Rank the Managers

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:

COTR wrote:

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:

Luis wrote:

given what each has achieved in the EPL with the resources they've had, benitez has done $h!t. its difficult to use europe as a benchmark as not all of them have managed there

As long as you are willing to admit (as you just have done) that you are excluding a vast majority of rafa's CV on this basis ie the european titles, achievements and titles in Spain

But eh yeah, moyes it is then, who has 'managed there'

i'd pretty much disregard his titles in spain tbh, its like if/when quieroz takes over at OT he'll get them winning LEAGUE titles. that's all benitez did at valencia, cuper left him with an excellent side.

imho it takes more than performing well in europe each season to be a v good manager. i'm sure SAF could have done a lot better in europe IF he'd just worried about the 15 games in that competition every year

Sir Les wrote:

When Liverpool thought they had a chance in the Prem before Christmas their record in Europe was P3 D1 L2. It just goes to show what a difference it makes fighting on all fronts like Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal have done.

COTR wrote:

Sir Les wrote:

When Liverpool thought they had a chance in the Prem before Christmas their record in Europe was P3 D1 L2. It just goes to show what a difference it makes fighting on all fronts like Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal have done.

And when the group ended we eh still had a great chance Lesley. Check the facts

The vast majority of our poor run came when we had no CL games at all

Sorry to ruin your little theory with what actually happened

Glenn Hysén wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Glenn Hysén wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Glenn Hysén wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

The Coolest wrote:when Citeh, Fulham & Newcy were in the lower divisions with Keegan, he had by far the most to spend out of him & his direct competitors.

Keegan barely spent anything at Fulham

give me a break! Talk to any Fulham fan, they were spending Premiership money - hundreds of thousands on players (mainly because selling clubs knew they had cash) First Division sides never spent over a million on a player before Keegan*

*probably

Give me some examples.

£2 million for Chris Coleman in 1997 when Fulham were in the Second Division.

Tell me that wasn't huge money for a side in the third flight in 1997, it would be now! Off the top of my head I can't tell you but there are countless examples of Keegan spending £250,00 here and £500,000 there on lower league losers.

Steve Finnan signed for £600,000 in the Second Division.

Steve Hayward, Paul Bracewell, Dirk Lehmann, Barry Hayles,

Keegan wasn't the manager in 97. Only Lehmann out of those players was signed by Keegan.

fair enough, Al-Fayed didn't bankroll Fulham to the Premiership, it was Keegan's genius.

blutgraetsche wrote:


Some.....finetuning may be necessary after tonight.

blutgraetsche wrote:


Some.....finetuning may be necessary after tonight.