Maybe the others considered wouldn’t be interested in a short term contract.
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Maybe it was Sabris decision.
Maybe the others considered wouldn’t be interested in a short term contract.
He started his press conference with these words.
What attracted you to Cardiff?
Timing! I was free. Nothing planned until next June.
I read it that if he fails he has a backstop so an initial short term contract is ok for him.
I do think Vinnie's emergency plan B idea is to replace him with Bamba before February's out with a 'kick arses if necessary' mandate should Lamouchi extend this winless run by another five games.
I'll concede Lamouchi's pedigree is a considerable step up on the two prior managerial nobodies, though I can't help shake the notion that even with the additional cost of another non-player wage in Bamba Vinnie's once again plumped for the cheapest option Dalman presented him with.
My theory, for what it's worth, is that the club approached Warnock and Bamba.
Warnock said no, but Sol said he was interested in being assistant coach/manager. The club asked Sol if he knew anyone who'd be interested and contacted his mate Sabri, who jumped at the chance.
If it doesn't work out for Sabri then Sol is waiting in the wings to be the next appointment from within.
One of them was Ian Holloway!
https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/f...ty-job-4005357
And what about Dave Bassett who was brought in often to no avail? Does he still hold the record for most relegated manager from the Premiership manager? Guess our Neil be up there but for being sacked by QPR.
Also made me think of yo-yo teams. I found this from 2015:
"Middlesbrough were promoted or relegated ten times between 1982 and 1998. Worldwide, the record for successive promotions and relegations is apparently held by the Norwegian club SK Brann: they went up in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987, but down in 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986."
Nei mid-table mediocrity for SK Brann then.
Ollie would have certainly given them a " kick up the arse "
He has always had a soft spot for us, honest fans etc etc
my fellow football coach lived down the road from him in Bristol while growing up and trained a few times with rovers when he was manager, Ollie has had a bit of a tough life, he wife had cancer, his children are all deaf, Ive been promised a few drinks with him this year, he is s.posed to be a right laugh with his stories