Bob Bradley.

killerandflash said:

Hmm, a small and popular club after a few years in the PL, makes a strange appointment in the autumn then sacks him around Christmas...

They should give Pardew a call.

I never understood why they sacked Gary Monk, who currently has got Leeds up to 5th.

New American owners wanted an American manager. As we know, owners know best.

Best thing about his entire time here was the Swansea fan who called into 606 ranting about "Brad Bobley"

stackitsteve said:

Best thing about his entire time here was the Swansea fan who called into 606 ranting about "Brad Bobley"

Back in the day, my mate could never get 'Bob Willis' right. We had pretty much every permutation:

Bob Willis
Will Bobbis
Bill Wobbis
Wob Billis
Bib Wollis
Wib Bollis
Wol Bibbis
Bol Wibbis

Poor bugger used to get in a right tizz.

Owners weren't happy about the amount of touchdowns being conceded and the lack of yardage being gained on offense by their main running back.

Talal said:

Callumcafc said:

Should never have been appointed in the first place.

Easy to say with hindsight. People were questioning the appointment of Ranieri last season.

Maybe, but at least Ranieri's CV was up to snuff. Brad Bobley was clearly out of his depth, Les Reed-style. The players knew it.

kentaddick said:

Knew they'd regret sacking monk, very good British manager

His nationality has nothing to do with it! Currently doing well and he shouldn't have been sacked so quickly but this kind of rhetoric is needless. For all you know they'll appoint Gary Rowett next!

Is Pardew takes over at Swansea, it could be Pardew vs Palace for one of the relegation places...

Thought he was brilliant in To Kill A Mockingbird.

Leuth said:

kentaddick said:

Knew they'd regret sacking monk, very good British manager

His nationality has nothing to do with it! Currently doing well and he shouldn't have been sacked so quickly but this kind of rhetoric is needless. For all you know they'll appoint Gary Rowett next!

Agreed, I can't stand the whole "English managers don't get enough/the big jobs" movement. Lovely to see Allardyce, Bruce, et al have passed the torch to a younger generation (Dyche) though.

I was very impressed with Monk and his methods when he took over. He has a bright future. That said, because there is so much money on the line in staying in the Prem, I get why clubs feel the need to do anything they can to stay there.

In general, I don't have much sympathy for managers being given a short amount of time. I hate the notion that "they need to get their own team in." In the modern game, their job is to coach the players. If they can't do that with the players they're given, then they're most likely 1) a bad appointment by those above them (who are never punished) or 2) not good enough.

I said at the time Bradley is not that great of a manager, and his style in no way matched Swansea's. Swansea have been so good at continuity, despite constantly losing managers and players over the last few years. Bradley was a real break from that. He's a very smart man (Princeton educated), and speak about the game well. But his track record isn't great, and he's been far more successful (at least in the US) at having teams well drilled defensively and then looking to hit teams on the counter. That is not the ethos that has been built at Swansea. Not surprised this has ended quickly.