Yeah, think you are right there. His CV was very ordinary when he came to us and that should have rung alarm bells but we just ploughed on ahead. I think he might be a "personality" manager who needs to get a bunch of youngsters together and have them as "his" team, but that just cant be done in the Premiership!!! Must admit that Coppell is doing fantastic things at Reading although I am sure they will suffer as we have with the bigger boys coming in to relieve them of Doyle, Sidwell and Convey!!!!
I heard at Man U on Saturday from someone whose son is at The Academy that Dowie chinned J F Moneybank.This was a new one to me,(obviously heard loads of other rumours/truths.
IMO Dowie was all about management speak but actually backed that up with very little actual ability.
For that reason I can understand why interviewers would be impressed with him, particularily in light of the fact that we were looking for fresh ideas.
Dowie was overrated as a manager. He did OK at Palace because of one player - AJ who bailed them out time after time. His signings have been appalling except for Reid who is injured 90% of the time ( tho' sometimes Faye has a good game). Diawara, Pouso and Traore are not Prem standard. After his tenure here he has struggled to find work but it looks like he will get something at a standard he belongs at - the fizzy pop league. He will go to Leicester as I believe MM likes him and tried to get him at Pompey but the Tango one wouldn't let him talk to them.
A lot of people have mentioned Dowie's passion and acknowledgement of the fans. However that's about all he had going for him. His tactical and talent spotting abilities are nil. He will serve a club in the lower leagues quite well but can't mix it in the prem.
Just got home from doing another crepe night tonight at the chateau, me and the Mrs got talking to a very nice lady about cabages and kings etc, when all of a sudden, she called her husband over to say hello it was our Iain and I gota say he ain't a bad fella
Just got home from doing another crepe night tonight at the chateau, me and the Mrs got talking to a very nice lady about cabages and kings etc, when all of a sudden, she called her husband over to say hello it was our Iain and I gota say he ain't a bad fella
Just got home from doing another crepe night tonight at the chateau, me and the Mrs got talking to a very nice lady about cabages and kings etc, when all of a sudden, she called her husband over to say hello it was our Iain and I gota say he ain't a bad fella
You know you've had a crepe night if you bump into Dowie.
Personally I don't hold too much against Dowie. He probably really is quite a personable chap, but the record shows he is not a very good manager.
I think it's important to remember that ok, he bullshitted his way into the Charlton job, but his appointment, which to me smacked of desperation at the time, was not RIchard Murray's finest hour either.
The ensuing events understandably made him a tad unpopular with all of us ;-) but I think it's fair to say that the whole Charlton / Dowie episode was doomed from the outset.
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Must admit that Coppell is doing fantastic things at Reading although I am sure they will suffer as we have with the bigger boys coming in to relieve them of Doyle, Sidwell and Convey!!!!
According to John Gaunt on Talksport who is a sky blue and knows people within the club, its by no means certain that they will be going for him.
For that reason I can understand why interviewers would be impressed with him, particularily in light of the fact that we were looking for fresh ideas.
Pardew however you can tell he's not a nice guy.
I think it's important to remember that ok, he bullshitted his way into the Charlton job, but his appointment, which to me smacked of desperation at the time, was not RIchard Murray's finest hour either.
The ensuing events understandably made him a tad unpopular with all of us ;-) but I think it's fair to say that the whole Charlton / Dowie episode was doomed from the outset.