Managers a bit older than normal

[MacAdder]

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Actually Bob Paisley had been at Liverpool since he was 20. He spent well over 40 years at one club. I'm not even going to bother to count the clubs McCarthy's been at, but he was at his last job for two months.

Yeah but he only went for a bit of sun.
Lovely Cyprus.

[MacAdder]

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Bill Shankly retired when he was 60. Clough retired at 58. All of them got to their final club before they were 50. The oldest to take a manager's job was Bob Paisley at 55. He'd been at Liverpool since he was 40.

I'm shocked at those facts.

Of course everyone looks old when you're a kid but Shankley and Paisley always looked like proper old men.

Clough retiring at 58 is also a surprise.
The booze took its toll mind.

[splott parker]

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My boy just said that Johan Cruyff, although he’s gone on, would have been 74 this year, would he be rejected on the age issue?

[surge]

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David Moyes doing a good job at West Ham and pushing up towards 60, Roy Hodgson doing well at Palace and is past 73.

But don't forget that Pocchetino told Bamba, who then passed it on, that our defence had major flaws and Warnock's response was to laugh it off saying he's too old to learn a new defensive system. Is the older head stuck in their ways or ready to merge what they know with the best of modern practice?

[Rjk]

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Ferguson

Paisley

Shankley

Clough

They didn't do too badly did they ?

If you are good enough then whats this worry about age ?

People seem obsessed with appointing young managers with all the coaching badges , computer generated plans , nutrition analysts

Football is a simple game

Put the ball in the net , stop the other lot doing the same

Thats my philosophy

Clough?

he was a manager at 30 and won the European cup in his 40s

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I'm shocked at those facts.

Of course everyone looks old when you're a kid but Shankley and Paisley always looked like proper old men.

Clough retiring at 58 is also a surprise.
The booze took its toll mind.

Clough took a middling team to championship and European Cup glory , back to back

Incredible manager

Many cast offs and free signings and big money when needed

Archie Gemmil

Larry Lloyd

Kenny Burns

Tony Woodcock

Birtles

Trevor Francis .....most expensive signing at the time

Tremendous side

Real shame to see him slip into alcohol addiction

You could see it in his face in interviews

Football legend

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Clough?

he was a manager at 30 and won the European cup in his 40s

but he wasn't a dinosaur was he ?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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David Moyes doing a good job at West Ham and pushing up towards 60, Roy Hodgson doing well at Palace and is past 73.

But don't forget that Pocchetino told Bamba, who then passed it on, that our defence had major flaws and Warnock's response was to laugh it off saying he's too old to learn a new defensive system. Is the older head stuck in their ways or ready to merge what they know with the best of modern practice?

David Moyes looks old beyond his years 😳

Hodgson is a very good manager

[Whisperer]

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Carlo Ancelotti is the same age as MM I bet folk wouldn’t call him out on age if he was given the gig on Friday.

[MacAdder]

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Clough took a middling team to championship and European Cup glory , back to back

Incredible manager

Many cast offs and free signings and big money when needed

Archie Gemmil

Larry Lloyd

Kenny Burns

Tony Woodcock

Birtles

Trevor Francis .....most expensive signing at the time

Tremendous side

Real shame to see him slip into alcohol addiction

You could see it in his face in interviews

Football legend

And he did it properly (Don) "without cheating."

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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And he did it properly (Don) "without cheating."

Micheal Sheen had him off to a tea

[Whisperer]

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Tony Mowbray (57) got Blackburn playing some nice football.

[Llandaff Blue]

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Carlo Ancelotti is the same age as MM I bet folk wouldn’t call him out on age if he was given the gig on Friday.

Hardly a hoofball merchant who hasn't achieved much for the best part of 10 years though

[Whisperer]

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Hardly a hoofball merchant who hasn't achieved much for the best part of 10 years though

My point is age not style

[Llandaff Blue]

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My point is age not style

They are directly linked though. MM's age is being pointed out because his style is old school and implies he isn't going to change his methods. No-one would complain if Bielsa was appointed