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Gary Rowett





Iggle Piggle

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Sep 3, 2010
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Is that their 4th manager of the season (accepting that Powell was temporary)?

In terms of their recent managers Clement, Mclaren, Pearson and Powell may have faults but they can't all be shit. Just look at Clement at Swansea. Add in all this 'The Derby way' bellendery and it would suggest an owner whose ego has overtaken his mind.

Hopefully Rowett will put them right by Huddersfield.
 


Behind Enemy Lines

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Jul 18, 2003
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Good appointment and good for us if we go up. Makes it more likely Derby will take points off Huddersfield.
His sacking at Birmingham is the worse managerial decision of the season.
 










Worried Man Blues

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Feb 28, 2009
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Swansea
The problem with managers getting a large payoff means they do not say what the real problems are, and bad owners keep reeling new suckers in
 


Munchkin

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Jul 12, 2005
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Littlehampton
His first job will be to unite a split dressing room, something McClaren and Clement both couldn't do.

Players coming in on big money, other players apparently on far less money and massive ego's aplenty.

Good luck with that one
 




Giraffe

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Rowett did a fantastic job at Birmingham but I can't help but wonder if his stock has risen beyond his abilities.

After all what he did actually achieve. Yes they were over performing and he may have got them into the play offs. But equally they could have drifted off into mid table and then no one would have been interested. By being sacked after being perceived to do a good job he has possibly falsely elevated himself a level.

Will be interesting to see how it develops. He certainly deserves a good crack at it and on paper will have better players than he did at Birmingham.

Given he possibly had his pick of the clubs available Derby is an interesting choice. Norwich may have been a better bet.
 


ferring seagull

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Dec 30, 2010
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Yes it is good that Rowett has been appointed at Derby and I would like to see a similar appointment at Norwich so the town get more of a game from both !
 






Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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Which will happen first?

Rowett's sacking or his CV landing on at least 4 other chairmen's desk.
 


Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
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Given he possibly had his pick of the clubs available Derby is an interesting choice. Norwich may have been a better bet.

He lives in Derby: a job where you don't have to move is always going to be an attractive one.

Bet he won't last till the end of next season, let alone 18/19
 


Exile

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Aug 10, 2014
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Given he possibly had his pick of the clubs available Derby is an interesting choice. Norwich may have been a better bet.

Possibly - but he is a former Derby player, and has lived in the area, since his time managing Burton.
 










Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
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A post on Ramstalk claims that Mel Morris has a 'leadership' group among the playing squad. These are treated differently, taken on days out etc. If that is the case, I can't see how any manager can possible get a squad playing together. How can he instill team spirit when the club's owner goes out his way to foster unity?

It's an extraordinary claim to make - it sounds too unlikely to be true. But who knows ... there are mad things at some clubs
 




Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003
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Rowett and his management team are all ex-Birmingham City players so he had a lot of goodwill from the fans, he 'got' the club and this helped him gain the support of his players. Taking them from 21st place into the play-off positions was an amazing achievement in what is a very competitive league.

This Derby job is so tough because expectation is so high. The season is over so he can be ruthless - for a lot of those players the gravy train is pulling out of the station and they're not on board.

It's going to take any manager two years to turn that squad around.
 


Surf's Up

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Jul 17, 2011
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Rowett and his management team are all ex-Birmingham City players so he had a lot of goodwill from the fans, he 'got' the club and this helped him gain the support of his players. Taking them from 21st place into the play-off positions was an amazing achievement in what is a very competitive league.

This Derby job is so tough because expectation is so high. The season is over so he can be ruthless - for a lot of those players the gravy train is pulling out of the station and they're not on board.

It's going to take any manager two years to turn that squad around.

Which is his problem because he won't get two years, he'll be lucky to get 6 months if theyre not pushing for promotion in that timescale.
 



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