| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? 10:59 - Aug 11 with 6654 views | Bluefish |
Traditionally it went something like
Sir Bob
Sir Alf
Burley
Lyall
McCarthy
Royle
Duncan
Jewell
Hurst
keane
Lambert
A few skipped out that you can add as you see fit
The modern fans seems more interested by pressers, fake green shoots and PR stunts than performances and results. On that basis should we revise the list?
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| Yeah but Mick managed to turn..... on 15:22 - Aug 11 with 1398 views | Bloots |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 15:19 - Aug 11 by imalwayswrong |
no Mowbray? BFJ was a much better manager than Mick - BFJ could make water into wine |
....dog piss into water.
It's all relative. |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 15:45 - Aug 11 with 1368 views | Sebastian |
Wow. You guys really must despise Lambert. Ok, he was totally out of it, really bad for the club.
But, Hurst?! That man, here for such a a short time, destroyed the whole squad in a few months, monumental disaster which were felt for years after that. Must be some kind of record. |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 15:56 - Aug 11 with 1345 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 14:55 - Aug 11 by JammyDodgerrr |
Hurst should be bottom. The amount of damage he did in such a short space of time has left us where we are, imo. Think people forgetting just how bad it was. |
John Duncan must be bottom surely?!
The glee I felt when he was FINALLY sacked!!
I was pleased when Lambert went, but Duncan was another level. |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:04 - Aug 11 with 1330 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 15:56 - Aug 11 by Wallingford_Boy |
John Duncan must be bottom surely?!
The glee I felt when he was FINALLY sacked!!
I was pleased when Lambert went, but Duncan was another level. |
I am too young to know anything about his reign, apologies! |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:12 - Aug 11 with 1322 views | hype313 |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:04 - Aug 11 by JammyDodgerrr |
I am too young to know anything about his reign, apologies! |
It was turgid, awful, insipid and one we all tried to forget, but Hurst, Keane and Lambert quickly took the rein off him.
In fact in comparison these days, he actually looks quite competent! |  |
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| Yeah but Mick managed to turn..... on 16:17 - Aug 11 with 1317 views | imalwayswrong |
| Yeah but Mick managed to turn..... on 15:22 - Aug 11 by Bloots |
....dog piss into water.
It's all relative. |
I remember watching Kuqi play for Sheff Weds at portman road and he looked truly awful, BFJ gets hold of him and makes him a league beater! Credit where credit is due....... |  | | |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:21 - Aug 11 with 1303 views | Meadowlark |
No |  | | |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:36 - Aug 11 with 1273 views | nodge_blue |
Royle above McCarthy. Less money to play with and better football.
Duncan too high. From him downwards you might as well have them all joint last. |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:54 - Aug 11 with 1240 views | solemio |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:36 - Aug 11 by nodge_blue |
Royle above McCarthy. Less money to play with and better football.
Duncan too high. From him downwards you might as well have them all joint last. |
Somebody called imalwayswrong says that you are right. | | | |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:59 - Aug 11 with 1233 views | Keaneish |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 15:07 - Aug 11 by Kropotkin123 |
Sir Alf
Sir Bob
Burley
Lyall
Royle
McCarthy
Cook
Jewell
keane
Lambert
Hurst
It's all personal obviously. I've removed Duncan, as I have no clue about how we played and I can't judge the achievements.
Winning the third tier, building, then winning the second tier and first tier back to back. It's an incredible achievement that will be implausible to repeat. That's why I'd put him above Sir Bob.
Royle was consistently fighting for promotion. Hard to judge on achievements verses MM, due to players at their disposal. But Royle played really exciting football and in the end gave me way more positive memories.
Hurst butchered a team and replaced them with noone of value. Lambert merely continued the rot.
Cook has bought in some quality players, I can only judge by one game this season, but we looked great going forward and I think even if he fails, a manager coming in would love this squad at this level. So he has set us up for success. |
It's a no brainer that BFJ is above MM. Not just for his two play-offs versus Mick's one in a shorter period of time but also as the club was in administration and he was replacing a club icon in Burley. |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:59 - Aug 11 with 1234 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 15:07 - Aug 11 by Kropotkin123 |
Sir Alf
Sir Bob
Burley
Lyall
Royle
McCarthy
Cook
Jewell
keane
Lambert
Hurst
It's all personal obviously. I've removed Duncan, as I have no clue about how we played and I can't judge the achievements.
Winning the third tier, building, then winning the second tier and first tier back to back. It's an incredible achievement that will be implausible to repeat. That's why I'd put him above Sir Bob.
Royle was consistently fighting for promotion. Hard to judge on achievements verses MM, due to players at their disposal. But Royle played really exciting football and in the end gave me way more positive memories.
Hurst butchered a team and replaced them with noone of value. Lambert merely continued the rot.
Cook has bought in some quality players, I can only judge by one game this season, but we looked great going forward and I think even if he fails, a manager coming in would love this squad at this level. So he has set us up for success. |
This would be my order too fwiw |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:04 - Aug 11 with 1218 views | HighgateBlue |
I don't fully accept that "traditional" view. Hurst had a win percentage of 6.7%. Keane, Jewell and Lambert are all in the 30s. I cannot see any argument for him not being bottom.
I shan't mention Cook's current score, as this isn't really the place (or indeed the time - he needs more of it). |  | | |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:21 - Aug 11 with 1196 views | Dubtractor |
I have no idea why you get yourself so worked up by the views of a few Internet fackwits.
Equally, I have no idea why those same people get so worked up by what you have to say.
All very odd tbh. |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:41 - Aug 11 with 1183 views | Bluefish |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:21 - Aug 11 by Dubtractor |
I have no idea why you get yourself so worked up by the views of a few Internet fackwits.
Equally, I have no idea why those same people get so worked up by what you have to say.
All very odd tbh. |
Alright mate calm down | |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:42 - Aug 11 with 1179 views | Bluefish |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:59 - Aug 11 by Keaneish |
It's a no brainer that BFJ is above MM. Not just for his two play-offs versus Mick's one in a shorter period of time but also as the club was in administration and he was replacing a club icon in Burley. |
Don't forget your big lie about having me on ignore | |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:43 - Aug 11 with 1172 views | Dubtractor |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:41 - Aug 11 by Bluefish |
Alright mate calm down |
No, you calm down. | |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:04 - Aug 11 with 1135 views | Bluefish |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 17:43 - Aug 11 by Dubtractor |
No, you calm down. |
I an fackng calm don't you facking dare say I'm not. Got it! | |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:11 - Aug 11 with 1125 views | BryanPlug |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:17 - Aug 11 with 1118 views | ShropshireBluenago09 |
Where is Magilton? |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:18 - Aug 11 with 1116 views | yesjohn99 |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 11:12 - Aug 11 by ElephantintheRoom |
I'd put Sir Alf comfortably above Robson - he did after all drag the club from the third division to the European Cup.
I'd also put Bill McGarry in at third place - he turned the rabble he inherited from Milburn into a capable top division team and won the second division in some style - Burley never won anything and is still the only manager to achieve two relegations, with a a third very much on the cards before he was sacked.
On the same basis I'd put John Lyall above Burley - he did much as McGarry did with what he inherited from John Duncan |
My dad was going on about Bill McGarry the other day (he is approaching 70). Was brought on by the new artwork on Portman Road.
Obviously before my time but it miffs him how he is never spoke about. | | | |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:24 - Aug 11 with 1112 views | Bluefish |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:17 - Aug 11 by ShropshireBluenago09 |
Where is Magilton? |
Above BFJ and below Mick | |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:24 - Aug 11 with 1117 views | textbackup |
I love how drunk you get at random times of the day and your thumb and phone meet and you end up here |  |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:25 - Aug 11 with 1108 views | Bluefish |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:24 - Aug 11 by textbackup |
I love how drunk you get at random times of the day and your thumb and phone meet and you end up here |
I do it all for you, in fact everything I do I do it for you x | |
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 18:29 - Aug 11 with 1102 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 11:06 - Aug 11 by DanTheMan |
I'd move Lambert above Keane and Hurst. He was useless but didn't for me do any long lasting damage unlike the other two. |
I don’t think Keane did any long lasting damage. Sure he was a woeful manager. Both tactically and personally. But the players he brought in were decent enough.
Jewell added Bullard to Keane’s starting eleven and had them playing a tune for the final half of the season.
Mick would have loved to had picked up the Keane squad rather than the oldies he picked up from Jewell.
Imagine what Mick could have done with the likes of Fullop, Edwards, Delaney, McAuley, Leadbitter, Norris, Wickham, Scotland, Priskin etc. [Post edited 11 Aug 2021 18:36]
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| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 19:23 - Aug 11 with 1060 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Is it time to rewrite the order of our best managers? on 16:59 - Aug 11 by The_Romford_Blue |
This would be my order too fwiw |
I've always been impressed by the level of your football knowledge and, in particular, ability to judge managers |  |
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