ramexpat Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 SOD appointed at Bristol City , [url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11726/8396085/Bristol-City-confirm-appointment-of-Sean-O-Driscoll-as-the-club-s-new-manager]http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11726/8396085/Bristol-City-confirm-appointment-of-Sean-O-Driscoll-as-the-club-s-new-manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AucklandRam Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Good point made by Uttox about Billy Davies. It seems strange to me too that there is this managerial merry-go-round every year and several casualties in the Championship and no-one seems to show more than a fleeting interest in Billy. He did a really good job at Forest and didn't deserve to be sacked. I can only assume he's holding out for a job north of the border. He's got a reputation as someone who's extremely difficult to work with. Owners and chairman see him as more hassle than he's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Some really strange sackings and appoinments in the Championship this season. Out of all the new managers this season, I'd say the best three are Holloway, McCarthy and O'Driscoll. O'Driscoll and McCarthy have ended up at teams right down the bottom and Holloway and the financially dodgy Palace, although at least they are/were doing well. The 'bigger' clubs with recent Premiership experience/delusions of grandeur (Wolves, Blackburn, Bolton, Forest) have not gone after these better managers and have taken much more of a gamble on less proven/unpopular managers. How nice is some stability compared to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Good point made by Uttox about Billy Davies. It seems strange to me too that there is this managerial merry-go-round every year and several casualties in the Championship and no-one seems to show more than a fleeting interest in Billy. Maybe rather than "strange" it's actually quite "telling". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 He's damaged goods, chairmen talk to each other, crikey, even Barnsley didn't have him in for talks when just about everybody they offered their job to declined it. Deliusions of grandeur I reckon and could probably have an arguement in an empty room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asanovic Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Sacking Lambert being the right thing to do totally depends on what his remit was when he joined. If it was to build a team is capable of bouncing back if they get relegated, and also keep an eye on the future by signing young talent, you'd have to say he's doing a good job. If it was pure pragmatism, and the sole aim was to survive, you'd have to say he's doing a pretty bad job. I suspect it's the former though. O'Neill left Villa in the **** with big money signings, but gets the plaudits. £7m on Warnock, £6m for Delph, £7.5 for Cuellar, £8.5m (!!!!) for Reo-Coker, all on long term, expensive contracts. Then, Gary Cahill and Craig Gardner allowed to leave on the cheap. They never really recovered from that era, despite going to a cup final and having stints in Uefa Cup/Europa League. It's like a very mild Leeds United. Anyone who comes in to Villa now I guess will be tasked with signing young players. They may well go down but they'll be in decent shape to return if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Maybe rather than "strange" it's actually quite "telling". Maybe some of the earlier posts are right. Maybe there is this perception of Billy being nothing but trouble and that makes prospective clubs look elsewhere. I suppose it's a case of weighing up risk against reward. As much as I laughed my shorts off at Forest's annual demise under Billy, I thought it was only a matter of time before it clicked. More recently, I looked at clubs like Blackburn and Wolves and thought the infrastructure would be perfect at those clubs for him to go in and make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Teale Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I think a big loss for villa were injuries to Dunne and then vlar at the back, with them two at centre half they would have been a better side. I know they are trying to build do the future but they really do need to use the players like warnock and Darren bent to get then out of it then rebuild again in the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Good point made by Uttox about Billy Davies. It seems strange to me too that there is this managerial merry-go-round every year and several casualties in the Championship and no-one seems to show more than a fleeting interest in Billy. He did a really good job at Forest and didn't deserve to be sacked. I can only assume he's holding out for a job north of the border. BD always seems to engineer his own dismissal. That's the main reason people think he's a tosspot only out for Number One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Sacking Lambert being the right thing to do totally depends on what his remit was when he joined. If it was to build a team is capable of bouncing back if they get relegated, and also keep an eye on the future by signing young talent, you'd have to say he's doing a good job. If it was pure pragmatism, and the sole aim was to survive, you'd have to say he's doing a pretty bad job. I suspect it's the former though. O'Neill left Villa in the **** with big money signings, but gets the plaudits. £7m on Warnock, £6m for Delph, £7.5 for Cuellar, £8.5m (!!!!) for Reo-Coker, all on long term, expensive contracts. Then, Gary Cahill and Craig Gardner allowed to leave on the cheap. They never really recovered from that era, despite going to a cup final and having stints in Uefa Cup/Europa League. It's like a very mild Leeds United. Anyone who comes in to Villa now I guess will be tasked with signing young players. They may well go down but they'll be in decent shape to return if so. Good points about O'Neil' at Villa. He spent a fortune on average players and let some other go for nothing. Some terrible signings and releases here: http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=7504468 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 is it worse than usual this year? Wolves Blackburn and Forest have sacked two managers each since the end of last season. And Blackpool have rather carelessly lost two managers who have walked. Other sackings at Bolton, Ipswich, Barnsley and Bristol City , plus Freedman left Palace. So thats at least 13 changes in about 6 months. Just seems crazy to me. And Grayson gone too....managerial change number 14 by my reckoning. Wonder who will be next....? Lee Clark? Alex McLeish? Or the new Blackburn manager maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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