Danny Mills, a player who dislikes most...

[Guided Missile]

...managers he's played for and players he's faced, reckons that Alan Pardew was the best manager he ever played for. In the Sun today...for what it's worth.

 

I played under about 20 managers. As an all-round manager, my favourite was Alan Pardew.

 

 

I wonder what our players currently think of AP...?

[Glasgow_Saint]

"He was excellent, even though he thought he was the best-looking and best-dressed man in London."

 

Mills is a bit of a sod, but he speaks his mind and always gave 100%. Reputation for being really dirty but 8 reds in 15 years is not many.

 

Good read ta GM for the link.

Edited 30 October, 2009 by Glasgow_Saint

[S-Clarke]

That's a pretty big statement for him to make - it was only in the last 3 years he's worked with him too, at Charlton of all places.

 

I still think his time at Charlton was dictated by the club and the boardroom - not down to his ability as a manager. He's kind of got a free reign here and hopefully he can go on to prove why he was once a candidate for the England job.

[saint stu 20]

from what ive heard speaking to some of the players they all think highly of him, apart from the ones he doesnt play of course......they have said they have a better feeling as part of a squad which is good to hear

[chocco boxo]

Danny Mills really wound up the whole of SMS a few years ago a right twonk on the pitch, but off the pitch he does a fair bit for charity. I even think he has his own charity.

But back to the post, AP seems a decent chap who it seems can play the good-bad kop rountine all by himself!

[Crab Lungs]

Danny Mills really wound up the whole of SMS a few years ago a right twonk on the pitch, but off the pitch he does a fair bit for charity. I even think he has his own charity.

But back to the post, AP seems a decent chap who it seems can play the good-bad kop rountine all by himself!

 

I remember Ostenstad kicking his arse at The Dell...!

[Dibden Purlieu Saint]

Danny Mills is a rare commodity, an intelligent footballer. He may have been contraversial on the field, but he's a very intense and educated man off of it. also famopusly once said that he hated football, and only played it as a job.

[knellster]

Saw Mills once after we played at Elland Road. He disappeared quickly when he saw loads of people waiting for autographs, and then came back and said "Sorry but I can't sign properly with a pair of boots under my arm so I put them in the car". He then spent however long it took to sign everything that people wanted signed. Obviously I don't really know the guy but he came across as a thoroughly nice bloke who had time to chat to anybody.

[Guided Missile]

Obviously I don't really know the guy but he came across as a thoroughly nice bloke who had time to chat to anybody.

 

I particularly like this photo of him chatting with Robbie Savage

 

[LVSaint]

I even think he has his own charity.

 

Poor sod. Just read that his son died in '02 which would have something to do with it.

[Thedelldays]

That's a pretty big statement for him to make - it was only in the last 3 years he's worked with him too, at Charlton of all places.

 

I still think his time at Charlton was dictated by the club and the boardroom - not down to his ability as a manager. He's kind of got a free reign here and hopefully he can go on to prove why he was once a candidate for the England job.

 

Indeed his time at charlton was a bit like arrys time at saints

[lenwilkins]

I particularly like this photo of him chatting with Robbie Savage

 

 

Love it. What he says must be OK.