David Unsworth appreciation thread

[Joey66]

I'd say Unsy has the cred to pull that off though. The biggest gripe with Koeman is he seems to try and find reasons not to play the lads until he's forced to.

Personally I'm looking forward to the day when Unsy is in charge and runs out 11 homegrown players each week and we win the league.

Noticed RK sent most of his team out on loan - still battles on - no moans just plays good solid football - I enjoy watching the under 23s - hard game tonight though - don't think we would win another title again this year with the depleted squad he has!

 

[Gladystweet]

Unsworth out.

 

[Ruairi77]

I wonder how long it would take some of you to turn on him.

I’m guessing 3.6 games.

I'd say it would be 3.14 games before we end up with pie on our faces
<rummages around for coat ticket>

 

[ijjysmith]

I'd say Unsy has the cred to pull that off though. The biggest gripe with Koeman is he seems to try and find reasons not to play the lads until he's forced to.

Personally I'm looking forward to the day when Unsy is in charge and runs out 11 homegrown players each week and we win the league.

Just urging a bit of caution should it ever happen mate.

It’s a massive massive step up. But we all hope he could do it of course.

 

[Nymzee]

I wonder how long it would take some of you to turn on him.

I’m guessing 3.6 games.

If he doesn't promote Feeney and make him captain first game in charge I'm ordering in a plane

 

[ijjysmith]

I'd say it would be 3.14 games before we end up with pie on our faces
<rummages around for coat ticket>

I only got this on the second read. Well done there.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

I firmly believe that the day we appoint Unsworth as manager we will have officially accepted the reality of our second rate status. It will set the seal on a decline which began with the appointment of another former player, Bingham. Kendall's all to brief glory years will be seen as the final guttering of a once glorious flame.

 

[johnnydawg68]

Just urging a bit of caution should it ever happen mate.

It’s a massive massive step up. But we all hope he could do it of course.

Agree, but even more experience managers struggle at times, like the current gaffer. Football is football though. And if you take the burden of having to do the transfer stuff, as in our current set up, he could concentrate on the football stuff. I think the man knows the game, and is passionate about Everton, and he knows the young players inside and out.

 

[johnnydawg68]

The Germans do this all the time and they do football better than us so I'm happy to follow their model.

Good point. Of course in Germany they actually promote players from the U23 to the senior team regularly. But with this generation, it's something we should be doing too.

 

[smileychap]

I'd say Unsy has the cred to pull that off though. The biggest gripe with Koeman is he seems to try and find reasons not to play the lads until he's forced to.

Personally I'm looking forward to the day when Unsy is in charge and runs out 11 homegrown players each week and we win the league.

I salute you.

 

[smileychap]

....meanwhile our favourite little Spaniard stands quietly behind Pep at Citeh waiting for the call from his Uncle Bill..........

No, really? Interesting call I suppose.... On one hand the football would be good. Cahill as assistant?

 

[blueloon]

....meanwhile our favourite little Spaniard stands quietly behind Pep at Citeh waiting for the call from his Uncle Bill..........

Ah, so that's where the money went, squirreld away for a time when we needed to tempt him back.

 

[ijjysmith]

Agree, but even more experience managers struggle at times, like the current gaffer. Football is football though. And if you take the burden of having to do the transfer stuff, as in our current set up, he could concentrate on the football stuff. I think the man knows the game, and is passionate about Everton, and he knows the young players inside and out.

I try not to diss managers too much but it would be nice to have a manager who actually likes Everton.

I think I’d just rather have low expectations of Unsworth and him exceed all of them than expect him to be amazing and then fall even a bit short.

 

[ijjysmith]

....meanwhile our favourite little Spaniard stands quietly behind Pep at Citeh waiting for the call from his Uncle Bill..........

Interesting.

 

[Goat]

The Germans do this all the time and they do football better than us so I'm happy to follow their model.

Dont recall Bayern ever appointing a former player and being successful.