Jack Ross has left his role as Hibernian manager just over a week before he was due to lead them out in the Scottish League Cup final. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59591315
Signed a contract extension to 2024 just 5 months ago. Nice little pay off.
He deserves it, not just saying so it cripples Plymouth
Has done very well for the most part in his Managerial reign so far
Be interesting to see if he can carry on his impressive work at Plymouth to another team. Another team in a higher division ins completely different part of the country will be a big adjustment for him.
Not to downplay his achievements but if you look at the likes of Eddie Howe sometimes a great manager for one club doesn't always mean great manager at another.
Dont forget Lowe had that success at Bury as well
Effectively won promotion in back to back seasons with Bury and Plymouth.
He did very well at a player in the Manchester / Liverpool area (more so than elsewhere) so is certainly going back home to an extent - Wonder if that too is going to be a bit of a lure as well for him.
That is true, certainly I would be surprised if he doesn't do well at Preston but its definitely a gamble in terms of his career. He does well, he's jumped straight into contention for other Championship jobs and maybe beyond, if it does go wrong he risks being seen as a "lower league manager."
We will hopefully see a new generation of managers coming through in the likes of Lowe and Jackson that will eventually lead to the end of the likes of Bruce being appointed purely on name recognition.
Bruce's record at Newcastle was almost identical to Raffa's one is a hero, one isn't.
There is always a young generation of managers coming through Jackson is 10 years younger than Pep, who is 10 years younger than Bruce. Klopp is the same age as Adkins, as to is Wilder.
I know our 4 most successful managers of the modern age were young, first timers, but it was hardly by design. Certainly in 3 of those cases.
Far to much is made about age of managers and being yesterdays man.
Newcastle fans love Rafa because he stuck with them in the championship, got them to 10th in his first season back up, and then had them playing good football the following season. In the second half of the 18-19 season Newcastle were 6th top scorers. And he did it all on a net spend of practically zero. He left because he'd had enough of Mike Ashley and said (pretty accurately) that Ashley didn't care about the club.
Steve Bruce spent over 100m, played turgid football and took them backwards.
That's why one is loved, and one is seen as a disaster.
Pretty sure Rafa spent over £100m in his 3 years in charge as well
There is no denying their fans were against Bruce from the start and made it almost impossible for him to succeed.
He could have won the league and they would have moaned it wasn't by enough points
I'm referring to net spend.
Benitez 16/17 - +36m 17/18 - -25m 18/19 - -8m Net spend of 3m
Bruce 19/20 - -37m 20/21 - -38m 21/22 - -29m Net spend of 104m
Jack Ross has left his role as Hibernian manager just over a week before he was due to lead them out in the Scottish League Cup final. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59591315
Sacked by Ben Kensell Chief Executive formally of Norwich City and Charlton.
That's a strange appointment from Ipswich. You throw a ton of money at the team to sign a bunch of all-stars but then pick up a completely unproven manager?
McKenna walks into that Ipswich dressing room with zero experience as the boss, having had no playing career to back him up... And he's supposed to turn it around with a clearly miserable group of players. Where is his authority with that group coming from.
That's a strange appointment from Ipswich. You throw a ton of money at the team to sign a bunch of all-stars but then pick up a completely unproven manager?
McKenna walks into that Ipswich dressing room with zero experience as the boss, having had no playing career to back him up... And he's supposed to turn it around with a clearly miserable group of players. Where is his authority with that group coming from.
It is bit of a gamble, but it’s great to see teams going for younger managers rather than dinosaurs like Allardyce, Hughes, Adkins and co. Mckenna is well thought of as well.
That's a strange appointment from Ipswich. You throw a ton of money at the team to sign a bunch of all-stars but then pick up a completely unproven manager?
McKenna walks into that Ipswich dressing room with zero experience as the boss, having had no playing career to back him up... And he's supposed to turn it around with a clearly miserable group of players. Where is his authority with that group coming from.
It is bit of a gamble, but it’s great to see teams going for younger managers rather than dinosaurs like Allardyce, Hughes, Adkins and co. Mckenna is well thought of as well.
There are very few experienced managers now in L1, the likes of Steve Evans, Karl Robinson and Steve Cotterill are the exception
Shaun Maloney has been appointed Hibernian manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal. The former Celtic and Scotland player, 38, leaves his role as Belgium assistant to replace Jack Ross and take on his first managerial job.
Going from working with KDB, Lukaku, Hazard etc to managing Hibs...
That's a strange appointment from Ipswich. You throw a ton of money at the team to sign a bunch of all-stars but then pick up a completely unproven manager?
McKenna walks into that Ipswich dressing room with zero experience as the boss, having had no playing career to back him up... And he's supposed to turn it around with a clearly miserable group of players. Where is his authority with that group coming from.
It is bit of a gamble, but it’s great to see teams going for younger managers rather than dinosaurs like Allardyce, Hughes, Adkins and co. Mckenna is well thought of as well.
There are very few experienced managers now in L1, the likes of Steve Evans, Karl Robinson and Steve Cotterill are the exception
And people forget how young Karl Robinson is, he is only 2 years older than Jacko and younger than Bowyer. I think he was only 35 when he got the job with us.
That's a strange appointment from Ipswich. You throw a ton of money at the team to sign a bunch of all-stars but then pick up a completely unproven manager?
McKenna walks into that Ipswich dressing room with zero experience as the boss, having had no playing career to back him up... And he's supposed to turn it around with a clearly miserable group of players. Where is his authority with that group coming from.
It is bit of a gamble, but it’s great to see teams going for younger managers rather than dinosaurs like Allardyce, Hughes, Adkins and co. Mckenna is well thought of as well.
There are very few experienced managers now in L1, the likes of Steve Evans, Karl Robinson and Steve Cotterill are the exception
And people forget how young Karl Robinson is be his only 2 years older than Jacko and younger than Bowyer. I think he was only 35 stone when he got the job with us.
How many Managers could/would survive a run of 14 matches (5 draws and 9 defeats) without a win that resulted in a team dropping into the relegation zone?
At that time Mansfield were facing exit from the Football League. To be fair to their Board, they stuck with Nigel Clough - and since then they have won 9 of their last 10 games, resulting in them currently sitting just 4 points off the Play Offs
It's not always the right decision to sack a Manager. One can't help believing though, that someone new to the job would have been out the door a long time before. And that person might never have got the opportunity to manage again
Sacking the assistant and keeping the manager is a strange one. First thought was that maybe he has got a lower league managers job, but why not say so.
Sacking the assistant and keeping the manager is a strange one. First thought was that maybe he has got a lower league managers job, but why not say so.
Sacking the assistant and keeping the manager is a strange one. First thought was that maybe he has got a lower league managers job, but why not say so.
He's the younger brother of Steve McMahon. The timing and lack of reason suggests either a fall out or a disciplinary issue especially as there is no usual "we would like to place on record our thanks" etc etc. The other possibility is that McMahon was already in place when Robinson took over and it is more than possible that he wants to bring in his own man now.
Their boxing day game has already been called off as well, could have at least given him till Monday then sacked him
Assistant Manager.
Oh yeah, helps if you read it properly first 🤦♂️
I made the same mistake as well at first - Had to read it a few time as couldnt understand why Morecambe would sack their Manager when they've only just dropped into the relegation zone for the first time this season.
They've really been punching above their weight, another side never to have been relegated.
Doncaster Rovers are delighted to confirm the permanent appointment of Gary McSheffrey as the club’s first-team manager.
The 39-year-old has been handed the role after an extensive recruitment process. McSheffrey has taken charge of Rovers’ past four fixtures in all competitions on a caretaker basis, and picked up his first win against Shrewsbury Town earlier in December.
Doncaster Rovers are delighted to confirm the permanent appointment of Gary McSheffrey as the club’s first-team manager.
The 39-year-old has been handed the role after an extensive recruitment process. McSheffrey has taken charge of Rovers’ past four fixtures in all competitions on a caretaker basis, and picked up his first win against Shrewsbury Town earlier in December.
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Benitez
16/17 - +36m
17/18 - -25m
18/19 - -8m
Net spend of 3m
Bruce
19/20 - -37m
20/21 - -38m
21/22 - -29m
Net spend of 104m
Mcinnes has a good record at Aberdeen but lost half his matches at Bristol City
I wonder if he will be sacked before Thomas gives Jacko the job permanently
McKenna walks into that Ipswich dressing room with zero experience as the boss, having had no playing career to back him up... And he's supposed to turn it around with a clearly miserable group of players. Where is his authority with that group coming from.
Mckenna is well thought of as well.
The former Celtic and Scotland player, 38, leaves his role as Belgium assistant to replace Jack Ross and take on his first managerial job.
Going from working with KDB, Lukaku, Hazard etc to managing Hibs...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59730058
https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2021/december/crainey-announcement/
Nice time to sack an assistant manager on Christmas Eve
Their boxing day game has already been called off as well, could have at least given him till Monday then sacked him
At that time Mansfield were facing exit from the Football League. To be fair to their Board, they stuck with Nigel Clough - and since then they have won 9 of their last 10 games, resulting in them currently sitting just 4 points off the Play Offs
It's not always the right decision to sack a Manager. One can't help believing though, that someone new to the job would have been out the door a long time before. And that person might never have got the opportunity to manage again
They've really been punching above their weight, another side never to have been relegated.
Doncaster Rovers are delighted to confirm the permanent appointment of Gary McSheffrey as the club’s first-team manager.
The 39-year-old has been handed the role after an extensive recruitment process. McSheffrey has taken charge of Rovers’ past four fixtures in all competitions on a caretaker basis, and picked up his first win against Shrewsbury Town earlier in December.
https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2021/december/gary-mcsheffrey-appointed-permanent-doncaster-rovers-manager/