Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 0:00:39 GMT
Its impossible to judge one manager against another as the game is different the rules are different the finances are different and the other teams are different.
Each manager can only try to do the best he can with what he has in the league he is in.
You could judge a manager by the number of promotions ?
but then Rovers have been promoted twice by the playoff system that didn't exist in the past. Had it of done other managers may have gained more promotions.
So perhaps you could say by category who was the best or top three managers.
FA CUP --------Quarter finals. 2008 P.Trollope ,1951 & 1958 B.Tann.
League Cup -----Quarter finals. 1971 & 1972 B.Dodgin snr.
FLTrophy -------Finalists. 1990 G.Francis , 2007 P.Trollope.
Southern league-Promoted Champions pre 1920s A.Homer
Conference -----Playoff winners. 2015 D.Clarke
League 2 -------Promoted 3rd place.2016 D.Clarke
Playoff winners 2007 P.Trollope
League 1 -------Promoted Champions .1990 G.Francis
Promoted runners up.1974 D.Megson
Playoff finalists. 1989 G.Francis , 1995 J.Ward
(3rd-6th place/playoffs) 1998 I.Holloway , 1984 & 1985 D.Williams ,1970 & 1971 & 1972 B.Dodgin snr ,1974 D.Megson
1965 & 1967 B.Tann
Division 3(s)---Promoted Champions 1953 B.Tann
(3rd-6th place/playoffs) 1949 & 1951 B.Tann.
Championship----(3rd-6th place/playoffs) 1956 & 1959 B.Tann
Could have added the Gloucester cup ,Watney cup and division three cup but didn't !
So the most successful managers are....
1st....Bert Tann (appearing 9 times on the list)
2nd....B.Dodgin snr (appearing 5 times on the list)
3rd... G.Francis / P.Trollope (appearing 3 times on the list)
5th... D.Megson / D.Clarke / D.Williams (appearing 2 times on the list)
8th... A.Homer / J.Ward / I.Holloway (appearing 1 time on the list)
Each manager can only try to do the best he can with what he has in the league he is in.
You could judge a manager by the number of promotions ?
but then Rovers have been promoted twice by the playoff system that didn't exist in the past. Had it of done other managers may have gained more promotions.
So perhaps you could say by category who was the best or top three managers.
FA CUP --------Quarter finals. 2008 P.Trollope ,1951 & 1958 B.Tann.
League Cup -----Quarter finals. 1971 & 1972 B.Dodgin snr.
FLTrophy -------Finalists. 1990 G.Francis , 2007 P.Trollope.
Southern league-Promoted Champions pre 1920s A.Homer
Conference -----Playoff winners. 2015 D.Clarke
League 2 -------Promoted 3rd place.2016 D.Clarke
Playoff winners 2007 P.Trollope
League 1 -------Promoted Champions .1990 G.Francis
Promoted runners up.1974 D.Megson
Playoff finalists. 1989 G.Francis , 1995 J.Ward
(3rd-6th place/playoffs) 1998 I.Holloway , 1984 & 1985 D.Williams ,1970 & 1971 & 1972 B.Dodgin snr ,1974 D.Megson
1965 & 1967 B.Tann
Division 3(s)---Promoted Champions 1953 B.Tann
(3rd-6th place/playoffs) 1949 & 1951 B.Tann.
Championship----(3rd-6th place/playoffs) 1956 & 1959 B.Tann
Could have added the Gloucester cup ,Watney cup and division three cup but didn't !
So the most successful managers are....
1st....Bert Tann (appearing 9 times on the list)
2nd....B.Dodgin snr (appearing 5 times on the list)
3rd... G.Francis / P.Trollope (appearing 3 times on the list)
5th... D.Megson / D.Clarke / D.Williams (appearing 2 times on the list)
8th... A.Homer / J.Ward / I.Holloway (appearing 1 time on the list)