The Manager Merry-go-Round

[jd2010]

Rosenior has the perfect CV for Chelsea, he is a former Brighton player

 

[SC_Power]

Surely Lampard is due another spell at Chelsea given the job he is doing at Coventry

when all else fails, a poem….


When your EPL dreams are on fire,
And the table just won’t be kind,
You eye the dugout nervously
And mutter, “Who’s left to find?”

The press is bleak, the fans are loud,
The fixtures smell like doom—
Two names emerge from football’s past,
Like ghosts in a tracksuit room.




First up lumbers Big Sam bold,
With gravy in his veins,
A spreadsheet says the xG’s fine
(If you ignore the reins).

He’ll keep you up. He always does.
He fears not man nor God.
Set pieces trained like military drills,
Long balls launched abroad.





Then in glides Roy, so calm, so wise,
An owl in human skin,
He speaks in clauses, semicolons,
And somehow still wins.

He’ll organize. He’ll soothe the press.
He’ll bore you into form.
You’ll lose 1–0 less often now,
Which feels almost… warm.




So who to choose? The brawn or brain?
The gravy or the calm?
The answer, clear at 2 a.m.,
Is: why not both, damn it—why not both?

Big Sam rules the training pitch,
Roy handles minds and men.
One scowls, one gently sighs.
One plans corners, one notes by pen.




And somehow—somehow—it just works.
Sixty points. Europe by May.
Football’s ugly, strange, and dull…
But still here. Still okay.

So raise a glass to chaos solved
By compromise and fate:
Two managers, one survival plan,
And football’s weirdest mate.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

when all else fails, a poem….


When your EPL dreams are on fire,
And the table just won’t be kind,
You eye the dugout nervously
And mutter, “Who’s left to find?”

The press is bleak, the fans are loud,
The fixtures smell like doom—
Two names emerge from football’s past,
Like ghosts in a tracksuit room.




First up lumbers Big Sam bold,
With gravy in his veins,
A spreadsheet says the xG’s fine
(If you ignore the reins).

He’ll keep you up. He always does.
He fears not man nor God.
Set pieces trained like military drills,
Long balls launched abroad.





Then in glides Roy, so calm, so wise,
An owl in human skin,
He speaks in clauses, semicolons,
And somehow still wins.

He’ll organize. He’ll soothe the press.
He’ll bore you into form.
You’ll lose 1–0 less often now,
Which feels almost… warm.




So who to choose? The brawn or brain?
The gravy or the calm?
The answer, clear at 2 a.m.,
Is: why not both, damn it—why not both?

Big Sam rules the training pitch,
Roy handles minds and men.
One scowls, one gently sighs.
One plans corners, one notes by pen.




And somehow—somehow—it just works.
Sixty points. Europe by May.
Football’s ugly, strange, and dull…
But still here. Still okay.

So raise a glass to chaos solved
By compromise and fate:
Two managers, one survival plan,
And football’s weirdest mate.

What in the ChatGPT is this?

 

[Shoei]

Would Rosenior want the job though?

I wonder at what point Managers are going to start thinking about the damage these kind of appointments can do to their careers if they walk into clubs like Chelsea (and United/Tottenham) where there's clearly deep issues off the pitch, only to be sacked after a year or so.

Would Chelsea fans want another "learner" manager, with less that 3 years of management experience giving their squad and expectations? Or how about Edin Terzic at Dortmund if they want a young-up-and-comer.

I'd be more inclined to look at managers like Emrey and Howe if looking for Premier League experience. Or outside of the league with Sebastian Hoeness, Thiago Motta (although his Juve stint was a big...yuck).

Xavi would also be an interesting pick, although he did struggle with Barcelona so I'd have questions around him.

 

[SM]

Would Rosenior want the job though?

I wonder at what point Managers are going to start thinking about the damage these kind of appointments can do to their careers if they walk into clubs like Chelsea (and United/Tottenham) where there's clearly deep issues off the pitch, only to be sacked after a year or so.

Would Chelsea fans want another "learner" manager, with less that 3 years of management experience giving their squad and expectations? Or how about Edin Terzic at Dortmund if they want a young-up-and-comer.

I'd be more inclined to look at managers like Emrey and Howe if looking for Premier League experience. Or outside of the league with Sebastian Hoeness, Thiago Motta (although his Juve stint was a big...yuck).

Xavi would also be an interesting pick, although he did struggle with Barcelona so I'd have questions around him.

Rosenior has managed for 4 years?

 

[chef]

Rosenior has managed for 4 years?

Yeah, hes more experienced than the guy hes replacing.

 

[Shoei]

Rosenior has managed for 4 years?

3.5 years? I forgot he was at Derby, and longer at Hull than i thought.

The point being he's still relatively inexperienced for a club with high ambitions like Chelsea.

 

[sabso]

3.5 years? I forgot he was at Derby, and longer at Hull than i thought.

The point being he's still relatively inexperienced for a club with high ambitions like Chelsea.

More managerial experience than Maresca as has been said before.

 

[SM]

3.5 years? I forgot he was at Derby, and longer at Hull than i thought.

The point being he's still relatively inexperienced for a club with high ambitions like Chelsea.

This is his fourth year, yes.

He's more experienced than Maresca was.

 

[Shoei]

That's why I said...

"Would Chelsea fans want another "learner" manager".

 

[DBAH0]

Would go for Carrick at this point.

 

[chef]

That's why I said...

"Would Chelsea fans want another "learner" manager".

I dont think they care too much about experience(we are still the youngest squad in the league), its more about what style of football they coach to fit the models at both clubs. We arent run like a regular club.

More important is being a yes man who'll be happy just to coach the group of players given to him, something that Maresca was for a season and a bit until something turned his head.

 

[chef]

 

[SM]

Barry scratching his head.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Lol Chelsea.

 

[chef]

Lol Chelsea.

Who do you support mate?

 

[DBAH0]

Same old playbook by the owners.

 

[SM]

Same old playbook by the owners.

Bilic the replacement?

 

[DBAH0]

Bilic the replacement?

Would suspect so for the rest of the season.

Sullivan wants him back for good PR more than anything, which shows you how bad the owners are really.

 

[DBAH0]

 

[chef]

 

[DBAH0]

Power struggle between Anorim and Jason Wilcox because they're not signing anyone in this window

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Been festering for a while, and now Amorim has had enough and is letting it all out, I’m happy he’s doing it, get out of the poison chalice Amorim!

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Barry scratching his head.

I really am. As I did when they appointed Maresca

 

[Hoop1888]

Fair play to Amorim for speaking out, even though he'll get his P45 soon enough, you'd think. No such thing as managers or coaches in England any more, more like puppets.