The Football League Thread

Have they said why he's gone? Incredible what has gone on there.

 

Allardyce to Watford!

 

I know a Watford fan who would drive to pick him up and take him back to Vicarage road in a heart beat.

 

Has he actually left? Can't find anything anywhere?

 

Thought he was taking time out, like a lot of managers who have left their clubs in recent days. Ancelotti, Warburton (maybe), Klopp, the most unpredictable of the lot. He might fancy a real challenge and plump for Sheffield United if he decided to come to England. Like a plethora of clubs, should be in the PL given their fanbase, youth set-up, ground!!! There is real potential there that might appeal to a guy like that!!!

 

Quique Flores to Watford...

 

Eddie Howe is League Managers' Association Manager of the Year. Unsurprisingly..!
Beating Mourinho, by the way.
You have to admit, Howe's record at AFCB is astonishing:

2014-15 Bournemouth are promoted to the Premier League as Championship winners

2013-14 Bournemouth's 1st season in the Championship finishing 10th and 6 points off the play-offs

2012-13 Howe returns to the Cherries and guides them to promotion to the Championship.

2011-12 Burnley end the season in 13th position in the Championship

2010-11 Eddie Howe leaves Bournemouth to join Burnley as the club finish 8th.

2009-10 The Cherries finish 2nd in League Two and earn promotion.

2008-09 Bournemouth survive relegation and finish 21st in League Two, despite a 17-point deduction.

 

Southend United's assistant manager David Penney charged with assault, assaulting a police officer and criminal damage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-32899356

 

Well that's it, award the fixture to Wycombe and I'll have the -3 points back plus the + 3 points please!!

*desperately trying to claw anything from this week's predictors*

 

Future Southampton Manager. Future England Manager.

 

Jose Mourinho is our next..! After all, he did say he would like to manage another English club. It would be real class if he side stepped all of them and came to us. Oh how I would laugh [again]. Such good taste, he'd be showing too. Of course, this is all with the agreement of friend Ronald, ie, if Ron wants to stay, he stays.

 

Here's a football legend...

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...accompanied by the brasilian Ronaldo.

 

Of course, but I was thinking after getting us to qualify for the Champions League end of next season and then in his final contract year getting us to the semi finals, Barca may just come calling. We'd allow that. The Eddie Howe comes in, we have three good seasons finishing in the top 4 but not really conquering the Champions League and Howe them gets the England job. Jose Mourinho then decides that having dominate the Premier League and Europe for those 5 seasons, he wants the fresh challenge of getting us over the line and he wins the Champions League in his first season with Saints.

Don't pinch me!

 

Yep, I'll go along with that, fellow member of the Wide Awake Club.

 

You think it will take us that long to win the Champions League. Where's your ambition, lad?

 

Held it back, as I quite like TSS's idea of Mourinho coming to us after turning down the big guys for one last challenge. He has to have some kind of challenge - don't want it too easy for him

 

Sooooooooooooo. Getting Saints to win the CL is a challenge. Do you want me to come round there

 

Not now Fran, the wife's just got home

 

Marinus Dijkhuizen I guess?