Port Vale and manager Dean Glover have agreed to part ways, it has been announced today.
Talks of a new manager have already banged around the names of current assistant Kevin Downing and John Ward (former Cheltenham manager) according to the Guardian, a replacement will be found by the end of May.
Of managers currently in a job... here's my wish list:
Martin Allen
Danny Wilson
Mark Newell
Out of a job:
Leroy Rosenoir
Tony Adams
Paul Ince
Steve Cotterill
Ian Holloway
Micky Adams
Gary McAllister
John Sheridan
Andy Ritchie
Gary Hill
Some of these names, I admit are pie-in-the-sky, but there are a host of names Port Vale could be attracting really and should be targeting.
Any one of these names other than former Cheltenham boss John Ward are the ones to go for, and would be a real coup.
Anything but a former player is needed (though I'd accept Gareth Ainsworth currently at QPR).
The other important thing is TIME.
Money is something Port Vale really don't have much of, but first and foremost a team needs a manager so that is the number one priority. No point spending on a team if the framework isn't there.
Second, considering the money situation at Vale, it makes sense to guarantee the manager time to at least bring in his own staff once the current backroom's contracts expire.
It's time for a fresh start for Vale and a fresh new era. It's the only way, and the only way Port Vale will go up the ladder and not down into non-League obscurity.
Over my games watching at Port Vale I have witnessed fickle fans never really giving Glover the chance because 'Porter' was the one everyone wanted - but even now I don't think he is the man either.
Port Vale require time and support of fans and maybe we can do a Swansea or MK Dons to rise up those divisions on limited funds.
It can be done, but Port Vale at Boardroom level to team management to the fans need to stick behind to get this to work.
My personal choice as manager from my list? Leroy Rosenoir, though if I had a pie in the sky option... Paul Ince, Mike Newell* or Mickey Adams would do just nicely.
*Mike Newell was my choice before Glover was appointed, if Vale had got him instead this season could have been a whole lot different.
Talks of a new manager have already banged around the names of current assistant Kevin Downing and John Ward (former Cheltenham manager) according to the Guardian, a replacement will be found by the end of May.
Of managers currently in a job... here's my wish list:
Martin Allen
Danny Wilson
Mark Newell
Out of a job:
Leroy Rosenoir
Tony Adams
Paul Ince
Steve Cotterill
Ian Holloway
Micky Adams
Gary McAllister
John Sheridan
Andy Ritchie
Gary Hill
Some of these names, I admit are pie-in-the-sky, but there are a host of names Port Vale could be attracting really and should be targeting.
Any one of these names other than former Cheltenham boss John Ward are the ones to go for, and would be a real coup.
Anything but a former player is needed (though I'd accept Gareth Ainsworth currently at QPR).
The other important thing is TIME.
Money is something Port Vale really don't have much of, but first and foremost a team needs a manager so that is the number one priority. No point spending on a team if the framework isn't there.
Second, considering the money situation at Vale, it makes sense to guarantee the manager time to at least bring in his own staff once the current backroom's contracts expire.
It's time for a fresh start for Vale and a fresh new era. It's the only way, and the only way Port Vale will go up the ladder and not down into non-League obscurity.
Over my games watching at Port Vale I have witnessed fickle fans never really giving Glover the chance because 'Porter' was the one everyone wanted - but even now I don't think he is the man either.
Port Vale require time and support of fans and maybe we can do a Swansea or MK Dons to rise up those divisions on limited funds.
It can be done, but Port Vale at Boardroom level to team management to the fans need to stick behind to get this to work.
My personal choice as manager from my list? Leroy Rosenoir, though if I had a pie in the sky option... Paul Ince, Mike Newell* or Mickey Adams would do just nicely.
*Mike Newell was my choice before Glover was appointed, if Vale had got him instead this season could have been a whole lot different.
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"Over my games watching at Port Vale I have witnessed fickle fans never really giving Glover the chance because 'Porter' was the one everyone wanted - but even now I don't think he is the man either."
ReplyDeleteHe lost 19 of his 37 games. He inherited a team that was 19th in the league and thats where we might finish, if not lower. I don't think the fans were fickle because he made mistake after mistake and blamed everyone else in the world but himself. The man was an utter clown who didn't have a clue when it came to football management.
We're never gonna have the equivalent of a 'boot room' and all attempts have been failures. Thankfully the board seem to have realised this now and are looking for an 'experienced' manager which has to mean some new blood.
What we've got to do now is get rid of some of the more poisonous members of the board like that twat Jackson and get Ward to bring in his own backroom staff.
One more thing. Just looked up Leroy Rosenior and his record is absolutely terrible! He was manager of Torquay united for literally 10 minutes and has achieved bloody nothing.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Rosenior