'll be out of a job soon

[all_funkt_up]

Originally Posted by crowie

Anyone else add anything that national team managers do when they don't have a game coming up?

They go on fact finding missions to warm places when it's cold here. AKA a nice freebie to the carribean or south america. Twats.

Cunts.

[fasteddy]

I say good luck to Big Eck......he took us on a great journey with Scotland, reaching highs we'll remember for years to come, plus a few lows as well, but the lows were standard fare for scots...it's EXPECTED...what wasn't expected were the France results....brilliant! he's young with ambition and who doesn't want the chance at managing in the EPL? He'd be mad to to grab this opportunity...what was the alternative? Stick around as Scotland manager, watching his waistline expand even more!?...( he's put on the beef since jan 07, eh?)

As for Paul Jewell?...I can't imagine he's been waiting in the wings for the Derby job-like it was his plan all along. Maybe now that the vacancies are being filled quickly he's sensed that he'd better take something...much like musical chairs.
Football management is no different from any other job in that when you're out of work you want to find a job...eventually ANY job will do.

I can't begin to imagine what it is like to be a football manager in the EPL...but it must be pretty addictive...a powerful drug if ever there was one. Not so much the cash, which is nice, but just the day to day contact with the greatest game on the planet! ..surrounded daily by it all...if sports were women, then football would be the biggest shag in the world....the biggest tits, sweetest pussy, dirtiest mind, etc...oph yes...who could resist?!!! Just think about us..joe blogs types, doing our normal jobs. Some of us love it, others do it because we have to, but most, no..probably ALL of us would move company for more cash...simply Money....of course there arfe other factors such as the increased amount must be more than enough to compensate for stuff like relocating, or kids schools or shit like that...BUT just CASH is enough for us. Why should any job be any different?

Look at Neil Warnock...he thought he'd be picking and choosing, the way he spoke after leaving the Blades, but the harsh realities set in and when a sniff of a job came with Palace he was in.

ALex McLeish is a good man for a club like Birmingham, and in particular the squad they have just now. I was always one for backing against them with Steve Bruce in charge, but now I think there will be some improvement in the use of personnel and therefore results.

Derby?...tough. Jewell was solid manager for Wigan and will need to reproduce all his skills then to get some action with the Rams. The squad simply isn't good enough, as opposed to Birmingham who do have enough talented players to carry them thru enough good results.

Wigan...aahhh!....Steve 'bastard' Bruce. relegation awaits...top tip...they're going nowhere...and I'll tell you this , if another post comes up before the end of the season with a club that is safe from the drop he'll try to jump ship. Guaran-fuckin.teed.

Scotland?...
Full time?: some one who really wants it, and is not interested in Club management anymore: that's who I'd pick. Experienced and with a love for the country. Success at International level always brings club offers, and therefore it's a nap for the SFA that they'll be off. Sure, Scotland isn't that successful , but you don't need to perform that well to be sought after in the current climate.

Part time post?...could be...why not? worth giving it a try....how often are we involved in the major tournaments anyway...qualification is our only busy time.
A double act like Smith/McCoist would the answer. A two man job, so that when one is busy with his club the other can be there...no problems!

All that remains now is for the Middlesbrough job to come up, and it will...Southgate is shit and should never have been allowed to stay on so long...he has no idea how to address the problems he faces: I'd have more ideas in a fuckin coma!

All good stuff, though...the merry go round continues spinning ...and I for one, don't want to get off!!