Very good technically and a lovely guy to boot, but wants to step away from the daily rigours of management.
Would make an interesting appointment as a Sporting or Technical Director somewhere.
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Very good technically and a lovely guy to boot, but wants to step away from the daily rigours of management.
Would make an interesting appointment as a Sporting or Technical Director somewhere.
Lampard is favourite to take over.
also seen Eddie Howe mentioned.
Watched the breakdown of their squad on Sky
Loads over 30 and out of contract
I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole
Hardly surprising given his age and that Palace are at a bit of a crossroads in respect of both their squad and ambitions.
Never quite bought into the cuddly Roy image as you can’t have been as successful as him in the football management business and not have a bit of a ruthless streak in you.
However, hope he is good to his word and enjoys a lengthy and healthy retirement .
He's done **** all - incorrect, Mason Mount has clearly grown into a very fine player with majority of his first team football coming under Frank Lampard
There's nothing to say he should be a premier league manager - probably correct.
He deserves another crack at Championship football though based on play-off final run which included beating Bielsa over two legs.
I don't disagree with the point you're making, something is not going as it should be, but dislike when specific individuals are used to make the argument which I feel distracts from the point.
I do dislike Lampard, but that isn't my point, although you know that, as you have alluded to. Why aren't black footballers progressing into management rolls? Look at Sol Campbell (i don't like him either) an absolute world class defender, decorated and up there with the likes of gerrard and Lampard, and Terry, who will no doubt get a good management goob sometime soon. He has completed his badges, yet had to go to Macclesfield, a club that hadn't paid it's players wages, were bottom of League 2.
Even Joey Barton got a half decent gig, this after he had spent time in prison for violence, stubbed a cigar put in a young players eye, amongst other things. I have nothing against Barton, good luck to him, although would you say that an ex black footballer would get the opportunity to manage a football club if he had the same charge sheet Barton Has? Imagine Raheem sterling with that amount of previous, and tell me that he'd get a managers gig and a slot on talk radio? Not a chance, the media and majority of football fans would crucify him.
This.
I have NO idea why people think he would be a good choice. He needs to learn his trade. He needs to learn the divisions. He seems like a decent bloke. He's no John Terry for example. But at least Terry has the sense to know that right now he is the student and not the master.
Anyway as regards Roy, I think he's done a great job. He's a good coach. He knows the game. He's probably had a gutsfull. I can't see him taking a backseat anywhere. I hope he enjoys a happy retirement.
Just to even things up, Roy getting angry and swearing-it doesn't suit him Great coach.
Woy has done a great job at Palace.
With the amount of players Chelsea have, plenty would follow Lampard and that makes him attractive for a lot of clubs our level.
The Chelsea job he left only a few months ago are on the verge of 3rd position and 2 cup finals.
I do think something must be going wrong based on how few there are throughout the leagues - that's where I agree with you rather than saying "this white manager doesn't deserve it." Sorry if I alluded to it rather than saying outright where I was in agreement.
In terms of black managers who should get a shot, Ashley Cole came across well in the FA Cup coverage and apart from the Cashley Cole thing from ages ago I can't see any reason why he's not being rumoured for jobs. There will be a lot who haven't got the profile but have all the right stuff just the media aren't paying attention to them yet.
On the flip side, Sol Bamba will get a job soon (either here or at Middlesbrough) but I've not heard anything said about his tactical knowledge and only a bit about man management skills so for now I'd put him in the list of "ex-pros jumping the queue" rather than known managerial skills. With his connections, depth of thinking (demonstrated when speaking about social issues) and charm I'd currently back him as a DoF before a manager.