[Archived] Steve Kean

[Bobby G]

They'll be forced to hire someone else after the run which we will be on happens. This is the worst thing they could do. We need someone from the outside, even for the sake of it, cause the players will be more prone to respond and perform for someone new.

Its an unwritten rule, assistants getting promoted dont succeed.

[deryck guyler's spoon]

They'll be forced to hire someone else after the run which we will be on happens. This is the worst thing they could do. We need someone from the outside, even for the sake of it, cause the players will be more prone to respond and perform for someone new.

Its an unwritten rule, assistants getting promoted dont succeed.

Like Bob Paisley?

[Bobby G]

No I was talking about Brian Kidd, Carlos Quieroz, Sammy Lee, and quite a few others. But you can go with the exception to the rule.

[imy9]

Steve McClaren is the only assistant who has become a good manager that I can think of, any more?

[Simon Says]

Jose Mourinho did OK. Started out as Bobby Robson's interpreter.

[mark1875]

Sam Allardyce aint got a bad record as a manager for someone who began as an assistant either

[otto man]

Sam Allardyce aint got a bad record as a manager for someone who began as an assistant either

Tony Parkes did alright too during his stints as caretaker

[ackroyd75]

Tony Parkes did alright too during his stints as caretaker

.Yes but when he was the full time manager he was awful (Forr Blackpool)But i still think he is a legend!

[OJRovers]

Steve McClaren is the only assistant who has become a good manager that I can think of, any more?

But Kean wasn't even our assistant manager...any first team coaches know to have made the step up?

Who's going to be putting out the cones now he's in India? (might keep Keith busy!)

[LeChuck]

Jose Mourinho did OK. Started out as Bobby Robson's interpreter.

Of course there are some exceptions, but the overwhelming majority of promoted coaches/assistants fail in management.

Kean, quite obviously, isn't Mourinho. From what I've seen so far he's got the charisma of Gary Neville.

I'm really, really worried.

[imy9]

He is highly rated by lots of people though including Big Sam. I have a good feeling about him, seems to have a cold, steel like manner about him.

[Amo]

Tony Parkes did alright too during his stints as caretaker

Apart from wanting to sell our best players in the last ten years.

[USABlue]

Not sure Kean should be in India right now, doesn't he have a squad of players to get ready and work with. Surely his time would be best spent putting out fires and quashing this apparent unrest. Maybe there is some good to come from it but I have a sneaky feeling this fella is not much more than a figurehead, a yes man.

[ABBEY]

The messages coming out of Venky's have been a bit mixed in the past few days.

But everything I hear today tells me Steve Kean is in charge until results go badly wrong.

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Shabby.

mmmmmmmmm?

We are not talking about some novice here.

mmmm? what are we talking here?

[John]

Interesting looking back at the comments in this thread....

[A cup of beans]

.Yes but when he was the full time manager he was awful (Forr Blackpool)

for rovers 99/00 when he was more or less full time manager he was terrible!

[booth]

He is highly rated by lots of people though including Big Sam. I have a good feeling about him, seems to have a cold, steel like manner about him.

I see it more as a vacant stare.

[Mattyblue]

He is highly rated by lots of people though including Big Sam. I have a good feeling about him, seems to have a cold, steel like manner about him.

oh...

[HemelRover]

Wow. is this thread still open?

No need to have 2 seperate threads being contributed to about the man.

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