The Manager Sacked/Hired Thread 2014/15

[Law's Bus]

Can't see Ancelotti leaving. With Barca in transition and Atletico set to lose a chunk of their squad, he has a clearish run at prolonged success domestically as well having a tilt at being the first team to ever retain the Champions League.

I'm sure Liverpool, Ajax and Forest all retained the European Cup in the 70s, and I'm pretty sure Real won the thing multiple times on the trotback in the early days.

Or did we all imagine football before 1992?? :stirthepot:

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Resigned within minutes of the full time whistle, I'm gutted. He signed a new 2 year contract on eve of the tournament.

None of those names appeal. The only replacement I should be pleased with is Ancelotti if they can prize him from Real. He has always said he wants to manage Italy, at 55 this may be his best time/chance

Ranieri's available lol:devilsmile:

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I'm sure Liverpool, Ajax and Forest all retained the European Cup in the 70s, and I'm pretty sure Real won the thing multiple times on the trotback in the early days.

Or did we all imagine football before 1992?? :stirthepot:

Bayern Munich as well

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Wasn't it a different format back then though?

 

[Law's Bus]

Wasn't it a different format back then though?

Yeah, but that's like saying the 1982 World Cup doesn't count because there were two group stages.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Yeah, but that's like saying the 1982 World Cup doesn't count because there were two group stages.

I'm not saying it doesn't count but to me it helps differentiate it as a new competition it's not just a rebrand, people retained the European Cup but no-one has ever retained the Champions League, two seperate competitions.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Same trophy though. (Well - each year a new one is made but it still has the same inscription on it)

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Well that's just lazy.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Saying that the trophy did change. These are the old ones -

It appears to have changed around 1974 as I have seen pictures of Beckenbauer being presented with the small style trophy the first time Bayern won it, but the second time against Leeds he is lifting the trophy with which we are now familiar.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Bayern Munich as well

AC Milan and Benfica (before the curse struck) as well.

 

[Law's Bus]

Saying that the trophy did change.

The original trophies were like the Jules Rimet Trophy - if you won it enough times, you got to keep it and they made a new one. It's not like the World Cup was different before 1970, or the years of the Milk Cup weren't the same thing as the League Cup, or even that the Sherpa Van wasn't the same competition as the Auto Windscreens Shield.

I think you had to win it three times on the trot to get it.

Nowadays they just give replicas to all the winning clubs.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The picture of Gento with six trophies suggests that they made one per year from the start. There were nine on display in the Bernebeu before this season's final as I remember from pictures I saw.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I'm sure Liverpool, Ajax and Forest all retained the European Cup in the 70s, and I'm pretty sure Real won the thing multiple times on the trotback in the early days.

Or did we all imagine football before 1992?? :stirthepot:

Beating proper teams >>>> duffing up the likes of Linfield and Sliema Wanderers...

 

[lemonjelly]

Well that's just lazy.

The mother fucking irony!

 

[Lupo]

Ranieri's available lol:devilsmile:

Shhhhhhhhhh was hoping no-one would mention Ranieri!

 

[Kenny]

Moyes in talks with Galatasaray

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Michael Laudrup has taken some two bob job in Qatar. What a waste.

 

[The Bear]

You're a full two weeks late with that one!

I saw yesterday that Laudrup went to a Qatari team. $$$$$$$

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Clearly I don't read anything that anyone posts any more :icon_lol:

 

[Lupo]

Moyes in talks with Galatasaray

They are linked with ex Italy boss Cesare Prandelli too