BOB HAZELL
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Might be onto something there, Babylon........
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Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
Grayson would be a big, big gamble. Hes hardly the kop favourite former player either
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Lako42
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George Costanza
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Yes please.
You're right, we need someone who will guarantee success. Ferguson or Wenger for me.
Melton Fox
Dancing Queen
Well if that's the criteria for a good manager, we're pretty much fcuked.
I don't remember Rafa, Ferguson, or Wenger ever being their respective Kop favourites but they seem to be doing OK.
BOB HAZELL
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Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
Im not syaing its a pre req but if you remove the fact he used to play for us, would people be even mentioning him?
He's turned Blackpool from being a club struggling against relegation, to looking comfortable in a higher division. Why wouldn't we be talking about him?
Even some Bolton fans were talking about him as a candidate.
bocadillo
Water Gypsy
Didn't he get fan's Player of the Season one year?
Melton Fox
Dancing Queen
Don't know, difficult to answer that, but I suspect not.
However, he did gain promotion last season so he may have gotten a mention.
Babylon
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IMO we need someone who has a link to this club. I'm not normally into going for someone just because they have played for us. I think that's the only way the next guy will get any time whatsoever!! Someone like Grayson will have some good will that will get him 10+ games rather than the 4 managers here are getting currently.
Lboro fox
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No experience in the championship, no better than levein IMO.
Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
I dont know, I dont recall it.
bocadillo
Water Gypsy
From oF&F:
I would think that at least some of those supporters were from the Kop. I know Grayson wasn't very popular at first - but then who does love a full-back - but as he developed in the wing-back role, his centres and pull-backs from the dead-ball line brought much excitement and many of the goals which took us into the Prem.
Three years later, it was his strike against Wimbledon that took us to Wembley again for the League Cup Final. I think he was more popular than you remember.
Disco Bob
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Why?
I can understand the assumption that it may grant them more than 4 games grace - but that would come with any game plan that resembled 'attack' irrespective of the manager's history.
I'd rather the primary qualification was that of proven ability than playing career.
Has anyone mentioned Keegan yet? :icon_bigg:icon_wink
Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
A sad truth probably
Matt_B
Well-Known Member
Aye and look who was deemed better :icon_wink
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