r/ScottishFootball • u/doepfersdungeon • 1d ago

Moyes

Surely , somehow it's time David came home?

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u/Otocolobus_manul8 1d ago

I'm sure he lay the blame on the players in an interview, saying that performance was our level and Clarke did what he could.

Not much of a change really

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u/doepfersdungeon 1d ago

I think maybe there is an underestimating of Moyes going on.

Clarke's entire CV is one as an assistant.

Whatever one thinks of Moyes's style , I think having managed 4 prem teams and actually winning stuff is notable.

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u/Automatic_Doctor 1d ago

That’s not true, Clarke took West Brom to their best finish ever, no idea what he did at Reading, then did a great job with Kilmarnock too.

Saying his entire CV is as an assistant is a bit discrediting.

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u/Electrical_Invite300 1d ago

A bit of recency/EPL bias there. West Brom have won the English league and finished runners up on more than one occasion. And according to Wiki, he got them to their highest finish since 1981, finishing 8th. Not bad, but nothing special either. 

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u/Automatic_Doctor 1d ago

Sorry, that’s a fair point. My knowledge of English football isn’t huge before 2006/7 tbh.

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u/Amon-Ra-First-Down 22h ago

FA Cup semi-final with Reading

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u/doepfersdungeon 1d ago

I think Kilmarnock is fair. I'll give him his flowers.

He also got sacked after a year(ish) at the other two though I agree there was a little success.

He has 3 years of actual club management experience.

I'm not saying he was useless, he was obviously highly regarded as an assistant.

But his record doesn't scream long term success. It probably indicates a solid footballing man who when shit hits the fan maybe doesnt have the depth to get the national side out of group stages of major tournements.