Kowalski Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Here's the list of permanent managers since Sir Alex Ferguson: Ian Porterfield Alex Smith Willie Miller Roy Aitken Alex Miller Ebbe Skovdahl Steve Paterson Jimmy Calderwood Rank the above in order of how well you think they have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 wikipedia has done this already http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_fc Dates Manager Wins Draws Losses Win% 1988 1991 Jocky Scott & Alex Smith 117 63 35 19 53.85% 1986 1988 Ian Porterfield 71 35 27 9 49.30% 2004 Present Jimmy Calderwood 208 90 50 68 43.27% 1992 1995 Willie Miller 124 53 45 26 42.47% 1995 1997 Roy Aitken 124 50 31 43 40.32% 1999 2002 Ebbe Skovdahl 159 54 37 68 33.96% 2002 2004 Steve Paterson 68 23 13 32 33.82% 1991 1992 Alex Smith 23 7 7 9 30.43% 1997 1998 Alex Miller 43 11 13 19 25.58% Without seeing that my only change might have been moving Portloo down a wee bit. Tbh you could argue Willie should be above JC in that we were 2nd in everything until he fucked up but at the end of the day he won the same as JC, fuck all, which I suppose would suggest Aitken maybe should be punted up a wee bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Alex Smith & Jocky Scott Willie Miller Ian Porterfield Jimmy Calderwood Roy Aitken Ebbe Skovdahl Steve Paterson Alex Miller Not sure about Porterfield and Calderwood, would maybe swap them around. Porterfield had better players at his disposal of course. He bought a shower of shite in Jones, Hackett and Edwards but also brought in Peter and Charlie Nicholas (the biggest and most exciting signing at Aberdeen in my lifetime). He also integrated Brian Grant, Paul Wright and Stevie Gray more in the side which was another positive for him. But he was far too reliant on his back five. Seemed to have the attitude that as we had the best back five in the league (think Leighton held the shut out record in 87-88) that was enough to see us through but it wasn't and the football was often low on entertainment value. Calderwood has been a good manager for us mostly, but the lack of a final and losses to lower league sides blot his record but to think where we were before him he has done very well to not only steady the ship but improved us greatly. However, we do need to keep improving, a trophy would shift him up that table. Smith & Scott had a very good side and made some excellent signings, and the football we played under them was excellent. They also won us the cup double, and should have added at least one league title to that too. Willie Miller's side played probably the best football I've seen from any Aberdeen side, particularly in his first full season. We also should have won the league under him and at least one of the cups. It was sad that his tenure ended the way it did, but he did have the unenviable task of replacing veterans like McLeish, Bett and Connor. Aitken won us a trophy, but his side became so shambolically bad that it is impossible to look back on his time with any warmth at all. Spent an awful lot of money too for very little in return. Paterson and Miller can just fuck off. Simply horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 My instinct said... Alex Smith Calderwood W Miller Porterfield Skovdahl Aitken A Miller Paterson With more consideration and research the middle 5 or 6 could easily be changed around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 1. Jimmy Calderwood 2. Ebbe Skovdahl 3. Roy Aitken 4. Steve Paterson 5. Alex Miller ==== 6. Willie Miller 6. Ian Porterfield 6. Alex Smith The 3 of them come in equal 6th as I know the square root of fuck all about any of their reigns in the hot seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajja Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Is the thread title missing punctuation ? Rank. The managers since Sir Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntbear Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Calderwood has been a good manager for us mostly, but the lack of a final and losses to lower league sides blot his record but to think where we were before him he has done very well to not only steady the ship but improved us greatly. However, we do need to keep improving, a trophy would shift him up that table. DonsTalk in some sense posted shocker. No team in football "deserves" anything, and too many dons fans think we 'deserve' to be playing finals and winning trophies. I think we'll be lucky to do that with the current board / chairman. Jimmy is the best manager we have had since Fergie, and with the squads he's had and the investment he hasn't, he has done extremely well. I honestly don't know who we could pick up at this moment in time that would be better than the 2 Jimmies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajja Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 DonsTalk in some sense posted shocker. I take exception to that assessment There is more sense talked on here than you will find on any other Dons forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
??? Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 There is more sense talked on here than you will find on any other Dons forum. You win some, you draw some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 1. Smith - brilliant times, ended abruptly 2. Calderwood - just needs a trophy, soon 3. W Miller - fantastic football 4. Porterfield - given the team he inherited, should have done a lot better, but was always on a hiding to nothing 5. Skovdahl - some nice highs but some terrible lows 6. Aitken - will never forgive him for binning Irvine and Booth at the time we were needing players who played for the shirt 7. A Miller - useless 8. Paterson - embarrassing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie_millers-barmyarmy Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Alex Smith & Jocky Scott Roy Aitken Willie Miller Ebbe Skovdahl Ian Porterfield Jimmy Calderwood Alex Miller Steve Paterson Aitken won a trophy we'll take that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboisared Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 If Calderwood was to go, would anyone think about having Smith and Scott back? Hypothetically speaking of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajja Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 1. Smith - brilliant times, ended abruptly 2. Calderwood - just needs a trophy, soon 3. W Miller - fantastic football 4. Porterfield - given the team he inherited, should have done a lot better, but was always on a hiding to nothing 5. Skovdahl - some nice highs but some terrible lows 6. Aitken - will never forgive him for binning Irvine and Booth at the time we were needing players who played for the shirt 7. A Miller - useless 8. Paterson - embarrassing We will have this in May. I'm certain of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octavion Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 1. Smith - would have him back if Calderwood jumped ship 2. Calderwood - Better win that trophy come May or his cards will be marked ! 3. W Miller - good times and then came the bad 4. Porterfield - aricht i suppose 5. Skovdahl - nice guy but had some bad lows 6. Aitken - prick 7. A Miller- poor 8. Paterson - no comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Me too, booked the time off work already. Doh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caledonia Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 1. Smith 2.W Miller 3. Skovdahl 4. Calderwood 5. Aitken 6 Porterfield 7. Paterson 8. A Miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajja Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Me too, booked the time off work already. Doh. I can't see the Dunfermline boss putting a copy of your holiday rota on the dressing room wall before the game so it should be OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie The Don Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Alex Smith Jimmy Calderwood Willie Miller Ebbe Skovdahl Roy Aitken Steve Paterson Alex Miller I am too young to remember Porterfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 If Calderwood was to go, would anyone think about having Smith and Scott back? Hypothetically speaking of course. I'd take Jocky Scott back, definitely. Not sure about Smith, things went pear shaped when Scott left us. I like Alex Smith (our supporters bus used to leave from his pub and he's a good guy), but he's not done much since he left us. Not that Scott has set the heather alight either, but Willie Miller and Charlie Nicholas said he was the best coach they'd worked under which surely counts for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunblanedon Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 JC Smiffy Willie Miller Portaloo Stevie P Ebbe Tim Hun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huck the Funs Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 i read on a forum once [could have been this one] that porterfield's 18 months in charge was statistically better than ferguson's last 18 months at aberdeen, whether it's true or not i can't be arsed finding out. anyway scott w miller the rest apart from aitken and a miller aitken then the cunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
??? Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 i read on a forum once [could have been this one] that porterfield's 18 months in charge was statistically better than ferguson's last 18 months at aberdeen What a pointless statistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huck the Funs Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 What a pointless statistic. what a pointless reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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