Likeable bloke but couldn't give a toss what he does at Bolton. We have far more pressing issues to be concerned about. Let's not turn it into an enjoyable day for him.
I think he was a very limited coach, albeit one often working with a limited squad. I hope he gets a warm round of applause though, I would expect that of most returning non-Pardew managers. I think it's always a nice way to say "thank you for your time here" even if things didn't go to plan.
Not a bad bloke but personally thought he did a shocking job on the whole, presided over a worst ever run should never have got the job and whilst he was a bit unlucky to miss out on promotion that first season down, I actually don't think we were very good for most of that season and just kind of fumbled our way to being up there almost based just on reputation and being a big fish in the league one pond (which sort of continued to the end of his reign - when he was sacked we were 4th or something but had been so shit most of the season which was borne out when Powell took over and we ended up bottom half before he overhauled our crap side). Bailey penalty miss hurt but was a blessing in disguise as it spared us what would possibly have been the most painful day in our history.
Not a bad bloke but personally thought he did a shocking job on the whole, presided over a worst ever run should never have got the job and whilst he was a bit unlucky to miss out on promotion that first season down, I actually don't think we were very good for most of that season and just kind of fumbled our way to being up there almost based just on reputation and being a big fish in the league one pond (which sort of continued to the end of his reign - when he was sacked we were 4th or something but had been so shit most of the season which was borne out when Powell took over and we ended up bottom half before he overhauled our crap side). Bailey penalty miss hurt but was a blessing in disguise as it spared us what would possibly have been the most painful day in our history.
delete the possibly from that last sentence actually
I wasn't his biggest fan and thought he should've got us back up at the first time of asking, however, he's a real professional. Very dignified man who did well at Bradford and stayed there to re build his career. Will happily welcome him back
Hugh respect ever since he kindly offered me a lift home to Bromley when I was absolutely sloshed in the Millennium lounge back in 2008. Unfortunately (for the second time that day) my pint went slipping off the 'sloping' bar 10 seconds after and I was promptly exited through the side door .
Shame really I had some great tactical insights lined up for the journey home!
Hope he gets a decent reception and not the "Parky Parky your a ****" chant. Wont hold my breath. By the way has Bailey's penalty re entered the earths atmosphere yet?
He did an Interview with Charlton Live a few years ago didnt he?
Am sure he was asked how he felt at the time about the sacking and there was no bitterness there, pretty much said that he understood Slater etc. would want his own man and that he was pleased how Charlton turned out.
Hell the question could even be asked, had we signed BWP and left Parky in charge would we have gone up that season as he left us in the Play-Offs and nose dived under Powell when all we were really missing was a Striker
I have no football feelings for Parky either way, I have him in the same queue as Peeters, Luzon et al, Parky just leaves me cold, so much so that I cant even be bothered to write about him on a footy thread.......
Not a great manager and should never have been given the job on a full time basis. However, had a lot of dignity when Murray turned round in the summer and basically siad if there were enough ST's sold, we would have enough money to offload him. He had to work on a shoestring, and while that doesn 't excuse some of his managerial decisions, he was a nice nloke, and I would applaud him if I was in the ground on saturday.
Met him a few times and he was polite, courteous and very likeable and he remembered faces well....good traits in management. Would get a clap from me but doubt he will hear it from here...
Always seemed like a decent bloke. I seem to remember hearing that he put his hand in his own pocket to cover the loan signing of Gary Borrowdale when we really needed cover at LB. Wasn't tactically brilliant but was on a hiding to nothing with no money and no spirit in the team and kept us competitive until the money could come in. That Swindon Play off match still hurts, but the feeling of at least competing to return to the Championship having so recently been in the Prem kept a lot of us going I reckon. I still haven't forgotten Tresor Kandol though
Slapped a twenty pound note on him getting the job @12s, based the theory that the "Blue's Brothers' were trying to unload the club with minimal investment. Wasn't up to the task for varying reasons two of them being the "Blue's Brothers"
I think his post-Charlton career shows that he learned quite a lot in his time here, sadly too late for us, and whilst Powell turned out be an excellent appointment the manner of Parky's disposal and Powell's arrival remain a bit iffy.
As to Parkinson himself, if I met him on the street or in a pub I would like to have a chat and buy the guy a pint. But as for the game on Saturday he would just be another opposition manager and get no particular reception either way.
A thoroughly decent, well-respected, professional, diligent, responsible, thoughtful, experienced professional. A million miles from what the current ownership deserve.
I would give him an overwhelming, rapturous welcome back. If it weren't for the fact that, you know... boycott.
Hopefully gets a decent reception, proven himself as a good manager just didn't work out with us. Certainly much better than the unqualified shit we've had recently.
You could say the same thing about Pardew!
Well, at least as a person he's the polar opposite of Pardew....
I hope he gets a good reception. I don't think it was entirely his fault that we were so poor during his time here. I was going to mention that I read on this forum that he paid a player's loaning fee out of his own pocket before I saw @Garrymanilow 's post just now.
I came across a few comments from Bradford fans on the internet when he left them this summer which I think are probably worth a look. He did a remarkable job there. We were just the wrong club for him at the wrong time.
Fan 1 Parky has worked the impossible, we were on our way to the National League when he took over. He has never had money to spend, he has worked with his hands behind his back and year on year City have massively over achieved. All of this is down to one man and the back room staff he is taking with him. We did things other fans could only dream of, the League Cup final was no accident (and we went up when that looked a lost cause) and he was asked to do another cup run (what chairman asks that?) and that year we beat Chelsea 4-2 and were within touching distance of the semi-final v Arsenal who never seem to beat us. So another miracle final could seriously have happened. We reached the play-offs last season and under Parky we are confident we would have gone up as champions because Parky is THAT good. You should be partying, because regardless of what you think of the board, Parky has worked with nothing at City. Be patient with him too guys. Rome wasn't built in a day. He's going to have to get rid of the players that aren't up for the battle and don't have that never say die attitude (sometimes you might feel underwhelmed by players coming in, but you will soon start to see why he brought them in). Occasionally he will make mistakes, but he quickly learns from them. So don't judge him by early results, he might not need a season to give you some glory, but if it takes a year, you have some great times ahead. We are gutted to lose him, and it is no exaggeration to say he is possibly the best English manager around who has out done Mourinho (and deals with difficult times much better). You will laugh at me now for saying this, but I think he is better than Mourinho. But you will find out why in time to come. Gutted to lose him, NOBODY could replace him. Even if we hired Jurgen Klopp I'd still be gutted.
Fan 2 I am absolutely devastated. Phil Parkinson has done more for this city than any politician. He has played such a huge part in the resurgence of the city.
Not a bad bloke but personally thought he did a shocking job on the whole, presided over a worst ever run should never have got the job and whilst he was a bit unlucky to miss out on promotion that first season down, I actually don't think we were very good for most of that season and just kind of fumbled our way to being up there almost based just on reputation and being a big fish in the league one pond (which sort of continued to the end of his reign - when he was sacked we were 4th or something but had been so shit most of the season which was borne out when Powell took over and we ended up bottom half before he overhauled our crap side). Bailey penalty miss hurt but was a blessing in disguise as it spared us what would possibly have been the most painful day in our history.
If he got us to 5th before being sacked, while Powell left us in the bottom half at the end of the season with the same squad (plus the massive bonus of BWP) doesn't that imply that he was actually doing a very good job with the players at his disposal?
Parky never recovered from the bizarre circumstances of his appointment, being given the permanent job after a dismal series of results, but did a decent job in L1.
Very mixed period and won't go down as one of the greatest managers in our history
Negative
- should never have got the job in the first place (based on results), - was questionable in my eyes in his usage of Shelvey. - managed the Northwich disaster - managed a humiliation at Millwall
Not Negative
- had to manage through a difficult period with little resources, - was desperately unlucky not to get us promoted back up to the Champ at the first attempt, both through marginally missing out on automatic in a very strong League 1, and the Bailey pen - always seemed to come across well and had a good attitude - players I've spoken to over the years have spoken with praise him - I quite liked the v-jumper, shirt and tie look
thoughts?
Excellent summary. Won't be there on Sat but would give him a good round of applause as he's clearly a very decent bloke as much as anything.
Never rated him at ours, but always liked him. Bumped into him at a cash point before Palace at home and asked him he thought we would win, he replied with "I hope so". Didn't fill me with confidence but admired the honesty.
Never rated him at ours, but always liked him. Bumped into him at a cash point before Palace at home and asked him he thought we would win, he replied with "I hope so". Didn't fill me with confidence but admired the honesty.
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#logic
Results were not good enough
Danny graham turned down in favour of shit players
Millwall and exposed young players to a DISGRACEFUL performance at the home of wank
When we were 4-0 down I think he bought solly on and played him on the wrong side
Nice bloke though that is all that matters to some
Shame really I had some great tactical insights lined up for the journey home!
By the way has Bailey's penalty re entered the earths atmosphere yet?
Am sure he was asked how he felt at the time about the sacking and there was no bitterness there, pretty much said that he understood Slater etc. would want his own man and that he was pleased how Charlton turned out.
Hell the question could even be asked, had we signed BWP and left Parky in charge would we have gone up that season as he left us in the Play-Offs and nose dived under Powell when all we were really missing was a Striker
You blamed two ✌ results on the post I quoted. Maybe give a bit more weight to your arguments in future.
Should be warmly received IMO.
His footballing record is a B with 20/20 hindsight (and I was very critical of him on that account after his first season)
But as a man he is right up there with Curbs and Powell in terms of being honest, reliable ane hard-working.
I could not see PP working for Staprix! Too much integrity.
As to Parkinson himself, if I met him on the street or in a pub I would like to have a chat and buy the guy a pint. But as for the game on Saturday he would just be another opposition manager and get no particular reception either way.
He managed for almost two years without a proper striker.
Burton, Benson, Sodje etc.
Arguably the best manager in this division for me.
I would give him an overwhelming, rapturous welcome back. If it weren't for the fact that, you know... boycott.
I hope he gets a good reception. I don't think it was entirely his fault that we were so poor during his time here. I was going to mention that I read on this forum that he paid a player's loaning fee out of his own pocket before I saw @Garrymanilow 's post just now.
I came across a few comments from Bradford fans on the internet when he left them this summer which I think are probably worth a look. He did a remarkable job there. We were just the wrong club for him at the wrong time.
Fan 1
Parky has worked the impossible, we were on our way to the National League when he took over. He has never had money to spend, he has worked with his hands behind his back and year on year City have massively over achieved. All of this is down to one man and the back room staff he is taking with him. We did things other fans could only dream of, the League Cup final was no accident (and we went up when that looked a lost cause) and he was asked to do another cup run (what chairman asks that?) and that year we beat Chelsea 4-2 and were within touching distance of the semi-final v Arsenal who never seem to beat us. So another miracle final could seriously have happened. We reached the play-offs last season and under Parky we are confident we would have gone up as champions because Parky is THAT good. You should be partying, because regardless of what you think of the board, Parky has worked with nothing at City. Be patient with him too guys. Rome wasn't built in a day. He's going to have to get rid of the players that aren't up for the battle and don't have that never say die attitude (sometimes you might feel underwhelmed by players coming in, but you will soon start to see why he brought them in). Occasionally he will make mistakes, but he quickly learns from them. So don't judge him by early results, he might not need a season to give you some glory, but if it takes a year, you have some great times ahead. We are gutted to lose him, and it is no exaggeration to say he is possibly the best English manager around who has out done Mourinho (and deals with difficult times much better). You will laugh at me now for saying this, but I think he is better than Mourinho. But you will find out why in time to come. Gutted to lose him, NOBODY could replace him. Even if we hired Jurgen Klopp I'd still be gutted.
Fan 2
I am absolutely devastated. Phil Parkinson has done more for this city than any politician. He has played such a huge part in the resurgence of the city.
I won't be there on Saturday but hope he gets a good reception
Parky never recovered from the bizarre circumstances of his appointment, being given the permanent job after a dismal series of results, but did a decent job in L1.