So, the fans are split...

[JPC82]

CC is not popular with Forest fans....seen like MM as dour Scot,  plays dull football, and indifferent in the transfer market.

 Wouldn't take very long for the same fans who are on MM's case to be on Calderwood's

my uncle is a forest fan who lives next to the city ground he thinks calderwood is god!! he says they miss commons and clingan since they both moved on

[pauld]

...or...what are peoples thoughts on looking at decent non league managers. Nick Holmes has done really well at Salisbury and they could easily be a League Team next season.

Would he be able to do a job as a higher level....?

Whether he would or not, he'd get slaughtered from the outset by precisely the same people who're slaughtering Malpas now because he's not in their Pannini "Managers named as being quite good on Sky" sticker albums

[Rustle]

Cotterill would be an obvious choice but i would like to see an ex player someone like Keown who happen's to be taking his coaching badges at a moment.

He was on bbc a few months ago managing oxford uni in a varsity match,afterwards he said he would like to get into league management.

The pros he was a very good defender who played for a team whose rep was built on their defence.

The cons being, he has an affinity with the pox,would our fans take to him and give him a chance or act like spurs did when they appointed graham.  

[Bogus Dave]

Malpas was a good defender who played for a team whose rep was built on defence

[Rustle]

Malpas was a good defender who played for a team whose rep was built on defence

Yeah but that was scotland,and we all know it's only really about rangers and celtic,Keown played for a better side,I would also imagine he would have better contacts aswell,plus i think he's well know enough to attract players.

The trouble with malpas getting players,i doubt any scots would want to upsticks and come here.

Ex english premier or ex scottish premier i know who i would choose.

[Bogus Dave]

He played in a scottish league that was at its most competitive period in recent, or perhaps full, history. To poo poo his acheivments just because he was oop north is a huge disrespect to the man.

Has malpas actually missed out on any scottish players because they didnt want to move? I must have missed that news.

Paul sturrock played his whole career in scotland, and i'd rather have him over martin keown,

[DV]

So Martin Keown would make a better manager than Maurice Malpas because Malpas is Scottish?

[Bogus Dave]

Martin keown > Sir alex ferguson

[JPC82]

Martin Keown because he was a good player? doesnt always work that way, Wenger & Mourinho were very very average players and are top managers, Gullit was a class player and a shite manager

[Spencer_White]

Yeah but that was scotland,and we all know it's only really about rangers and celtic,Keown played for a better side,I would also imagine he would have better contacts aswell,plus i think he's well know enough to attract players.

Silly boy. The Scottish and English top leagues were well matched in the 1980's. Aberdeen won in 3 times, Dundee Utd twice and Hearts lost it in 1986 to Celtic on goal difference.

Some might even say the Scottish league was better in the 80's.

This whole thread is stupid.

[Bogus Dave]

Martin Keown > Matt Busby

[Rustle]

So Martin Keown would make a better manager than Maurice Malpas because Malpas is Scottish?

No im not saying that' your taking my words out of context,he would have a better chance of attracting players than malpas,bearing in mind he's worked under better managers aswell.

He will also be known to many younger fans unlike malpas,which would put more bums on seats.I think if malpas would have played in england more people would have taken to him.Im sorry but people see the scottish league as a nothing league,compared to the english league.

Not many people wanted him from the start,you got to ask why that is.I do feel sorry for him he never really had a chance,all the fans negativity in the stands must affect the team on the pitch,and going by yesterdays reports that was evident,someone said when easton scored they celebrated in the middle rather than infront of the fans.

If we are not careful a relationship between the fans and players will sour.
  

[flammableBen]

If we start making appointments based on the wishes of the fans with loudest moanings, then we're going to head for an expensive disaster.

[DV]

Silly boy. The Scottish and English top leagues were well matched in the 1980's. Aberdeen won in 3 times, Dundee Utd twice and Hearts lost it in 1986 to Celtic on goal difference.

Some might even say the Scottish league was better in the 80's.

This whole thread is stupid.

how is this thread stupid.

we have loads of fans who want the manager sacked, so seen as they are so certain he isnt the man for the job they must have thought about his replacement.

[DV]

If we start making appointments based on the wishes of the fans with loudest moanings, then we're going to head for an expensive disaster.

we'd end up with STFC Bart as manager....