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    Kevin Keegan

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    Can we all not stop playing Championship Manager and just enjoy the rollercoaster?

     

    No, its called being a fan. You get to discuss things, have opinions, argue your case.

     

    Better than "woo hoo, we're the best ever, top 4 soon, toon army!!!".....cos thats not real, is it.

     

    whats your thoughts on where we will finish?

    Deschamps jumps from 80/1 to favourite with bookmakers

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    I'm pretty surprised at the poll results, like. Seems as though a lot of people want him.

    Never :lol:

     

    have to say im pretty surprised as well tbh.

     

    i reckon, out of those meantioned relaistically, there is more support for deschamps than anyone else

    I wonder if the votes would be different if one wasn't more linked than the other, people could have voted on the fact Deschamps is much more likely to come.

     

    i think harry, hughes, shearere, keegan and houllier were just as heavily linked tbh

    Alan Oliver reaches new lows

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    bloke who mends telephones is niall or biffa i believe.

     

    pretty interesting interview imo.

     

    interesting to hear arry was discussing wht he was going to do here on friday.

     

    i know he's a prick, but i bet his job is fascinating

    Mark Hughes

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    Soccerlens

     

    Mark Hughes entered a rudderless club in disarray when Graeme Souness departed Ewood Park for Newcastle United early in the 2004-5 campaign. Indeed, Blackburn lay slumped without a win in 4 games when Hughes was appointed on September 15th. Instantly, he guided the Lancashire outfit to a win over Portsmouth. Yet he still had a ship to steady, but hitherto has masterminded and revived the clubs fortunes in much the same way he did with the Welsh international team in the years prior to arriving at Blackburn.

     

    Initially, the emphasis was on stability. 4-0 capitulations at the hands of Middlesbrough and Chelsea indicated underlying problems, and Hughes had to wait over 2 months for his next win. 5 points from 24 followed but the form most notably of Paul Dickov helped Rovers to 4 consecutive draws before they won 2-0 at Craven Cottage in late November, and slowly but surely, the Blue and Whites turned a corner. They lost 3 of their final 12 matches of the season and safety was ensured.

     

    The clubs latin motto translates as by skill and hard work, attributes one would associate with Hughes in his playing days, and he began to imprint them on his team. The following season Blackburn finished in 6th place and European football was ensured. The signing of Craig Bellamy was a masterstroke: a player notorious within the media for having a lot of baggage, the striker hit 17 goals under his old international manager with few problems, proving that Hughes, who learnt his trade under Sir Alex Ferguson as a player, showed he had picked up a thing or two with regards to discipline. Post Christmas 2005, they won 13 of their last 20 games and picked up the home scalps of Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.

     

    While the season after Blackburn had to rely on the Intertoto Cup as a European route following a respectable 10th placed finish, 1 defeat in the first 11 Premiership games in 2007-8 shows that Hughes is doing something right again.

     

    He has turned Rovers around completely, moulding old fashioned grit with a plethora of attacking talent in the space of 3 years. In terms of signings, Hughes has frequently dipped into the market and found gems oozing with class, and nearly all have been exemplary finds for any aspiring manager at bargain prices; Benni McCarthy, brought in to replace Bellamy, hit 24 goals in all competitions last season while Christopher Samba has proved an absolute steal at £400,000 to complement Ryan Nelsen in defence, picked up on a free transfer.

     

    There have been others; Hughes virtually acquired a new player when he reignited Morten Gamst Pedersens confidence on the left flank, while David Bentley, signed for around £3.5m from Arsenal, complements the Norwegian beautifully. The two wingers are a joy to watch, both capable of scoring, consistently landing the ball in the danger zone, a frequently devastating threat from set plays and generally wreaking havoc in and around opposing defences. The additions of Stephen Warnock and Roque Santa Cruz also look like excellent forays into the market.

     

    It has already been noted that Harry Redknapp and David Moyes were astute enough to blood in young talent at their respective clubs, and Hughes is no exception to the rule. The way in which Matt Derbyshire burst onto the scene in the 2006-7 season has further reinforced the managers canny judgment. His relationship and popularity with the board and fans are first rate, and while he has been linked with a host of once vacant jobs, such as Tottenham recently and Manchester City through the Summer, his loyalty has been commendable. Surely, however, it can only be a matter of time before Hughes is destined for bigger things.

     

    With all of the foreign managers we have seen in recent times it was suggested British management talent was a dying breed, yet these three Premiership bosses have proved this to be false.

     

    :thup: My choice

     

     

    :thup:

     

    All of that sounds exactly what we need, I hope Ashley and Mort aren't swayed by nostalgia (Keegan/Shearer) make the right choice, and bring in Hughes

     

    sounds great.

     

    but you could write a canny piece about souness an'arl

     

    or anyone else for that matter

    Toon turning to Shearer and Keegan

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    Say what you like about Keegan being finished and being s*** with England, but he's never ever failed in club football. Left every club a much better state than he found it.

     

    I might go for a cold shower or something.

     

    Keegan is a great man manager. He gets the best out of his players at club level because he trains with them every day, he gives them all a fair crack of the whip. We wont see good players being unfairly frozen out of played in s*** positions, we wont get defensive tactics.

     

    Even if he is finished, hes still probably significantly better than the past 3 maangers weve had.

     

    i'm still pissed off that jason drysdale didnt get a fair crack here tbb

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