Liked Parky felt he was harshly treated at Charlton
He was. It would have been interesting if he, like Powell had been able to create his own team in the following summer as most of the players he had were ones he'd inherited or brought in with no money.
Liked Parky felt he was harshly treated at Charlton
He was. It would have been interesting if he, like Powell had been able to create his own team in the following summer as most of the players he had were ones he'd inherited or brought in with no money.
If you look at the squad he was working with it was pretty desperate yet he got us to the playoffs.
Low key personality and loves a v-neck jumper - I think Bowyer is copying him a bit....
Maybe copy him in his dress sense.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me. Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Parkinson's career record:
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Low key personality and loves a v-neck jumper - I think Bowyer is copying him a bit....
Maybe copy him in his dress sense.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me. Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Parkinson's career record:
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Fair enough. I cannot answer you for at least five years as I have no idea how Bowyer will compare until then But my gut feeling is that he will be a better manager than Parkinson.
Low key personality and loves a v-neck jumper - I think Bowyer is copying him a bit....
Maybe copy him in his dress sense.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me. Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Parkinson's career record:
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Fair enough. I cannot answer you for at least five years as I have no idea how Bowyer will compare until then But my gut feeling is that he will be a better manager than Parkinson.
Low key personality and loves a v-neck jumper - I think Bowyer is copying him a bit....
Maybe copy him in his dress sense.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me. Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Parkinson's career record:
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Fair enough. I cannot answer you for at least five years as I have no idea how Bowyer will compare until then But my gut feeling is that he will be a better manager than Parkinson.
Ridiculous thing to post really. The chances are that Bowyer will not come close to how well Parky has done.
Low key personality and loves a v-neck jumper - I think Bowyer is copying him a bit....
Maybe copy him in his dress sense.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me. Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Parkinson's career record:
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Fair enough. I cannot answer you for at least five years as I have no idea how Bowyer will compare until then But my gut feeling is that he will be a better manager than Parkinson.
Ridiculous thing to post really. The chances are that Bowyer will not come close to how well Parky has done.
Like I said I cannot answer for at least five years. Not ridiculous at all.
Low key personality and loves a v-neck jumper - I think Bowyer is copying him a bit....
Maybe copy him in his dress sense.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me. Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Parkinson's career record:
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Fair enough. I cannot answer you for at least five years as I have no idea how Bowyer will compare until then But my gut feeling is that he will be a better manager than Parkinson.
But until he is, he isn't.
He has started his career as best manager over first 10 games so he has done quite well so far.
I think there is some rose tinted revisionism going on here - nothing against him personally & delighted for him at Bolton but...........
He was part of the awful Pardew relegation season - he should never have been kept on as caretaker let alone manger aftet that pitiful capitulation that sent us down. 5 points (all draws) from 12 matches after Pardew got the boot - why the hell was he kept on then & also at the end of that appalling season.
It was nice we reached the playoffs the following season but at the time it was our 3rd season after relegation from the Premiership - we were still, relatively speaking a big fish even by Championship standards let alone L1.
So Parky - nice, honest guy & rather him than the gobshite Scouse chancer any day of the week, but decidedly mediocre for us.
Low key personality and loves a v-neck jumper - I think Bowyer is copying him a bit....
Maybe copy him in his dress sense.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me. Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Parkinson's career record:
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Fair enough. I cannot answer you for at least five years as I have no idea how Bowyer will compare until then But my gut feeling is that he will be a better manager than Parkinson.
But until he is, he isn't.
He has started his career as best manager over first 10 games so he has done quite well so far.
And I hope he carries on, at Charlton, like that. But he ain't done nothing yet really.
I think there is some rose tinted revisionism going on here - nothing against him personally & delighted for him at Bolton but...........
He was part of the awful Pardew relegation season - he should never have been kept on as caretaker let alone manger aftet that pitiful capitulation that sent us down. 5 points (all draws) from 12 matches after Pardew got the boot - why the hell was he kept on then & also at the end of that appalling season.
It was nice we reached the playoffs the following season but at the time it was our 3rd season after relegation from the Premiership - we were still, relatively speaking a big fish even by Championship standards let alone L1.
So Parky - nice, honest guy & rather him than the gobshite Scouse chancer any day of the week, but decidedly mediocre for us.
I don't understand - if Parky getting us to the playoffs having spent £0 is mediocre with Leeds, Southampton and Norwich in the league with premier-league-to-be players is considered mediocre...
I think there is some rose tinted revisionism going on here - nothing against him personally & delighted for him at Bolton but...........
He was part of the awful Pardew relegation season - he should never have been kept on as caretaker let alone manger aftet that pitiful capitulation that sent us down. 5 points (all draws) from 12 matches after Pardew got the boot - why the hell was he kept on then & also at the end of that appalling season.
It was nice we reached the playoffs the following season but at the time it was our 3rd season after relegation from the Premiership - we were still, relatively speaking a big fish even by Championship standards let alone L1.
So Parky - nice, honest guy & rather him than the gobshite Scouse chancer any day of the week, but decidedly mediocre for us.
He was kept on due to his results when he was caretaker. RM said he'd be hired on that basis.
Parky was very lucky to be given the job in the first place, based on his dismal results as caretaker manager. It was an odd decision.
However, he was then really unlucky to be sacked after doing a good job in L1. That season we reached the playoffs, we were up against some really good seasons and players, probably one of the best L1 seasons ever if you consider the quality on display. The next season his budget was really restricted, as soon as he was sacked Powell brought BWP in, the sort of striker who could have made all the difference the previous season, when instead we had to rely on mediocre loanees like Mooney, Forster and Sodje.
I believe there was a thread in here somewhere in which many people believed Parkinson produced the worst footballing teams ever seen at CAFC
He had one of the worst set of players to work with and since he left we've had plenty of other contenders who've produced dreadful football.
Parkinson seems to be the sort of manager who clubs employ when they're skint and then moan about the fact that they're not playing expansive football. He does a job and in terms of results has to be judged a success. I kept being told about how attractive our football was under KR but the results weren't attractive.
I thought he did a good job for us in L1 and wasn't treated well - too many on here have forgotten how poor our squad was at the time. I agree the way in which he was given the job after a failed caretaker role was pretty ludicrous especially after RM contradicted himself.
He seems destined to remain a lower league manager who does a job but won't be given money to spend. The football he produces may not be the best to watch but in terms of results he seems to have had some degree of success.
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Glad he kept them up, Burton are gonna have successive relegations IMO.
As for managerial sense. It's a no from me.
Bowyer will prove to be a far better manager imo
Promotions with Colchester Utd, Bradford and Bolton.
Took Bradford to League Cup Final when in League two.
Took Charlton into L1 playoffs with pitiful squad.
I'm not really clear how Bowyer's ten games ìn charge compares? He may do better but it seems a little premature to draw this conclusion.
He got treated harshly at Charlton after taking over from the legend Alan Pardew. I think some on here have forgotten how garbage our squad was - CP got nothing out of them either and we finished 13th after he took over. It's only when the squad was rebuilt that we improved and that required cash.
Thanks
I cannot answer you for at least five years as I have no idea how Bowyer will compare until then
But my gut feeling is that he will be a better manager than Parkinson.
Not ridiculous at all.
He was part of the awful Pardew relegation season - he should never have been kept on as caretaker let alone manger aftet that pitiful capitulation that sent us down. 5 points (all draws) from 12 matches after Pardew got the boot - why the hell was he kept on then & also at the end of that appalling season.
It was nice we reached the playoffs the following season but at the time it was our 3rd season after relegation from the Premiership - we were still, relatively speaking a big fish even by Championship standards let alone L1.
So Parky - nice, honest guy & rather him than the gobshite Scouse chancer any day of the week, but decidedly mediocre for us.
But he ain't done nothing yet really.
...then what the hell is considered good?
Another well reasoned decision there Richard
However, he was then really unlucky to be sacked after doing a good job in L1. That season we reached the playoffs, we were up against some really good seasons and players, probably one of the best L1 seasons ever if you consider the quality on display. The next season his budget was really restricted, as soon as he was sacked Powell brought BWP in, the sort of striker who could have made all the difference the previous season, when instead we had to rely on mediocre loanees like Mooney, Forster and Sodje.
Parkinson seems to be the sort of manager who clubs employ when they're skint and then moan about the fact that they're not playing expansive football. He does a job and in terms of results has to be judged a success. I kept being told about how attractive our football was under KR but the results weren't attractive.
I thought he did a good job for us in L1 and wasn't treated well - too many on here have forgotten how poor our squad was at the time. I agree the way in which he was given the job after a failed caretaker role was pretty ludicrous especially after RM contradicted himself.
He seems destined to remain a lower league manager who does a job but won't be given money to spend. The football he produces may not be the best to watch but in terms of results he seems to have had some degree of success.