Managerial Movement
Monday, 15 June 09, 02:41 PM · Comments(2)
By Michael Sinnerton
It's not just the transfer market for players that's causing waves at the moment with compensation for managers being almost as hotly contested. Steve Bruce having gone for £3million, Students of the Game runs the rule over the other managerial contenders looking for moves this summer.
Tony Mowbray
Bio: The West Brom boss seems more and more likely to move, despite the reluctance of his current chairman Jeremy Pearce. Mowbray's strengths are well-known, he builds teams that are attractive to watch and on the whole successful, he has a good scouting set-up (at West Brom at least) and given a bit more financial clout may have been able to keep the baggies up last year. Any manager who's team is relegated but is still adored by the fans must be doing something right.
Value: 1-2m
Chance of a move: 8/10
Managerial Achievements: 5/10
Roberto Martinez
Bio: The current Swansea boss has been fantastic for the Swans and is another who likes his teams to play attractive passing football. I think it's great for the game that these sort of managers are moving onwards and upwards but the move to Wigan must be seen as a gamble by both sides. However, Swansea's performance in the FA Cup this season make you think that Martinez may have the tactical nous to compete with the some of the top managers in the world.
Value: 2m (Backroom staff thrown in)
Chance of a move: 9/10
Managerial Achievements: 3/10
Sven-Goran Eriksson
Bio: Most of it we know, decent job for England despite a lot of criticism although his management was style was clearly too conservative and he seemed to rely on his senior players a little too much. His spell with Mexico was also short and must be deemed a failure. At club level though his record is very good with success in Portugal, Italy and in England with Manchester City.
Value: No compensation, huge wages.
Chance of a move: 6/10 - Portsmouth
Managerial Achievements: 8/10
Aidy Boothroyd
Bio: After an injury ended his playing career at 26, Boothroyd gained a wealth of league coaching experience in a short time before being surprisingly appointed Watford manager at 34. After steering the club away from relegation, Boothroyd got the club promoted very impressible, albeit with a style of play not loved by the neutrals. After losing star striker Marlon King on the first day of the season, Watford never really stood a chance of avoiding relegation and after Watford struggled on their return to the Championship he left by mutual consent. Seems desperate to get back into management.
Value: Should come relatively cheap
Chance of a move: 5/10
Managerial Achievements 4/10
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At the risk of nit picking, we didn't lose Marlon on the opening day of the season, it was confirmed he was out for most of the season after we'd beaten Middlesborough in November. That said, the lack of a suitable replacement was what doomed us....
Fair play Nick, did he play for the first two months of the season then? I barely remember him playing.