I have so many conflicting thoughts about this situation,
that it's hard to put them in any sort of order.
Alcohol has not helped this process, but nevertheless...1) The Immediate Future
====================
"He's here. He's there, He's in the f56king Chair
Harry Bassett, Harry Bassett.... etc."
I would never have chosen Harry B to have anything to do
with the Gods, but unless Ken B has some hidden masterplan (and he's shown no
signs of having one before) then Harry B's in the chair for the next few games
while we all catch our breath.
He's not my flavour of the month, but then again if we are
to assess managers purely by their stats/results (more on Wise later) then HB's
got a decent record, with multiple promotions with Wimbledon
and the Blades. Less so with keeping teams up afterwards, but we can deal with
that once we're back in Div 2 (i.e. medium term)
There are few managers around (and available - let alone
already in place) with a better record of taking teams up than HB.I can't think
of a single thing since DW appointed him as
deputy that I can point to that shows Harry has been a benefit, but
nevertheless, if you're left in the lurch like we are, we could be in far worse
hands.
So I think it's inevitable that we've got Harry for the next
2-3 games at a minimum and probably for the rest of the season.
2) Dennis Wise - What's he done for us lately?
==============================================
Like many listers, I found it very hard to come to terms
with Wisey being a White (rather than a poor joke about Sarf Laarndoners), but
results and his attitude had lead me to feel that I could overcome this.
Now he's f56ked off elsewhere, I feel perfectly entitled to
air my prejudices again.
DW did a lot of stuff we all wanted to see...
Positive Side
-------------
Got rid of some serious dross from the Blackwell era
Put a rocket up the arse of those left from the Blackwell
ers.
Got the team properly fit again - so that we started getting
"lucky" in the final minutes of games.
Instilled a "back-to-the-walls" attitude that
helped us wipe out the 15 points
Started playing Rui on a regular basis.
Appeared to get Flo off his sickbed for what was beginning
to look like one of the world’s best goals to minutes ratio (until DW began to
put him on from the start)
but also ...
Negative Sid------------
That strange business with Derry.
I wept to read Derry's comments on his time at Leeds.
Isn't that exactly the attitude that we the supporters want in our players. You
can forgive a player like that any number of mistakes, if his heart's on his
sleeve like that and he'll bleed White blood, and there we were getting rid of
one for some seemingly petty and irrational personal reason. (With hindsight of
course, getting rid of him just in time for Wise to
leave, after which case Derry would have been welcome back FFS! Another black
mark against the DW era)
The loss of form since Gus went - makes you think maybe Gus
was not only the brawn but also the brains of the outfit.
Apparent random purchasing of players in the transfer
window.
Hard/Cold Facts
---------------
Notwithstanding what he did to turn round the post-Blackwell
era, his record will be simply ...
"Took Leeds United down to Div 3"
His record might have included "... and took them back
up at the first attempt" but it won't now. So that's the bare summary of
the DW era.
Took Leeds down. Had a
great start to next season. F56ked off.
If Keegan's knows something else about him then good luck,
but it's not going to be based on hard facts. Mind you Keegan's never managed
on any basis of reality yet, and has always resigned as soon as reality came
and tapped him on the shoulder.
3) Who next? (and some recent history)
--------------------------------------
I can't be arsed to analyse one-by-one all the names which
are going to be mentioned as potential candidates in the coming weeks.
As others have posted they're all going to fall against 4
posts.
a) Big Name (from some former job) - unlikely to want to
manage 3rd div Leeds.
Allardyce, Mourinho (who posted that one?!?)
b) Available - (still unlikely to want to manage 3rd div Leeds) but at least
its a job.
Coleman, Billie Davies, Goddle
c) Desirable from a pure Leeds
point of view.
Someone with History.
Strach.
Vinnie
Macca
etc.
None of whom despite their pure white credentials have any track record.
(alright Strach's got form but he's not coming so WTF?)
d) Currently in a job because they're actually a half decent
manager
How many of those would want to pull up sticks and come to Elland Road? Not
Many I guess, but that leads me on to my personal choice.
I think the difference between the great upwardly mobile
days of Blackwell, and the ghastly times of the play-off final itself and the
next season was the absence of Adie Boothroyd. Just like I think the difference
between the good bits of O’Leary and the bad bits was the appointment of Kidd
(God rot his name).
So Adie would be my choice. Which I don't think is totally
unreasonable because...
1) He's got form with the Gods.
2) He's no longer pulling up trees at Watford, and would
therefore be priseable (away from Watford)
3) He wouldn't cost a fortune for compensation
4) He has in the past expressed a love of the club (albeit
in the terms of a gypsy's kiss, a politician's promise, and a footballer's
loyalty - but at least he loved the club once).
So in the interests of unsettling other teams and getting
our rumours started as early and violently as possible, I suggest we all start
threads to suggest that Adie has already agreed to take the Gods onwards and
upwards into the Championship and beyond.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:45:02 +1100
> Subject: [LU] Top 5 "GOD NO!!!!!!!!!' 's
>
> In line with Dunder's top 5 dont wants...
>
> 1. Terry Butcher - managed to make sub standard Australian "soocer" look
> shite
> 2. Paul Ince - a less intellectual Denis Wise
> 3. Colin - Tho I think we are safe there
> 4. McLaren - If he couldnt do it with the money of Boro or the prima Donnas
> of England....
> 5. Anyone with an ex-Leeds connection just because they are ex-Leeds (did
> that make sense?)
>
>
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