Next Reading Manager

[Stranded]

Did he give his stock answer when asked about any championship job? Something about fans giving him stick but in the right way and he's always enjoyed his visits to the Madejski.

Yep.

Lot of people getting knickers in a twist on Twitter about this. As if a throwaway comment on Talksport, safe in the knowledge he isn't going to get it is in anyway similar to him actually taking the job.

[karbota]

Parkys Wrexham are now 2nd in the National League with games in hand, gotta be in the reckoning.

[Weymouth Royal]

Parkys Wrexham are now 2nd in the National League with games in hand, gotta be in the reckoning.

How does that mean he has to be in the reckoning? Instead of moving upwards in his managerial career, he and his dated hoof ball have gone backwards. There isn't a hope in hell he'll ever manage in the Championship now.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Nah, not for me, damaged goods.


A narrow 6-5 home win today, against the leagues ultimate whipping boys (Dover, -4 points after over 30 odd games) hardly is an advertisement for your defensive acumen) . Then, there has also been fails at Hull, Bolton, Bradford, Sunderland etc etc

No reason to believe that he would work here…keeping that legend alive

[Delboy]

If ince keeps us up he will get the job. Not expensive , knows the players and setup . Will know how to deal with a relegation fight if we need it next season

[windermereROYAL]

Genuinely don`t understand the Parky love in, his managerial record mediocre at best, and if he never played for us nobody would be the slightest bit interested.

[From Despair To Where?]

2 words.

Parky's Trapdoor.

And for those not in the know, it was a phrase coined by Bradford players because he would go missing whenever they wanted to speak to him.

[Mr Optimist]

If ince keeps us up he will get the job. Not expensive , knows the players and setup . Will know how to deal with a relegation fight if we need it next season

I wouldn’t be adverse to this if he has someone with loads of experience of playing, coaching, and/or possibly even managing at this level within his supporting management team. That said, Alex Rae may turn out to be that man!

[South Coast Royal]

Parkys Wrexham are now 2nd in the National League with games in hand, gotta be in the reckoning.

How does that mean he has to be in the reckoning? Instead of moving upwards in his managerial career, he and his dated hoof ball have gone backwards. There isn't a hope in hell he'll ever manage in the Championship now.

He probably shouldn't return to us and if things continue to go well at Wrexham they might well progress in time to our level with the significant financial backing that they now have.

Just on your point of "dated hoofball" I have seen Wrexham a few times this season and they are a passing team and attractive to watch.

[SCIAG]

Genuinely don`t understand the Parky love in, his managerial record mediocre at best, and if he never played for us nobody would be the slightest bit interested.

It’s easy to understand. The only person calling for Parky is the most openly racist person on the forum and a troll.

Suspect he abandoned Warnock, the obvious troll option, when he realised there were actually Reading fans dumb enough to want him

[karbota]

Parkys Wrexham are now 2nd in the National League with games in hand, gotta be in the reckoning.

How does that mean he has to be in the reckoning? Instead of moving upwards in his managerial career, he and his dated hoof ball have gone backwards. There isn't a hope in hell he'll ever manage in the Championship now.

He probably shouldn't return to us and if things continue to go well at Wrexham they might well progress in time to our level with the significant financial backing that they now have.

Just on your point of "dated hoofball" I have seen Wrexham a few times this season and they are a passing team and attractive to watch.

Thanks that's a useful balanced update.

[karbota]

2 words.

Parky's Trapdoor.

And for those not in the know, it was a phrase coined by Bradford players because he would go missing whenever they wanted to speak to him.

Ignore the Bankers fake news above the real Bradford fans had a different view

" Parkinson took over a Bradford City side who were staring into the barrel of oblivion. Having twice suffered administration since their Premier League days, the club was flirting dangerously with dropping out of the Football League altogether when Parkinson took over. He has since turned the club's fortunes on its head, taking them up to League One through the play-offs, in the same season that they had an extraordinary cup run all the way to the League Cup final, beating Arsenal and Villa (over two legs) on the way.

The Bantams have since consolidated in League One and finished fifth this season, with the best defensive record in the division (and the whole Football League) in terms of clean sheets. They then lost out to Millwall in the play off semi finals.

Parkinson also took Bradford on a memorable cup run to the FA Cup Quarter Finals in their second season in League One, before losing out to Reading in a replay. The Bantams famously defeatedd Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on another extraordinary cup run.
No wonder the Bantum fans still refer to him as the "Real Special One"

Also to add during this spell Parky won numerous MOM awards and an Outstanding Managerial Achievement award

Recently spoke to a Colchester United fan who assures me that Parkinson was a terrific manager who instilled a free-flowing attacking style of football taking the Us to 2nd in the table and promotion to the Championship.

[AthleticoSpizz]

I will grant you the (4-2 victory iirc) at Stamford Bridge….made my season

[Weymouth Royal]

2 words.

Parky's Trapdoor.

And for those not in the know, it was a phrase coined by Bradford players because he would go missing whenever they wanted to speak to him.

Ignore the Bankers fake news above the real Bradford fans had a different view

" Parkinson took over a Bradford City side who were staring into the barrel of oblivion. Having twice suffered administration since their Premier League days, the club was flirting dangerously with dropping out of the Football League altogether when Parkinson took over. He has since turned the club's fortunes on its head, taking them up to League One through the play-offs, in the same season that they had an extraordinary cup run all the way to the League Cup final, beating Arsenal and Villa (over two legs) on the way.

The Bantams have since consolidated in League One and finished fifth this season, with the best defensive record in the division (and the whole Football League) in terms of clean sheets. They then lost out to Millwall in the play off semi finals.

Parkinson also took Bradford on a memorable cup run to the FA Cup Quarter Finals in their second season in League One, before losing out to Reading in a replay. The Bantams famously defeatedd Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on another extraordinary cup run.
No wonder the Bantum fans still refer to him as the "Real Special One"

Also to add during this spell Parky won numerous MOM awards and an Outstanding Managerial Achievement award

Recently spoke to a Colchester United fan who assures me that Parkinson was a terrific manager who instilled a free-flowing attacking style of football taking the Us to 2nd in the table and promotion to the Championship.

Well the rest of football clearly share a different opinion of Parkinson, as he's managing in non-league...

[royalstevep68]

I’d be happy with ainsworth, but would like to see how ince develops. Who knows maybe ince will work out. But you can’t miss what a fine job ainsworth has done with Wycombe on a shoestring budget against some big teams.

[Loafer]

2 words.

Parky's Trapdoor.

And for those not in the know, it was a phrase coined by Bradford players because he would go missing whenever they wanted to speak to him.

Ignore the Bankers fake news above the real Bradford fans had a different view

" Parkinson took over a Bradford City side who were staring into the barrel of oblivion. Having twice suffered administration since their Premier League days, the club was flirting dangerously with dropping out of the Football League altogether when Parkinson took over. He has since turned the club's fortunes on its head, taking them up to League One through the play-offs, in the same season that they had an extraordinary cup run all the way to the League Cup final, beating Arsenal and Villa (over two legs) on the way.

The Bantams have since consolidated in League One and finished fifth this season, with the best defensive record in the division (and the whole Football League) in terms of clean sheets. They then lost out to Millwall in the play off semi finals.

Parkinson also took Bradford on a memorable cup run to the FA Cup Quarter Finals in their second season in League One, before losing out to Reading in a replay. The Bantams famously defeatedd Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on another extraordinary cup run.
No wonder the Bantum fans still refer to him as the "Real Special One"

Also to add during this spell Parky won numerous MOM awards and an Outstanding Managerial Achievement award

Recently spoke to a Colchester United fan who assures me that Parkinson was a terrific manager who instilled a free-flowing attacking style of football taking the Us to 2nd in the table and promotion to the Championship.

Well the rest of football clearly share a different opinion of Parkinson, as he's managing in non-league...

And we already have a British manager at the moment and a BAME one

That is the real issue that KKKaroline is having.....

[YorkshireRoyal99]

2 words.

Parky's Trapdoor.

And for those not in the know, it was a phrase coined by Bradford players because he would go missing whenever they wanted to speak to him.

Ignore the Bankers fake news above the real Bradford fans had a different view

" Parkinson took over a Bradford City side who were staring into the barrel of oblivion. Having twice suffered administration since their Premier League days, the club was flirting dangerously with dropping out of the Football League altogether when Parkinson took over. He has since turned the club's fortunes on its head, taking them up to League One through the play-offs, in the same season that they had an extraordinary cup run all the way to the League Cup final, beating Arsenal and Villa (over two legs) on the way.

The Bantams have since consolidated in League One and finished fifth this season, with the best defensive record in the division (and the whole Football League) in terms of clean sheets. They then lost out to Millwall in the play off semi finals.

Parkinson also took Bradford on a memorable cup run to the FA Cup Quarter Finals in their second season in League One, before losing out to Reading in a replay. The Bantams famously defeatedd Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on another extraordinary cup run.
No wonder the Bantum fans still refer to him as the "Real Special One"

Also to add during this spell Parky won numerous MOM awards and an Outstanding Managerial Achievement award

Recently spoke to a Colchester United fan who assures me that Parkinson was a terrific manager who instilled a free-flowing attacking style of football taking the Us to 2nd in the table and promotion to the Championship.

Funny you mention Bradford fans because my mate who is a die-hard Bradford fan and has been going since he was 3 years old has said that the football under Parkinson was the worst football he has seen at the club, although did compromise and say that Derek Adams' was close to overtaking it.

Bradford were solid under Parkinson and produced some memorable moments for where they were, but he never managed to take them to the Championship and, whilst he did build a good side with very limited resources, many people had complaints with his man management skills and style of play, at the time anyway. Since his days at Bradford, he's not exactly pulled up trees anywhere. Doing well with Wrexham this season but that should be a given considering the backing they've got these days and that's in the National League.

He'd have a lot more to prove before I think he'd be worthy of taking over ourselves, even if we did end up in League One next season.

[NathStPaul]

People are still engaging with him.... Incredible.

[Hound]

Can someone find some ethnicity in Parky’s family tree just to stop him going on about him?

[Loafer]

People are still engaging with him.... Incredible.

Nothing wrong with engaging in people IMO. Just makes them look even more thick.