Gus soon to be 6th (was 7th) (was 8th) (was 9th) (was: 10th!!)

[Graymac]

I'd personally rather watch good, entertaining football in the Championship than a Prem team who play the Pulis way

My friend,s son plays for the DS squad for Stoke & they get told off for any long ball stuff, they are looking for a Gus style manager so I wouldn't,t be surprised if Pullis goes this summer. My feelings are we need to Win play offs to keep Gus, not sue if he would enjoy the midlands though.

 

[Eddiespearritt]

Chris Wilder is desperate to leave Oxford - he even wanted the Luton job to get away from the mess in their boardroom. My experience, he is a good guy - and did great for us in the 10 or so games he played.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yeah, he took them up from the Championship and kept them in the Prem League for five seasons, having taken them to the FA Cup final for the first time. Yeah, bet they're really gutted: they've got to play against Man U and Chelsea next season when they could be looking forward to games against Doncaster and, possibly, Yeovil

I'd rather achieve these goals with some entertainment thrown in though. I'd be bored rigid watching his rubbish.

 

[Lovecake]

3 years and in the top 10 serving managers in English football is a pretty appalling reflection on the English game and the chairmen running the league clubs in my opinion

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

3 years and in the top 10 serving managers in English football is a pretty appalling reflection on the English game and the chairmen running the league clubs in my opinion

What are the stats for other European nations? Anyone know?

 

[Bedsex]

Gus in now 10th!!

Could jump up a place in next few days if rumours of Fergie retiring this week turn out to be true. Plus one more if Moyes takes over at Man U

 

[Acker79]

Could jump up a place in next few days if rumours of Fergie retiring this week turn out to be true. Plus one more if Moyes takes over at Man U

Moyes is stalling on a new contract at everton, so he might go regardless.


Sir Alex Ferguson considering retiring as Manchester United manager before end of the week - Telegraph

(though, his imminent retirement has been reported pretty much every year for a few years now)

 

[Billy in Bristol]

Wow, could be 8th by the end of the week!

Who is going to start the following threads?:
Poyet to Man Utd
Poyet to Everton

 

[halbpro]

The Fergie retiring stories do seem to crop up towards the end of a lot of seasons, if not every season. Personally it feels like he's going to die in the chair.

I did once hear a story about his retirement, although I'm not sure if it's true. Apparently he wanted to try out retirement and see how he'd cope with his feet up every day, so he took a few weeks to take a holiday at home. He arrived back at United earlier than expected as his wife had sent him back, she couldn't stand having him around the house all day. Like I said I'm not sure if it's true, but I like it as a story.

 

[leigull]

Re: Gus in now 10th!!

Man Utd missed a trick if Fergie is going now... Should have sorted it earlier and got Guardiola lined up

 

[fleet]

Fergie to go, Moyes to Utd and Gus moves up two places!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Fergie to go, Moyes to Utd and Gus moves up two places!

Pulis to Everton, Clough to Stoke, Wilder to Derby, Abbott to Oxford, Tisdale to Carlisle. Sorted.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Pulis to Everton, Clough to Stoke, Wilder to Derby, Abbott to Oxford, Tisdale to Carlisle. Sorted.

Imagine the uproar

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Man Utd missed a trick if Fergie is going now... Should have sorted it earlier and got Guardiola lined up

What makes you think Pep would want to go to Man U?

 

[Brighton TID]

At the other end of the scale, for Blackburn, Appleton lasted 67 days and Berg 57 days

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

Lots of people made to look very stupid on here yet again. Gus ALWAYS talks long term with us, and the things he tries and puts in place always suggest long term.

This will be true until the day before he goes. And rightly so.

 

[Acker79]

There's an article in the sun about championship managers with an interesting picture representation of this season's changes

Championship managers from last 12 months pictures | The Sun |Sport|Football

(Though it includes jackett's and saunders's replacements, which seems unfair, as well as terry Connor at wolves as it's the last twelve months rather than the last season)

 

[rdigs24]

Fergie to go, Moyes to Utd and Gus moves up two places!

What!!!!!! Gus is of to Hull

 

[spring hall convert]

Surely not?! That is unbelievable!!

It maybe 15 now, Sky Sports put the stat up before the game on Monday. They had scored something like 25/26 from set pieces. Makes Allardyce look like Ossie Ardiles

 

[Mo Gosfield]

At the other end of the scale, for Blackburn, Appleton lasted 67 days and Berg 57 days

A while back, Leroy Rosenior lasted 10 minutes at Torquay and legend has it that 2-3 minutes of that was in the loo!