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by Tony P » Sat May 13, 2017 8:24 pm
Who was the last player/manager in the English top flight?
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by mr_nool » Sat May 13, 2017 8:30 pm
Tony P wrote:Who was the last player/manager in the English top flight?
Ruud Gullit?
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by Scatman » Sat May 13, 2017 8:31 pm
Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
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by mr_nool » Sat May 13, 2017 8:35 pm
Just thought of Lombardo. He was after Gullit, i think.
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by fangsanalsatan » Sat May 13, 2017 8:40 pm
Vialli came right after Gullit.
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by PeterParker » Sat May 13, 2017 8:53 pm
Vialli I think. But did he also play when he managed Chelsea?
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by nottsblue » Sat May 13, 2017 9:02 pm
Scatman wrote:Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
I'm guessing it would only count if he played whilst being caretaker boss. Don't think he did but stand to be corrected. If so then Vialli is the latest. He took over from Gullitt who was also a player manager who himself succeeded another in Glenn Hoddle.
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by mr_nool » Sat May 13, 2017 9:05 pm
nottsblue wrote:Scatman wrote:Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
I'm guessing it would only count if he played whilst being caretaker boss. Don't think he did but stand to be corrected. If so then Vialli is the latest. He took over from Gullitt who was also a player manager who himself succeeded another in Glenn Hoddle.
Lombardo was at Palace at the same time as Vialli was at Chelsea.
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by nottsblue » Sat May 13, 2017 9:15 pm
mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:Scatman wrote:Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
I'm guessing it would only count if he played whilst being caretaker boss. Don't think he did but stand to be corrected. If so then Vialli is the latest. He took over from Gullitt who was also a player manager who himself succeeded another in Glenn Hoddle.
Lombardo was at Palace at the same time as Vialli was at Chelsea.
Just looked it up and Giggs indeed did play. He apparently subbed himself on v Hull in the closing stages for his last game for the rags.
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by mr_nool » Sat May 13, 2017 9:16 pm
nottsblue wrote:mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:Scatman wrote:Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
I'm guessing it would only count if he played whilst being caretaker boss. Don't think he did but stand to be corrected. If so then Vialli is the latest. He took over from Gullitt who was also a player manager who himself succeeded another in Glenn Hoddle.
Lombardo was at Palace at the same time as Vialli was at Chelsea.
Just looked it up and Giggs indeed did play. He apparently subbed himself on v Hull in the closing stages for his last game for the rags.
Attention seeking (sister-in-law) fucker.
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by CTID Hants » Sat May 13, 2017 9:23 pm
mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:Scatman wrote:Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
I'm guessing it would only count if he played whilst being caretaker boss. Don't think he did but stand to be corrected. If so then Vialli is the latest. He took over from Gullitt who was also a player manager who himself succeeded another in Glenn Hoddle.
Lombardo was at Palace at the same time as Vialli was at Chelsea.
Just looked it up and Giggs indeed did play. He apparently subbed himself on v Hull in the closing stages for his last game for the rags.
Attention seeking (sister-in-law) fucker.
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by Mikhail Chigorin » Sat May 13, 2017 9:34 pm
mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:Scatman wrote:Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
I'm guessing it would only count if he played whilst being caretaker boss. Don't think he did but stand to be corrected. If so then Vialli is the latest. He took over from Gullitt who was also a player manager who himself succeeded another in Glenn Hoddle.
Lombardo was at Palace at the same time as Vialli was at Chelsea.
Just looked it up and Giggs indeed did play. He apparently subbed himself on v Hull in the closing stages for his last game for the rags.
Attention seeking (sister-in-law) fucker.
Did she share his vision, I wonder ?? What other reason would she have for cavorting with him ??
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by johnny crossan » Mon May 15, 2017 10:40 am
If this unacceptable rouge answer turns out to be correct it should be struck from our blue pages.
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by fangsanalsatan » Mon May 15, 2017 10:54 am
What about Owen Coyle? Or are the shorts just for show?
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by patrickblue » Mon May 15, 2017 11:18 am
Gary Monk was certainly appointed as interim player manager of Swansea, but I'm not sure if that was still the title when it was made permanent. If so it would have been Monk.
I don't think whether the player/manager actually played is pertinent, it's the job title.
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by Scatman » Mon May 15, 2017 12:29 pm
patrickblue wrote:Gary Monk was certainly appointed as interim player manager of Swansea, but I'm not sure if that was still the title when it was made permanent. If so it would have been Monk.
I don't think whether the player/manager actually played is pertinent, it's the job title.
Not Giggs then. Case closed.
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by fangsanalsatan » Mon May 15, 2017 1:23 pm
Monk was appointed interim player-manager on 4 February 2014 and became permanent manager on 7 May 2014.
Giggs was appointed interim player-manager on 22 April 2014. His last appearance was on 6 May 2014, but he managed another game, on 11 May 2014. He announced his retirement on 19 May 2014.
Looks like it's the adulterer.
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by patrickblue » Mon May 15, 2017 1:36 pm
fangsanalsatan wrote:Monk was appointed interim player-manager on 4 February 2014 and became permanent manager on 7 May 2014.
Giggs was appointed interim player-manager on 22 April 2014. His last appearance was on 6 May 2014, but he managed another game, on 11 May 2014. He announced his retirement on 19 May 2014.
Looks like it's the adulterer.
But the point is, when he became permanent, was his job title player manager, or manager?
I suspect it may have been the former as he signed another contract in 2015
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by bigblue » Mon May 15, 2017 4:54 pm
Wish Roberto would have subbed himself on during the last few weeks of his tenure. Would have shown more desire and fight than most of the team combined at the time.
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by Niall Quinns Discopants » Wed May 17, 2017 1:03 pm
mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:mr_nool wrote:nottsblue wrote:Scatman wrote:Great question. Does caretaker manager, ie Ryan Giggs, count?
I'm guessing it would only count if he played whilst being caretaker boss. Don't think he did but stand to be corrected. If so then Vialli is the latest. He took over from Gullitt who was also a player manager who himself succeeded another in Glenn Hoddle.
Lombardo was at Palace at the same time as Vialli was at Chelsea.
Just looked it up and Giggs indeed did play. He apparently subbed himself on v Hull in the closing stages for his last game for the rags.
Attention seeking (sister-in-law) fucker.
He is, isn't he.
Ryan Giggs is an attention seeking fucker as well.
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