keith's curle
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He is the Norwegian equivalent of Alan Ball
I get what you're saying, but he isn't though, is he?
I've been trying since he became permanent to find any good reason (as in, an actual football reason) to appoint him. There isn't one. I tried to think of a single City manager during our 'transition years' who was less qualified. I can't think of one. (Tbh, didn't try thinking too hard, it's not great memories!)
Alan Ball was far more qualified. I mean light years away from OGS. Who else? Horton? No, he was a no brainer by comparison. Frank Clarke? Even he had actual, proper experience (not much, I'll grant). Coppell? The less said the better, but, although closer, still doesn't really compare. And remember to put it in to context - the relative situation of us then and them now...
This fail is so epic, on such a colossal scale, I still haven't got my head around it and can't find anything to compare it to.
The very best they can possibly realistically hope for is he (despite the evidence) turns out to be a competent enough manager and doesn't balls it all up, and they manage to get in the kind of players that can keep them ticking over at a passable level (despite him) until this all goes away.