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Given the league standings I have been searching for you guys current opinion of Alex Neil as manager but can't really find anything. I'm presuming in the present circumstances it's positive.

I'm a born and bred Hamilton man currently living in the US and well familiar with Alex due to his 10 years at Hamilton. Humble very approachable man noted for always having time for a chat with fans whenever he encountered them around the town.
 
Well we’re third in the table, he’s out-thought some of the best teams in the league, and got us scoring more than some tens of millions attacks. I’d say he’s pretty popular
 
Possibly the best manager since I've supported PNE. Excellent tactically, constantly watching the opposition and improves players on the training pitch.

David Moyes was great for us but he was well backed at a time when this league was more of an even playing field.

Billy Davies inherited a lot of his good players from the Craig Brown era but took them to another level. But again, the gulf in finances wasn't as big in 2005.

Neil is working wonders right now and were lucky to have him.
 
I sit a few rows behind where he is in the dug out. Hes a very intense manager who kicks every ball. He takes no prisoners, doesnt hide his emotios at mistakes and the 4th official always know theyve been in a game.
 
I have not always agreed with team selections or ,occasionally, tactics but am delighted with results this season. Proof of pudding in the eating and all that and at the moment the service produced is Michelin star.
 
JFK-1 said:
Given the league standings I have been searching for you guys current opinion of Alex Neil as manager but can't really find anything. I'm presuming in the present circumstances it's positive.

I'm a born and bred Hamilton man currently living in the US and well familiar with Alex due to his 10 years at Hamilton. Humble very approachable man noted for always having time for a chat with fans whenever he encountered them around the town.
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He seems to have all the squad in his corner. And his tactics seem top notch.
 
northender1881 said:
Alex Neil is an absolutely shit manager, a genuine bad stain on the beautiful game of Football.

Thankfully we at Preston are willing to keep him here so that no other club has to worry about him, we’re good like that.

Just try to forget about him - no point ever mentioning him with other jobs and such like.
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Only job I had in mind for him was manager of Premier League Preston and utilising his experience from Norwich to keep the team there more than a season. Bournemouth have managed it and have an average attendance premier league attendance less than that of PNE while you would expect the PNE average to increase further in the PL.

Has to be the case that the longer you can stay there the greater the chance of actually improving the side to a minimum mid table quality from where raids into higher territory were within reach. And perhaps Neil is the perfect man for this club at this time.

He moved to Hamilton at 24 years of age and spent the next 10 years there the first 8 as a player the final two as player/manager so he spent most of his career at a club with a shoestring budget. Hamilton typically have the smallest budget in the SPL and a smaller budget even than some in the league below.

He managed to lead Hamilton to promotion via the play offs in his first season as manager. Unlike the championship in England the championship play off final in Scotland sees the championship finalist face off against whoever finished second bottom the SPL where they defeated Hibs. And have stayed in the SPL though almost always narrowly.

He managed that with no money so perhaps he's the ideal guy to negotiate a path there and then with some money instead of none take it to another level.
 
JFK-1 said:
Given the league standings I have been searching for you guys current opinion of Alex Neil as manager but can't really find anything. I'm presuming in the present circumstances it's positive.

I'm a born and bred Hamilton man currently living in the US and well familiar with Alex due to his 10 years at Hamilton. Humble very approachable man noted for always having time for a chat with fans whenever he encountered them around the town.
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All of the above and more....

he is a very entertaining manager to watch and the listen too..

Never tells us injury news but often tells us why he did x;y;z after the event.

great tactician and honest bloke......and anything nhe gets his workrate deserves...
 
If Alex Neil takes Preston to the premiership it will be greater achievement than Claudio Ranieri's at Leicester. Outside the top flight since 1961.
These articles are old and yet they still refer to our lengthy stay away from the top.

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Preston need more magical nights after suffering 49 years of hurt | Tony Paley

Tony Paley: The amazing victory at Leeds was a rare sweet spot after nearly a decade in the doldrums for the fallen Lancashire giants
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Preston go marching on

As sleeping giants go, Preston North End are certainly in the big five, especially with huge mosaics of Sir Tom Finney and Bill Shankly on Deepdale's two new stands acting as permanent reminders of the past.
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Some years ago The Guardian ran an article about 6 greats in the world of sport who had fallen form the top and never been back. Preston were their chosen football team.
 
I agree that he’s probably the best manager in recent memory. Only Moyes can compare. We’re lucky to have him. Lucky also that The Fiddler and Hemmings kept their nerve during last seasons slow start. The bedwetters will do will to remember this next time we hit a bad patch - which we will.
 
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