John Mousinho?

[Pompey1984+1]

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[Pompey1984+1]

Interesting to read back over this thread 18 months on.

[phat_chris]

Interesting to read back over this thread 18 months on.

Agreed. Also interesting to read back some reactions to performances in the early season. Some posts aged very badly, particularly hysterical over reactions after the Stevenage game.

I think we can all agree Mous has done a wonderful job as have our recruitment team to keep this team moving forward and overcome great challenges with injuries in key positions.

[Blue Walter]

It is interesting at what people thought and said looking back at Mousinho's appointment. Most people seemed to see it as a brave but risky appointment at the time. Obviously he was inexperienced with this being his first managers job and was bound to make mistakes in his learning curve. I saw it as risky but then any new manager, experienced or not, was going to be a risk. I don't think he would have been my first choice but then I didn't know who he actually beat in the list of candidates. Whichever way anyone looked at it he has been a succes even if he has made errors of judgement at times as we have reached the minimum of his remit which is a top six finish. Now we are on the brink of not only promotion but also the title. That, by any stretch, has to be seen as a huge success.

I don't think anyone could actually claim they are not surprised by his success. Mousinho himself has said the team is further ahead of where he expected to be at this stage. He is obviously well supported by the managerial team who also share his acclaim. Ironically the January transfer window was brilliant with the players the club brought in but injuries put paid to most of the quality that arrived. That meant we had to rely mostly on the 'old guard' to get us through which is a fantastic effort. Injuries have blighted the club all season making Mousinho's job much more difficult but he has overcome these problems brilliantly. So much so we are going to have a job keeping him at the club. At the other end of the scale Danny Cowley, Mousinho's predecessor, looks to be possibly taking Colchester into the National League.

[Pompey1984+1]

[pompeymike23]

It is interesting at what people thought and said looking back at Mousinho's appointment. Most people seemed to see it as a brave but risky appointment at the time. Obviously he was inexperienced with this being his first managers job and was bound to make mistakes in his learning curve. I saw it as risky but then any new manager, experienced or not, was going to be a risk. I don't think he would have been my first choice but then I didn't know who he actually beat in the list of candidates. Whichever way anyone looked at it he has been a succes even if he has made errors of judgement at times as we have reached the minimum of his remit which is a top six finish. Now we are on the brink of not only promotion but also the title. That, by any stretch, has to be seen as a huge success.

I don't think anyone could actually claim they are not surprised by his success. Mousinho himself has said the team is further ahead of where he expected to be at this stage. He is obviously well supported by the managerial team who also share his acclaim. Ironically the January transfer window was brilliant with the players the club brought in but injuries put paid to most of the quality that arrived. That meant we had to rely mostly on the 'old guard' to get us through which is a fantastic effort. Injuries have blighted the club all season making Mousinho's job much more difficult but he has overcome these problems brilliantly. So much so we are going to have a job keeping him at the club. At the other end of the scale Danny Cowley, Mousinho's predecessor, looks to be possibly taking Colchester into the National League.

Agree with nearly all of that though in defense of Cowley, Colchester is a ***** club and they were relegation fodder before he joined them. As I live near Colchester I'll be keeping an eye on them over the next 12 months but will be expecting Cowley to have them mid table.

As for our Mous, he's confounded the critics, proven to be a very able young coach and I'm very much hoping he can follow in the footsteps of Kieran Mckenna at Ipswich

[Blue Walter]

It is interesting at what people thought and said looking back at Mousinho's appointment. Most people seemed to see it as a brave but risky appointment at the time. Obviously he was inexperienced with this being his first managers job and was bound to make mistakes in his learning curve. I saw it as risky but then any new manager, experienced or not, was going to be a risk. I don't think he would have been my first choice but then I didn't know who he actually beat in the list of candidates. Whichever way anyone looked at it he has been a succes even if he has made errors of judgement at times as we have reached the minimum of his remit which is a top six finish. Now we are on the brink of not only promotion but also the title. That, by any stretch, has to be seen as a huge success.

I don't think anyone could actually claim they are not surprised by his success. Mousinho himself has said the team is further ahead of where he expected to be at this stage. He is obviously well supported by the managerial team who also share his acclaim. Ironically the January transfer window was brilliant with the players the club brought in but injuries put paid to most of the quality that arrived. That meant we had to rely mostly on the 'old guard' to get us through which is a fantastic effort. Injuries have blighted the club all season making Mousinho's job much more difficult but he has overcome these problems brilliantly. So much so we are going to have a job keeping him at the club. At the other end of the scale Danny Cowley, Mousinho's predecessor, looks to be possibly taking Colchester into the National League.

Agree with nearly all of that though in defense of Cowley, Colchester is a ***** club and they were relegation fodder before he joined them. As I live near Colchester I'll be keeping an eye on them over the next 12 months but will be expecting Cowley to have them mid table.

As for our Mous, he's confounded the critics, proven to be a very able young coach and I'm very much hoping he can follow in the footsteps of Kieran Mckenna at Ipswich

I was surprised that Cowley went to Colchester to be honest. He said he was waiting for a club that 'was the right fit' and had, apparently, turned other clubs down. I suppose the geography played a part in his choice of clubs as, again apparently, Bradford offered him a job. They are a big club with a sizable support which I thought might appeal to him and a chance to make a name for himself. Colchester, on the other hand, are a small club with limited resources. That may be the appeal to him by making a provincial club a force which would lift his stock again. I wish him well though and hope for his sake that he has learned from his Pompey experience and is all the better for it. We certainly seem to have struck gold though with Moushino who's stature is bound to soar. There has been a trend for young ex players entering management under a modern set up where there is a management team. The days of the autonomous manager appear to be numbered and being replaced by a head coach.

[Copnor Blue]

League One Manager of the Season

[NSRailings]

Brilliant interview and I agree that the Eisners deserve alot of credit.

[phat_chris]

Brilliant interview and I agree that the Eisners deserve alot of credit.

Great interview. Really interested to hear him mention Towler's contributions. Obviously we haven't seen those contributions and don't know what they are, but it's great to see Mous recognising off field contributions as being an important factor in the success of the team.

[Pompski!]

First season as manager - first promotion as manager. He must technically be one of the best if not the best manager in the world right now with his 100% record!
I admit I saw his appointment as a gamble, but a gamble I was happy they took over the usual managerial choices out there at the time. I think the "unknown" factor was to his and the club's advantage. Players had no preconceived ideas, he came with zero baggage, the only way was up.
Superb manager!

[meakinsl]

He mentions the Leyton orient game, seems a long time ago now, what a great hire he has turned out to be, brave appointment but paying dividends, well done to the owners and also the reference to improving the squad in January which helped

[Selsey Bill]

He mentions the Leyton orient game, seems a long time ago now, what a great hire he has turned out to be, brave appointment but paying dividends, well done to the owners and also the reference to improving the squad in January which helped

That Orient game seemed to have the same effect on our squad as the Crewe game had on Paul Cook's L2 winning team.