Ultra Posted 2 January 2006 Share Posted 2 January 2006 We heavily researched the stats on over 50 managers at the time, CL's read at the time of research: Craig Levein's managerial career Team Hearts............Cowdenbeath Games......168...............127 Won...........73.................46 Drawn........41.................26 Lost...........54.................55 That was a career win ratio of 40.3% - from memory only 2 other managers had a better record & they were at lower League clubs, so we felt CL was the best option. The club did similar research as we had a long discussion about it Thanks for getting back to us, but with respect, Cowdenbeath play at a level roughly equivalent to the Conference. Therefore his record there doesn't appear to be particularly relevant. It's also well documented how difficult SPL managers find it to adapt to managing south of the border. The examples of Walter Smith, Jim Jeffries and Bobby Williamson spring readily to mind. Even Sir Alex Ferguson, who guided Aberdeen to numerous domestic and European honours, took years to settle at Old Trafford. Whatever promise CL may have shown at Hearts (and indeed in his early days here) has long since disappeared. The level of disillusion among the faithful will be all too evident from the rows of empty seats that will be on show at the Spurs game, which in other circumstances could have been filled. Big decisions will be needed in the days ahead. Peter Taylor pleaded in the summer of 2001 for more time from the board of the day, and was given it. We have yet to recover from the effects of that misjudgement, which almost proved fatal to the club. Should another error of similar magnitude be made, we may not be so fortunate second time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 To be fair though, the 'Super Stevie Claridge' chant was a reference to the '96 Play-Off final, not a request from the fans for a new manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhermon Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 what about giving Phil Thompson a try can he really be any worse than what we have now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Martin O'Neil aint in a job PLEASE Martin help us out Hed put 10000 on the gate guaranteed Give him a 5 month contract to try and get us out the poo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Out of then lot I would take Craig Brown or Ray Lewington. Or if I was increadibly pushed then it would be Ian Atkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Mad Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 :: People saying Cottee, Claridge, Elliott and Dublin are "Leicester people" with passion. What they have in passion they lack in management experience - the opposite to Levein - i wouldnt want any ex-Leicester hero to come and manage us because in 1years time they will be the most hated man in the City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir JJ Wilcox Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Extremely poor list there at a push to get us out the poo Stan Ternant till the end of the season? or even Russ Wilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Did any fans watch the programme that covered his management of Weymouth??????? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnerz Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Get Roy Keane in! Who'd want to underperform then eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcking Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Steve Claridge as Martin O'Neill's assistant for 5 months? O'Neill still has a house near the area and would be able to take care of his wife as well as managing a club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnerz Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Steve Claridge as Martin O'Neill's assistant for 5 months? O'Neill still has a house near the area and would be able to take care of his wife as well as managing a club. What, just chuck her Brekkie through the window from the training ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Singh Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Joe Kinnear, George Graham, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 3 January 2006 Author Share Posted 3 January 2006 Steve Claridge as Martin O'Neill's assistant for 5 months? O'Neill still has a house near the area and would be able to take care of his wife as well as managing a club. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lass Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 A city fan on the football phone in on Heart FM seems pretty confident that City have enquired about his availability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_lcfc Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 A city fan on the football phone in on Heart FM seems pretty confident that City have enquired about his availability hes looking to go into management i can tell you. his son goes my school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 A city fan on the football phone in on Heart FM seems pretty confident that City have enquired about his availability Load of trollocks. What is everyones obsession with that man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_84 Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 heard the very same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSSINDA Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 A city fan on the football phone in on Heart FM seems pretty confident that City have enquired about his availability Not for me (sorry) a great player yes, but we need an experienced manager to dig us out of this hole at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Fan Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Load of trollocks. What is everyones obsession with that man. Well who else do you suggest then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_lcfc Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Not for me (sorry) a great player yes, but we need an experienced manager to dig us out of this hole at the moment i know what you mean but name a decent experianced manager who is going to want to come to a club facing relegation to the third division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 Well who else do you suggest then? a) Someone with experience. b) Someone cheap. c) Someone with a good recent track record. GM ticks one of those criterias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 i know what you mean but name a decent experianced manager who is going to want to come to a club facing relegation to the third division. Well you don't know until you ask them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Fan Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 a) Someone with experience. b) Someone cheap. c) Someone with a good recent track record. GM ticks one of those criterias. And what are the chances of finding a manager with all that criteria, who would actually consider taking over this shambles of a club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSSINDA Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 i know what you mean but name a decent experianced manager who is going to want to come to a club facing relegation to the third division. Sorry I can't at the moment but let me ponder for a little while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woznotwos Posted 3 January 2006 Share Posted 3 January 2006 bloody hell,lookin at this lot CL should stay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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