Managerial Merry-Go-Round 2020/21

[saddler78]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721572878989078762

Not a bad appointment for me some managers just dont fit at some clubs look at Darrel Clarke here.

 

[Ninety Per Cent]

Graham 1-1 Alexander

 

[WilsdenBantam]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721572878989078762

He already looks disheartened.

 

[クレイグ]

He already looks disheartened.

Just need to edit the text and we can use the same photo for when he's sacked. Value for money.

 

[Indian Dan]

Alexander the Great

or

Graham the Gormless

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

That was my first thought, looks despondent and like he's run out of ideas.

Crap boring football or not, I do hope he is able to at least gets Bradford on a sound footing and with some positivity after the 18th November of course.

 

[Bottega Don]

There was a point a couple seasons ago where Bradford could almost field an 11 of former Scunny players, they've now appointed our former manager

They're clearly desperate to replicate all of our success and join us in the NLN

 

[chief]

I would say it's funny, but Bradford do seem like a decent club with decent fans who are playing well below their level and are getting constant shite football delivered to them by clueless people at the top. I hope they're rid of Sparks sooner rather than later.

 

[pontoonlew]

I don’t think it’s anywhere near as bad as an appointment as people are making it out to be.

2 promotions from this division followed by ridiculous sackings at Scunny & Salford. His recent jobs haven’t been great but even the MK Dons binning was probably a bit premature.

From the outside looking in, Bradford need somebody solid but unspectacular who knows the league & he fits that bill.

 

[Indian Dan]

‘This town aint big enough for the both of us!’

 

[AR27]

Well thats another couple of seasons wasted.

 

[Gladders]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721588392473805021

 

[pontoonlew]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721588392473805021

He’s usually spot on about us so there must be something in it, it’d certainly be an interesting one and he sounds like he’d tick some boxes.

 

[Third Team Lucky]

I don’t think it’s anywhere near as bad as an appointment as people are making it out to be.

2 promotions from this division followed by ridiculous sackings at Scunny & Salford. His recent jobs haven’t been great but even the MK Dons binning was probably a bit premature.

From the outside looking in, Bradford need somebody solid but unspectacular who knows the league & he fits that bill.

Get a grip. Essentially the same MK Dons team is now playing a progressive short passing game whereas under Alexander every pass was a 40 yard aimless punt forward. The sacking was at least two weeks too late, but I assume it took that long to tee up Williamson.

 

[Master D]

I've quickly Wiki'd David Healy, like all Grimsby fans have in the past half hour, and it would be an interesting appointment if it happens.

His record is great but hard to know how good he is really considering he's only ever managed in that league. Anyone who has managed over 400 games must have learnt a thing or 2 about management though.

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

I don’t think it’s anywhere near as bad as an appointment as people are making it out to be.

2 promotions from this division followed by ridiculous sackings at Scunny & Salford. His recent jobs haven’t been great but even the MK Dons binning was probably a bit premature.

From the outside looking in, Bradford need somebody solid but unspectacular who knows the league & he fits that bill.

Only one promotion from this division with big spending Fleetwood.

His other promotion was from the National League with a Salford side comfortably with the highest budget in the division that season.

 

[Kauto Star]

Get a grip. Essentially the same MK Dons team is now playing a progressive short passing game whereas under Alexander every pass was a 40 yard aimless punt forward. The sacking was at least two weeks too late, but I assume it took that long to tee up Williamson.

I will take 40 yard punts up field and high pressure attacking football rather than the ridiculously boring sideways football endured under Hughes.

I for one am quite happy with the appointment.

Cowleys would have been my first choice, but Alexander have a similar record and higher win ratio I believe.

Welcome to Valley Parade Graham

 

[LS Bantam]

We’ll get behind him but suspect there’s a more than good chance we’ll be back in this thread in 18 months time.

 

[Conker]

I don’t get how Bradford fans were so happy when that dinosaur Hughes was appointed, but so down with this one.

 

[ShenleyDon]

I will take 40 yard punts up field and high pressure attacking football rather than the ridiculously boring sideways football endured under Hughes.

I for one am quite happy with the appointment.

Cowleys would have been my first choice, but Alexander have a similar record and higher win ratio I believe.

Welcome to Valley Parade Graham

Honestly, there is nothing remotely attacking or exciting about Alexander's "football".

His "football" may suit Bradford's players a bit more, but it's not going to be a pretty or fun watch.

Good luck though!

 

[WilsdenBantam]

I don’t get how Bradford fans were so happy when that dinosaur Hughes was appointed, but so down with this one.

Personally I’m not one to get too up or down with any appointment, as anything can happen. But yes some of our lot have some next level Jekyll and Hyde syndrome.

 

[Mighty_Bantam]

The fans reaction is more related to the cynical and tiresome nature of following us over the last 20 years (The Parky years aside).

As someone alluded to previously, we're being led by donkeys at the top and until that changes we'll be hanging around here for a while.

I'm ambivalent to Alexander. Could be better, could be worse. What we're not though is a complex fanbase (demanding certainly and I'm sure some would say unrealistic) but all he needs to get us inside is;

1) Front foot football
2) High tempo/energy
3) Physicality and endeavour

As a fanbase we don't care for style (within reason) but what we don't want to watch is Hughes' 65% possession without a purpose. Give us 40% possession but with purpose, lots of shots and a few crunching tackles and we're happy. And that's what L2 requires.

 

[クレイグ]

The fans reaction is more related to the cynical and tiresome nature of following us over the last 20 years (The Parky years aside).

As someone alluded to previously, we're being led by donkeys at the top and until that changes we'll be hanging around here for a while.

I'm ambivalent to Alexander. Could be better, could be worse. What we're not though is a complex fanbase (demanding certainly and I'm sure some would say unrealistic) but all he needs to get us inside is;

1) Front foot football
2) High tempo/energy
3) Physicality and endeavour

As a fanbase we don't care for style (within reason) but what we don't want to watch is Hughes' 65% possession without a purpose. Give us 40% possession but with purpose, lots of shots and a few crunching tackles and we're happy. And that's what L2 requires.

Still have nightmares about the Barrow game from last season. Matty Platt and Sam Stubbs with more passes than the entire Barrow team.

 

[AR27]

I don’t get how Bradford fans were so happy when that dinosaur Hughes was appointed, but so down with this one.

They saw his name and forgot all objectivity. Basically the same reason that Sparks hired him.

 

[dedwardp]

I've quickly Wiki'd David Healy, like all Grimsby fans have in the past half hour, and it would be an interesting appointment if it happens.

His record is great but hard to know how good he is really considering he's only ever managed in that league. Anyone who has managed over 400 games must have learnt a thing or 2 about management though.

Blimey, David Healy has found the time to manage over 400 games?! Assumed he must have only retired a couple of years ago, time flies.

 

[Indian Dan]

Time flies like knives

Fruit flies like bananas

 

[SF_]

Grezza must have serious drive, he's never out of the game for more than a month.

Seems a shite manager though.

As for David Healy, I hope he fails miserably and gets some sort of colon disease.

 

[Son of Cod]

Was about to comment that David Healy has ruled himself out of our job but just realised the article is from 2018, don't even remember that happening.

Have heard the deal might be derailed though because Notts are set to offer him a three month contract to shore up their attacking options.

 

[FiRTHYY]

Grezza must have serious drive, he's never out of the game for more than a month.

Seems a shite manager though.

As for David Healy, I hope he fails miserably and gets some sort of colon disease.

You might be right, but he doesn’t have the worst CV.

 

[SF_]

Promotions with Salford and Fleetwood at the time seemed like a formality with their financial clout at those respective levels though. Not sure about the Motherwell achievement, they finished 3rd the other season.

He seemed to do alright with Scunthorpe though.

L2 is probably his level.