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While looking for odds on Oldham’s next manager I found this on <a class="postlink" href="http://www.thesackrace.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thesackrace.com/</a>

Looking at our managerial history I’ve got to say how lucky we are to have Roberto in charge, especially when you look at the rubbish we had through the 90's.

Maybe we won’t win the league this year but we're not going away easily and will be back to contest again next season.

Thought some of the below might bring back a few memories. Have a look and name who was your favourite and why?

Roberto Mancini 20 December 2009 Present
Mark Hughes 4 June 2008 20 December 2009
Sven-Goran Eriksson 6 July 2007 2 June 2008
Stuart Pearce 11 March 2005 14 May 2007
Kevin Keegan 24 May 2001 11 March 2005
Joe Royle 18 February 1998 21 May 2001
Frank Clark 29 December 1996 17 February 1998
Phil Neal 8 November 1996 29 December 1996
Steve Coppell 6 October 1996 8 November 1996
Alan Ball 2 July 1995 27 August 1996
Brian Horton 28 August 1993 16 May 1995
Tony Book 26 August 1993 28 August 1993
Peter Reid 15 November 1990 26 August 1993
Howard Kendall 6 December 1989 5 November 1990
Mel Machin 1 May 1987 30 November 1989
Jimmy Frizzell 1 October 1986 1 May 1987
Billy McNeill 30 June 1983 22 September 1986
John Benson 3 February 1983 7 June 1983
John Bond 1 October 1980 3 February 1983
Malcolm Allison 16 July 1979 1 October 1980
Tony Book 12 April 1974 1 January 1979
Ron Saunders 22 November 1973 12 April 1974
Johnny Hart 1 May 1973 16 November 1973
Malcolm Allison 12 June 1972 30 March 1973
Joe Mercer 1 July 1965 12 June 1971
George Poyser 1 May 1963 1 April 1965
Leslie McDowall 1 June 1950 1 May 1963
John Thomson 1 June 1947 1 February 1950
Sam Cowan 1 November 1946 1 June 1947
Wilf Wild 1 March 1932 1 November 1946
Peter Hodge 1 May 1926 1 March 1932
David Ashworth 1 July 1924 1 November 1925
Ernest Magnall 1 August 1912 1 May 1924
Harry Newbould 1 July 1906 31 July 1912
Tom Maley 1 July 1902 1 July 1906
Sam Omerod 1 August 1895 1 July 1902
Joshua Parlby 1 August 1893 31 May 1895
Lawrence Furniss 1 August 1889 31 May 1893

I also found this which makes interesting reading. Don’t know how accurate it is but some of these make me laugh.

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Pep Guardiola - Stan James 10/1
David Moyes - Stan James 20/1
Carlo Ancelotti - Skybet 20/1
Joachim Loew - Skybet 22/1
Laurent Blanc - Skybet 25/1
Frank Rijkaard - Stan James 28/1
Marcello Lippi - Skybet 33/1
Jurgen Klopp - Stan James 33/1
Roberto Martinez - Stan James 33/1
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Cesare Prandelli - Stan James 33/1
Bert Van Marwijk - Stan James 33/1
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Andre Villas-Boas - Skybet 40/1
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Steve McClaren - Skybet 66/1
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Sven Goran Eriksson - Skybet 66/1
Alex Ferguson - Paddy Power 100/1
 
There's not Laudrup? If Mancini will be sacked then Laudrup seems like the most logical choice. Txiki as DoF would want somebody he knows and can trust. They spent 4, 5 years together at Barca, Laudrup speaks spanish, english and he's EPL experienced now.
 
bapi said:
There's not Laudrup? If Mancini will be sacked then Laudrup seems like the most logical choice. Txiki as DoF would want somebody he knows and can trust. They spent 4, 5 years together at Barca, Laudrup speaks spanish, english and he's EPL experienced now.
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Good shout haha, never put 2&2 together with Laudrup...
 
In the 27 years Fergie has been United manager, how many managers have come and gone at other top English clubs? How will they cope when SAF retires? Remember the long list after Matt Busby retired? In the same 27 years this is the count elsewhere:

At City there have been 18 managers, but if you ignore 3 caretaker-managers it is only 15. Of those 15 the record for shortest stay is Steve Coppel (6 games, W2, D1, L3), who was followed by Phil Neal (10 games, W2, D1, L7). So up until recently we can see what instability does for you (or not as the case may be). At last we have a realistic patient owner who has invested for the long haul. So RM has brought us an FA Cup win, an EPL Championship, Euro qualification each season, and this season we will have a top 3 finish and still have a good shot at another FA Cup win. Roberto's short-comings and tactical naivite are all things he should be able to work on; when he learns to take advice, when he learns to let his players off the leash to play their natural game. These are not reasons to fire the manage; these are things to put an arm on his shoulder and push him in the right direction, or if that doesn't work then a swift kick a bit lower down.

At Spurs there have been 22 managers, more if you count co-managers. So even today with an impatient owner anyone can see what instability does for you.
At Chelsea there have been 17 managers, but if you ignore 3 caretaker-managers it is only 14. In the recent past they have had several seasons with 2 managers. So even today with an impatient owner anyone can see what instability does for you.
At Liverpool there have been 9 managers, but changing rapidly in the recent past. So even today with an impatient owner anyone can see what instability does for you.
At Arsenal there have been 6 managers, so anyone can see what stability does for you.
 
bapi said:
There's not Laudrup? If Mancini will be sacked then Laudrup seems like the most logical choice. Txiki as DoF would want somebody he knows and can trust. They spent 4, 5 years together at Barca, Laudrup speaks spanish, english and he's EPL experienced now.
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Not a bad shout mate.
I actually like the idea of us NOT replacing Roberto (if that came about) with one of the most obvious and high profile choices, much like Bobby wasn't exactly the most sought after manager in Europe when we hired him.
So who could be the next Pep?

In the past I think Sven G Eriksson was a very important manager for us. He changed the way everyone looked at City; us, opposite fans, other clubs, the media... and he turned us into a side with class and he gave us the double over Manure.
Too bad he had an idiot for a chairman/owner, getting the sack just a little bit too early as I would have loved to see him remain in charge once the Sheikh had taken over.
 
Billy McNeil for me. He was the manager when I was a boy and I still sing to myself Billy McNeil's Blue and White Army quite a lot. Loved it when that went on for ages.
 
Horton and Keegan will probably come top of my list, with Bond, Machin and Reid given a mention to... 'boo and hiss' to Kendal and McNeil... both promised much but were tempted by so-called 'bigger clubs'. Was funny as f**k when Villa went down in 87 with us, deeply poetic!
 
In my opinion we shouldn't even be discussing managers or managment changes. Support and back Bobby Manc. Ignore the spew the Sun etc publish.
 
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