Very good piece. Also, a very sad piece. I must be going soft - agreeing with Elek! 😉
My club, Tranmere, saw a veritable miracle (of degrees) last season.
Nigel Adkins took over exactly the same squad for the previous incumbent who had a 14% win rate. Nigel achieved a 47% win rate as the new permanent manager.
Yet a disappointing first quarter and the Neanderthals are baying for blood! Utterly depressing.
A welcome rant. In another world Mark Robins would have been in serious contention for the United position. What a job he's done at Coventry, hopefully he avoids this season being that dreaded blot that can have the profound consequences you describe.
Managers like players will have ups and downs. How they learn from failures is almost as important as from their successes. Wasn't
Rafa Benitez one who struggled at the start of his career?
Be interesting to see what happens to Graeme Potter next, Chelsea didn't go down the route of proven medal winner when they appointed him and I'm not sure what lessons everyone took from that.
An excellent article George. Thank you. Kieran Maguire said on his recent pod that the stats show that changing manager has little or no effect.
Which brings me to my club, Stoke City. Relegation and seven Championship finishes either side of 16th and we now have our 6th manager since the drop. Only one has had a full season in the post.
Our owner, John Coates, has a good record of ‘innovative’ appointments but with the exception of Alex Neil, none had appropriate experience of the situation the club was in at the time of their appointment. That means they need a minimum of 18 months and two summer transfer windows to digest such a massive chunk of learning.
Every time we see the same sequence in our managers of ‘articulate enthusiasm > concern at the fitness of our players > shock at the reality of managing in the Championship > the look of a good man defeated’. This usually takes 8-12 months at Stoke and then they and their entourage leave only for the next ‘contender’ to step up and the cycle begins again.
If we can’t get it right at a financially stable club owned by such a genuine family of fans, what hope is there elsewhere?
Great piece, depressing but great
Very good piece. Also, a very sad piece. I must be going soft - agreeing with Elek! 😉
My club, Tranmere, saw a veritable miracle (of degrees) last season.
Nigel Adkins took over exactly the same squad for the previous incumbent who had a 14% win rate. Nigel achieved a 47% win rate as the new permanent manager.
Yet a disappointing first quarter and the Neanderthals are baying for blood! Utterly depressing.
A welcome rant. In another world Mark Robins would have been in serious contention for the United position. What a job he's done at Coventry, hopefully he avoids this season being that dreaded blot that can have the profound consequences you describe.
Managers like players will have ups and downs. How they learn from failures is almost as important as from their successes. Wasn't
Rafa Benitez one who struggled at the start of his career?
Be interesting to see what happens to Graeme Potter next, Chelsea didn't go down the route of proven medal winner when they appointed him and I'm not sure what lessons everyone took from that.
Thank god someone said it. I’m exhausted by how quickly perspectives on managers from fanbases can turn on their head within 4 games
An excellent article George. Thank you. Kieran Maguire said on his recent pod that the stats show that changing manager has little or no effect.
Which brings me to my club, Stoke City. Relegation and seven Championship finishes either side of 16th and we now have our 6th manager since the drop. Only one has had a full season in the post.
Our owner, John Coates, has a good record of ‘innovative’ appointments but with the exception of Alex Neil, none had appropriate experience of the situation the club was in at the time of their appointment. That means they need a minimum of 18 months and two summer transfer windows to digest such a massive chunk of learning.
Every time we see the same sequence in our managers of ‘articulate enthusiasm > concern at the fitness of our players > shock at the reality of managing in the Championship > the look of a good man defeated’. This usually takes 8-12 months at Stoke and then they and their entourage leave only for the next ‘contender’ to step up and the cycle begins again.
If we can’t get it right at a financially stable club owned by such a genuine family of fans, what hope is there elsewhere?