Now that Harry Redknapp has said “no” to the job, he has been removed from the poll, so if you were one of the 48 who voted for him (out of over 1,100) then feel free to change your vote. Jurgen Klinsmann has also been removed, having agreed to take over at Bayen Munich from the beginning of next season, so again, if you were one of the 92 that voted for the German, feel free to change as well!
Archive for January 12th, 2008
Who do you want as manager of Newcastle United?
By Richard Huggan On Sat 12 Jan 2008 | (Have Your Say: 102 Comments)
So what went wrong with Big Sam?
By Bob Yule On Sat 12 Jan 2008 | (Have Your Say: 9 Comments)
Like many others, I thought that Big Sam was a good choice as manager. Excluding the fantasy choices like Scolari and Mourinho, he seemed to have the qualities that we could reasonably expect – a good record of over-achievement at smaller clubs, and experience at Premiership level. Allardyce had not been an England candidate for nothing.
Yet, only half a season later, he’s gone. I go back to the days of Joe Harvey, and no episode in our club’s turbulent recent history has me scratching my head like this one. Why did it all go wrong, so quickly?
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