From bride to bridesmaid: thread about Dodds.


The title might be a bit misleading but my point here is regards Dodds position at the club from his own perspective should we bring in a new head coach. I mean he has came in and done way better than anyone of us had thought and that is all on him and a testament to what he is all about. The big ask though is how would Dodds feel in the set up or even how the players would feel with a new man coming in at the helm. Once you have had a taste of it and done so well then I imagine that’s going to give you the appetite for more of the same. So would Dodds accept stepping down so easily then.
 
I don’t think the club would want him to be manager as they want to keep him as a coach. Ultimately as manager he would be sacked. As you say I guess it is up to Dodds if he wants to be a manager and says hire me or lose me. He did after wba highlight his passion is coaching but that he was buzzing from the pressures of being in charge.
 
He’s done brilliantly so far but should we even be considering a permanent appointment with only 4 games experience as a head coach. From what I’ve seen I like him a lot but experience is quite important in any role.
 
Never in history has appointing a caretaker manager worked and I’m sure Sunderland aren’t going to break that mould.

Dodds said himself the first time around he didn’t even want to work with the first team, I know things change but history tells us it would be a disaster.
 
Dodds was getting dogs abuse on here just last week, and to be fair to the Lad here's done really well in the two games, but what happens if he got the job and then loses the next three, The club would get slaughtered..

Keep him in and around the coaching set up, then we'll get the best of both worlds....
 
Never in history has appointing a caretaker manager worked and I’m sure Sunderland aren’t going to break that mould.

Dodds said himself the first time around he didn’t even want to work with the first team, I know things change but history tells us it would be a disaster.

I read about a caretaker appointment that went well recently:

In April 2017, Still started a new position at second division team Lierse, combining the video analyst job with the assignment as assistant manager of Frederik Vanderbiest.[10] In June 2017, Still returned to Standard Liège,[11] only to leave two days later as his new club did not want to fulfill the agreed upon arrangements as part of the contract negotiations.[12]

Still was able to return immediately to Lierse, where (at just 24 years of age) he was appointed caretaker manager from October as Vanderbiest got sacked.[13][14] Eventually, Lierse employed Still as full-time manager.[15] Still managed to guide the team to 21 points out of 27, including a seven-game winning streak. The 2–0 victory against Westerlo of 2 December 2017 became his last match as head coach however, as he did not possess the "UEFA A-level coach" degree, which is required in the Belgian First Division B to remain in charge for more than 60 days.[16] Still stayed with Lierse but became the assistant of David Colpaert.[citation needed]

 
I read about a caretaker appointment that went well recently:

In April 2017, Still started a new position at second division team Lierse, combining the video analyst job with the assignment as assistant manager of Frederik Vanderbiest.[10] In June 2017, Still returned to Standard Liège,[11] only to leave two days later as his new club did not want to fulfill the agreed upon arrangements as part of the contract negotiations.[12]

Still was able to return immediately to Lierse, where (at just 24 years of age) he was appointed caretaker manager from October as Vanderbiest got sacked.[13][14] Eventually, Lierse employed Still as full-time manager.[15] Still managed to guide the team to 21 points out of 27, including a seven-game winning streak. The 2–0 victory against Westerlo of 2 December 2017 became his last match as head coach however, as he did not possess the "UEFA A-level coach" degree, which is required in the Belgian First Division B to remain in charge for more than 60 days.[16] Still stayed with Lierse but became the assistant of David Colpaert.[citation needed]

Cracking, so what you’re saying is Will Still did so well as caretaker manager he was given the job full time and he made such a success we should hire Doddsy and turn down Will Still, aye makes sense :lol:
 
The title might be a bit misleading but my point here is regards Dodds position at the club from his own perspective should we bring in a new head coach. I mean he has came in and done way better than anyone of us had thought and that is all on him and a testament to what he is all about. The big ask though is how would Dodds feel in the set up or even how the players would feel with a new man coming in at the helm. Once you have had a taste of it and done so well then I imagine that’s going to give you the appetite for more of the same. So would Dodds accept stepping down so easily then.
Impossible to say without knowing him, but my reading is that he is happy with the role he's had to date. Problem might be if he's pushed down the pecking order by a new man coming in and bringing his preferred staff
 
Cracking, so what you’re saying is Will Still did so well as caretaker manager he was given the job full time and he made such a success we should hire Doddsy and turn down Will Still, aye makes sense :lol:
Er.... that's not what I said.

You said "Never in history has appointing a caretaker manager worked" - so I'm just pointing out a recent and topical one that has.
 

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