philliggi Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Just watched the 92live video and it got me thinking. When both father and son go into management usually the father is the better of the two, the son doing ok but never eclipsing the dad. Alex better than darren ferguson Brian better than nigel clough Even when you talk about playing ability the dad usually comes out on top Roberto mancini and the crap son Hopefully lee johnson and anton rodgers are about to buck the trend. You can probably add many more to them examples if you wish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) Darren and Nigel still managed clubs in the Championship, if LJ does that with the Latics we will all be delighted. Edited August 2, 2013 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Just watched the 92live video and it got me thinking. When both father and son go into management usually the father is the better of the two, the son doing ok but never eclipsing the dad. Alex better than darren ferguson Brian better than nigel clough Even when you talk about playing ability the dad usually comes out on top Roberto mancini and the crap son Hopefully lee johnson and anton rodgers are about to buck the trend. You can probably add many more to them examples if you wish To be fair, Clough and Ferguson are slightly more difficult to emulate than Gary Johnson, good manager though he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huangjoe Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Reversion to the mean. Works both ways, but it's just that you're likely to remember "great managers" more than failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I wonder if I can get a bet on Lee Johnson managing England and then live long enough to see it happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Jose Mouriniho's dad was a goalkeeper but didn't cut it as a manager. Sometimes being born into a footballing family like this may have its advantages as you see the professional game growing up. Johnson will have been given a far better grounding than about 90% of new Managers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Gil Scott Heron was much more successful than his dad, Celtic centre-forward Gil Heron. Not at football, just generally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinevillawill Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Daft argument, really, as most managers are better managers than their fathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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