Tranmere Sack Digger

[libero]

Sky Sports Understands

 

[Kahnee]

More staggering is the fact the Tranmere board thought he was up to the job

[pipnasty]

It's a real shame that as I always wanted Digger to do well and always thought that he would do well. He doesn't appear to be up to it though.

[The Hitman]

Gutted for him.

Far too nice to be a top boss,lovely bloke.

[MFletcher]

This turn of events was far too predictable.

[Mike]

pure racism.

 

one eyed s***hole.

[Cunny]

Rumour is that his teamtalk week in, week out only ever consisted of

"You've got to hold and give, but do it at the right time, you can be slow

or fast, but you must get to the line...".

[dorgie]

McAteer's gone as well.....obviously.

[downunder]

McAteer's gone as well.....obviously.

 

And the physio is in charge!!!

[Mike]

McAteer's gone as well.....obviously.

that doesn't bother me,he's a c***

[Swipe]

Rumour is that his teamtalk week in, week out only ever consisted of

"You've got to hold and give, but do it at the right time, you can be slow

or fast, but you must get to the line...".

 

ha!

[Gomez]

More staggering is the fact the Tranmere board thought he was up to the job

 

Sadly that is not at all staggering, given the chances repeat failures like Bryan Robson, Roy Keane, et al get over and over again, just because they were good footballers.

[Sir_Bob_Paisley]

Was told that he just sat in his office most of the day and left MacAteer to it.

 

Wonderful player, one of the best we've ever had but should steer clear of management

[charlie clown]

It's a real shame that as I always wanted Digger to do well and always thought that he would do well. He doesn't appear to be up to it though.

 

Exactly, there is no one I would rather see do great things in football management than him, but he appears to be shockingly bad at it. Maybe he should start making ice cream or selling sheds or summat.

[Hightown Phil]

I misread this thread title.

 

D's and n's kids, d's and n's.

[Cam]

McAteer's gone as well.....obviously.

Would be unfair to mention Ernest Blenkinshop's assertion back in June that he could be a very good coach?

[Tommok]

I misread this thread title.

 

D's and n's kids, d's and n's.

 

oh dear.

[fabfive]

Sorry to see him get the sack but it was inevitable as it was Sky and the media who kept questioning him about it, which means fans keep talking about it and pestering the Chairman.

 

Tranmere isn't the only club to be near or at the bottom of the table why doesn't Sky go after every manager in the bottom three and repeat for a few weeks when are you getting the sack. Eventually they all will.

 

When the media start in, it is inevitable really. Few survive the inquest.

[Falconhoof]

Would be unfair to mention Ernest Blenkinshop's assertion back in June that he could be a very good coach?

 

you memory foam mattress! I did aswell.

Still, I only said it would be unfair to prejudge his coaching ability. Hindsight has been unkind to me there.

[Duncan Disorderly]

I misread this thread title.

 

D's and n's kids, d's and n's.

Are you Bruce Forsyth?

 

Bang goes your knighthhod.

[RP]

... but should steer clear of management

 

 

 

Massive call that.

 

Controversial.

[carrafan]

Wonderful player, one of the best we've ever had but should steer clear of management

 

 

He did well with Jamaica to be fair.

 

Didnt Tranmere lose a lot of players and had problems even fielding out a half decent side. If they even manage to not get relegated this year, would be a great achievement for them. I'd be surprised if the next manager who comes in does any better results wise. But yeah, if John was sacked because he simply didnt have the basic managerial skills to set out a team, the board was right to sack him but i really doubt that. The manager's the easiest scapegoat to replace usually.

[David Hodgson]

Notwithstanding that maybe Tranmere shouldn't have hired Barnes in the first place, sacking him after 7 games seems like a ridiculous knee jerk. It's as if they really doubted the appointment in the first place. Why take him on and then ditch him before he's bedded in ? Insanity.

[muleskinner]

Just read this morning that Peter Johnson told Barnes on Thursday he was keeping his job and then sacked him after attending a fans forum that night.

[magic melia]

Lads in work are moaning about another ex Liverpool player getting them relagated