Vincent, No more L plated managers please.

Before anyone gets overly upset at Vincent tan’s apparent refusal to even consider Tony Pulis please take a look at his record. He has been a manger since 1992, four years BEFORE Arsene Wegner joined Arsenal. His record is mixed, to say the least. Some might say he is best avoided.

1.       Bournmouth. Two dreadful seasons before he parted company with club.

2.       Gillingham sacked for gross misconduct, though Pulis successfully sued the owner following the dismissal.

3.       Bristol City. Fans became unhappy when they heard he wanted the Portsmouth job and chanting was vitriolic against him.

4.       Portsmouth. Lasted ten months before being sacked.

5.       Out of work for two years.

6.       Stoke City. First time. Sacked following disagreement with owner over buying policy (which included Tony signing his own son)

7.       Plymouth. Did well and was signed back by Stoke.

8.       Stoke. Second time. Sacked, but he did an impressive job.

9.       Crystal palace. Deservedly won Premiership Manager of the year for saving Palace. Left by ‘mutual consent’

So not exactly a positive C.V., though he has improved over the twenty years.

It seems to me that Vincent has been let down by two inexperienced managers. Would someone more experienced than Malky have really bought a striker for ten million who couldn’t score goals? Or leave himself exposed to allegations of misconduct? Would someone as inexperienced as Ole have struggled so much to find a team and common purpose? Would an experienced manager have made some of those extraordinary substitutions that left us all scratching our heads?

Please tick the box for the correct answer:

1.       Yes, inexperienced managers always arrive perfectly formed

2.       Maybe, some inexperienced managers do well, but this is rare.

3.       NOOOOOO! For the hundredth time, NOOOOOOO! Please no more inexperienced managers.

So having established that we need an experienced manager let us hope Vincent hasn’t been swayed by Russell Slade, a man who is on the verge of being sacked by a team lying lower in the Football League One than Cardiff are in the Championship.

Neil Lennon is our man and bizarrely, for reasons best known to his therapist, Neil actually wants the job.

Neil is our best bet to get back into the Premier League.

I suppose on the positive side of appointing Russell Slade, another inexperienced manager at this level, we will be well placed when we are relegated to Russell’s Football league One.