[pete]

You can be a world class coach without being a good manager.

Football is littered with them Don Howe and Brian Kidd are two who spring to mind.

Too True!

Fergie left a lot of the training ground stuff to Phelan! (Other way round I know but I agree with your point)!

[WBArgo]

On the one hand, I could see him being a good coach as he's a fairly 'nice' guy and if he was given a set of instructions, he would try to follow them to the book. I.e. "do this, then that for 30 minutes". Obviously, he is far too rigid in his ways for management which requires adjustments.

Anyway, on the other hand I think it may be a load of rubbish. Football is still an old boys club, and even if you're completely thick and stupid, you can walk into some pretty decent jobs. A lot of football pundits seem to say it as they're friends with him and don't want to offend him. He is also bad at handling all different types of players, and outs some, so I can't see him being good with that side of things.

[we8seals]

I asked you a few weeks ago to post a link to prove 'it's all there'
You couldn't
I googled it and could not find anything to prove he is a good coach
Please post 2 links that prove he is a good coach
Otherwise stop making things up

forget google. use the evidence of our own eyes. I have seen no sign of any great or inspirational coaching - and no sign that he has improved a single player!!

[WBAinDEVON]

Pepe mel was far more inspirational

[RogerBadoo]

We should never have let Pepe Mel go....he kept us up last season when we where a shambles....his reward....the sack by mutual consent.

Really hope we get on with sacking Irvine; and then bring in McInnes from Aberdeen.

[Legend]

Pepe Mel simply had to go, he lost the dressing room. The players are still fighting for Irvine, that will give us half a chance.

[pete]

Lescott stating that its not Irvine to blame but the players!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9624105/premier-league-players-not-looking-to-blame-manager-alan-irvine-says-west-brom8217s-joleon-lescott

Laughable! irvine picks the fkn lacklustre team ffs!

[Droitwich Baggie]

If he does go, it will sem like Christmas.
 

[Aztech]

Pepe Mel simply had to go, he lost the dressing room.

And I wonder why that was?

[swad35]

I'm sorry but clearly he is not a good coach, there maybe aspects of the game he is good at I.e getting on with players and footballing staff but he is not a good coach.

The results speak for themselves, his lack of tatical awareness, decision making and his inability to find the right balance between attacking and defensive football is plain to see.

He is out of his depth.

[east-stand-nick]

Pepe Mel simply had to go, he lost the dressing room. The players are still fighting for Irvine, that will give us half a chance.

The players are fighting for him?! Whatever you've been drinking over Christmas, send it this way please.

[caravanc58]

Lescott stating that its not Irvine to blame but the players!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9624105/premier-league-players-not-looking-to-blame-manager-alan-irvine-says-west-brom8217s-joleon-lescott

Laughable! irvine picks the fkn lacklustre team ffs!

just wish the players would shut up talking rubbish and do what they are paid to do, all these comments are just futile and mean nothing to supporters when we sliding down the league.

[Atomic]

Lescott stating that its not Irvine to blame but the players!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9624105/premier-league-players-not-looking-to-blame-manager-alan-irvine-says-west-brom8217s-joleon-lescott

Laughable! irvine picks the fkn lacklustre team ffs!

Lescott, Foster and the rest of the players can frankly go and f*** off with this nonsense. Their noses are so far up Irvine's backside it's not coffee they are smelling.

[WBAinDEVON]

Far to comfortable up there. I hope they have to bust a gut in training when new coach comes in, make the  feckers work hard

[pete]

Its bad luck now! Completely fkn stupid inept moron!

http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/irvine-albion-baggies-stoke-west-brom-2169812.aspx

[Legend]

And I wonder why that was?

I'm not sure, maybe he needed to do a better job man managing the players and gaining their respect. If a Head Coach or Manager loses the respect of the players then he won't last long. Mel leaving was the best thing for both parties.

The players are fighting for him?! Whatever you've been drinking over Christmas, send it this way please.

We've never lost a game this season due to a lack of trying. Lack of quality in the final third maybe.

[pete]

I'm not sure, maybe he needed to do a better job man managing the players and gaining their respect. If a Head Coach or Manager loses the respect of the players then he won't last long. Mel leaving was the best thing for both parties.

We've never lost a game this season due to a lack of trying. Lack of quality in the final third maybe.

Lack of quality at the back and in the middle too!

[baggie96]

He's gone, pulis in within  a week.

[swad35]

Lack of quality at the back and in the middle too!

And on the bench!

[caravanc58]

I hope the club have been actively looking for a new manager for a few weeks ,we certainly don't want the fiasco we endured after Clarke was sacked. to take 4-6 to get a replacement now and we will go down.

[WBAinDEVON]

He's gone, pulis in within  a week.

No yellow bar yet

[baggie96]

No yellow bar yet

Probably announced tomorrow

[pete]

Probably announced tomorrow

Are you confirming this then?

[Droitwich Baggie]

Where has this Pulis rumour come from?

[caravanc58]

Its bad luck now! Completely fkn stupid inept moron!

http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/irvine-albion-baggies-stoke-west-brom-2169812.aspx

was it bad luck that wisdom was 20 yrds from the stoke player to put the ball into the box for stokes 1st, was it bad luck that no player closed down the shot for stokes second. just drivel after every defeat, would respect him more if  he had a blast at the players for not doing the basics.