03-11-2014, 19:41
...In which case our list of poor coaches also encompasses Steve Clarke (failed to get the best out of his players against QPR), Roy Hodgson (Everton & Norwich), Roberto Di Matteo (Ipswich & Reading), Tony Mowbray (Hartlepool & Burnley), Bryan Robson (Reading), Gary Megson (Colchester, Watford, Wigan) and so on for a very long way back. Cup competitions are the new reserve league, unfortunately. I wish we could find a way of motivating players to actually put the effort into these games, and did suggest some potential ideas on the Bournemouth thread, but let's face it: every Albion boss for years has struggled to find the right formula.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley