Where does Stendel rank in our all time best managers?

Promotions, trophies and appearances at the national stadium matter more. If we don't go up that stat counts for zero as we will be in this league at least another season. He's achieved it, but as Barnard said in the Chronicle last week that team did it at the championship level.

 

Hardly his fault were in league one he wasnt manager last season.
We had one of the biggest budgets last time we came down under Wilson according to cryne and mansford and we did nothing it was some of the worst football I've ever seen at oakwell



You've got to also take into the young players he has brought on leaps and bounds.

 

96/97 team under Wilson

81/82 era under Hunter with Glavin Aylott Parker McCarthy Banks et all

Nowt much compares after that.

I like Stendel and his vision of how the game should be played. This team has an identity and style.

 

I love him loads.

 

99/00 under Bassett was one of my favourite seasons - attacked for fun but ultimatley couldn't defend that well

 

Seems a great bloke & done well up to now but way too early to judge. Ultimately if we finish 2nd no one’s surprised. Promotion favourites due to a pretty settled squad of young players who were only going to better for more experience & games together.

I’ve been more impressed with him in the second half of the season where he’s faced adversity with Moore been out & the squad been weakened in January.

Be interesting to see how he does in the championship as I’m sure it’ll be like last time where we’ll lose a few first teamers again & he’ll really be tested. Hopefully this time round the assistant won’t take a bung, the chief exec won’t leave, the captain won’t lose the plot & the club won’t be up for sale but anything can happen with us!

 

Remember the seasons before Clarke, settled 4th division club, used to dream of the old days when we were a decent second division club, when Clarke signed it was electrifying, he completely changed the club mindset, brought the players that made us a great team in the early 80’s, when he left Hunter took over a settled team and got us promoted to the 2nd division, Clarke always number one too me, but do like Stendle

 

Quite a few variables to consider.

He's broken the record for points total, but we're in the third tier.

If he gets us up and we do well next season, he'll be on a par with Hecky and Hunter for me.

Behind Wilson and Bassett because one got us in to the prem and the other almost got us back.

In front of Clark, who gets a honourable mention for bringing the club out of the dark ages so he's a 'last but not least'

 

He's on a par with Wilson and Clarke for me in the sense of 'a new broom sweeps clean'. Similar to Clarke he has re-invented us and reinvigorated Oakwell.
On the playing side, he us up there with Hunter, so if the style of footy continues next season he has a chance of being my personal GOAT.

Happy days

 

That's a bit harsh, it would have been enough for us just to sack him, I think.

 

Borderline

 

As high as anybody in Wome...

 

If we don’t go up given the advantages we have he will be a failure regardless of points total.

 

Dunno about controversial. I actually gave Clarke credit for his first tenure, but the others have all done it at a higher level.

That's the only fair way I could think of really, but don't like comparing them to be honest. All good managers at different levels and times.

I just count myself lucky to have seen all their teams from 78 onwards.

 

I agree. I think he and Wikson are similar in the way they got the best out of players and creating a team.

Do not underestimate the massive achievement of coming in from another country and doing what he has. From day 1 he was giving interviews in English, it would be scary enough in his native tongue. He has met every challenge head on and I cant imagine anyone calling for him to be sacked if we fail to be promoted.

 

I didn’t see a bad manager under Patrick.
They were all good managers.
But they struggled because they weren’t managing on a level playing field.
Vast majority of other managers at other clubs had far more money to spend.
Consequently our managers struggled - but they were all good.
These owners brought in Morais because of his CV but he was cr@p.
Stendel is as good as the Cryne managers and better than some of them.
Best football of the last 15 years was under Hecky.