Roy Keane has left Sunderland

[TrippyLondoner]

Allardyce would just play a shite long ball form of football that he reduced us to.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Keane was last seen heading towards his Pacific Island love nest with that other great NE football manager, Kevin Keegan.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

 

[Gingerman]

Dos it prove the point great players= shit managers?

 

[isitme]

Dos it prove the point great players= shit managers?

No

 

[AKA pseudonym]

No

can u name many great players/managers?

I reckon there are far more great players shit managers..

 

[AKA pseudonym]

john barnes, david platt, shilton, gazza, klinsman, mark lawrenson, Gullit and bobby charlton to name a few who meet the great/shit criteria

 

[Gingerman]

can u name many great players/managers?

I reckon there are far more great players shit managers..

Definitely, Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff the only ones I can think of at the top of me head who've had success as both.

 

[ivebeenhigh]

can u name many great players/managers?

I reckon there are far more great players shit managers..

johann cruyff?
franz beckenbauer?

 

[ivebeenhigh]

maybe when you are really good there is no need to become a manager...or you traded the skills you need for management in for the ability to play better...

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Definitely, Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff the only ones I can think of at the top of me head who've had success as both.

Brian Clough? Kenny Dalglish?

 

[Sadken]

Wouldn't say Clough was "a great", he was definitely very good but only got 3 caps or something didn't he, although obviously he got injured too.

 

[Gingerman]

George Graham as well I suppose,the thing is theres very few good players who've transformed themselves into good managers.

 

[isitme]

Bobby Robson was the first example who came into my head, succesful player and even brilliant manager manager

Great players who have been successful managers

Kenny Dalglish, Didier Deschamps, MArk Hughes Kevin Keegan

 

[Flashman]

Clough: 197 goals in 213 league matches for Boro, 54 goals in 61 league games for Sunderland. Pretty great for me.

Not sure what happened with England, but great players do miss the boat occasionally, Kevin Hector* springs to mind.




*Didn't go into management, but he is probably the best postman in my area.

 

[Sadken]

Yeah, I know he had a mental scoring record I've just never heard him ranked as a great before. Certainly not as a player anyway, perhaps his managerial career put paid to any chance of that?

 

[Flashman]

Yeah what he did with us and F*rest overshadowed it a little.

He didn't even make that 100 best league players of a few years ago.

Criminal really.

 

[Epico]

I can't take him seriously any more. Not since a friend of mine named her vibrator after him.

Why? He didn't get into the box that often.

 

[Gingerman]

Wonder how long will Ince last at Blackburn?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/dec/04/blackburn-carlingcup

 

[andyefc]

Bobby Robson was the first example who came into my head, succesful player and even brilliant manager manager

Great players who have been successful managers

Kenny Dalglish, Didier Deschamps, MArk Hughes Kevin Keegan

howard kendall great player great manager
colin harvey great player shit manager

 

[Fedayn]

howard kendall great player great manager
colin harvey great player shit manager

Brilliant coach though.

 

[agricola]

howard kendall great player great manager
colin harvey great player shit manager

Harvey should get a better press than he does - he was better than Kendall II, Walker, Kendall III and Smith, after all.

 

[Fedayn]

Harvey should get a better press than he does - he was better than Kendall II, Walker, Kendall III and Smith, after all.

And i'd add Gordon Lee to that too.

 

[Sadken]

Brilliant coach though.

Very nice bloke too. I met the whole Everton team circa about 1990 or so.

 

[Artie Fufkin]

martin o' neil

 

[Gromit]

How about the Genius of Robson?

Muppet manager. Wouldn't know talent if it bit him on the arse.
Earnshaw comes on as a sub and scores a hat trick in last ten mins of game. Still doesn't get a start next game.
Thats before we get onto Jason Koumas.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

great/shit

allan ball, that swine souness and ossie ardiles..
and of course the 66 world cup winners team...
maybe not Jack Charlton cause he was class for Ireland

there are more great/shit by a long way

I suppose really most great players achieved what they wanted in the game

 

[Artie Fufkin]

How about the Genius of Robson?.

love it when every ex Man Utd player gets linked with replacing Fergie for about a week after winning a game.....Robson, Bruce, Hughes, Keane, Ince, etc.

 

[Gromit]

The only man who could ever replace Fergie has to be...











Eric Cantona

 

[isitme]

Eric Cantona

I would become a Man Utd fan if that happened

I think he's happy just walking around adverts looking lost tho