Manager for next season

[ciggiesnbeer]

Pearson would have been an excellent choice as manager.This bloke XiA will find out how little he knows about football as the season progresses.

Totally depressed.

That's the spirit. What exactly about his career makes Pearson a better candidate than Di Matteo? It's not his achievements, it's not his character. So I'm at a bit of a loss as to what is so great about Pearson.

Apparently the ONLY way you can possibly succeed in the Championship is with a British manager playing hoofball with good old British "up and at em" players.

Top be serious for a moment this is such an outdated view I wonder how many folks have watched Championship games recently. Its not the 1980's any more.

[Ron Manager]

Pearson would have been an excellent choice as manager.This bloke XiA will find out how little he knows about football as the season progresses.

Totally depressed.

That's the spirit. What exactly about his career makes Pearson a better candidate than Di Matteo? It's not his achievements, it's not his character. So I'm at a bit of a loss as to what is so great about Pearson.

Well Paul he commands loyalty amongst his players He believes in a disiplined performance on the field and turns up for training on time...every day! What's so good about Di Matteo?

[Leicester_Villian]

I for one firmly believe that Pearson and Derby will finish higher than RDM and Villa .........

If he was such a success at the Baggies why was he sacked?

Things look bleaker by the day

[CJ]

So - are we down to a shortlist of one. Again.

[PeterWithesShin]

I genuinely don't get this "he failed at the bitters" stuff. He joined them after they were relegated, took them straight up in second place with 91 points, and then gave them their best ever PL start.
They then had a poor run and he sacked. My one concern is that after that good start in the PL the scuttlebutt he was touting himself left right and centre for other jobs, spending more time on that than his actual job which led to the poor run but he was mainly sacked for going after other jobs. Now I don't mind a manager being ambitious, but you don't do it the way he did.

Back to the point though, in no way did he fail there.

[PaulWinch again]

Pearson would have been an excellent choice as manager.This bloke XiA will find out how little he knows about football as the season progresses.

Totally depressed.

That's the spirit. What exactly about his career makes Pearson a better candidate than Di Matteo? It's not his achievements, it's not his character. So I'm at a bit of a loss as to what is so great about Pearson.

Well Paul he commands loyalty amongst his players He believes in a disiplined performance on the field and turns up for training on time...every day! What's so good about Di Matteo?

Promoted with MK Dons, promoted with West Brom, who had finished bottom and needed a complete squad overhaul, won Champions League with Chelsea and had them in third. Pretty good achievements in my eyes and also with regards to West Brom particularly relevant to us.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Looks like we are already playing for the play off places ....... Newcastle and Derby top two

RDM failed at the Baggies and where is the history that he can deal with a dressing room?

Seems like the final nail today ........ we have NO football knowledge at the Club, we don't know what Sir Brian is doing but its very quiet on that front

New season is about 9 weeks away and I don't think we have any pre season plans ............. worrying times

Sorry he failed at West Brom, how's that?

He certainly didn't fail in his first season. Everything I've read said they played some lovely stuff and fixed what Mowbray couldn't do with pretty much the same players. The following season in the PL he got off to a decent start, Manager of the Month in September but hit a bad spell in the winter and never recovered. 1 win in 10. Sacked in February. Rumours he lost the dressing room but without confirmation that's neither here nor there.

[Nunkin1965]

RDM wasn't my choice but I'll back him if he gets the job. A great opportunity for him and I'll wish him the best of luck if he's the chosen one.

Who knows how it will go? He'll clearly have backing with finance.

I've renewed the ST for year 26 anyway so happy days and we go again!

[PaulWinch again]

Di Matteo will do well for us if hired.

[dave.woodhall]

The Stripeys always blame their manager for everything. They sacked one because of a low crowd at a pre-season friendly. They'll get rid of Pulis despite their Best-Ever Premier League Season because of his playing style. Sack the manager is their default position.

[ChicagoLion]

Even after a bad result he would be absent for several days at Olbiyon.
He was (is) arrogant and aloof and pissed a lot of people off, he got fired because of this and a long losing streak.
Not sure he is the right guy for the Villa.

[Dave]

I genuinely don't get this "he failed at the bitters" stuff. He joined them after they were relegated, took them straight up in second place with 91 points, and then gave them their best ever PL start.
They then had a poor run and he sacked. My one concern is that after that good start in the PL the scuttlebutt he was touting himself left right and centre for other jobs, spending more time on that than his actual job which led to the poor run but he was mainly sacked for going after other jobs. Now I don't mind a manager being ambitious, but you don't do it the way he did.

But then it was West Brom. I'm amazed that every manager they have isn't constantly advertising that he'd rather manage somebody else.

[PeterWithesShin]

The Stripeys always blame their manager for everything. They sacked one because of a low crowd at a pre-season friendly. They'll get rid of Pulis despite their Best-Ever Premier League Season because of his playing style. Sack the manager is their default position.

Not sure it was their best ever PL season as they've finished higher than this season 4 or 5 times.

[SheffieldVillain]

I for one firmly believe that Pearson and Derby will finish higher than RDM and Villa .........

If he was such a success at the Baggies why was he sacked?

Things look bleaker by the day

Has Pearson never been sacked then?

[Dave]

I for one firmly believe that Pearson and Derby will finish higher than RDM and Villa .........

If he was such a success at the Baggies why was he sacked?

You know Pearson? That bloke who is apparently our one true saviour?

How many times has he been sacked?

Or is that different?