Comments on: A Football Dream http://www.epltalk.com/a-football-dream/1121 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charlie http://www.epltalk.com/a-football-dream/1121#comment-3098 Charlie Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:33:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/11/28/a-football-dream/#comment-3098 As long as we're dreaming ... Martin Jol for Millwall! As long as we’re dreaming … Martin Jol for Millwall!

]]> By: Brian http://www.epltalk.com/a-football-dream/1121#comment-3095 Brian Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/11/28/a-football-dream/#comment-3095 Tyduffy, I think you're probably right about a lower-league job requiring a different skill-set from managing in the Premier League. Still, I've always thought this was a fascinating hypothetical. <br/><br/>How riveting would it be to see what Wenger (or someone of that stature) could do with, say, Forest Green Rovers over 5-6 years? And think what a luster it would add to the famous manager's reputation if he could actually win a couple of unlooked-for promotions with a lower-league team. <br/><br/>It'll probably never happen, but it's a nice dream. Tyduffy, I think you’re probably right about a lower-league job requiring a different skill-set from managing in the Premier League. Still, I’ve always thought this was a fascinating hypothetical.

How riveting would it be to see what Wenger (or someone of that stature) could do with, say, Forest Green Rovers over 5-6 years? And think what a luster it would add to the famous manager’s reputation if he could actually win a couple of unlooked-for promotions with a lower-league team.

It’ll probably never happen, but it’s a nice dream.

]]> By: tyduffy http://www.epltalk.com/a-football-dream/1121#comment-3090 tyduffy Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:36:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/11/28/a-football-dream/#comment-3090 I think that Harry Redknap makes a good point about this on the Times podcast this week.<br/><br/>A manager is often only as good as the setup they have in place. If you put Arsene or Sir Alex in the Lower Leagues they aren't going to necessarily be able to do the job.<br/><br/>I think it is a different skill-set to get shit players to perform vs. finding and molding elite talent. I think that Harry Redknap makes a good point about this on the Times podcast this week.

A manager is often only as good as the setup they have in place. If you put Arsene or Sir Alex in the Lower Leagues they aren’t going to necessarily be able to do the job.

I think it is a different skill-set to get shit players to perform vs. finding and molding elite talent.

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