The Wisdom of Gaffers

When you're top of the league you naturally come over the radar

Sean Dyche, Burnley, October 2013.

:D this season's flitcroft already anointed

dyche has been swygarts muse for some time now -- and quite rightly

the thread is in good form this season

dyche did inspire that scary managers poll didn't he

this thread is amazing. think Wenger's showing off a little bit though

I mean it's great, but he's self-aware in his showboating. It's all coming together

I have a lot of supporters, Dave Flitcroft supporters, who want us to do well

David Flitcroft, Barnsley, October 2013.

Frustrated are the right words

Uwe Rosler, Brentford, October 2013.

Believing is not saying the right thing, it's doing the right thing

Mark Yates, Cheltenham Town, October 2013.

For an hour it was a football match from the point of view that Torquay on the break were dangerous.

Nigel Worthington, York City, October 2013.

I thought we were in and out the first half not as well as what we thought we could do but you're going to get that.

We come in at 0-0, which is always a plus

Nigel Worthington, York City, October 2013.

(should've been part of the previous post. Enh)

They're human beings, we all make mistakes. Unfortunately for the two lads, their errors have cost us goals.

There's no finger-pointing at them.

Lee Clark, Birmingham City, October 2013.

It was that strange situation, 2-0 up, 12 minutes gone, playing against 10 men.

Martin Allen, Gillingham, October 2013

He makes a mistake with a pass for the second and he tries to rectify his mistake with a rush of blood to the head, so he finds himself with an early shower.

Karl Robinson, MK Dons, October 2013

It's an error that's cost us, take the error out and it could have been a different result.

Graham Westley, Stevenage, October 2013

It's fantastic when a plan comes together

I always said if I was Allardichio, they'd always say I was more of a tactical genius rather than a broad Midlands accent that's got a bit of a northern accent to his English

Sam Allardyce, West Ham United, October 2013.

It's always a sign of a good team, when they don't actually play well they win the game. That's really key, that's general teams that get success.

Darren Ferguson, Peterborough United, October 2013.

I said before the game that if we scored first, we would go on to win the game. Certain circumstances have again dictated to us that we haven't done that.

The red card was one of those decisions. I'm not going to mention it because I don't think it warrants me mentioning it.

James Beattie, Accrington Stanley, October 2013.

We've got the brawn, but sometimes this game is about thinking as well.

Gareth Ainsworth, Wycombe Wanderers, October 2013.

But if you don't get a full loaf and you only get half of it, it gives you something to eat that's for sure.

Garry Hill, Woking, October 2013.

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22 yrs managing in the lower leagues

i wonder how much he gets paid at woking

Judging it from a neutral turning up and saying who deserved to win, I don't think you'll find someone who said that we wouldn't be at least worthy of a point

It was like when we were on the ball it was almost like a touch-touch stand and watch where we are going to play it and then play it.

Paul Hurst, Grimsby Town, October 2013.

It's good to score goals and we're scoring goals at the minute, which is a plus for me.

John Still, Luton Town, October 2013.

Profligate is our famous word at the moment.

Richard Money, Cambridge United, October 2013.

Malky Mackay's agent is not a manager, and does not therefore belong on this thread. But.

football is a precarious business and Malky's decision to stay might not thereafter be matched by all the powers that be deciding that he should stay, so in some respects that's pretty much in the hands of other people.

Was reading the Richard Money business the other day. Are you not entertained and all that. Fair fucks

I shouldn't have to ask a professional footballer to go out and run around and try.

Chris Morgan, Sheffield United (caretaker), October 2013.

My time at Bramall Lane is well documented now. I am a great believer in looking forward and not back. People will have to buy the book to get my views.

Micky Adams, Sheffield United, October 2013.

saw one of the gaffers itt this week looking particularly glum

next month is regla culling season for gaffers

They're finally getting their heads around my vision of what winning looks like

Graham Westley, Stevenage, October 2013.

westley is awful but exceptionally quotable

I sarcastically clapped him because he hadn't given us a decision all day. That was obviously wrong of me but, by the same token, he decided that he wanted to be the bigger and better man and send me off to the stand.

Graham Kavanagh, Carlisle United, October 2013.

You'd be a stupid, naïve man to think you've made something because you're sitting in the top six of the table.

Gareth Ainsworth, Wycombe Wanderers, October 2013.

We were excellent for 70 minutes, and we were excellent for 90 minutes last week and that won us the game, we've got to find that 20 minutes sometimes.

Mark Yates, Cheltenham Town, October 2013.

We've enough senior players on the pitch to make sure that it stays at 1-0. But if they got everything right, they wouldn't be here.

Aidy Boothroyd, Northampton Town, October 2013.

It's one of those victories that you don't want but you'll take.

1-0's a dangerous result.

David Moyes, Manchester United, October 2013.

It's difficult, always, to keep momentum overnight in five minutes.

David Flitcroft, Barnsley, October 2013.

I don't believe in having hiding places in football

Paul Cook, Chesterfield, October 2013.

We've enough senior players on the pitch to make sure that it stays at 1-0. But if they got everything right, they wouldn't be here.

This is amazing, like the club exists as a remedial school for shit footballers to improve.

I don't do excuses, I do reality.

Lee Clark, Birmingham City, October 2013.

this is such an important thread

perhaps a wisdom of gaffers exegesis thread is necessary, in the manner of dayo's photothread companion, this thread reserved strictly for gaffersprach?

This is football. You play with your feet so you are going to make mistakes.

Roberto Martinez, Everton, August 2013.

It's like deja vu and groundhog day.

Sean O'Driscoll, Bristol City, October 2013.

I thought they were immense in terms of their desire to not lose a football match.

Paul Cox, Mansfield Town, October 2013.

The opposition were magnificent in the pursuit of trying to win the match.

Keith Hill, Rochdale, October 2013.

:D the universal consciousness has spoken

saw one of the gaffers itt this week looking particularly glum

― fake irish times letters mac d (nakhchivan), Friday, 18 October 2013 18:49 (5 days ago)

RIP