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Post by QPR Report on Mar 2, 2009 7:22:44 GMT
Starting today...And already a Shanda!
Daily Mail - THE LIST: Sportsmail's 50-41 of the greatest managers in British football history
After Sir Alex Ferguson made it a staggering 41 trophies during his long and illustrious managerial career with the Carling Cup triumph against Tottenham on Sunday, Sportsmail pays tribute to British football's outstanding leaders.
In our latest offering of The List series, we are setting out to find the greatest manager to have graced our game - and kick off today with numbers 50-41 as selected by our fleet of contributors.
SPORTSMAIL'S greatest managers in British footballing history - numbers 50-41...
50. John Lambie (Hamilton, Partick Thistle, Falkirk)
49. Ally MacLeod (Ayr, Aberdeen, Scotland, Motherwell, Airdrie, Queen of the South)
48. Johnny Carey (Blackburn, Republic of Ireland, Everton, Leyton Orient, Nottingham Forest)
47. Tommy Docherty (Chelsea, Rotherham, QPR, Aston Villa, Scotland, Manchester United, Derby, Preston, Wolves)
46. John Lyall (West Ham, Ipswich)
45. Gerard Houllier (Liverpool)
44. Joe Mercer (Sheffield United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Coventry City, England)
43. Ron Saunders (Yeovil, Oxford, Norwich, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham, West Brom)
42. Jim Smith (Blackburn, Birmingham, Oxford, QPR, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Derby)
41. Terry Venables (Crystal Palace, QPR, Tottenham, England, Middlesbrough, Leeds)
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 3, 2009 7:31:42 GMT
Some of this list is a joke. Hard to comment until the list is complete and we see who's not on, but come on: Wilf McGuinness over Terry Venables?  40. Roy Hodgson (Inter Milan, Blackburn, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Fulham) 39. David Moyes (Preston North End, Everton) 38. Bill Struth (Rangers) 37. Thomas Mitchell (Blackburn) 36. Graham Turner (Shrewsbury, Aston Villa, Wolves, Hereford) 35. Wilf McGuinness (Manchester United, Aris Salonika, York City) 34. Dave Bassett (Wimbledon, Watford, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Leicester, Southampton) 33. Kevin Keegan (Newcastle, Fulham, England, Manchester City) 32. Walter Smith (Rangers, Everton, Scotland) 31. George Graham (Millwall, Arsenal, Leeds, Tottenham)
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 4, 2009 7:51:41 GMT
Continuing....
John Toshack better than Venables? Keith Burkinshaw? (I presume Alec Stock makes the top 20 - otherwise his exclusion would be a travesty)
30. Jim McLean - Dundee United
29. Howard Wilkinson - Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Sunderland
28. Ted Drake - Reading, Chelsea
27. Lawrie McMenemy - Doncaster, Grimsby, Southampton, Sunderland, Northern Ireland
26. John Toshack - Swansea, Real Sociedad, Real Madrid, Wales, Deportivo, Besiktas, St Etienne, Catania, Real Murcia, Wales
25. Ron Atkinson - Cambridge United, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Coventry, Nottingham Forest
24. Rafa Benitez - Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura, Tenerife, Valencia, Liverpool
23. Keith Burkinshaw - Tottenham Hotspur, Gillingham, West Bromwich Albion
22. Harry Catterick - Crewe, Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, Preston
21. Jock Wallace - Berwick, Rangers, Leicester, Motherwell
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 5, 2009 7:22:05 GMT
Wow Alec Stock must be in the top 10...Otherwise this is stupid! [ Others in top 10 will be Shankly, Paisley, Busby, Ferguson, Nicholson...Hmmm  ]20. Graham Taylor - Lincoln, Watford, Aston Villa, England, Wolves 19. Martin O'Neill - Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich, Leicester, Celtic, Aston Villa 18. Steve Coppell - Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading 17. Ron Greenwood - West Ham, England 16. Kenny Dalglish - Liverpool, Blackburn, Newcastle, Celtic 15. Dario Gradi - Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Crewe Alexandra 14. Howard Kendall - Blackburn, Everton, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester City, Xanthi, Notts County, Sheffield United, Ethinikos Piraeus 13. Herbert Chapman - Northampton, Leeds, Huddersfield, Arsenal 12. Don Revie - Leeds, England, UAE, Al Nasr, Al Ahly 11. Sir Bobby Robson - Fulham, Ipswich, England, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Barcelona, Newcastle
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 6, 2009 6:55:47 GMT
And the top 10: No Alec Stock!
10. Jose Mourinho (Benfica, Leiria, Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan)
9. Bill Nicholson (Tottenham Hotspur)8. Arsene Wenger (Nancy, Monaco, Grampus Eight, Arsenal)
7. Jock Stein (Dunfermline, Hibernian, Celtic, Leeds, Scotland)
6. Sir Alf Ramsey (Ipswich, England, Birmingham)
5. Sir Matt Busby (Manchester United)
4. Bill Shankly (Carlisle, Grimsby, Workington, Huddersfield, Liverpool)
3. Bob Paisley (Liverpool)
2. Brian Clough (Hartlepool, Derby, Brighton, Leeds, Nottingham Forest)
1. Sir Alex Ferguson (East Stirlingshire, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Scotland, Manchester United)
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And here in one post is Complete List of Greatest Managers
50. John Lambie (Hamilton, Partick Thistle, Falkirk)
49. Ally MacLeod (Ayr, Aberdeen, Scotland, Motherwell, Airdrie, Queen of the South)
48. Johnny Carey (Blackburn, Republic of Ireland, Everton, Leyton Orient, Nottingham Forest)
47. Tommy Docherty (Chelsea, Rotherham, QPR, Aston Villa, Scotland, Manchester United, Derby, Preston, Wolves)
46. John Lyall (West Ham, Ipswich)
45. Gerard Houllier (Liverpool)
44. Joe Mercer (Sheffield United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Coventry City, England)
43. Ron Saunders (Yeovil, Oxford, Norwich, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham, West Brom)
42. Jim Smith (Blackburn, Birmingham, Oxford, QPR, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Derby)
41. Terry Venables (Crystal Palace, QPR, Tottenham, England, Middlesbrough, Leeds)
40. Roy Hodgson (Inter Milan, Blackburn, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Fulham)
39. David Moyes (Preston North End, Everton)
38. Bill Struth (Rangers)
37. Thomas Mitchell (Blackburn)
36. Graham Turner (Shrewsbury, Aston Villa, Wolves, Hereford)
35. Wilf McGuinness (Manchester United, Aris Salonika, York City)
34. Dave Bassett (Wimbledon, Watford, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Leicester, Southampton)
33. Kevin Keegan (Newcastle, Fulham, England, Manchester City)
32. Walter Smith (Rangers, Everton, Scotland)
31. George Graham (Millwall, Arsenal, Leeds, Tottenham)
Posted by QPR Report on Mar 4, 2009, 3:51am
Continuing....
30. Jim McLean - Dundee United
29. Howard Wilkinson - Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Sunderland
28. Ted Drake - Reading, Chelsea
27. Lawrie McMenemy - Doncaster, Grimsby, Southampton, Sunderland, Northern Ireland
26. John Toshack - Swansea, Real Sociedad, Real Madrid, Wales, Deportivo, Besiktas, St Etienne, Catania, Real Murcia, Wales
25. Ron Atkinson - Cambridge United, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Coventry, Nottingham Forest
24. Rafa Benitez - Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura, Tenerife, Valencia, Liverpool
23. Keith Burkinshaw - Tottenham Hotspur, Gillingham, West Bromwich Albion
22. Harry Catterick - Crewe, Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, Preston
21. Jock Wallace - Berwick, Rangers, Leicester, Motherwell
20. Graham Taylor - Lincoln, Watford, Aston Villa, England, Wolves
19. Martin O'Neill - Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich, Leicester, Celtic, Aston Villa
18. Steve Coppell - Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading
17. Ron Greenwood - West Ham, England
16. Kenny Dalglish - Liverpool, Blackburn, Newcastle, Celtic
15. Dario Gradi - Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Crewe Alexandra
14. Howard Kendall - Blackburn, Everton, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester City, Xanthi, Notts County, Sheffield United, Ethinikos Piraeus
13. Herbert Chapman - Northampton, Leeds, Huddersfield, Arsenal
12. Don Revie - Leeds, England, UAE, Al Nasr, Al Ahly
11. Sir Bobby Robson - Fulham, Ipswich, England, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Barcelona, Newcastle
10. Jose Mourinho (Benfica, Leiria, Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan)
9. Bill Nicholson (Tottenham Hotspur)8. Arsene Wenger (Nancy, Monaco, Grampus Eight, Arsenal)
7. Jock Stein (Dunfermline, Hibernian, Celtic, Leeds, Scotland)
6. Sir Alf Ramsey (Ipswich, England, Birmingham)
5. Sir Matt Busby (Manchester United)
4. Bill Shankly (Carlisle, Grimsby, Workington, Huddersfield, Liverpool)
3. Bob Paisley (Liverpool)
2. Brian Clough (Hartlepool, Derby, Brighton, Leeds, Nottingham Forest)
1. Sir Alex Ferguson (East Stirlingshire, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Scotland, Manchester United)
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