Chaser 1180 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Souness being touted. Lets hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Souness being touted. Lets hope so Would you have him back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I see the odds of Benitez being replaced by Dalglish have been slashed, how ironic would that be that another big club resorts to one of it's legends to save their asses when the going gets tough - of course I wouldn't dream of comparing such a thing to all the abuse Newcastle fans got for wanting Keegan back, or even Shearer About fucking time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1180 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Souness being touted. Lets hope so Would you have him back? Never in a million years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Souness being touted. Lets hope so Would you have him back? Never in a million years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14000 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Dalglish has been touted as new Liverpool manager ever since he got involved with the youth policy. Even more surprised that the scousers want him back when you see how they ridiculed Everton for bringing Kendall in 3 times!! Dalglish would seriously fuck that job up I hope he gets it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6581 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Boro set to name Strachan as boss Championship side Middlesbrough are set to appoint former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan as their new manager two days after Gareth Southgate was sacked. Chairman Steve Gibson told BBC Tees the new manager is unlikely to be in place for Middlesbrough's match against Preston on Saturday. But he said an announcement would be made ahead of the match at Deepdale. Strachan, 52, left Scottish side Celtic in May and has also managed Coventry and Southampton. Former England defender Southgate was dismissed on Tuesday, just hours after his team defeated Derby 2-0. The victory took Boro to fourth in the Championship, one point adrift of top spot, following relegation from the Premier League last season. Gibson appointed rookie managers Bryan Robson, Steve McClaren and Southgate during his reign as chairman at The Riverside Stadium, but indicated he wanted a more experienced name in charge - with Strachan fitting the bill. BBC 5 live's chief football reporter Ian Dennis said: "Strachan will be charged with realising Gibson's objective of winning promotion at the first attempt. "Middlesbrough are just one point from the top - and Strachan will inherit a splendid opportunity." Boro had suffered three defeats at home already this season, the latest of which came against Watford on Saturday. "When I sat down and considered our start to the season, I felt that the league table was actually more favourable than some of our performances," Gibson's statement on the club website read. "Then I looked at the important games against the teams immediately around us, and took those results into account. "In general the results and the performances have not been to the level I would have hoped for. "Before last night, our five home games had brought in seven points. That will not get us promoted - and promotion is the only objective for the season." Strachan is a former Scotland international midfielder who played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds and Coventry during a successful career. He became player-manager of Coventry in 1996 and remained at the club until his dismissal at the end of the 2000-01 season. Strachan took over at Saints in October 2001 and took the club to the 2003 FA Cup Final before resigning in February 2004. The Scot succeeded Martin O'Neill as Celtic boss and won the SPL title in three consecutive seasons. He left the club after failing to retain the title last season. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ugh/8319489.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29491 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 "When I sat down and considered our start to the season, I felt that the league table was actually more favourable than some of our performances," An owner with a bit of sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'm still surprised nobody has signed up Johnson, think he's the best player in this league and has a real touch of class about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20422 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 "When I sat down and considered our start to the season, I felt that the league table was actually more favourable than some of our performances," An owner with a bit of sense. Agreed, maybe it could be argued that he was too loyal to Southgate but at least Gibson can see the bigger picture. Then again, he loves his club whereas our owner holds us in contempt. Could we even attract a manager with Strachan's pedigree now? Sadly I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Under the current circumstances I don't think Strachan would have touched us with a shitty stick. Still, the owner wouldn't have approached anyone with a strong will anyway. Hughton's probably just getting a change to his job description and (if he's lucky) a little bit more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Any manager with any ambition wouldn't come within a million miles of us. No money, no chance to form a team, lots of bullshit, cost cutting etc. You'd have to be desperate to take the job in the first place or mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Any manager with any ambition wouldn't come within a million miles of us. No money, no chance to form a team, lots of bullshit, cost cutting etc. You'd have to be desperate to take the job in the first place or mad Sad state of affairs I blame NUSC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Imagine what Rod Liddle would be writing if this was NUFC instead of Boro btw. Fickle fans, chairman not content with being one point off top etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicTacWoe 0 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 While I think it's odd timing to give him the sack he hasn't done a good job at Boro regardless of the supposed transfer restraints he had. It wasn't so much the players he bough (though many were indeed shite) it was those he sold. The likes of Shwarzer, Woodgate, Young, Boatang, Cattermole and Yakubu were all sold by Southgate and were never really replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 While I think it's odd timing to give him the sack he hasn't done a good job at Boro regardless of the supposed transfer restraints he had. It wasn't so much the players he bough (though many were indeed shite) it was those he sold. The likes of Shwarzer, Woodgate, Young, Boatang, Cattermole and Yakubu were all sold by Southgate and were never really replaced. I don't think he really had much of a choice keeping any of those though and if he did they would not have been happy. Bar Perhaps Boateng and Cattermole. All though I think his biggest mistake was Alves like for all that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Alves £13m Turned out to be a lot more than that. Boro agreed to pay in installments, in Euros. Because the exchange rate against the pound went to shit the final price paid was over £15m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Ouch. It is strange how Mr. Horse face was sacked at this time, as he was doing OKish, and they have a good chance of automatic promotion. Obviously Strachan or whoever else may sign on was contacted on the sly. I think Gordon has some job to do, as Boro have little money and the smog monsters are staying at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Ouch. It is strange how Mr. Horse face was sacked at this time, as he was doing OKish, and they have a good chance of automatic promotion. Obviously Strachan or whoever else may sign on was contacted on the sly. I think Gordon has some job to do, as Boro have little money and the smog monsters are staying at home having quality time with the family fyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ouch. It is strange how Mr. Horse face was sacked at this time, as he was doing OKish, and they have a good chance of automatic promotion. Obviously Strachan or whoever else may sign on was contacted on the sly. I think Gordon has some job to do, as Boro have little money and the smog monsters are staying at home having quality time with the family fyp Naughty! But funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4650 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Strachan to be presented in a press conference at 2:30pm today didnt stop that arse on SSN saying "gordon strachan is to be presented as the new...castle manager at 2:30pm today thats gordon strachan is to be presented as the new middlesbrough manager at 2:30pm today" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1180 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I reckon Strachan will be a success at Boro. Different to any previous managers they've had under Gibson in recent years as he's got a proven track record of having relative amounts of success at the clubs which he's been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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