Block E Buh 0 Posted October 31, 2007 Martin Allen said he''d have walked to Norwich for the job. He left his holiday early for a second interview. I guess only time will tell if we''d made the right decision. he sounded very keen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psychedeliasmith 0 Posted October 31, 2007 I really don''t know if Allen would have been the right choice for our football club. We need a calming influence at the moment as the players rae obviously lacking in confidence after a year of slaggigs from Grant.Anyway, what is really so good about Martin Allen. If not for a few wins in the FA Cup no one would be talking about him. It''s only because Brentford won the odd FA Cup game - thus giving him media exposure on BBC - that he has a higher profile than most lower league managers. Let''s not forget that he failed in the play offs on more than one occassion and, worst of all, MK Dons were the only relegated team to fail to win promotion from League Two last season despite having a far bigger budget than Swindon, Hartlepool and Walsall... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Block E Buh 0 Posted October 31, 2007 That''s very true psychedeliasmith, at least Roeder has managed at the top level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush 0 Posted October 31, 2007 [quote user="Matt"]That''s very true psychedeliasmith, at least Roeder has managed at the top level.[/quote]Roeder is a much better choice than Allen in my books..............OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Citizen Journalist Foghorn 0 Posted October 31, 2007 http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1897Great record at other clubs, but certainly not the type of manager our dour Board would hire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blahblahblah 2 Posted October 31, 2007 [quote] Martin Allen said he''d have walked to Norwich for the job.[/quote]I would have thought that after the 2 scotsmen had left, the last thing we''d need is someone willing to walk 500 miles for the job.Ah ha ha, ah ha ha, aaaaaah ha. I''ll get me coat... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,902 Posted October 31, 2007 [quote user="Citizen Journalist Foghorn"]http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1897Great record at other clubs, but certainly not the type of manager our dour Board would hire.[/quote]Just for the sake of an opinion... imagine the board were tied between Allen and Roeder and much to our dismay they called you to make the casting vote... which candidate would have had to live with the weight of CJF expectation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Citizen Journalist Foghorn 0 Posted October 31, 2007 [quote user="nutty nigel"][quote user="Citizen Journalist Foghorn"] http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1897Great record at other clubs, but certainly not the type of manager our dour Board would hire.[/quote]Just for the sake of an opinion... imagine the board were tied between Allen and Roeder and much to our dismay they called you to make the casting vote... which candidate would have had to live with the weight of CJF expectation? [/quote]what the expectation not to be a total utter buffoon like Grant and Duffy? Having seen Roeders failure at all his previous clubs I would have given the job to Martin Allen. having said that I hope I am proved very wrong and Roeder becomes a legend for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mook 0 Posted October 31, 2007 Allen is a shouter, a pointer and an old-school, sheepskin-coat manager. Just check with Brentford fans about how they feel about Martin Allen - half of one side of my family are Brentford through and through, and they can''t stand him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a1canary 0 Posted October 31, 2007 [quote user="blahblahblah"][quote] Martin Allen said he''d have walked to Norwich for the job.[/quote]I would have thought that after the 2 scotsmen had left, the last thing we''d need is someone willing to walk 500 miles for the job.Ah ha ha, ah ha ha, aaaaaah ha. I''ll get me coat...[/quote]That, is truly terrible. (i did laugh though. a little.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted October 31, 2007 Martin Allen is a Grade A idiot and a chancer who got lucky... He''ll be a forgotten man in 12 months time.. footballs got plenty of them... football focus or Soccer AM beckon for him.jas :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
As my login causes problems [ :o) ] 0 Posted October 31, 2007 Far be it for me to disagree with Roger Munby or dave stringer but both are quoted as aying that a major factor in appointing Roeder was the keenness he had in accepting the job.I hope HE came back at least three days earlier from a holiday and crawled here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
