Holloway Sacked (1 Viewer)
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fernandopartridge
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After letting him spend a lot of money they really should have just saw the season out. He's got a good record of getting teams promoted but less good at keeping them up. I think really it's probably down to over achievement in winning promotion in the first place. Palace weren't fancy last season and Blackpool weren't either when they went up.
kg82
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He's only had one chance at trying to keep a team up, hasn't he? Bit unlucky then too. Completely right about overachieving with both teams. Which makes you think they might be more understanding.
We'll_live_and_die
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He'll be at Middlesbrough soon enough.
We'll_live_and_die
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And Blackpool?
The anomaly, he did well to get them promoted, but truth be told any manager can get a team promoted from the championship by getting a decent group of players playing well at the right point in the season to get promoted, Keane, Boothroyd, Dowie etc the list is endless.
Compare his failures with his successes and it is very onesided, Plymouth, QPR, Leicester and to an extent Palace. He spent a lot of money whilst at Leicester and QPR and did nothing with them!
Compare his failures with his successes and it is very onesided, Plymouth, QPR, Leicester and to an extent Palace. He spent a lot of money whilst at Leicester and QPR and did nothing with them!
kg82
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Wait! Did you just say any manager can get a team promoted if they get a decent bunch of players playing well at the right point of the season?!?! Okkkkkk! Surely that right there is a sign of good management?! And he changed his football philosophy after Leicester. That's why he had such success. And yeah, getting 2 teams promoted is success. I don't get all this and he nearly cocked it up?! They went up didn't they?! They weren't the 2 or probably even the 3rd best team in that league last season and he took them up, freedmans team or not.
They were first when he took over and finished 5th, they won 1 of their final 10 games of the season, thats how they nearly cocked it up.
Im not saying that hes a bad manager, I said he was overated. He didnt build a promotion winning team he inherited it and just about finished the job.
Would you class 46 games in charge and a win % of 30% a successful spell?
Im not saying that hes a bad manager, I said he was overated. He didnt build a promotion winning team he inherited it and just about finished the job.
Would you class 46 games in charge and a win % of 30% a successful spell?
kg82
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One club. And yeah, he was successful, he got them promoted. Pull out all the stats you want, he got them up.
henry the wasp
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They were fourth when he took over were'nt they?
Sky Blue Spud
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Wonder how's gonna be brave enough to take on the Palace job. Poison chalice or what.
ollyservetta
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as long as it aint our elvis I don't give a monkeys .
Covstu
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he is an okay manager but i think by his admission he doesnt have the premier league experience. His leaving conference was very weird, almost touting for a new manager in Pulis. In my opinion, h made a fatal flaw in replacing the whole squad exactly like QPR did. A team of strangers who are not 'clicking' and he could not control them. The 'tired' excuse was a bit of a cop out but i guess it is easier to walk than get pushed.
thaiskyblue
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millwall.
mark82
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To be fair he did pretty well with Blackpool and Palace.
