The Wisdom of Gaffers

I'm not enjoying that the fans think I'm hopeless and don't like me

Rob Edwards, Tranmere Rovers, September 2014.

I don’t think it got in the way of my job, I don’t think people would say I have been a bad bishop. But I can’t defend myself. I did wrong. Full stop.

Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (outgoing), September 2014

When Dougie (Freedman) left, the crowd was no longer going to be our friend - it was going to be Bolton's friend.

Eddie Howe, AFC Bournemouth, October 2014.

It's not a big victory, it's just a victory. You don't have big victories, that's for you media people to build up.

Paul Cook, Chesterfield, October 2014.

that's magnificent

One point off the top? I want to be in that position at the end of the season - that's my job.

Aitor Karanka, Middlesbrough, October 2014.

At times you have be one step ahead of the players, but with the winds of change you have to move fast and sometimes it's difficult.

Richard Hill, Eastleigh, October 2014.

Hopefully that's reminded the players about that slap in the face I've been talking about.

Mark Cooper, Swindon Town, October 2014.

You get a lot of negative articles about (Stefan Moore) being a taxi driver, but they always fail to mention that he owns the company

Paul Holleran, Leamington, October 2014.

:D

The two most important facets of football are the supporters and the players

Neil Lennon, Bolton Wanderers, October 2014.

I've got my captain and centre-half playing up front, my right-back in midfield, my central midfielder at centre-back and my left-back at centre-half. It's like a Rubik's cube.

Paul Tisdale, Exeter City, October 2014.

I only show emotion at home, and in my bed.

Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur, October 2014.

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This was just the first of thousands of steps that this club has to take.

Steven Pressley, Coventry City, October 2014.

As the manager, I take full responsibility, but the players now owe me big time.

Darren Ferguson, Peterborough United, October 2014.

looooool

They have played badly because we let in eight goals.

Malcolm Crosby, Birmingham City (caretaker), October 2014.

We're pleased in some aspects but obviously disappointed we lost the game and ultimately that's the key thing.

David Weir, Brentford (assistant), October 2014.

When you have important players missing, you have to find the right solution. We didn't.

Jose Riga, Blackpool, October 2014.

Not surprised that resolute Posh defence will run through brick walls for him ! Such magnanimity in the face of defeat.

It's an easy game when things are going well and everybody is a hero.

Chris Wilder, Northampton Town, October 2014.

Conceding five goals like this is not something that I represent, that is in my nature, to allow it to be so easy.

David Flitcroft, Bury, October 2014.

When we went 2-1 down, it wasn't just Bristol City that were 2-1 down away from home, it was Bristol City the last club in the Football League to remain unbeaten that were 2-1 down away from home, and that pressure then intensifies on the players.

Steve Cotterill, Bristol City The Last Club In The Football League To Remain Unbeaten, October 2014.

We should have got something, but 'should' doesn't cut it.

Neil Lennon, Bolton Wanderers, October 2014.

We have pace and discipline - we've got a juvenile spirit about us.

Alan Pardew, Newcastle United, November 2014

There's a reality to this division, and that's not our market - that's a market beyond us

Sean Dyche, Burnley, November 2014.

It's important as a new manager coming through the building to get off the mark

Russ Wilcox, York City, November 2014.

Unfortunately, football is a capricious sport that only rewards the team who scores goals.

Luis Enrique, Barcelona, November 2014

Sometimes you've got be in the bottom of the valley to see the top of the mountain. By no means are we at the bottom of the valley because it's a great journey for us.

Sean Dyche, Burnley, November 2014

Unfortunately we're undone by our own doing, really

Chris Ramsey, QPR, March 2015

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You need a mind tool, with no trepidation, to be able to express yourself.

John Hughes, Inverness CT, April 2015.

Football today is numbers. You have to get defensive numbers back.

Ian Holloway, Unemployed, May 2015

All about numbers

Tony (Pulis) is mathematic. What the club wants, he gives.

Jose Mourinho, Chelsea, May 2015

So much wisdom from one gaffer. I bet Ian Holloway never talks about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the dressing room.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXCgwKAH1Uw

lol

Washington, though, endured a difficult start to the campaign, failing to score in any of his first nine league appearances, with his only goal before October coming in Posh's League Cup win against Crawley Town.

And the 23-year-old credits the advice he received from Graham Westley, who took over at London Road towards the end of his barren spell, for turning his season around.

“He used the analogy that your mum is locked up with a gun to her head in a room and the only way you can get her out is to win,” he said. “How would that affect your performance? It struck a massive chord with me and a few other players. He said it was not the nicest thing in the world to think of but use it if that gives you that edge and aggression. I was a different animal. He brought me out of my shell.”

quality bump

this is a good thread

You need a mind tool, with no trepidation, to be able to express yourself.

had me ending myself

bene gesserit ekotto

Peterborough boss Graham Westley said his players need to take inspiration from the film The Revenant following their 1-0 home defeat by Burton.

"You can see in that film what a human being can do if his motivation and desire is sufficient," he said.

human triumphs against all odds in the middle of a godless frozen wilderness hundreds of miles from civilization vs The Revenant

It’s a balance between the two. When we have opened out and picked several forward players we’ve ended up conceding at the back, so we do want to be solid at the back.

Finding that balance is a big one, between attack and defence. And attacking and defensive players.

Kenny Jackett, Wolverhampton Wanderers, March 2016.

our season in 4 sentences.

What do people like in other people? They like mirror images. They like to say, 'He's not a bad lad, he takes a drink. He's not a bad lad, he's a Jack The Lad'.

Kenny Shiels, Kilmarnock, March 2012

this melange of the avuncular and the sociopathic is still my favourite quote from this thread.

He's not a bad lad,
he takes a drink.
He's not a bad lad,
he's a Jack The Lad.

No matter how many times you read it, it always feels just beyond understanding.