Welcome Gareth Southgate

[Simon Buttle]

Very surprised at how many people seem to think this is genuine.

 

[degsy]

And he was doing so well up till Southgate

 

[TheNinja]

Just to add some balance to the 'Southgate is crap' brigade... (Regardless of whether he is or isn't an option)

"Having fought for special dispensation from the Premier League to give Southgate the job without him holding the required UEFA Pro Licence, the chairman handed him a five-year contract and charged him with the task of revitalising the squad in challenging financial conditions on Teesside.

The new manager guided his side to a 12th-place finish in his first season at the helm and 13th a year later. But last season proved far more challenging and ultimately unsuccessful as Boro slipped out of the top flight having won just seven of their 38 league games and scored just 28 goals.

Middlesbrough last night sacked Gareth Southgate in a shock move that the club chairman, Steve Gibson, admitted was "the hardest decision I've had to make in football". It came straight after Southgate oversaw Boro's 2-0 home victory against Derby County that left them fourth in the Coca-Cola Championship, a point behind the leaders"

So basically, an ex-player in his first managerial job with no coaching badges achieved 2 seasons of decent Premier League finishes under financial constraints (Look at the players purchased during this time and they were frankly awful) before the inevitable happened. Then was 1 point off the top of the Championship and sacked after a win. He beat Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City twice (Under Sven), Newcastle (OK, not the same as now), Everton, Spurs and Chelsea during his 2 and a bit seasons with a pretty crap team.

Then went on to gain 14 years of experience in one of the highest pressure jobs in Football (Including U21's), and it wasn't all bad at all, despite what it might have descended into towards the end as he didn't seem to know his best 11.

I guess what I'm saying is... Is he really worse than Shaun 'Good Outfit' Dyche? Discuss...

(P.S. I fully expect someone to just state 'YES')

 

[Curtis]

No thank you he can manage at united when they inevitably sack ten hag

 

[Walken]

Pretty sure relegation would await with this appointment

 

[ValBlue]

Very surprised at how many people seem to think this is genuine.

There’s some things you just don’t joke about, genuinely just the thought of it has given me high blood pressure

 

[DualityNSNO]

I am honestly impressed by @Moomin 's ability to post at the exact time so that the made up rumours actually reach the media and the world outside GOT.

Remember you also did one for a striker ages ago that reached Sky or something too? Or maybe it was any of the 99999 Chico multis at the time.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Ffs, this club is really a rollercoaster of joy then pain

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

There’s some things you just don’t joke about, genuinely just the thought of it has given me high blood pressure

Southgate coaching session:

“Sideways, sideways, backwards. Good! Now back to the keeper…”

 

[MichaelEFC96]

He’s not Sean Dyche so he’s got that going for him

Replacing Dyche with Southgate is pointless, literally.

Cut from the same cloth, Southgate made Foden, Bellingham etc look average. What would he do with Jack Harrison and Dwight McNeil?

 

[KaiserEFC]

The man couldn’t inspire a duck to quack. Imagine a relegation fight with him, you’d give up after the first half time team talk

 

[Cels]

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[DL100]

Not a chance Southgate happens. he would be a disaster.

i dont even think Southgate would take the job. He will have his sights set on better jobs than this

 

[MikeH72]

Just to add some balance to the 'Southgate is crap' brigade... (Regardless of whether he is or isn't an option)


So basically, an ex-player in his first managerial job with no coaching badges achieved 2 seasons of decent Premier League finishes under financial constraints (Look at the players purchased during this time and they were frankly awful) before the inevitable happened. Then was 1 point off the top of the Championship and sacked after a win. He beat Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City twice (Under Sven), Newcastle (OK, not the same as now), Everton, Spurs and Chelsea during his 2 and a bit seasons with a pretty crap team.

Then went on to gain 14 years of experience in one of the highest pressure jobs in Football (Including U21's), and it wasn't all bad at all, despite what it might have descended into towards the end as he didn't seem to know his best 11.

I guess what I'm saying is... Is he really worse than Shaun 'Good Outfit' Dyche? Discuss...

(P.S. I fully expect someone to just state 'YES')

Yes mate.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Go get your man, Dan!

A manager for an owner that leaves football to footballing people.