Should Former City Players go into management at the Club

All Manager's get sacked.

Jewell & Kamara got us promoted.
Dolan very nearly.

They were better Manager's for the club, than players.

Cherry & McFarland were before my time. Not certain but I think they got a promotion each?

 

Longest thread title, EVER.....

If only it could be cut down to a reasonable size by a mo....oh, er, awkward......

 

"Ex's i/c club - ok?"

Howzat?

Chose to be on the fence in this one. It really depends on the player in question -- stars don't necessarily make for good managers while others who had to really study the game to make a career in it can do very well.

RCB

 

I have said no. I just think I don’t want them to lose their status at the club. It always feels nice and comfy when they come back, and as fans we always love by enlarge. On a positive note, they understand the club’s and don’t have to work to connect with the fans. As fans we probably give a returnee much more licence than we would any manager that has not been City.

 

Start with "should" and you'll get rid of "they" n'all

 

The day a manager is appointed takes him 1 day closer to when he is sacked...........
It's always a gamble, history with the club or not...

 

Frank Stapleton was player/manager but never a city legend or former player really.

 

Team work makes the dream work

 

As long as they are good, and dispassionate and not to close to the players then yes. But overall I think we ate better with fresh faces

 

Strange comment.

That would rule out people like Klopp?

 

There is a line. We should probably be open to possibilities, but as the disaster with our owners has shown, there must be some understanding of the club and its standing with fans.

 

You've never been a professional football manager, either. It's so far removed from practically every other profession that it's incomparable. Look at the opposition manager from last Saturday and everything he's been found guilty of in the past. In most other professional appointments he'd struggle to find work. In football, they'll overlook pretty much anything if it means success on the pitch, for both players and managers alike.

 

You missed Peter Jackson off the above list.

 

The OP assumes peoples respect for others is variable dependent on whether they are successful or not. I find that a bit sad tbh. If anything my respect for McCall has been enhanced by his two spells as manager.