[Archived] Sam Allardyce

[Hughesy]

I think people look at Sams reaction in interviews and going into hysteria about how he would quit etc....Sam is VERY clever at using the media to manipulate situations closer to home & to get what he wants.

I dont think Sam will leave us for any other club (based on the ones that would likely come calling) at this stage in his career.

[beerwins]

I think people look at Sams reaction in interviews and going into hysteria about how he would quit etc....Sam is VERY clever at using the media to manipulate situations closer to home & to get what he wants.

I dont think Sam will leave us for any other club (based on the ones that would likely come calling) at this stage in his career.

I dont think he has been that clever in all honesty, for all his whinings in the press about lack of strikers only to be shot down by JW stating that Benjani was Benni's replacement and Diouf was Di Santo's and that was enough. It did'nt loosen the purse strings one bit.

As for the story about the takeover, I dont see what good can come from putting your neck on the line stating a takeover would'nt happen.

I dont think he one happy bunny at all, but I certainly dont think he would even contemplate walking.

[LeChuck]

I'll do it for him.

Sam you're ruled out

To be fair, I reckon he'd be third on the list (if the manager is definitely English), after Redknapp and Hodgson.

[thenodrog]

According to the twitter news feed on this site, Allardyce has not ruled himself out of replacing Cappello.

Why shouldn't he? He couldn't have made a worse job in SA than Capello could he? Truth is that Allardyce should have had the job when Wally was appointed... he couldn't have done a worse job than him either could he? Only my opinion but if we'd appointed either Capello or Wally when Ince left we'd be in a lot worse position than we are now.

[thenodrog]

To be fair, I reckon he'd be third on the list (if the manager is definitely English), after Redknapp and Hodgson.

Is that Arry "fack off" Redknap you are suggesting for the England job? He'll have to improve his interview technique... and clean up his act.... and pay his taxes before he'd have a chance surely. Appointing Arry might initially be popular with the public but I'd imagine it'd be an umitigated disaster once the press had the motivation to dig and delve deep enough into his past.

[DaveyB]

Is that Arry "fack off" Redknap you are suggesting for the England job? He'll have to improve his interview technique... and clean up his act.... and pay his taxes before he'd have a chance surely. Appointing Arry might initially be popular with the public but I'd imagine it'd be an umitigated disaster once the press had the motivation to dig and delve deep enough into his past.

Whereas Allardyce would be universally popular and is squeaky clean??

[BuckyRover]

To be fair, I reckon he'd be third on the list (if the manager is definitely English), after Redknapp and Hodgson.

To all intents and purposes though, third means nothing. We would have to win a couple of trophies and do well in the league to even have a chance. Even then I still can't see it. Too unpopular down South.

[LeChuck]

Is that Arry "fack off" Redknap you are suggesting for the England job? He'll have to improve his interview technique... and clean up his act.... and pay his taxes before he'd have a chance surely. Appointing Arry might initially be popular with the public but I'd imagine it'd be an umitigated disaster once the press had the motivation to dig and delve deep enough into his past.

Ignoring all off-field stuff though, Redknapp is the best man for the job. If Hodgson can do something with Liverpool before Capello leaves that might change though.

To be honest, I couldn't give a monkeys about interviews and so on. We lost on having Clough as manager with a similar line of thinking, and drove the last good English manager we had (Venables) away with it too.

[joey_big_nose]

Why shouldn't he? He couldn't have made a worse job in SA than Capello could he? Truth is that Allardyce should have had the job when Wally was appointed... he couldn't have done a worse job than him either could he? Only my opinion but if we'd appointed either Capello or Wally when Ince left we'd be in a lot worse position than we are now.

I'm not sure about that! Everybody said McClaren wouldn't make a worse job of it than Sven and look how that turned out. We could easily have ended up like France or Italy.

[BuckyRover]

I'm not sure about that! Everybody said McClaren wouldn't make a worse job of it than Sven and look how that turned out. We could easily have ended up like France or Italy.

Look how well McClaren is doing now as well. Saying "he can't do any worse" is asking for trouble.

[Amo]

Club management =/= International management.

[tony gale's mic]

Club management =/= International management.

There's more similarities than there are differences.

[rebelmswar]

Name them!

They are a manager.

They are male.

They like football.

They have to pick 11 players to start the game.

They can only have three substitutions.

The get paid less than most of the players they manage.

They normally do most of their work on Saturdays and Wednesdays.

They get blamed for everything that happens.

Can’t think of anymore right now.

[USRoverME]

They can only have three substitutions.

LIES! International managers can have a lot more substitutions during some friendlies.

I scoff in your general direction...

*scoff scoff*

[rebelmswar]

LIES! International managers can have a lot more substitutions during some friendlies.

I scoff in your general direction...

*scoff scoff*

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[thenodrog]

........... Everybody said McClaren wouldn't make a worse job of it than Sven and look how that turned out.

Lots of comments here suggest the opposite to your statement jbn.

http://www.brfcs.co.uk/mb/index.php/topic/14186-mclaren/page__view__findpost__p__404993

btw I did get one prediction wrong. The inept Capello had the press and media baying for and English manager in quick time.

[BuckyRover]

And yet McClaren has reached a UEFA cup final and won the Eredivisie.

[BlueMonday]

And yet McClaren has reached a UEFA cup final and won the Eredivisie.

Managing England is a poison chalice.

[BuckyRover]

Managing England with brolly in hand even more so.

Indeed, it makes normally rational people think that one of the most decorated managers is in fact an idiot.

A poison chalice indeed

[ABBEY]

Hughsey you have beat your all time talking bollux...if you honestly think he won't walk then I've news for you about santa. Look at his track record..the rotung one is interested in one thing and one thing only..AND THAT'S ZZZAM and the WONGA

[Mattyblue]

'Inept Capello'

Absolutely crazy statement.

All the World Cup proved is that we have a bunch of overhyped and technically poor players who can't cut it at the top end of international football.

[rebelmswar]

Hughsey you have beat your all time talking bollux...if you honestly think he won't walk then I've news for you about santa. Look at his track record..the rotung one is interested in one thing and one thing only..AND THAT'S ZZZAM and the WONGA

What about Santa?

[tony gale's mic]

Name them!

Most of the things that make a great club manager also make a great international manager. Being tactically sound, having a good eye for talent, being a good man manager, knowing when to make changes etc etc - this notion that Capello's many, many achievements are club level should have little bearing on how capable an England manager he should be are rubbish.

Of course there are key differences. The transfer market is one, but then this differs massively between clubs anyway, you can be brilliant in the transfer market at Chelsea with more money to spend and poor at Rovers and vice versa. Having games every week versus every few months is another but that shouldn't make that much of a difference.

[gumboots]

I think people look at Sams reaction in interviews and going into hysteria about how he would quit etc....Sam is VERY clever at using the media to manipulate situations closer to home & to get what he wants.

I dont think Sam will leave us for any other club (based on the ones that would likely come calling) at this stage in his career.

I'm not hysterical about it. I just think that his body language and his expressions look increasingly like if he was offered something he felt was better he'd be off. That's not saying he'd actively seek something else or that he'd walk without a decent job offer but come on. If this takeover doesn't happen and he gets nothing to spend from the Trust then who could honestly blame him for going? At his age and with his health record he doesn't need the hassle. He has a fairly steady income, I'd imagine, from his media appearances - he's been on the new IMG channel as well as the work he's done in Dubai or wherever - so he doesn't even need to be a manager.

[Mr. E]

"Whatever club I'm managing at the time".....

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