Is Micky the one that got away ?

[Brauny Blue]

hoddle to sunderland?

God help them:icon_wink

 

[lazzer]

wolves chairman jez moxey had written an article in the matchday programme last week warning fans about the need to embrace a "culture change." The budget for next year will be halved.Not the most exciting prospect for any manager more of a poisoned chalice well perhaps a poisoned beaker Now i realise why they might want MA :icon_lol: time for dads army to advance on wolverhampton.

 

[OldGit]

God help them:icon_wink

Well I assume that he will only go there if he gets a command from the almighty

 

[drummindefender]

slightly unrelated note-mick mccarthy going to the sheep is the rumour.

 

[Redditch Fox]

It sounds to me that theres no coffers left at Wolves. They like the fact that MA got Leicester promoted and the Covscum up the table with no money. They must think he can do it for them. MA could be on a par with Brian Little, because i don't think the peek of his powers will extend any further than the lower half of the prem.

Spot on. Hayward jnr won't pour any more money down the drain; the parachoute money has finished and they have a huge wage bill.......couldn't happen to a better club!

MA is just the man they would want....if they can't get him I think Corkey would be an ideal appointment.

 

[OldGit]

slightly unrelated note-mick mccarthy going to the sheep is the rumour.

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[PONTUS KAAMARK]

I increasingly fear that we will regret Micky Adams leaving us.

At the time I felt on balance it was probably right, but now I'm begnning to wonder.

With Micky in charge the football wasn't always pretty, but on the whole it was effective. 3 seasons, 1 promotion, 1 relegation, & the bookies made us favourites to bounce back up.

Since his departure we have gone backwards.....yes the squad is younger but we have been fighting relegation for months, & were outclassed by a very average Cov side yesterday.

Micky has got promotion with 4 different clubs all on limited funds ...... I like Kelly but it's a bit of a gamble he's got no track record at all.

I hope I'm wrong ............................

I think MA leaving LCFC was the best thing for both parties although I do believe he will continue to have a sucessful career at this level for years to come. He had obviously lost the plot in the weeks before he left and this was affecting the whole club.

His signings and team selections were baffling and he looked like a man who had had just too much heaped on him, he looked at the end of his tether. La Manga was his where the end started though for MA.

I cant see any prem club wanting him, La Manga really damaged his CV in my opinion.

 

[Redditch Fox]

I cant see any prem club wanting him, La Manga really damaged his CV in my opinion.

Yes - the way that he handled the situation after the event was admirable.

However, I can honestly say that I thought as soon as it was announced that it was a crazy decision to take thet bunch to La Manga resort with all the potential for a riotous time - and i know the resort well having a property near there - and involving what was clearly a difficult group of players - without wishing to name names - and given the bad history of the previous visit there.

Guantanamo (not sure about the spelling) Bay would have been much more appropriate.

 

[Fox Fan]

At the ex-Leicester managers dinner which was ironically held at the club just days after MA's departure he got rat arsed and started going "I'm going to come back and haunt this place".

According to my brother who was talking to him he seemed absolutly insane!

 

[Redditch Fox]

At the ex-Leicester managers dinner which was ironically held at the club just days after MA's departure he got rat arsed and started going "I'm going to come back and haunt this place".

According to my brother who was talking to him he seemed absolutly insane!

He didn't seem in good shape at the time he left. As you know, I never rated him much but I'm quite pleased for him that he is doing a decent job at Coventry. At the end of the day, he seems to be a very decent bloke.

 

[Lboro fox]

He didn't seem in good shape at the time he left. As you know, I never rated him much but I'm quite pleased for him that he is doing a decent job at Coventry. At the end of the day, he seems to be a very decent bloke.

He is just a decent bloke who lost his way IMO, i do not think that now he will ever become a sucessful premiership manager, but will almost certainly have success in this division. Ideal for any club happy with yo-yo-ing

 

[Fox From The Hudd]

I agree with the last few posts. In my opinion MA seems to be limited by his inability to find decent talent in the transfer market and/or youth set-ups that he can improve and get more out of. He seems to rely only on the old warhouse style of signing who have more often or not let him down.

 

[Melton Fox]

Maybe we should have had CL & MA working together. CL to find the players MA to work with the players. Or maybe we should have just sacked them and employed Rob Kelly

 

[MHS]

Maybe we should have had CL & MA working together. CL to find the players MA to work with the players. Or maybe we should have just sacked them and employed Rob Kelly

Yep.

 

[Redditch Fox]

I agree with the last few posts. In my opinion MA seems to be limited by his inability to find decent talent in the transfer market and/or youth set-ups that he can improve and get more out of. He seems to rely only on the old warhouse style of signing who have more often or not let him down.

It usually tells a tale when managers and their side kicks start bringing in old players who they have met along the way in previous club lives. It's a bit of a substitute for finding the decent talent to which you refer.

Mickey (and Bassett) obviously felt more comfortable with this sort of arrangement except when the individuals became a bit challenging - e.g. Martin Keown. He certainly seemed to do little to foster young talent. Also, whilst he is a football man through and through - he doesn't exactly inspire much faith in his tactical acumen when it comes to competing at the highest level.

 

[glyn]

I think MA leaving LCFC was the best thing for both parties although I do believe he will continue to have a sucessful career at this level for years to come. He had obviously lost the plot in the weeks before he left and this was affecting the whole club.

His signings and team selections were baffling and he looked like a man who had had just too much heaped on him, he looked at the end of his tether. La Manga was his where the end started though for MA.

I cant see any prem club wanting him, La Manga really damaged his CV in my opinion.

I'm not convinced. Next season is key - if he progresses Cov next year he could be an option for, for example Fulham - if he'd go back? I thought he came out of La Manga with dignity.

I'm glad he's doing well for himself, just a shame it's at Cov.

 

[OldGit]

I'm not convinced. Next season is key - if he progresses Cov next year he could be an option for, for example Fulham - if he'd go back? I thought he came out of La Manga with dignity.

I'm glad he's doing well for himself, just a shame it's at Cov.

If they would want him. I go there quite a lot (my wife is on the supporters trus committee). He is still a hero there for saving them from near-extinction, and most would say he was shabily treated by the Phoney Pharoah. But they would agree with what I and a lot of others have said in this thread - he can do a rescue job for clubs in difficulties, and perhaps operate longer term in the lower divisions, but has never shown any sign that he could operate at premiership level.

He did a job for us, might even have avoided the first relegation if he'd taken over from Bertie Bassett a bit earlier. We should be grateful for that, wish him well, and move on.

 

[Leesoh]

Whilst I had my doubts during the promotion season, I lost all respect for him after the Wise/Davidson business. His more recent comments about it don't help either.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

Looking at Adams record, he is a typical back against the wall, seige mentality type of manager, he operates best when the odds are stacked against him, he appears to be a manager who manupilates negative situations and uses it to attain results.

As manager of Leicester he achieved promotion despite administration, he has done a reasonable job of steering Cov into mid table respectabliity despite the threat of administration looming over them.

If Wolves appoint him as manager, he will repeat the same mistakes as he did last season at Leicester, IMO he does react well to being in the position of favourites, he is suited to managing an underdog or a team in crisis. And as his signings prove he is a cautious manager, who likes to opt for the safety of signing players he has worked with previously or ageing veterans who have seen it and done it, he doesnt seem to be able to spot and nuture potential, IMO he is a short term appointment that will deliver short term results but will never provide or build any long term foundations or stability at any club.

 

[Chuck T Masala]

It seems that MA attracts/is attracted to the jobs where there is a mountain to climb, no money, little time, and huge expectation. There's little scope to build long term from within.

He's marked as a manager who manages on a shoestring, but can achieve limited results. He has his faults, but I admire him for his integrity. However, he's gone and is in the past.

We may have been no better/worse off than we are now if we had stuck with MA in terms of table position, but I think we are light years forward in terms of our future. Rob Kelly has earned his chance and seems to be an open, honest and modest leader. Clearly, he knows which buttons to press with the players. He is committed to building from the bottom up and although this may mean slow progress, its will be real, tangible, lasting progress. IMO.