Is stability really the best policy?

[JPC82]

proven managers are not very often out of work, and Hoddle And Vialli dont want jobs in management. you wont find one every 6months

[Bogus Dave]

What happens if he's succesfull for 12 months but stays

[leefer]

12 matches would be a start!

[JPC82]

What happens if he's succesfull for 12 months but stays

sack him obviously

[Reg Smeeton]

the other key issue is contacts - malpas has no contacts to bring in decent players. a more expensive short term manager would have the contacts to bring in decent players, build a stronger team, he walks off to a bigger club six months later, in rolls the compo, bring in another decent proven manager

 The counter argument is Sturrock, brings in his old boys like JPM, Steve Adams, Blair, Hasney and Barry Corr none of whom have been that crash hot.

[JPC82]

Has & Corr were pretty decent under Strurrock i thought, McGovern was alot better than he is now, adams and blair i take your point

[flammableBen]

the other key issue is contacts - malpas has no contacts to bring in decent players. a more expensive short term manager would have the contacts to bring in decent players, build a stronger team, he walks off to a bigger club six months later, in rolls the compo, bring in another decent proven manager

All that works until one of the big name managers fucks up, either bringing in expensive flops or just all round bad performances. Then you're stuck with a potentially massive pay off and we're fucked.

It's a good plan in theory, but when it does fuck up the cost would be huge. I'd understand it if Fitton didn't want to run the club at that sort of risk level.

[Reg Smeeton]

Has & Corr were pretty decent under Strurrock i thought, McGovern was alot better than he is now, adams and blair i take your point

 None of these can be classed decent....of recent managers, the man with by far the best record of player acquisition is King...which is why Sturrock employs him at Plymuff.

[JPC82]

i agree with that Reg, Kingy is a great scout, not a manager

[STFCere]

malpas has so far brought in: timlin, amankwaah, nalis, casal, marshall, ashikodi, kanyuka, cox, and mcnamee. only cox and mcnamee have proven themselves as decent players. malpas has even managed to turn mcnamee from a confident skillfull player into a player low on confidence. bringing in an unproven cheaper manager is a false economy. we need a more expensive proven manager who has contacts in the game. so what if he leaves 6-12 months later?

[DV]

so what happens when we get in a 'proven' manager on decent wages who is shit....then we sack him pay off shit loads of compo then have to trim fat out of the budget.

we wouldnt be able to get another big name manager off the back of that and thus the cycle is fucked

[JPC82]

Timlin and Cox were sturrocks finds, Macca and Kanyuka were sturrocks targets whilst here aswell, the only players Malpas has himself got himself were Amankwaah, Yinka, Marshall, Ashikodi & Nalis (although sturrock advised him to sign for Malpas)

[Bogus Dave]

I'm not sure? The last time we tried appointing numerous high profile managers on big wages and budgets didn't we have a bit of financial bother?

[pauld]

All that works until one of the big name managers fucks up, either bringing in expensive flops or just all round bad performances.

Todd

[leefer]

Evans?