justnotjase
Viv Anderson
Im going to try and make this a constructive thread intended to provoke debate, so please no responses to say "it's Stuart f*****g Pearce". I'm a lifelong fan, from overseas but attend 3 or 4 times a season usually. I regularly say Forest will be my only ever true love and SP is in my top 3 players ever. I do however have serious concerns about his management. I'm trying to set these out as pros v cons on his appointment, and some fit into both.
pros
Emotional attachment - he loves the club and we love him.
Vast playing experience.
Keen to build a team and use youth.
Respected all round, by players fans and others.
He worked under Brian Clough.
He should get extra grace if results don't go our way.
Cons
He was appointed on emotion, not managerial experience.
Tactically questionable or naive, see Man City days and bringing on David James as striker eg.
Never got promoted as manager.
I struggle to think of any other top championship club who would have appointed him.
Limited championship experience.
It's commendable to keep signing players for the future but we need strengthened now.
All in all they cancel each other out, and emotion aside this could be another O'driscoll appointment - average. I can see a mid table season. Delighted to be wrong though.
Happy for people to propose pros and cons as they see fit.
pros
Emotional attachment - he loves the club and we love him.
Vast playing experience.
Keen to build a team and use youth.
Respected all round, by players fans and others.
He worked under Brian Clough.
He should get extra grace if results don't go our way.
Cons
He was appointed on emotion, not managerial experience.
Tactically questionable or naive, see Man City days and bringing on David James as striker eg.
Never got promoted as manager.
I struggle to think of any other top championship club who would have appointed him.
Limited championship experience.
It's commendable to keep signing players for the future but we need strengthened now.
All in all they cancel each other out, and emotion aside this could be another O'driscoll appointment - average. I can see a mid table season. Delighted to be wrong though.
Happy for people to propose pros and cons as they see fit.