Alan Ball as a manager

[Kever10]

He's still made a better and bigger contribution to Everton history, than the spanish snake oil salesman.Loads of great players, didn't do that great at management.So there's no shame there.

An opinion was asked about Ball as a manager, it was a factual and honest reply, but that is apparently the attention seeking one?

I remember reading an account from the man himself who said it was always difficult for him to understand why some people couldn't do what he asked of them, things he probably do in his sleep. His famous quote was "Some of these players can trap a ball further than I can kick it".

Some players are great, some managers are great, not many of either are great at both.

Nobody mentioned Martinez, but it's funny you bring him up. It shows the unrealistic level of animosity that was present towards him and his contributions, regardless of how you think he faired. We are on to our 3rd manager since he left, each has been given huge transfer kitty's to waste on keeping us performing average and playing dire football in doing so, and you probably still use Martinez free transfer signings as a stick to beat him with.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Get him in

 

[Cameron Manning]

I posted the above before I had finished the above post. I meant add that I think Alan lost heart with the attitudes of plenty of the players he had under him, but being a great player rarely means that you will make a great manager, the opposite has been proved a few times, with Harry Catterick an average footballer becoming Everton’s best ever manager, in my opinion althoughI would add Howard Kendall was one who was an exception to the rule, being very good in both posts, again he only did the managers greatness at one club, luckily for us and never anywhere else.

 

[Catfish Blues]

Great player, but, at best, a very average manager, and that's being kind to his memory.

 

[neil999]

He was at the level of Hughes and Bruce unfortunately

 

[paultheblue]

In his book he seemed to be amazed with the demands and needs of the modern player, and that was back in his Southampton, Portsmouth days, the 90.

I don't think he'd be able to tolerate the current bunch.

He got the fire in his belly from his arl fella who was also a manager , He was not adverse to jumping into the crowd and giving fans a slap if they stepped out of line.
I would have loved Bally to manage us, who knows what he could have achieved? sometimes as a manager you just have to be at the right club.

 

[havrey0123]

Good guy but terrible manager
What he did at man city 95/96 in particular was absolutely stunning.

 

[Cameron Manning]

Good guy but terrible manager
What he did at man city 95/96 in particular was absolutely stunning.

Really stunning and unfortunately not in a good way.

 

[Lawrence]

Bally seemed OK managing Portsmouth and Southampton. I felt City was a bit too big for him. Average manager but what a wonderful player the day we sold him was the day we gave ground to the team over the park. Catterick had too much power and was deteriorating he did this to us, really sad all round 72-73

 

[The binman chronicles]

Never thought he was much cop as a manager tbh. Maybe being at Everton would have lifted him as it seemed to do with Royle, but not all great players become great managers and there is nothing wrong with that.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Was thinking before, as the only holy trinity member not to manage Everton, how do you think he’d have done bearing in mind he was a PL manager for a time?

We’d have won the league.

 

[Goat]

Never thought he was much cop as a manager tbh. Maybe being at Everton would have lifted him as it seemed to do with Royle, but not all great players become great managers and there is nothing wrong with that.

I always thought Royle was a terrible manager as well myself.

 

[Thomasc]

I always thought Royle was a terrible manager as well myself.

Did well with Oldham, won a cup with us.

Old school, but he was pretty decent, far from terrible.

 

[Goat]

Did well with Oldham, won a cup with us.

Old school, but he was pretty decent, far from terrible.

Ok, terrible was a bit far.

 

[Thomasc]

Ok, terrible was a bit far.

If I remember correctly he resigned as they would not give him money to buy 2 players from Norway, one of which was Tore Andre Flo, who would have been decent for us as he was for Chelsea.