Duncan Ferguson Management

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longers said:
If that story about Carlo wanting to take him to Madrid is true (its a big IF I know) then that puts to bed any idea that he's a useless cone laying galoot as some claimed. I kinda wish he had taken it, he could have got boss experience at the biggest club in the world and then come back and maybe managed us in the future but I guess if he took the job then he might be on Moshiris hit list, plus I get the impression he's only interested in working in football if its with Everton.

Article is probably nonsense though given the source
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Oh I had not seen that, is there a link?
 
Kever10 said:
Learn their trade, like he hasn't been in in professional football for the best part of 35 years.

As someone who has spent the best part of his life playing and coaching in Premier League, what valuable experience would he gain from managing a team he never played for or has any connection with in a league he doesn't know? By your reckoning, we might as well just appoint Micky Mellon.

Our last 8 managers going back to Howard Kendall, only 3 of them didn't start at the club they finished playing at. Walter Smith, Ronald Koeman, Carlo Ancelotti. All 3 of them took coaching roles with their respective national sides before moving into club management, and only 1 of them, Walter Smith, didn't manage a club he played for.

It's such a ridiculous point. If Real Madrid and Barcelona, arguably 2 of the biggest jobs in football, can appoint managers as former players who have Little to no experience and go on to be 2 of the most successful managers in their respective clubs history's, what makes you think Everton can't do similar (again, I might add) for their comparatively modest goals and ambitions?

It's about the character of the man as much as anything relating to experience, otherwise, Barry Fry would be held in the same esteem as the other famous Ferguson.
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Oh, you’re actually being serious

Real Madrid and Barca are great examples... remind me what kind of state their squads were in when they recruited internally?
 
Tubey said:
Nails it.

It's like Denise - I'm sure a lovely person, has done well in various roles, haven't really got a bad word to say about here... but she was promoted from within to CEO when for me that's a role you scour the world for the best candidate. I don't think you promote from within for a role like that ever.

Her bio on the site says it all: "It’s also important to me that we make our progress in the right way - in the ‘Everton way’" - that's right, we can't just make progress, it has to be done in the 'Everton Way' - the same way were James McCarthy is family and we overpay a bunch of beauts to laze around on the pitch for years on end.

There's no ruthless streak, and from top to bottom the club screams incompetence.

And that's why it really wouldn't surprise me if Duncan Ferguson - a hero of mine but the very embodiment of the 'Everton Way' gravy train, too comfortable at the club - will get the role. I hope he doesn't, but it really, really wouldn't surprise me.
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He has been "overlooked" for it about 5 times now. If for some reason they didn't appoint him it wouldn't be on some sentimental whim as they would have done it sooner.
 

I love Duncan and what a story it'd be if he took over and was successful. But, once a string of bad results happen, the passion will not be the only thing needed to get out of a rut. He'd need experience and I just don't think he'd have it in him. Another thing that sticks in my head is the Arsenal game. Didn't even look like troubling the worst Arsenal team in my life time.
 
Paulie said:
I love Duncan and what a story it'd be if he took over and was successful. But, once a string of bad results happen, the passion will not be the only thing needed to get out of a rut. He'd need experience and I just don't think he'd have it in him. Another thing that sticks in my head is the Arsenal game. Didn't even look like troubling the worst Arsenal team in my life time.
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To be fair Carlo is meant to be world class and he had worse performances against lesser teams.
I don’t think Dunc will get it, and I think that will make him leave and get some management experience.
 
chippy1722 said:
To be fair Carlo is meant to be world class and he had worse performances against lesser teams.
I don’t think Dunc will get it, and I think that will make him leave and get some management experience.
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Very true and I defended Carlo purely based on his track record.

That's the hope, if Gerrard leaves anytime soon maybe a stint at Rangers, not sure what his relationship was like with them when he left.
 
The title of this thread sounds like a company specialising in hired goon services.
 

Paulie said:
I love Duncan and what a story it'd be if he took over and was successful. But, once a string of bad results happen, the passion will not be the only thing needed to get out of a rut. He'd need experience and I just don't think he'd have it in him. Another thing that sticks in my head is the Arsenal game. Didn't even look like troubling the worst Arsenal team in my life time.
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Duncan managing us rising again to titles would be amazing Hollywood stuff but it's a big ask
 
Just give him the job, might go wrong like Lampard did at Chelsea but hes still thought highly off. A year contract to see how Dunc does none of the other manager options inspire me at all, even if we paid out loads and got someone like Conte he would do the same as Carlo in a year or 2. The team only really ran around for 4 games when Dunc was in charge the rest of the time before and after they just don’t look bothered, as each day goes on I feel it’s Dunc times, come on Moshiri give he ago.
 

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