When was the last time we had our manager poached by another club?

All of our recent ones seem to have been sacked, or left “by mutual consent”.

Can anyone remember when we had a manager that was poached off us?

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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw

All of our recent ones seem to have been sacked, or left “by mutual consent”.

Can anyone remember when we had a manager that was poached off us?

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Ashurst by Sunderland

Didn't Phil Neal naff off ......to Man City ?

Eggie May?

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

Eggie May?

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Where did he go ?

In all honesty I would think that the number of managers pinched in contract is very few and far between

Seems the jacks have had quite a few that have gone onto bigger clubs

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Originally Posted by Toadstool

Seems the jacks have had quite a few that have gone onto bigger clubs

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They’ve had compo for about three in the last 10 years haven’t they?

Marinez
Sousa
Rogers
Potter

Not sure about Loudrup or
Paul Clement

Phil Neil, pinched by Steve Coppell to Manchester City.
I'm in the minority who thought Phil Neil was doing ok

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Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks

Phil Neil, pinched by Steve Coppell to Manchester City.
I'm in the minority who thought Phil Neil was doing ok

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Didnt we finish our lowest ever placing with him in charge?

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Originally Posted by goats

Didnt we finish our lowest ever placing with him in charge?

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I thought he got us to the play offs..maybe in the lotto shirts with white bits on the shoulders? I was only about 10 though so who knows!

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Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks

Phil Neil, pinched by Steve Coppell to Manchester City.
I'm in the minority who thought Phil Neil was doing ok

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He was possibly the worst manager (Durban aside) we have ever had

22nd in Division 4 !!

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Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks

Phil Neil, pinched by Steve Coppell to Manchester City.
I'm in the minority who thought Phil Neil was doing ok

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I still get the occasional nightmare about his reign.
As well as the Osman Hibbitt era.

Frank O'Farrell went to Iran Incidently he's 93 now.

Phil Neal was a legend in his own mind, managed us while looking down his nose at us.

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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw

All of our recent ones seem to have been sacked, or left “by mutual consent”.

Can anyone remember when we had a manager that was poached off us?

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Superb question.

In the last 20 years the best 3 managers we've had have all been sacked - Jones, Mackay and Warnock. Of them all, I felt Mackay's sacking was the most unjustified. Jones failed at Sheffield Wednesday. Mackay did nothing after he was with us. Warnock is Warnock and he's got Boro doing ok.

The bizarre one in all of this is Solskjaer, who was rubbish for us, but has taken Man Utd to the top of the Premier League this season and they now look to be challengers again. Who'd have thunked that?

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Superb question.

In the last 20 years the best 3 managers we've had have all been sacked - Jones, Mackay and Warnock. Of them all, I felt Mackay's sacking was the most unjustified. Jones failed at Sheffield Wednesday. Mackay did nothing after he was with us. Warnock is Warnock and he's got Boro doing ok.

The bizarre one in all of this is Solskjaer, who was rubbish for us, but has taken Man Utd to the top of the Premier League this season and they now look to be challengers again. Who'd have thunked that?

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Frank Burrows to Portsmouth in 1989 is the answer.

Before him, it was Len Ashurst to Sunderland in 1984.

I also though Neal was doing ok. But, just checking, W4 D4 L12 in his first 20 games.

1996/97 W5 D2 L4 in his 11 games and I was disappointed he went to be assistant to Coppell at Man C. Coppell quit after 1 month with stress, and Neal became manager there. They had a bad run of managers at the time. Horton, Ball, Coppell, Neal, Frank Clark, Joe Royle, Keegan and Pearce.

Neal at Man C W2 D1 L7.

MM was going places, wasnt he approached by Norwich when they were in the EPL ? ? ? he was then fav to go to palace after us

of course his name was toxic after us

always looked to be a top manager in the making though

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Originally Posted by Allez Allez Allez

Frank Burrows to Portsmouth in 1989 is the answer.

Before him, it was Len Ashurst to Sunderland in 1984.

I also though Neal was doing ok. But, just checking, W4 D4 L12 in his first 20 games.

1996/97 W5 D2 L4 in his 11 games and I was disappointed he went to be assistant to Coppell at Man C. Coppell quit after 1 month with stress, and Neal became manager there. They had a bad run of managers at the time. Horton, Ball, Coppell, Neal, Frank Clark, Joe Royle, Keegan and Pearce.

Neal at Man C W2 D1 L7.

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Burrows went to Pompey as an assistant, becoming manager after John Gregory was sacked.

Len Ashurst , after his second spell, he resigned to join Sri Pahang ,which then opened the door to managing the mighty Weymouth.