Changing of the Garde - Who'd be a manager?

[Robonoodle]

Are we seeing the end of any realistic hope of a locally-born manager making any kind of impact at the top tier of football? Rodgers, Sherwood, Monk etc., all failing to make the grade after promising starts.

Are managers failing football, or is football failing the managers? It seems like the much-vaunted FA Coaching Badges aren't really worth the thread they are sewn with, so where do we go from here?

Not that managers actually make a difference...appaz!

 

[Fabio]

You own the thread title game sir

 

[gkmacca]

Well I don't think Monk has 'failed' yet. He's just going through one of those difficult phases, but he's shown he's pragmatic enough to respond well. The best place for a new generation of British coaches to make their mark is the league below the premiership; getting promotion from there will be the best means of proving yourself. Eddie Howe isn't a good harbinger of that as he's so idealistic, but there'll be more soon enough. It's much better than the recent trend of promoting youth coahes too far too soon, or gambling on recently retired stars who've not been tested at all.

 

[manwithnoname]

Are we seeing the end of any realistic hope of a locally-born manager making any kind of impact at the top tier of football? Rodgers, Sherwood, Monk etc., all failing to make the grade after promising starts.

Are managers failing football, or is football failing the managers? It seems like the much-vaunted FA Coaching Badges aren't really worth the thread they are sewn with, so where do we go from here?

Not that managers actually make a difference...appaz!

Gary Monk isn't failing. His team is just going through that usual cycle that all ordinary teams follow, and which the vast majority of managers can do nothing about, because they're not that important. So Swansea can stick with him, until he "turns things around" or sack him. Either way, it'll make no difference and the next manager - unless he's really terrible and makes things worse - will have exactly the same scenario to deal with.

 

[Rosco]

When the numbers says that league position is determined mainly by the size of your wage bill, the only way an English manager is going to have an impact on top flight football is by getting a job with one of the top six.

Sherwood and Rodgers both had the opportunity, Rodgers more so than Sherwood and they showed they're no different than anyone else.

 

[cloggypop]

Moyes?

 

[juniormember]

Moyes?

'Exception to the rule'

 

[gkmacca]

Confirmed: Moyes has been sacked.