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Most substandard PL managers

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posted on 5/4/16

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posted on 5/4/16

Pulis and Fat Sam, like Harry Redknapp in the past, will always find work with clubs who have a decent budget but are flirting with relegation. Although Allardyce might find his reputation a bit tarnished if he goes down this season and West Ham continue to perform better without him

posted on 5/4/16

I remember Charlton thought they were too big for Alan Curbishley....................

posted on 5/4/16

The fans grew tired of Curbs and they all regret that now but he never had the same budgets that Allardyce and Pulis get to work with

Look at where West Ham and Stoke are now and you can't really blame the fans for wanting a new manager who would play more exciting football and see them finish higher up the league

posted on 5/4/16

50 what the fack is this? Just a load of unnecessary waffle

posted on 5/4/16

Pearson and Alladyce wouldn't have been sacked by most clubs based on performance, given the did a safe job.

Though I know Pearson had other issues.

But both have reaped the rewards of aiming high and fair play to them.

Wish wolves had done the obvious with McCarthy at the right time with hindsight.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)

posted on 5/4/16

I cringed when I heard Pulis talk about the 40 points target the other day. They were last out of the league 6 years ago and have had mid-table finishes practically every season. 40 points is still the pre-league target? Really?

I'd be so underwhelmed as a fan. No wonder Pulis's teams do very little than finish around 10th when that is the extent of the ambition.

posted on 5/4/16

What I don't get about managers like Pulis is, as bad as Martinez is, I would rather scrape 40 points whilst playing good football than hoofball.

If you aren't ambitious or playing good football, whats the point?

comment by Spurtle (U1608)

posted on 5/4/16

Martinez has at least proved he can be more than an average manager. Just needs someone to smack him around the head over his defensive management and misguided hype around his players.

posted on 5/4/16

has he...he's doing a poor job for me.

and set himself right up with his we have 4/5 world class players or some such waffle.....

oh yeah mate....then why are you closer in points to the relegation zone than you are the top 6....

used to really like him....but like Rodgers he's turning into a bit of a david brent....!!!!

comment by Spurtle (U1608)

posted on 5/4/16

He is doing poor this season no question. He's still managed to get a 5th place finish on over 70 points, an FA Cup QF and SF, all in the 3 seasons at Everton, and then already won the FA Cup with Wigan. It shows he is capable of being good.

If he can ever work out what to do with the defence, and to be fair he's still quite young in managerial terms, he'll be singing.

posted on 6/4/16

Pulis has finished all nine seasons in the PL between 11th and 15th and this will be his 10th. No ambition whatsoever. He's good for any team looking to establish themselves in the league and then fook him off for someone to take them to the top 10.

posted on 6/4/16

That said Flores and Howe have done it by playing good football, something Pulis has never done.

I also think the WBA board lack ambition and are happy to keep raking in the coin and being mediocre. I'd hate to be a WBA fan, must be so shiiitt!

posted on 6/4/16

What on earth is this utter waffle

posted on 6/4/16

Pulis is an emergency manager, a firefighter. His teams are solid and hard to beat, but flatline at midtable.

I'd rather get relegated, then sack him

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