I was having a conversation with a friend earlier about if we'd sacked Lambert earlier this season and got an ex player in to 'lift' the crowd in a similar way to Shearer at Newcastle a few years ago or Giggs now. Who do you think we would get? He suggested David Platt but it seems there's a fair bit of hostility toward him on here. I thought John Carew, but for all I know he might be rubbish. Thoughts?
Quote from: greenwichvilla on May 03, 2014, 06:58:42 PMI was having a conversation with a friend earlier about if we'd sacked Lambert earlier this season and got an ex player in to 'lift' the crowd in a similar way to Shearer at Newcastle a few years ago or Giggs now. Who do you think we would get? He suggested David Platt but it seems there's a fair bit of hostility toward him on here. I thought John Carew, but for all I know he might be rubbish. Thoughts? I don't think it would have been the way to go anyway, but if we were to pick a manager specifically to lift the fans, it would have to be Brian Little.
My mates often discuss a similar conundrum. What if we'd have won the league in 1992-3, & not Manure? Would we have gone on to enjoy similar dominance?
Quote from: SheffieldVillain on May 03, 2014, 07:32:03 PMQuote from: greenwichvilla on May 03, 2014, 06:58:42 PMI was having a conversation with a friend earlier about if we'd sacked Lambert earlier this season and got an ex player in to 'lift' the crowd in a similar way to Shearer at Newcastle a few years ago or Giggs now. Who do you think we would get? He suggested David Platt but it seems there's a fair bit of hostility toward him on here. I thought John Carew, but for all I know he might be rubbish. Thoughts? I don't think it would have been the way to go anyway, but if we were to pick a manager specifically to lift the fans, it would have to be Brian Little.Last seen getting bombed out of Gainsborough Trinity. In any case most of our fans now wouldn't know who he is.
My main thought is that I hope we never hire a manager solely on the basis that it would boost fans' morale.