I think calling Calgliari unsuccessful under him is a bit like moaning about Fulham under al fayed.
They aren't a big club but have held their own in serie a with dips into serie b occasionally. Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Jun 2014, at 21:51, [broken-address] > [email protected] wrote: > > But Chris, he doesn't have a "successful" record in Italy. As far as I know > Cagliari have won nothing under his ownership. > > Cheers! > > Sean > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Wright <[email protected]> > To: Jim Moran <[email protected]> > Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Jun 20, 2014 4:36 pm > Subject: Re: [LU] Re New head Coach Interview > > > Do we? I think its true to say that the most successful manager in history - > Alex Ferguson, was in position for the longest time, but Chelsea? Manchester > City? Tottenham Hotspur, Glasgow Celtic, Liverpool. all successful clubs, all > change managers at the drop of a hat. The only reason we think the recipe for > success is longevity is Alec Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, two remarkable > coaches. > To say that is the only way to success is like saying the winner of the > lottery > is very rich therefore I'll play the lottery every week until I win it. > > The fact is we don't really know what we're in for - we all agree that our > history of owners has been a slow descent into purgatory, starting with the > idiot that bought Thomas Brolin, Bill Fotherby. Since then its been downhill > all > the way. Fact is today we're a mid table second division club with no stadium > and massive debts. Cellino has paid off many of those debts, kept us alive in > fact yet the dissenters still moan because he hasn't bought back the stadium > and > Thorp Arch. Would you? Seriously? We are losing money at a frightening rate. > The > owner has plugged the gaps, steadied the ship and done it with speed. So far, > so > good. > > I don't know where this will end, but we have a wealthy owner with a > successful > record in Italy, one of the leading football countries in the world. It > cannot > possibly be worse than the nightmare pairing of Brian McDermott and David > Haigh. > If those two had stayed at the helm, relegation would be the least of our > worries. And so many people wanting Gary McAllister back - what exactly is it > about his record as a coach that makes anyone think he'd do a job for us? > Legendary player yes. Manager? Bloody useless. > > Chris > > Chris Wright > > > > > > > >> On 20 Jun 2014, at 19:51, Jim Moran <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We also know that unless you're able to buy the best players in the world, > that sacking managers and coaches regularly never, ever, leads to success. >> >> -- >> >>> On 20 Jun 2014, at 19:30, Chris Wright <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I think Cellino has said on many occasions that he is employing a coach not >>> a > manager. Yesterday the press bandied the term 'manager' about until an > exasperated Massimo said "Coach, Manager, Super Manager...what's the > difference..." thus delivering a headline on a plate. >>> >>> Rationally, I've had more than enough of the McDermotts and Warnocks of >>> this > world. I'm absolutely with Cellino when he referred scathingly to modern > managers as "PR men, bullshitters" we've had enough of these tossers surely? > Both McDermott and Warnock were absolutely clueless, Warnock was past his > sell > by date and McDermott was just a PR man. He told us what we wanted to hear, > no > more, no less. >>> >>> Its going to be a bumpy ride I'm sure, but Massimo has provided hours of > entertainment so far, most notably at the expense of alleged fraudster David > Haigh. Frankly, even ignoring the allegations of theft surrounding that > resident > of a Dubai jail, did anyone seriously think GFK or whatever they called > themselves were doing a good job? Proper Millionaires tend to have ideas. > Ours > obviously knows something about football, he kept Cagliari in the top > division > in Italy for years, right now I'd happily take that. >>> >>> If Wackaday doesn't work out, he'll be history before he can blink. That >>> much > about Cellino we know. >>> >>> Chris. >>> >>> Chris Wright >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> John 'Grampa' Sykes >>> Rest In Peace old lad >>> 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 >>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
