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@Wheelbarrow repair man I think we need a good tenacious Willie Carlin like defensive midfielder to add to these two excellent defenders.

Another addition to our defence tonight. Notts are building a side that can challenge for promotion next season. Our defence clearly needed strengthening and now we have two players that will make Notts much tougher in defence

@Wheelbarrow repair man I think there are lots of players like that, I can remember Stan Bowles of QPR fame and another player springs to mind too, Charlie George, both brilliant on their day, but equally as bad when they were off it I do wish Enzio luck with his new club, he might just be able to show the consistency with Wealdsone that has been lacking with his play with previous clubs.

Those modern Managers of the Premier League@Wheelbarrow repair man I would like to see the big six managers build a team in the Championship, get promoted then win the Premiership title then the next season come second and win the Champions League, then the season after too. I think that doing that will be near on impossible now, but that's how a Manager should be judged if he wants to be in line for being the GOAT. Yes, Guardiola has won 4 titles on the trot, but he has the best players available because his club has a never ending supply of money, so I don't think that compares with what Clough, Nicholson, or Chapman did, but many will disagree with me. To be honest, I'd put Jimmy Sirrel above Guardiola for having the know-how to build teams, with not much available cash, to go from the 4th Division to the first in 10 seasons. I also think that the Premier League Manager of the last 10 years is Ranieri, who managed Leicester to the Premier League Title in 2016.

Some good choices there @Wheelbarrow repair man and I couldn't argue against any one of them being on a shortlist I would like to add a few more such as a famous innovative Manager who had great success with Huddersfield & Arsenal in the late 1920s & Early 1930s & his name was Herbert Chapman Here is a summary of his major achievements as a Manager. ???? Although he did not win any major honours as a player, as a manager Chapman won a Southern League title in 1908–09 with Northampton Town, four Football League titles (1923–24 and 1924–25 with Huddersfield Town, 1930–31 and 1932–33 with Arsenal) and two FA Cups (1921–22 with Huddersfield Town, 1929–30 with Arsenal) After is premature death in 1934 his Arsenal side dominated the rest of the 1930s. I think Bill Nicholson should be on the shortlist too. Bill Managed Tottenham Hotspur from 1958 to 1974, built a great side that won honours, then rebuilt the side to take even more honours including European honours. Here are Bill's successes at Spurs. Division 1 Champions. 1960–61 FA Cup Winners. 1960–61, 1961-62, 1966–67 Football League Cup: 1970–71, 1972–73 FA Charity Shield: 1961, 1962, 1967 (shared) UEFA Cup: 1971–72, runner up: 1973-74 European Cup Winners' Cup: 1962–63 Anglo-Italian League Cup: 1971 A third choice would be Dave Bowen who Managed Northampton Town and got them promoted 3 times from the fourth to the first division in just 5 seasons. When I am judging the merits of a Manager I look at how they have been able to build teams from scratch and have the skill and knowhow to rebuild sides or have similar success at other Clubs too. I haven't included Managers in the PL since 2010 because the advent of riches has made the work of Managers at rich clubs that much Easier My Short list for the best Manager of all time in the English League would be in no particular order. Chapman Nicholson Clough Shankly Paisley Wenger Ferguson Sirrel. Special merit award This is a very difficult decision but these are my top 6 1. Clough 2. Shankly 3. Chapman 4. Nicholson 5. Paisley 6. Ferguson I choose Clough because he built two unfancied provincial sides from scratch to win the first division championship & then won two European Cups and 4 league cups with Forest after rebuilding the side several times.

Very sorry to read this News. RIP Willie.

Great news. The Nest will be ready for Euro 2024.

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Too right @Wheelbarrow repair man The big six will swell to, including Newcastle to the big Eight. You know what, if this happens a Superleague is closer than we think. The PL may even split the PL into two leagues of 10 clubs, PL Superleague & PL 2 & have the teams in each league play each other 4 times so 38 games in total. I wouldn't put it past the PL to think up something like that to make as much money as possible. The TV companies would love it.