He is definitely
I’d say yes. It’s definitely not a typical Blackpool appointment. I fully expected it to be Gary Monk as that’s more our style. Someone who’s stock isn’t to high so is affordable.
Yes, I agree KB. Normally MM would be out of our price range, but the stars have aligned on this one and the short-term deal suits both parties. I suspect he is on decent money, but still nowhere near what he has been on before. We have also probably offered the carrot of a big bonus if he keeps us up. What I really like about him is that unlike many managers we have had he has gravitas and looks and sounds like a manager. In contrast, Quitchley came across more like a coach (or tea boy) than a manager and Appleton more like a groundsman than a manager....
But not as a manager
Accept as a player, but not as a manager. Blackpool was the only club he managed. 41% win rate.Why not?
I’d check the history books.
I think he means as an established manager at the time of been appointed Jaffa mateWhy not?
I’d check the history books.
Yes, that's exactly what I meantI think he means as an established manager at the time of been appointed Jaffa mate
Stan had a remarkable playing career he would be known for more then managing something somewhat similar to Paul Ince/Barry Ferguson been recognised for their playing days more then managing (im not comparing those two on any level to Stan the Man).
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I was expecting big things too. I could hardly believe it when he took the job.
He was high profile for being a player when he was appointed, surely Mick is the most high profile manager when appointed from his managerial record rather then his playing career
A big deal yes, high paid yes, great player yes, but in terms of the specific question asked in the O/P…. (See below), definitely not ..
Harry Potts in the 1960s won the Div 1 Championship with Burnley and got them to a Cup Final and brought European football to Turf Moor before he became Blackpool Manager.
What exactly did Bally achieve at any of the clubs he managed?
Bally was Player Manager, after he was sacked by Blackpool he was paid more just as a Player when he joined Southampton.
Mick McCarthy by some way must be the oldest appointed Manager in Blackpool‘s whole history, Mick is 64 next month, have we ever appointed a Manager in his 60s before? Harry Potts achievements at Burnley in the early 1960s before he became Blackpool Manager in his 50s take some beating — Div 1 Champions, Div 1 Runners Up, Top 5 in Div 1 for five consecutive seasons, FA Cup Finalists, European Cup Quarter Finalist and also took Burnley into other European competitions.
I think some of us answered the post title rather than the blurb. Ted53 sums it up well. Alan Ball whether folk like it or not in terms of how it left the club the worst manager we have probably ever had, every club he managed were either relegated with him or after he had been sacked from memory, he was however bloody high profile. But
was he checked by the top brass back in the day for a Burnley tattoo?
No Potts didn’t qualify for a Burnley tattoo because he wasn’t born there and the giveaway was he only had 4 fingers and a thumb. By the time he left Burnley, after more then 10 years in the job working for Bob Lord, he bled burgundy and light blue.
Agreed Micks CV for what we need right now, this season is perfect, kept Cardiff and Ipswich up, won the title with Wolves and Sunderland, shats on Sour Apples. Not sure beyond this season, wouldn't rule it out though. I love the thought of us becoming Brazil 1970 and that has to be the aim long term, but maybe just now we have to understand against the budgets we are playing against, that we are the underdog in most games, trying to out play them is not easy, so old styley up at at them, in your face, flying balls into the box, is the way to go.
