re Silva: yep, and some Toffee BoD(Board of Driector)'s are looking at SAM.forestfan wrote: ↑21 Jan 2018, 22:42Yeah, he knew he wasn’t being given a realistic chance to keep them up, although (despite being a much maligned manager) he has a pretty good record at keeping mediocre teams in the top flight.
Going back to Silva, he did well to make them as competitive as he did, but the jury’s out on whether it was much more than the typical new manager bounce. He did come across well in interviews etc. which clearly helps, as opposed to some foreign managers who just look out of their depth in the Premier League.
Silva had Hull organised etc, but had more than the 9 players Phelan had?
Watford are the weird ones: with so many mangers, but (allegedly) the same backroom, scouting etc; yet teh same blazing forst half of the season followed bu diddlu squat....