-Rob-
Player Valuation: £15m
I'd like to see a British manager given a chance. Look at the success we've had with foreign managers over the years. Martinez had 1 good season then quickly went downhill. Koeman had 6 good games then went downhill and Silva has stayed at the bottom of the hill since day one.
It's become the fashion to appoint foreign managers thinking they're better, more tactical or going to attract better players. But most foreign managers get sacked within a couple of years. There's no proven track record of success from most of them. Fair enough the top 6 have mainly had foreign managers for the last 10 years or more but look below that and the turnover of managers has been staggering.
If we're going to take a punt on a manager I'd prefer to take a punt on an English manager. Give them a chance like we did with Moyes. Eddie Howe is the obvious choice, he's done OK with Bournemouth but he was never going to be any better than OK with the resources they have. Give him some money and a man like Brands to help him build a better squad. Teach the players how to defend a set piece and who knows what could happen. I'm sure there must be more options out there than just Howe, there really should be more but there are so many foreign managers that the English/British ones just aren't getting the chances.
(FYI, I voted remain and fully support the freedom of movement and allowing foreigners in to the country to work and I am well aware that everything I've said above goes against that but we're not talking about a plasterer on a building site, this is a £4m+ a year job managing one of the top clubs in the country.)
It's become the fashion to appoint foreign managers thinking they're better, more tactical or going to attract better players. But most foreign managers get sacked within a couple of years. There's no proven track record of success from most of them. Fair enough the top 6 have mainly had foreign managers for the last 10 years or more but look below that and the turnover of managers has been staggering.
If we're going to take a punt on a manager I'd prefer to take a punt on an English manager. Give them a chance like we did with Moyes. Eddie Howe is the obvious choice, he's done OK with Bournemouth but he was never going to be any better than OK with the resources they have. Give him some money and a man like Brands to help him build a better squad. Teach the players how to defend a set piece and who knows what could happen. I'm sure there must be more options out there than just Howe, there really should be more but there are so many foreign managers that the English/British ones just aren't getting the chances.
(FYI, I voted remain and fully support the freedom of movement and allowing foreigners in to the country to work and I am well aware that everything I've said above goes against that but we're not talking about a plasterer on a building site, this is a £4m+ a year job managing one of the top clubs in the country.)
