I think a lot of managers are put off by the finances and the woeful state of affairs that has been getting gradually worse over the last decade on and off the pitch. I don't think any manager really worth his salt would want to work under the restrictions we have to operate under right now and I can't see it changing any time soon. Whether we like it or not we are NOT a big club to begin with; add in the way we have to keep shedding more wages off the bill and that we're reportedly unable to afford even a modest one million pounds for the Juke let alone bring in anyone of really high quality and you have a conundrum that would test Stephen Hawking let alone an average football manager.
I think we CAN do much better than DF but it would need a manager who's really up for the challenge and knows how to work on a tiny (almost non-existent) budget AND who can get the very best out of what are for the most part a group of average to mediocre players. About the only time I can think of someone who did that in my lifetime it was the partnership between the late Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
Billy Davies and Alan Irvine may be decent, even good managers at this level but they would really struggle to get the mess straightened out after a decade of mismanagement both on and off the field that makes Lehman Brothers look like they were geniuses.
I think we CAN do much better than DF but it would need a manager who's really up for the challenge and knows how to work on a tiny (almost non-existent) budget AND who can get the very best out of what are for the most part a group of average to mediocre players. About the only time I can think of someone who did that in my lifetime it was the partnership between the late Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
Billy Davies and Alan Irvine may be decent, even good managers at this level but they would really struggle to get the mess straightened out after a decade of mismanagement both on and off the field that makes Lehman Brothers look like they were geniuses.