Neil Harris...an appreciation thread

[Whisperer]

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It’s c unt:hehe:

No shit sherlock :sherlock:

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Hell of a good eye for a player
Phillip's
Tutu
Ojo
Moore
Ng

Didnt get many wrong

This is going to be a VERY short thread.

Not up to Championship standard as is now being proved.

[Garth Blue]

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Magic Mick gives a huge amount of credit to TC. With Harris it was all about him. Maybe we have an ideal combination. A manager who is a motivator and a communicator and a coach who knows what he is doing.

[surge]

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He clearly had the players to achieve a lot more. Had he been sacked a few weeks earlier you may already be in a play of position.

Shouldn't be forgotten that run of form that saw him sacked saw us play Brentford and Swansea (best sides in the league on form at that time), Norwich twice (best side overall) and a QPR side in the middle of becoming the best in the league over the past eight games. For comparison, Bristol City were 9th in the league looking up before their fixture list got as tricky and now look at where they are.

Probably should also be said that this horrible spell followed a four game winning run, including wins against two play-off placing sides and top-half Luton, which itself followed mounting pressure based on some disappointing results and/or performances.

His record against worst sides in the league (specifically defeats against Wednesday on opening day, QPR away, Coventry away and Wycombe away) were the reason we weren't in play-off contention before he got sacked and performances against those aforementioned best sides why so many ready to see him go. But only one of those key defeats came in the weeks before he left.

It's also pretty clear that players and fans are happier now under MM.

[LeningradCowboy]

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Magic Mick gives a huge amount of credit to TC. With Harris it was all about him. Maybe we have an ideal combination. A manager who is a motivator and a communicator and a coach who knows what he is doing.

I suspect that Terry Connor is a massive upgrade on David Livermore. We actually look like a well-drilled team at the moment.

[William Treseder]

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Wonder if any Leicester MB’s had an appreciation thread for Nigel Pearson, after they won the Premier league? 😀

[Stanmore Bluebird]

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Maybe Harris should become a permanent scout for the City. He can certainly recognise potential even if he can’t always manage it on the playing field.

[Croesy Blue]

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Wonder if any Leicester MB’s had an appreciation thread for Nigel Pearson, after they won the Premier league? 😀

Definitely they all seriously think he was a big part in it. That season they were in the relegation zone under Pearson a lot seemed to think they were playing well enough to be no where near it.

He did sign most of that squad too, if his son hadn’t filmed himself shagging and abusing a Thai prostitute pearson would still be there although I’m sure they wouldn’t have won the league then.

[xsnaggle]

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No shit sherlock :sherlock:

Constipated cumberbatch!!! :hehe:

[Whisperer]

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Constipated cumberbatch!!! :hehe:

That sums Parker up perfectly 😂

[delmbox]

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Stop chatting shit Delm your the biggest cnut on here when it comes to pointing out spelling mistakes.:hehe:

Literally the only two times I've ever done it are this and that time with you. Never goes well mind :hehe:

[Former Labour leader]

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Literally the only two times I've ever done it are this and that time with you. Never goes well mind :hehe:

😀

[jon1959]

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He seemed to be a nice bloke, and in his way open with the media and fans. He was the filling in a Warnock-Covid sandwich though.

But (along with David Livermore) he also appeared to be quite reactive and passive with the squad. No consistency. Did a good job bringing Tomlin into the fold, but not so good with others. Tactically conservative - tried a few things but if they didn't work he fell back on the tried and tested. Talked a good talk on coaching, but little evidence of it in club video clips, where he did a lot of watching from the sidelines.

Compare that to Mick McCarthy who does the straight and honest more convincingly, and without the Warnock ego. Will Vaulks was saying in his post Preston interview that MM didn't do the big 'clipboard manager' speech when he came in but got the squad straight out onto the training pitch, where he and TC are clearly hands-on coaches (skills, tactics and player motivation).

Neil Harris obviously has something to offer, and will probably get better as a manager with more experience, but he hit the buffers with us, and the change has been dramatic. It is one thing to talk about a clean sheet mentality, it is another to do the work with players to make that a reality!

[bigjoe]

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Predictive text which I didn't bother to amend. Apologies.

Wanted to say Michel Preud’homme? Never played for us as far as I know

[J R Hartley]

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He seemed to be a nice bloke, and in his way open with the media and fans. He was the filling in a Warnock-Covid sandwich though.

But (along with David Livermore) he also appeared to be quite reactive and passive with the squad. No consistency. Did a good job bringing Tomlin into the fold, but not so good with others. Tactically conservative - tried a few things but if they didn't work he fell back on the tried and tested. Talked a good talk on coaching, but little evidence of it in club video clips, where he did a lot of watching from the sidelines.

Compare that to Mick McCarthy who does the straight and honest more convincingly, and without the Warnock ego. Will Vaulks was saying in his post Preston interview that MM didn't do the big 'clipboard manager' speech when he came in but got the squad straight out onto the training pitch, where he and TC are clearly hands-on coaches (skills, tactics and player motivation).

Neil Harris obviously has something to offer, and will probably get better as a manager with more experience, but he hit the buffers with us, and the change has been dramatic. It is one thing to talk about a clean sheet mentality, it is another to do the work with players to make that a reality!

Nice summary, Jon.

I dont think NH had the credit he deserved in getting that team to the play-offs last year, especially where we were when he come in, but cant argue with this year. Its a results business and results just didnt go his way this year. Fair play to Mick, I was expecting Warnock Ball but the change in shape has been a pleasant surprise. Yes we are still direct but I dont think its hoofball. Still too early to be offering him a long term deal - we havent played any of the top sides yet - but it wouldnt be such a backward step I thought it was going to be should he been given another 2 years.