MHC Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 You as good as said 'stop having a favourite manager', how can you possibly think you weren't being provocative? I admit I could have worded it better but I assure you that I had no intention of provoking a negative reaction from you, I was interested in your personal opinion of other Leicester managers as one of our younger fans. I know how much you appreciate Nigel Pearson and I respect that but I was interested to know what you thought of others besides Pearson, there was no bad intentions on my part. I was hoping it would come across as a complimentary gesture to ask for, and to value your opinion on others. Sorry if it didn't come across this way.
RobHawk Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 I think it's more a question of what was one's favourite period as a supporter. The Brian Little era was the period when I was most active as a City fan. I think I saw every single home game we played under him and lots of away games too, plus all 3 play-off finals. Moved away from Leicester around 96 so I only saw the occasional match under MoN. Martin was a great manager but I just don't have the same memories and experiences of his time as I do of Brian Little's. Fair enough!
Kinowe Soorie Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Best MON. Worst, Dickhead, Bastard winner goes to Ian Holloway.
Donut Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Best Manager? The man, the legend, the GOD Martin O'Neill
Magictv Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 In order of when I started supporting the City I would have O Farrell, Bloomfield, Wallace, Milne, Little and O Neill all above NFP as a better manager. So Pearson and his sorry 9 points out of 60 would be my 7th best City boss. So what you mean is, NFP is the best manager we've had in 15 years?
ceredigion Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Gordon Lee yet, the Harry Houdini of the 90/91 Great Escape season. He did what was needed and all City fans should be grateful to him. I guess he must be in his 80s by now. I hope he's enjoying good health.
MHC Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Best Manager? The man, the legend, the GOD Martin O'Neill Favourite manager. I've already had a roasting for apparently implying that the thread is about our "best" manager, both the same thing for me though.
One Legged Beaver Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 In my living memory it goes: 1. Pearson 2. Adams and then everyone else is a bit meh with special mentions to Taylor and Holloway who are very meh.
Collibosher70 Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 O'neill....great manager..kept us in the premier...cup wins Little...turned the club round with very little money...plays offs Adams...always respected him..tough job but tried hard Wallace....true legend of the game Pearson...has done a great job..still room for improvement Worst Peter twatlor...moron..imbecile..gimp Hollowhead...believed his own legend..useless Pleat...omg...say no more Sven...what a waste of money I've left McGhee out as I really do think he got us playing football..even though he buggered off
Lionheart Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Educate yourself young one, our worst ever manager is obviously Peter Taylor. At this time Taylor is by far the worst but I have heard that Akinbiyi has aspirations of being Leicester manager at some point in the future and I pretty sure he would be really sh*t.
dogadug Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 I'm surprised at the amount of people leaving Sven out of the worst 5...
MHC Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 At this time Taylor is by far the worst but I have heard that Akinbiyi has aspirations of being Leicester manager at some point in the future and I pretty sure he would be really sh*t. He's coming back to rectify himself and overtake O'Neill as our greatest ever. Reopen this thread in 10 years and Akinbiyi will be a god
MHC Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 I'm surprised at the amount of people leaving Sven out of the worst 5... He'd probably be in the worst 10 but there is definitely 5 worse then him, we are spoilt for choice
dogadug Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Yeah fair enough, I don't go back quite as far as some others
Clever Fox Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Gordon Lee yet, the Harry Houdini of the 90/91 Great Escape season. He did what was needed and all City fans should be grateful to him. I guess he must be in his 80s by now. I hope he's enjoying good health. I'd also have to include Mike Kelly I always thought he done an amazing job keeping us in the championship with no money and no support from the Chairman. Basically he was left to fend for himself, unlike others who had money to spend wasted it and got us relegated. On the other side of the coin. Gilles done a great job in the 60s Bloomfield signed some big players and got them playing together. Despite the present difficulties I like the job Pearson has done in moving the club into the 21 century. I hope he's given the time to move us even further ahead and close the gap with the top 10.
MHC Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 I'd also have to include Mike Kelly I always thought he done an amazing job keeping us in the championship with no money and no support from the Chairman. Basically he was left to fend for himself, unlike others who had money to spend wasted it and got us relegated. On the other side of the coin. Gilles done a great job in the 60s Bloomfield signed some big players and got them playing together. Despite the present difficulties I like the job Pearson has done in moving the club into the 21 century. I hope he's given the time to move us even further ahead and close the gap with the top 10. Assuming that "Mike" Kelly is Rob Kelly then I'm inclined to agree that he did a good job under the circumstances. Kept us up, ensured our defence was decent and was the best of a bad bunch between 2004 and 2008. All on a budget of -£100 million.
Donut Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Dave Bassett up there in worst category? Bit harsh. Two caretaker spells, both times he was left with a club that was in trouble. Had to try and pick up Tater Peelers squad of duffers, then moved upstairs when Adams was in charge and had a brief second spell.
Weller in Tights Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 O'Neill then Bloomfield, then maybe Little ( though he turned Judas!!) I was only a little'un during the Gilles years, but I am told he was great,
inckley fox Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Kelly and Adams both did decent jobs, though there were plenty of question marks over both of them. O'Neill is both my favourite and, my father insists whenever this discussion crops up, way better than Gillies, who was more like a General Manager (didn't attend a lot of games, left most management stuff to Bert Johnson, I think) and left the side when it was on the downward slope. Unlike O'Neill, he inherited a top flight side and didn't actually win much (the League Cup when it literally meant nothing), though I suppose he came close to being by far and away our most successful manager. Levein, Bassett and Pleat weren't up to much, but get a bit of a raw deal. I used to stand watching Leicester, calling for Pleat's head along with about 6000 others (attendances were awful in those days), but in retrospect he gave us some of the key players in the early Little era (Russell, Wright, Oldfield, Mills), rescued us from our slump in 87-88, and had a miserable transfer budget to juggle. It took Lee to rescue us in his fourth season, but I suppose you could say Pleat chose him as his assistant. Bassett did his best and had a few rotten turns of luck, tried to inject youth into the side, brought in Dickov and Deane and still had a major role at the club under Adams. Levein cut our wage bill by a third, reduced our squad's average age from 30 to 24, gave us Fryatt, Kisnorbo, did a lot to bring along Stearman, and scouted McAuley. Pearson has been a great figure for the club and I hope he shows us some serious signs that he will be able to handle the pressure of the Premier League in the future, and perhaps demand a little more of his players. Right now I think that might need someone else, but he's still a great man. Little was, in my view, a good manager who lost his way after his ridiculous departure. His legacy might not be a million miles apart from Pearson's. Hamilton, Taylor, Holloway and Sven... not necessarily bad managers but they didn't do a great job in their short time. Taylor, obviously, is the single most destructive force ever to come into contact with the club.
JIMMYWILLIS Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 Pat Murphy linked little as caretaker for villa on 5 live this evening
BoyJones Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 In terms of the worst manager, in my time only one name: Frank McLintock. No motivational / tactical skills and brought in some awful players. I know those under 45 won't be able to relate, but he made Taylor look like a World beater. The worst year of supporting city I have ever experienced and two thirds of those 52 years have probably been losing seasons. Even though Wallace did a good repair job, between 1980 and 1995, I bet our average home gate was less than 15000. The 80's was the worst decade in terms of support since I started going to Filbo in 62/63. Next worst is Taylor followed by Sousa, both who tried to run before they could walk. Taylor was a total jerk who gave a talk I went to on successful management skills! He had zilch charisma and no charm at all. I don't get the hate for Sven, he didn't really know enough about lower tier football, but he did have a reasonable start. I think the stats might show he attained over 40 points from his first 23 games, but then fell away dramatically. I don't even have a total downer on Holloway, a bit of a prat, but that year we only conceded 45 goals, less than one a game. The forwards let us down that year - Hume and Fryatt missed so many chances it was a disgrace. Don't like either player particularly. My favourite is Jimmy Bloomfield, he never won anything, but the team entertained and it was a genuine joy to watch the tram play. They obviously had duff performances, but they always went forward, not over reliant on this sideways negative play prevalent in the game today. MON was good and obviously successful, but didn't give enough credit to his support team. It was common knowledge that Steve Walford took all the training and put fat on the bones of which system MON had decided to play in any particular game. MON's strengths were clearly man motivational and leadership skills. He more than made up for his lack of interest in the day to day training by his fierce will to win and ability to sign some real gems, ie Muzzy, Lennon and Elliott and blend these with older warhorses, ie Marshall and Cottee. Third is Pearson. In fact he is a manager in the true sense of the world, more so than probably all his predecessors. They didn't get involved with medical, dietary, individual training programmes etc. Pearson has brought pride back to the club and rescued us from doing a Portsmouth or Coventry and I will be eternally grateful. I know Top and his Dad also deserve a massive thank you. Our future now looks secure irrespective of which division we will occupy next year. Honourable mentions to Gillies, Wallace, Little and Adams.
Clever Fox Posted 11 February 2015 Posted 11 February 2015 In terms of the worst manager, in my time only one name: Frank McLintock. No motivational / tactical skills and brought in some awful players. I know those under 45 won't be able to relate, but he made Taylor look like a World beater. The worst year of supporting city I have ever experienced and two thirds of those 52 years have probably been losing seasons. Even though Wallace did a good repair job, between 1980 and 1995, I bet our average home gate was less than 15000. The 80's was the worst decade in terms of support since I started going to Filbo in 62/63. Next worst is Taylor followed by Sousa, both who tried to run before they could walk. Taylor was a total jerk who gave a talk I went to on successful management skills! He had zilch charisma and no charm at all. I don't get the hate for Sven, he didn't really know enough about lower tier football, but he did have a reasonable start. I think the stats might show he attained over 40 points from his first 23 games, but then fell away dramatically. I don't even have a total downer on Holloway, a bit of a prat, but that year we only conceded 45 goals, less than one a game. The forwards let us down that year - Hume and Fryatt missed so many chances it was a disgrace. Don't like either player particularly. My favourite is Jimmy Bloomfield, he never won anything, but the team entertained and it was a genuine joy to watch the tram play. They obviously had duff performances, but they always went forward, not over reliant on this sideways negative play prevalent in the game today. MON was good and obviously successful, but didn't give enough credit to his support team. It was common knowledge that Steve Walford took all the training and put fat on the bones of which system MON had decided to play in any particular game. MON's strengths were clearly man motivational and leadership skills. He more than made up for his lack of interest in the day to day training by his fierce will to win and ability to sign some real gems, ie Muzzy, Lennon and Elliott and blend these with older warhorses, ie Marshall and Cottee. Third is Pearson. In fact he is a manager in the true sense of the world, more so than probably all his predecessors. They didn't get involved with medical, dietary, individual training programmes etc. Pearson has brought pride back to the club and rescued us from doing a Portsmouth or Coventry and I will be eternally grateful. I know Top and his Dad also deserve a massive thank you. Our future now looks secure irrespective of which division we will occupy next year. Honourable mentions to Gillies, Wallace, Little and Adams. Excellent well balanced and knowledgeable post and sums up the situation well.
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