Gary Rowett

[ramboacdc]

Just now, LCFC_JAY said:

What if he gets play offs?

I'll turn the xbox off and go to bed. 

More chance of a judgement on Man City's charges coming this decade than that happening. 

[Samilktray]

Just now, LCFC_JAY said:

What if he gets play offs?

I always think, what if Maya Jama decided she wanted to shag me 3 nights a week for the next 3 years 

[David Guiza II]

He was somewhat unlucky at Birmingham, the second time around, in that we lost to Blackburn on the final day (eek) so send them down in a game we would ordinarily have won. 

[HankMarvin]

If he turned down Blackburn for a temporary gig there must be a big carrot 

[Chelmofox]

3 minutes ago, StanSP said:

I don't envy him for his first 4 or 5 games to face up to

 

Stoke away

Boro away

Norwich home 

Ipswich away

Bristol City home

Hardly what Dean Smith had to face for his games.

 

Every game in the Championship is winnable, or drawable. Especially if you set yourself up hard to beat and frustrate the opposition. Blackburn just beat QPR away.

 

If does this well, there are points to be had there.

[BrilliantFox]

5 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

What about if he gets on a decent run and we finish a lot higher than 19th-21st?

 

1 minute ago, LCFC_JAY said:

What if he gets play offs?

 

Nope, shake his hand and say goodbye. Look for a proper manager in the summer.

[Lesta Legend]

9 minutes ago, BrilliantFox said:

"Gary Rowett is a pragmatic manager known for building solid, defensively sound teams"

 

Well good luck with that, because its not going to work here 

 

I feel this will end how Thomas Frank ended at Spurs, bringing in a manager that is unsuitable for the squad at hand.

In fairness we’ve witnessed the last 4 odd years a squad unsuitable for the style the owner wanted every manager to play. And we’re staring at relegation to league one after expecting that squad to successfully play it. It’s a mishmash of a squad that half the players panic when under pressure with the ball, even under Enzo we never looked comfortable with the ball at our feet. 
 

We basically at least need to be organised better, with a better work ethic and fitness. His work is cut out for him as too many players probably don’t care enough 

[MonarchFox]

4 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

I always think, what if Maya Jama decided she wanted to shag me 3 nights a week for the next 3 years 

I'll have her for the other 4

[Legend_in_blue]

Great 

[l444ry]

They've driven themselves into a corner and had to go with a short term Rowett solution. Their failure to get in a new DoF/TD left them with little choice. If they'd gone for a more long term/ambitious appointment it might have become an expensive mistake when the new guy gets finally arrives. Messy situation. 

[Kasey Keller]

Meh 

 

Edited 16 February by Kasey Keller

[bald reynard]

3 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

If he turned down Blackburn for a temporary gig there must be a big carrot 

I think he lives in Derby, so that must have been a factor. 

It will be interesting to see what Assistants he'll bring in. I guess Mark Sale is guaranteed (he goes everywhere with him), possibly Callum Davidson (just got the boot from Ross County), but with King, Sadler & Hughes likely to stay in place, I don't think it will be more than 1 or 2.

[Shaun the fox 1]

Just get behind them foxes never quit come on Leicester boys 

[filbertway]

Cautiously optimistic on this one. Assuming Jordan James is back in March and stays fit, then I think he can have us mid table. There's not one team in this league that we should fear on our day. Desperate for someone to get in and get the player's looking fit, doing the basics and reducing the chance of errors.

 

Most important thing is him getting the man management right. Too many players who either can't be arsed or look shot confidence wise. Get their heads up and get a bit of positivity in the dressing room and we should be more than capable of picking up a decent haul of points.

 

This is a skillset I assume he has from what I've read and seen of his teams.

Edited 16 February by filbertway

[Joe90]

Who says it’s him?

[sm1]

The best we could've hoped for. We've wasted way too many weeks already. 

[Stadt]

Sensible. Trite cliche but I do generally  think if he was Portuguese the reaction would be slightly more favourable. The PPG throughout his championship career is actually pretty good considering who he's managed.

Edited 16 February by Stadt

[Chelmofox]

1 minute ago, Joe90 said:

Who says it’s him?

PERCY!

 

Who turns out looks like Sam Smith

[Muzzy_no7]

8 minutes ago, BrilliantFox said:

 

 

Nope, shake his hand and say goodbye. Look for a proper manager in the summer.

Like Hassenhuttl?

 

Dean Smith?

 

HUGE gamble on Skabala the PE teacher?

 

Get Challinor in? 

[Soar Fox]

Good appointment, he’ll keep us up. 
 

Also remember him being a decent right back for us.

[Guy]

Definitely better and more suited to the role than 'Interim King'.....although the proof will be in the pudding as he didn't keep Brum up two seasons ago of course....

[BrilliantFox]

Just now, Muzzy_no7 said:

Like Hassenhuttl?

 

Dean Smith?

 

HUGE gamble on Skabala the PE teacher?

 

Get Challinor in? 

Those are the temporary options mid-season. There will be loads better in the summer.

[Tommy Fresh]

Just now, Guy said:

Definitely better and more suited to the role than 'Interim King'.....although the proof will be in the pudding as he didn't keep Brum up two seasons ago of course....

Yeah but had they appointed him straight after Mowbray had to leave he'd of kept them up, they wasted 6 games with Mark Venus in charge where they got 1 point 

[GlenParvaFox]

This pleases me.

[Hirsty The Blue 94]

Despite it being a 'short term appointment' I think it's pretty much guaranteed he will be the manager next season as the lazy option.

Situation 1 - We stay up and he does alright, board will probably think he's the right man to kick on with his own staff, players in and out etc.

Situation 2 - We get relegated. They will see him as a very good manager for a league 1 club so keep him to try and rebuild during a firesale whereby we can't attract a manager of any substance.

 

Only way I think he doesn't stay beyond this season is if we jist about stay up but see no improvement on the pitch and we get a bit lucky in the odd game to scrape through.