Manning is an interesting one - his stock was so high in the summer that I'm sure he would have thought he could have done better than us if we'd been interested in him then.
MK Dons came really close to automatic promotion last season and so, to an outsider like me, their problems this season have come as a complete surprise and I defy anyone to say they really thought he'd be sacked before this season was halfway over.
What went wrong for Manning in just four months of this season? This thread makes an interesting read and I think suggests that Manning could be a very good appointment for someone - there's a lot of sympathy for him among MK Dons fan.
https://www.sitdownorwellstealyourcl...t=liam+manning
However,, it seems to me that quite a bit of that thread could also apply to Mark Hudson at Cardiff, so would Manning be able to cope here?
My view, based on limited knowledge of the man and his work is that Liam Manning could turn out to be an inspired choice as manager if he was left alone and allowed to get on with the job himself with, perhaps. a senior figure (something like Lennie Lawrence with Mike Flynn at Newport) on hand to offer support and advice when he needed it - but would that ever happen at Vincent Tan's Cardiff City?