Number two's emerging

AFKABartram

Calm down Carter and MCS, this isn't what you think it is !

Steve Clarke is starting to get increased mentions. Not one i would instantly dismiss to be honest.

There has been a long history of mixed results from seasoned 'Number Two's' making the step up. Be interesting if others can help me expand on the list below;

Good

Gus Poyet
Steve McClaren

Bad

Les Reed
Ray Wilkins
Sammy Lee

Mixed

Paul Hart

robroy

Bad
Brian Kid
That Portuguese fella at man u

Red5

Good:

Chris Hughton

Bad:

Pardew - a number two (turd) of the highest possible kind

Simonsen

??????
Keith Peacock

Mixed
Phil Parkinson

dabos

Mixed
Alan Irvine (was Moye's number 2 I believe)

dabos

Nigel Adkins used to be Scunthorpe's physio and Mourinho was a translator, though I'm not sure if they're allowed in the list

Scoham

Bad

Chris Hutchings (At Bradford and Wigan)

adamtheaddick

Steve mclaren was svens number 2 and shite as England boss. John Gorman was pants without hoddle same for Taylor without clough

Oggy Red

Good
Lennie Lawrence

Bad
Ken Craggs

McLovin

There's a theme here:

Bad
Stuart Huston
Chris Hutchings
Stuart Gray
John Gorman
Bryan Gunn
Mark Wotte

Good
Walter Smith

Simonsen

Mixed
Alan Smith
Stewart Houston
Roy Evans
Colin Harvey
Steve Kember
Ray Harford

Henry Irving

Lennie Lawrence
George Graham

JohnBoyUK

Martin Jol was mixed...started off pretty well but then went a tad clueless towards the end.

LenGlover

Arguably Alan Curbishley and Steve Gritt in that they'd both helped Lennie out

Simonsen

PS: Houston gets into the mixed category....he got Arsenal to the European Cup Winners Final (the Nayim match)

dabos

[cite]Posted By: adamtheaddick[/cite]Steve mclaren was svens number 2 and shite as England boss. John Gorman was pants without hoddle same for Taylor without clough

McLaren should probably go in the 'mixed' bucket.

Took Boro to a European final
Poor as England manager
Lead Twente FC to their first ever title
Struggling at Wolfsburg

Simonsen

Henry...where was George Graham No.2?

stonemuse

Good - Mourinho

Oggy Red

Bad
Jimmy Trotter

Mixed
Eddie Firmani
Theo Foley

Good
Mike Bailey

Richard J

Going back a few years .

Good

Bob Paisley

Bad

Wilf Mcguiness
Peter Taylor

Redhenry

Good

Harry Redknapp

paulbaconsarnie

i've always had the feeling that mark bowen would go on to be a good manager.

Scoham

[cite]Posted By: paulbaconsarnie[/cite]i've always had the feeling that mark bowen would go on to be a good manager.

Might be wrong but didn't he say he wasn't interested in becoming a manager?

ChicagoAddick

Good - Eddie Howe

Bad - Roy Evans

Mixed - Ray Harford

aliwibble

Oh thank goodness. I was worried that changing the twins' nappies had finally taken it's toll on AFKA!

cafcdan18

Bad- Stuart Pearce

Mixed- Kevin Blackwell

Good- Malkay Mackay- sure he was number 2 at Watford under Rodgers.

harveys_gardener

Good - Brendan Rogers (ex-yuff does that count?)

jdsd42

Bad No 1

Wise

Good No2

Morecombe