Football - what do we love about it? (with a bit of Brown to Sunderland? thrown in)

[FarmdogSUFC]

Touche... Though there must be a reason he hadn't been employed for 18 months before becoming our manager. I really can't see a championship team giving him a job to be honest

With some of the same washed up names that seem to be going for the 92, it really wouldn't surprise me in all honesty.

 

[AndyT]

Didnt he rent a house out to ex Blues manager Rob Newman .

He may well have done. I think he had more than one house, but the one in Rayleigh seemed to be the one he had a lot of problems with.

 

[Chocolardo]

I could not ever see Chris Powell being Southend manager .

Wouldn’t want him either, would be worse than Brown

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

This helmet will never know when to shut his ****ing mouth will he.

 

[Depor_Shrimper]

This helmet will never know when to shut his ****ing mouth will he.

I bet Ryan Leonard is happy with this given all that went on during the summer break! May come across as a little hypocritical from PB!

 

[West Stand Wes]

Phil Brown admits to wanting to manage the club he supports. Shock, horror. Moving swiftly on...

 

[Swiss Tony]

This helmet will never know when to shut his ****ing mouth will he.

Oh God, Phil Phil Phil.:facepalm:

 

[Napster]

“That’s all I’m thinking about, but my contract is up at the end of the season.”

 

[Uncle Leo]

This helmet will never know when to shut his ****ing mouth will he.

Dear Phil.

Shut up Phil.

 

[AndyT]

All managers, these days, have a stock value, as such.

PB probably is at his highest he is likely to be, unless we got promoted. That, however, is a big gamble for him. If we lose Lenny in January and start sliding down the league, then this opportunity might not come around quickly, again.

Also, as he says, his contract is up soon. It could just be his media savvy way of putting a bit of pressure on RM to start negotiation contracts rolling for him and even Lenny.

Not the cleverest thing to say, as far as we are concerned, but for PB, it almost certainly is a smarter move than saying nothing.

 

[manor15]

This helmet will never know when to shut his ****ing mouth will he.

Last line says it all.

"but my contract is up at the end of the season."

Or alternatively, "Ron give me a pay rise please."

If he's so desperate to leave, as he was with Bolton and England, then he can go. I'd like him to stay, but if he's going to keep fishing for another job/a new contract every time something comes up then have to question how he is repaying Ron's loyalty, given that a lot of chairmen would have sacked managers for better results than we have had at times under Brown (that 15 game run without a win in 2013/14 comes to mind).

 

[tottenham541]

If Sunderland want and get PB as manager I will run naked on the pitch when we play Oxford at home:omg:

 

[AndyT]

“That’s all I’m thinking about, but my contract is up at the end of the season.”

That's yer telling statement, right there, as 'manor' has just said, above, as well.

The old "my focus is on the next game but, well, if I do leave, it's cos they'll probably not renew me contract anyway".

 

[markw]

Here we go...

Can we reach 50 pages?

Turn it around and think if one of you lot was Fleetwood's manager and the Southend job became available would you not want it?

Sure he should probably keep schtum and leave without saying anything at all but he does always speak his mind!

 

[wakes123]

“That’s all I’m thinking about, but my contract is up at the end of the season.”

I thought that quote was interesting, he didn’t need to add the bit about contract being up, could have just said ‘my focus is with Southend’. I think that was calculated - maybe to Rob Martin? Maybe to Championship clubs to say I’m prepared to leave if you want to come in for me? Might be other thinking it though.

 

[RobM]

If Sunderland want and get PB as manager I will run naked on the pitch when we play Oxford at home:omg:

Let's hope they don't.

 

[AndyT]

I thought that quote was interesting, he didn’t need to add the bit about contract being up, could have just said ‘my focus is with Southend’. I think that was calculated - maybe to Rob Martin? Maybe to Championship clubs to say I’m prepared to leave if you want to come in for me? Might be other thinking it though.

Yep, it's his get out clause with the fans, if he takes the job.

He is setting it up, in case he gets offered it.

My gut feeling is, should that be the case, he will take it.

This has got a bit of the Barry Fry saga about it, already. He came out with the "focused on the next game" line just before he left for Birmingham. I remember that Leicester game, his last one. There was a really eerie atmosphere all afternoon, because we all knew.

 

[Evening Echo]

Shrimpers boss Brown: Sunderland manager is my dream job

SOUTHEND United boss Phil Brown says the vacant managerial post at Sunderland would be his dream job.

More...

 

[kentblues]

No surprise and a big club- all be it woefully underperforming.
Sure we will have 30 pages of over reaction with flap caps neatly pressed and ready for action but the reality is Grayson's fate has been sealed a while and the successor will already be lined up.
So within a week the strong likelihood is PB will be still here and someone else will be in the Sunderland hot seat...until the next one later in the season.
Nothing to see here..please move on...except that won't stop the 30 pages..

 

[davewebbsbrain]

He should be saying he's happy at Southend and wants to finish the job he's started