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Just to be absolutely clear here, Sol Campbell took over Macclesfield when they were four points from safety with more than half of the season to go and with the team on the up, having won two games on the trot under their caretaker manager.
This is not "against the odds at a team who were literally dead n buried". Nor is it "a remarkable job". Indeed, it's not even the best escape Macclesfield have made in the past 15 years (as Paul Ince turned around a seven point deficit in 2006).
As achievements go, it's perfectly serviceable, but, let's have some perspective. Sol Campbell may prove to be a decent manager - if not human being - in time, but, so far, his managerial achievements equate to:
'Not quite as impressive as a manager whose last job saw him sacked by the mighty Blackpool'; and
'Got his team playing less shite than the worst Yeovil team this millennium'.
You'll forgive me therefore if I reserve judgement at this point as to whether he's as great a manager as the media will no doubt portray over the coming months every time a vacancy comes up.
I won't, however, be reserving judgement on one issue. He's still a ****.
This is not "against the odds at a team who were literally dead n buried". Nor is it "a remarkable job". Indeed, it's not even the best escape Macclesfield have made in the past 15 years (as Paul Ince turned around a seven point deficit in 2006).
As achievements go, it's perfectly serviceable, but, let's have some perspective. Sol Campbell may prove to be a decent manager - if not human being - in time, but, so far, his managerial achievements equate to:
'Not quite as impressive as a manager whose last job saw him sacked by the mighty Blackpool'; and
'Got his team playing less shite than the worst Yeovil team this millennium'.
You'll forgive me therefore if I reserve judgement at this point as to whether he's as great a manager as the media will no doubt portray over the coming months every time a vacancy comes up.
I won't, however, be reserving judgement on one issue. He's still a ****.