- Jun 1, 2011
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Now this is just a conjecture thread. As many of you know, I've been a huge advocate for giving our managers/coaches sufficient time to bed in and implement the playing style/personnel etc required to give them the best chance for success. So all of you "Fuck, not another managerial merry go round" merchants can hold your tongues.
I'm not advocating removing Poch in any way, shape or form, but the welter of disillusionment on here has had me thinking that, should it happen, who is the most suitable candidate. During my thought process, I was thinking about who the most successful managers in our history have been, the list is short and telling, they've all been British.
Arthur Rowe was a Tottenham boy, Sir Bill and Burky both Yorkies, with Aitch a Londoner as well (though whether you can claim a CL qualification as success is debatable).
When we were looking at a number of potential managers, I was advocating LVG, but Pulis was brought up and, after the initial wtf's, a few thought it was not such a bad idea.
I think there's a bit of typecasting around Pulis, with the belief that he is a route 1 merchant due to his Stoke days. The reality, for me, is that he is a pragmatist who utilises his players dependent on their skill sets. When he has skillful players, he exploits those skills, but what he does best is organise his teams so they work as a unit, not as individuals. He tailors his team selections to the opposition he faces, in much the same wat Maureen does. The difference is that he's had relatively inferior players to choose from. But he gets these players to punch above their weight consistently.
I do believe that he is a success story waiting to happen and think that, should the unthinkable happen and Poch have a mare next season, he should be nigh on top of the list for consideration.
Again I stress, I'm hoping that Poch manages to knock it out of the park, so I'm not after yet another change over. I just thought it would be interesting to debate the relative merits of a manager that I think could do something special were he given a shot with a team such as ours.
So no fighting, bitching or agenda driven diatribe please Just your thoughts on the merits of the guy.
I'm not advocating removing Poch in any way, shape or form, but the welter of disillusionment on here has had me thinking that, should it happen, who is the most suitable candidate. During my thought process, I was thinking about who the most successful managers in our history have been, the list is short and telling, they've all been British.
Arthur Rowe was a Tottenham boy, Sir Bill and Burky both Yorkies, with Aitch a Londoner as well (though whether you can claim a CL qualification as success is debatable).
When we were looking at a number of potential managers, I was advocating LVG, but Pulis was brought up and, after the initial wtf's, a few thought it was not such a bad idea.
I think there's a bit of typecasting around Pulis, with the belief that he is a route 1 merchant due to his Stoke days. The reality, for me, is that he is a pragmatist who utilises his players dependent on their skill sets. When he has skillful players, he exploits those skills, but what he does best is organise his teams so they work as a unit, not as individuals. He tailors his team selections to the opposition he faces, in much the same wat Maureen does. The difference is that he's had relatively inferior players to choose from. But he gets these players to punch above their weight consistently.
I do believe that he is a success story waiting to happen and think that, should the unthinkable happen and Poch have a mare next season, he should be nigh on top of the list for consideration.
Again I stress, I'm hoping that Poch manages to knock it out of the park, so I'm not after yet another change over. I just thought it would be interesting to debate the relative merits of a manager that I think could do something special were he given a shot with a team such as ours.
So no fighting, bitching or agenda driven diatribe please Just your thoughts on the merits of the guy.