Regardless of the result,have you ever heard a more detailed analysis or breakdown from any manager,regarding tactics,formations,how we won or lost the game etc.This guy is an absolute diamond and should be afforded a lot of patience.Fuck hemmings,ridsdale etc,Neill is pivotal to Preston achieving prem status,whether it be this season or in 3 years.The attention to detail he provides and the insight he gives to fans after the game is something I have never witnessed from any manager at any level.Long may he reign.
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We've had few in the past like Moyes and BD They the ones who have taken us closer to reaching the prem without any money.
BD use to provide a boot room analysis with his expensive imac.
With AN it is very detailed and I just think, do other managers provide the same info to their players. E.g Thomas frank at Brentford and Lee Johnson at Bristol city? Or is it the case of they have more better technical players than we have.
Which is why we will probably lose him the next time a decent move comes around due to the fact that the owner didnt back him.
Much like our core better players the only way we can keep them and Neil long term is to win promotion.
Fuck Hemmings & Ridsdale!!!Who employed Neil in the first place?
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I will support AN and the players as long as are with us, however there are several managers better than Neil in the Championship. Wouldn't have bothered me if he'd gone to WBA or Stoke.
Football is a results business and AN has yet to deliver. I obviously hope he can but I'm far from convinced on his record so far.
Football is a results business and AN has yet to deliver. I obviously hope he can but I'm far from convinced on his record so far.
And who are those better manager than AN?
The question is, if those better managers had our squad, could they get us promoted with our transfer budget!
With several better, much larger, budgets
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Football is still a simple game, best chance was the long punt nugent flick Brown volley.
For me we over elaborate and his changes were and are often IMO wrong players wrong positions.
Maguire on for Barky and again stuck out wide?
For me we over elaborate and his changes were and are often IMO wrong players wrong positions.
Maguire on for Barky and again stuck out wide?
When you look at who’s above and around us I’d say he is probably the manager that’s over achieving the most with the budget and lack of quality in squad depth that we have.
Im not sure Neil would do as well as bilic as WBA but I don’t think bilic would do as well as Neil at PNE.
I believe we could do better with the players we have at our disposal, for what ever reason and especially recently at home AN has the team playing with caution and taking the safe option.
We have players who can hurt the opposition,but we choose not to use them to our best advantage and seem more concerned about what the opposition are capable of.
Let's hope in the final games AN let's the team play at a higher tempo, with more fluidity and take the game to the opposition, move the ball quicker, get round the back and create chances.
If AN can get us to play in a more attacking style then I'm sure we will see more goals and draws such as yesterday, turned in to three points.
I think his post match analysis would make far more interesting and enjoyable reading when we have played at a higher tempo with attacking flair.
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Linesmans flag was up it wouldn't have counted but he should have put it away. poor finish
I must admit I am not his biggest fan but accept that he has done a good job up till now with limited resources.
Crying out for a centre forward yesterday, sorry to say this but I just wonder why we signed Nugent he is too old, a little slower and although he has a huge heart he simply cannot cut it against the younger defenders. hemmings tried to pacify the fans with this signing.
We have missed a huge trick in not strengthening this window and yesterdays result was a let off for Ridsdale and Hemmings, the sooner we sell the better we need rid of this owner and quick. he sillallow the sale of talent like Ben d and Pearo for sure.
Crying out for a centre forward yesterday, sorry to say this but I just wonder why we signed Nugent he is too old, a little slower and although he has a huge heart he simply cannot cut it against the younger defenders. hemmings tried to pacify the fans with this signing.
We have missed a huge trick in not strengthening this window and yesterdays result was a let off for Ridsdale and Hemmings, the sooner we sell the better we need rid of this owner and quick. he sillallow the sale of talent like Ben d and Pearo for sure.
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Given that we are currently in 7th place I guess that these 'several managers' are with clubs who are in a top 6 position therefore, why would they want to come and manage us?
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Despite having his faults (seeming over-loyalty to tactics and players, slow to shake up a game), what you can't ignore is that he has taken a squad that, on paper, has no right to expect to be anywhere near the playoffs and has it sitting three points off of them, 9 off top spot.
Whilst we, as fans, might be right to say we're under strength in a number of positions and don't have the goalscorer other teams do, we're top scorers at home and are punching well above our weight. When we lose we're rarely dominated by the winners (the odd result aside) and when did we last go through a spell in which we genuinely went into every game believing we can win it?
I like Neil's honesty and pragmatism, especially when we hit one of our dodgy runs. He never panics, never makes snap changes and his calmness must transmit to this young squad and help them not feel the pressure while they get their heads back.
He's still young and is making mistakes, but the fact that we get annoyed at any dropping of points or seemingly missed opportunities shows what belief he's given us that we are genuine contenders to go up. Without Neil, I can't think of anyone who could squeeze out of this group of players what he is doing.
Whilst we, as fans, might be right to say we're under strength in a number of positions and don't have the goalscorer other teams do, we're top scorers at home and are punching well above our weight. When we lose we're rarely dominated by the winners (the odd result aside) and when did we last go through a spell in which we genuinely went into every game believing we can win it?
I like Neil's honesty and pragmatism, especially when we hit one of our dodgy runs. He never panics, never makes snap changes and his calmness must transmit to this young squad and help them not feel the pressure while they get their heads back.
He's still young and is making mistakes, but the fact that we get annoyed at any dropping of points or seemingly missed opportunities shows what belief he's given us that we are genuine contenders to go up. Without Neil, I can't think of anyone who could squeeze out of this group of players what he is doing.
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I feel similar about the tactics.
Paul Gallagher is my obvious replacement if Neil is invited to work elsewhere. Gallagher already behaves like a player manager on the pitch.