Stats and Analysis Thread

[Lupo]

Parker is an odd manager. Absolutely kills it in the Championship and totally loses it in the Prem

The perfect manager for Adam Armstrong

 

[prawnking]

And he's still better than our manager

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

And he's still better than our manager

Debatable really, Handsome Rob has also taken a club up and he might have done the same this year too if he'd stayed put (Boro are actually worse off PPG wise since he left).

Parker has a longer CV and he does the same thing every time, his football is shite to watch even when you're grinding out single goal wins against Preston and Bristol City with 10x the budget they have, I would not want him.

Not an endorsement of Edwards in particular and I was fortunate enough to miss Friday's game so I probably have less current, short term visceral hatred than everyone else

 

[prawnking]

Debatable for sure, and I certainly wouldn't want Parker either, but on paper I'd say he's a better Championship manager; 3 promotions to 1, 2 of them automatic, definitely a strong performer down there.

Rob could have got Boro promoted from the Champ, sure, he also had a big hand in taking Luton out of the division at the wrong end

 

[Tony Towner]

My theory on Edwards and Boro has always been that if he thought they were good enough to have stayed the course then he'd have not left. Essentially thinking in all likelihood he'd be in the Championship either way next season so better off taking the option with the financial and locational advantages

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Would agree with that.

Burnley fans do not and have never liked Scott E Parker. I think Edwards has got a bit of leeway here and he'll have it going into next season too, but he seriously has to hit the ground running. If we start with 3 wins from the first 10 or something that goodwill will dissolve very quickly.