Is Dave Jones the right man?

[Matty P]

People in this part of the world seem too keen to dust ourselves down and go again (with Jones)

I don't think bringing Jones back in would be the way to go if Slade was to get sacked (which I don't think he will), would very much depend on who was available.

[Optimistic Nick]

Jones was a brilliant manager, best in my lifetime.

He is not the right man for this, though. I was sad to see him go, but when he went it was the right time. I think his approach is outdated now, and having people come back rarely works well.

I've no idea who the right man is. Part of me wonders if a Roy Keane-type delivery-of-bollockings specialist might be worth a go.

[Bald Barry Bastad]

NO

People on here who are asking for DJ to return seem to forget that Jones had a very good coach in Terry Burton to help him a bit of a sharp contrast to Scott Young

The Dave Jones era was my favourite time supporting the city, so much moaning at the time and we probably did need a change near the end but his transfers were usually spot on and we played exciting football. The season we had scimeca in the middle was brilliant until he got injured and we still got to a cup final despite having no money!

The Dave Jones era was my favourite time supporting the city, so much moaning at the time and we probably did need a change near the end but his transfers were usually spot on and we played exciting football. The season we had scimeca in the middle was brilliant until he got injured and we still got to a cup final despite having no money!

You reminded me of Palace away when Ricky had one of his best games

[Zenith]

Jones was a brilliant manager, best in my lifetime.

I wouldn't say no to Keane. He proved he's capable with that Sunderland side as well.

[Optimistic Nick]

Jones was a brilliant manager, best in my lifetime.

He is not the right man for this, though. I was sad to see him go, but when he went it was the right time. I think his approach is outdated now, and having people come back rarely works well.

It's not Keane in particular that I'm advocating. It's a person like him who is good at lobbing cups of tea etc at the playing staff. Most of our players could not be accused of trying too hard during games, and if we could somehow get some of Keane's on-the-pitch desire to compete in to some of them it would help. Keane himself would not a be a great choice because he his clearly a lunatic, but someone a bit like that might be good, possibly as a coach. Bellamy might be a more sane option.

[ninian200]

Dave Jones how many clubs are chasing this tactical genius since his sacking by Sheff Wed ?

There are a lot of football managers out of the game at the moment who are not being chased. Doesn't mean anything when you look at this list of managers out of work. Curbishley, Dalglish, Billy Davies. To name a few.

And all of them old school managers who have had their best days hence why they are all un-employed.Football like life moves on and you have to move with it or get left behind .

[Blue Tone]

Read Bellamy's book and it'll tell you what Dave Jones was like especially towards the end of his stay with us...basically he lost interest in the club and couldn't give a **** what the players got up to, turning up late, getting pissed etc and don't get Jonsey started on the ungrateful 'people 'round here'
Please lord I hope he doesn't come back.
If he was that good he would've been snapped up by now, I for one would dread the day he steps in as our manager.
Don't forget how he bullied and publicly slammed the rookies when some of the more experienced players got away with murder and he didn't have the bollocks to stand up to them.
Terry Burton was the on field mastermind not DJ'.

[BlueWales]

Dave Moans had a good long stay in the bowels of Ninian Park and the CCS.

What has he achieved since leaving us ?

I rest my case.

[tapscott]

Message 4390539 on 21 .1 .15 is the only answer today and now ,especially so in the short term,we are talking about 10 weeks, if that, to save our season and retain our Championship status ,and as important, to be in the right starting blocks for the start of next season 2015/16.
Even if the wage structure is brought down drastically ,surely that does not mean we have to employ a bottom rung manager,under the present regime it seems to me that nobody wants to be at the club except the manager and his assistant. In my opinion the club does not need any more players bought in by this regime,as yet non that they have are not anything near as good the ones that have recently left, I think we would be better off having kept 3 or 4 of the recently departed.

[cardiff55]

To be fair, the best football I've seen us play over the last 10 years has been under Dave Jones. Although we missed out on play-off's on so many occasions I still feel there is a job that could be done by Davey himself.

Under DJ we had 20+ goalscorers up front and solid defenders, we also had tricky wingers and brilliant passers of the ball in the centre.

Totally agree with this post. When you see what Jones achieved with little or no money compared to what we've had since it beggars belief! And we generally played good football too. He also brought us Whittingham for £350,000, Mc NAughton and Heaton of free transfers, and Marshall for £400,000, and Burke for nothing. I know there were a few duffers, but at least some of the best players we've had in the last 10 years came to us when Jones was manager. Most of those above were better than the Premier League 'stars' we had last year.

[bon jovi]

I'd take DJ in a flash over the miserable useless git we've got now !!!! At least DJ was a happy bloke.