do you think football managers take note of the pundits on MOTD?

TangoSixteen · 1 Oct 2010 at 10:19

Only if theyre losing, as they will look for anything to assist.

Why would they give a **** what MOTD say if they are doing well and winning?

Admiral Huddy · 1 Oct 2010 at 10:24

I know that these aren't MotD pundits, but would anyone really be intrested in what Graham Taylor and David Pleat have to say ??? Thought not

daz · 1 Oct 2010 at 11:24

Martin O'Neill is the best one during international tournaments. Whenever they get *actual* managers, and *actual* coaches they usually have insightful things to say.

lollox · 3 Oct 2010 at 21:57

MOTD is an entertainment program for me and not a tactic masterclass, so to answer the op question i doubt it.

Im sure Lineker et al could do better given a different remit and more time but IMO it comes up a poor second to MNF or even Goals on Sunday.

I dont include Sheaer in this though, after what the Messiah did to the barcodes I'd be surprised if anyone, ever, took note again.

eatcustard · 5 Oct 2010 at 09:40

I can just see SAF taking notes from the 3 wise muppets....

....NOT

platypus · 5 Oct 2010 at 10:41

They have access to far more analysis then the bbc pundits, including that gps tracking system prozone(?), probably access to a lot more camera footage, and armies of staff analysing performance and such. I doubt they need to watch motd.

KidCanary · 5 Oct 2010 at 22:12

lollox said:
I dont include Sheaer in this though, after what the Messiah did to the barcodes I'd be surprised if anyone, ever, took note again.

He didn't really do much. By the time he stepped in as manager there was so much trouble and unrest at the club that it would have been very difficult for anyone to save them from relegation.

A lot of the players had said they would have liked him to stay on, even after relegation, so he can't have been that bad.

DjchunKfunK · 7 Oct 2010 at 14:37

A few years ago I would say that maybe some managers would take the odd bit of advice from the pundits on-board, but the standard has declined ever since the BBC won MotD back from ITV and apart from Dixon most of them either state the obvious or take absolute balls so I would doubt that many managers take any advice from MotD.