WTF is Stability?

[beaumontfox]

Yup. Still not sure about David Jason as rincewind though, but i guess that's cos he played Albert so it doesn't seem to fit.

 

[The Old Fox]

Is the performance of the players/manager adversely affected by constant change?

If you answer yes then sacking IH becomes dangerous. Immediate stability can only to achieved by keeping him in charge.

On the other hand, if IH's failings are simply the result of incompetance, we need him out.

By comparing the nature of the performances of players and IH at City with their previous clubs, it suggests that instability has had a negative effect on them here. Therefore, it is fair to argue that they would improve if a period of stability were to be achieved.

If IH has zero tactical skill and achieved what he did (i.e. consistently better results/performances) at previous clubs by luck or circumstance, then no amount of stability will do us any good.

Trying to be objective, I think the former is more likely than the latter. I think he's probably capable of coming good. I think another change may result in instability harming us even more. Regardless of who comes in.

That's why I don't see ditching him as a simple decision. Even though I think Dowie is a much better manager than IH.

What I would say is that I'd put good money on MM to make the wrong call on this tricky issue. Whatever he does will probably be the wrong thing. I don't think MM is even unlucky. I just think he makes wrong decisions consistently.

I agreed with everything that you said: until that last paragraph. A man who consistently makes the wrong decision does not make millions of pounds, does not take Portsmouth from nowhere to the Prem.
Milan is not the Messiah, he makes mistakes but, he is persistent and he gets there in the end.

 

[Matt_B]

It's not Mort, it's Going Postal(one of the more recent ones)

I think I typed Mort cos that's one of my faves.......tsk!

Yeah I'd heard the same, not sure really, would have preferred Sourcery I think, or one of the Watch ones.

Yup. Still not sure about David Jason as rincewind though, but i guess that's cos he played Albert so it doesn't seem to fit.

When I saw the casting I went mental, to my mind the only one fit to play Rincewind was Eric Idle, they got it smack on with the games and he would have been brilliant in the film.

Also if they did do Sourcery I am sure that Albert comes back after Rincewind has a major part, confusing!

 

[Hammond Organ]

Yup. Still not sure about David Jason as rincewind though, but i guess that's cos he played Albert so it doesn't seem to fit.

Yeah I'd heard the same, not sure really, would have preferred Sourcery I think, or one of the Watch ones.



When I saw the casting I went mental, to my mind the only one fit to play Rincewind was Eric Idle, they got it smack on with the games and he would have been brilliant in the film.

Also if they did do Sourcery I am sure that Albert comes back after Rincewind has a major part, confusing!

Agree with both points. I thought Eric Idle would be a great choice.

 

[Hammond Organ]

I agreed with everything that you said: until that last paragraph. A man who consistently makes the wrong decision does not make millions of pounds, does not take Portsmouth from nowhere to the Prem.
Milan is not the Messiah, he is a very naughty boy

Just to continue the Idle/Python theme...