The best City manager since '76 and why?

[EarbyBlue]

Reid - still wonder how that team did so well, he certainly got the best out of them - got rid of him far too soon.
Loved the football under Horton and Keegan. Hopefully with time it will be Hughes :-)

Reid was ok, but by his own, later, admission, he allowed others too much say in what went on - Sam Ellis was a dreadful choice of assistant manager. The football under Reid was also woeful, game after boring game of the ball being hoofed up the pitch for Quinn to flick onto White. Yeh we won, and over the next few years we would have given our collective right arms for some results however we got them, but it was shocking to watch and probably only served to illuminate the great football often played under Horton after Reid was got rid of. The one real service Reid did for the club was to initiate, if only by his sacking, the train of events which lead, albeit with much grief over the next few years, to Swailes and his poor regime being turned out and eventually, post-Lee, us getting Berstein et al to finally start managing our club in something like a professional manner.

 

[BlueMoon93]

Keegan for me. Royle did brill to bring us back but invested fuck all when he did. Sven's team played some fantastic footy. Hughes' side play great footy but leave us weak at the back, hopefully that will change this season.

 

[mcfc1996]

If Kendall hadn't have left we would never have gone to the depths we did and probably would have won something. Reid tried to follow it on and without the European ban we would have qualified properly as opposed to by not kicking people. Royle came when we were at our worst and pulled us back up. In comparison to these it's an insult to mention Sven in the same sentence.

 

[RockawayBeach]

Difficult in a way, as no one out stands head n shoulders since Mercer/Allison, but for different reasons Reidy (agree with previous post about our high finish), Royle (for playing his part in digging us out of the quagmire), Keegan (for attracting a few quality players back to the club), Horton (unsung) & Sven (for bringing the most attractive football to the club & the belief that we can get back to where we belong, as the best club in England)...for future applicants it's strength of character, winning attitude, passion for the game & our club, organisation at all levels & technical/tactical competence I want on your CV...please form an orderly queue Mr Mourinho, Wenger, Capello, Hiddink et al...

 

[There is a Light]

Royle saved us under extreme pressure at a level of football we had never played at before when teams wanted to beat us every time we played. He wasn't called Sir Joe for no reason.

At the top level it would have to be Reid for results (despite the awful style of football) and Kendall (despite walking out on us like a prized c*nt).

Worst for me were Frank Clark, Phil Neal and Stuart Pearce. Edit: and how could I forget, Alan Ball.

 

[Keith Moon]

Book and Eriksson, Rag Killers.

 

[94:10]

1. Book, for assembling the best team for the past 35 years (with the possible exception of the current team).

2. Hate to say it but Kendall. He was putting together a team that could have had a serious challenge at the title if he had stayed longer. Reid was made to look good because he inherited that team.

 

[buzzer1]

Reid was ok, but by his own, later, admission, he allowed others too much say in what went on - Sam Ellis was a dreadful choice of assistant manager. The football under Reid was also woeful, game after boring game of the ball being hoofed up the pitch for Quinn to flick onto White. Yeh we won, and over the next few years we would have given our collective right arms for some results however we got them, but it was shocking to watch and probably only served to illuminate the great football often played under Horton after Reid was got rid of. The one real service Reid did for the club was to initiate, if only by his sacking, the train of events which lead, albeit with much grief over the next few years, to Swailes and his poor regime being turned out and eventually, post-Lee, us getting Berstein et al to finally start managing our club in something like a professional manner.[/quote]

Imo, Reids football was dreadfull for the games upto his sacking, especially the Totnm game,away. The memory of that game was seeing David Brightwell at centre half, then after that, the writing was on the wall.

 

[city1961]

For me Brian Horton.

 

[mancunial]

for me john bonds 2 cup runs still say if he had played tueart and booth in final replay we would have lifted that trophy?