Eric Black

[Toronto Villa]

How does the interview go? So Eric tell me about your accomplishments and especially your last job. How did that go? How many games did you win?

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

"I've got thirty-five years experience!"
"Oh yes. Forgive me Eric. How embarrassing. (Genuflects). Do you want to be paid weekly or monthly? Is there anything I can get you? Smashing tie, by the way..."

[edgysatsuma89]

Erick Black for PM. The French will help in negotiations and will ignore anyone who disagrees with him.

Seriously though Southampton will be in trouble. You can't keep selling your best players. I know they've done well so far but one day those 4 new signings will not be as good expected. It's too risky to keep trying at the level they've reached.

[sid1964]

It is amazing how many totally failed Managers and coaches keep getting new jobs within Football

Once you are on the "gravy train" it never seems to end.

[darren woolley]

I really had a chuckle when I read he was Southampton's new assistant manager.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

I really had a chuckle when I read he was Southampton's new assistant manager.

Maybe we'll swap places with come next May👍

[Diablo]

I really had a chuckle when I read he was Southampton's new assistant manager.

I actually feel sorry for Southampton.

[footyskillz]

Tbf  Black is a completely different situation and at a stable club. Villa needed him to do a temp job and he was unsuccessful but doesn't mean he won't be any good at Southampton. 

[mr underhill]

Eric hasn't been any good, anywhere, though.

[Bad English]

It is amazing how many totally failed Managers and coaches keep getting new jobs within Football

Once you are on the "gravy train" it never seems to end.

Yes. I can't believe he is in employment at a football club again. I was only ever expecting to see him as a character in a Viz strip, "Eric Black, his selections are cack".

[brian green]

Sorry to disagree footy but Eric Black was not "unsuccessful" at our club.  He managed the virtually impossible task of being worse than O'Neill, Houllier, McLeish, Lambert, KMac, Sherwood and Garde.  With a free hit and no pressure or blame he took what we all thought was the bottom of the pit of football supporters hell and went deeper.  I have never been so glad to see the back of somebody.

[Zouch Villa]

Tbf  Black is a completely different situation and at a stable club. Villa needed him to do a temp job and he was unsuccessful but doesn't mean he won't be any good at Southampton. 

That's very gracious of you Footyskillz.

Unfortunately, after the filth he dished out week after week to us last season, I only wish that everything he touches from now on turns to shit.  I feel for Southampton.

[nodge]

I'm not completely sure about these but wasn't he at Celtic when Barnes was manager, Blackburn with Steve Kean, Blackpool with Ferguson, helped Bruce get the rags relegated and then obviously his time with us.  Not sure if there's any more but that's a lot of experience of being at clubs when they've been pretty shit.

[dave shelley]

Coventry was another success story.

[pooligan]

Saints have obviously appointed him on that 35 years experience he has in the game and not on what he achieved last season