who is better SOD or DS there's only one way to find out FIGHT............

[podrover73]

Two of our illustrious managers meet up tomorrow in a relegation battle in the Championship tomorrow:

Wolves V Bristol City who will come out on top or will it be a draw?

You decide    

[The L J Monk]

Football will be the real winner.

[Filo]

I don`t really care, they`re in the past, all I care about is the present and our next game!

[Mr1Croft]

Gotta go with Bristol City, SOD has turned them around and steering them on the right track, they demolished Middlesboro other week, Saunders has got his team playing well but has only managed the one win has he not? (funny he had the opposite effect here).

[Chris]

I will be keeping an eye on this game for obvious reasons. It's impossible to predict the outcome with any real confidence but I will be rooting for Bristol City and not just because of Sean O'Driscoll; they are fairly local to where I live so I want them to remain in the Championship for when we're back there next season!

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

One thing SOD always managed was to get a result or two when he needed to......

[RoversAlias]

First time I've heard Dean Saunders' managerial reign referred to as "illustrious".

[Donnybax]

Il be concentrating on our game but il keep an eye out for the result of this game and rooting for SOD and Bristol City

[afro goal machine]

No matter what you say I think all rovers fans would have an eye on this one

[Chris Black come back]

One thing SOD always managed was to get a result or two when he needed to......

Except for that 18 match run where we didn't get a win.

[Belle-Vue-Ghost]

Just had a read of the article in the last Popular Stand Fanzine again where DS meets SO'D to see which Rovers team was better.  Very funny read.

Have a look if anyone still has their copy lying around

[ArmthorpeRover]

One thing SOD always managed was to get a result or two when he needed to......

Except for that 18 match run where we didn't get a win.

lol just what I was thinking.......you can add Cheltenham on the last day of the 07/08 season to the list aswell.......

[RedJ]

I just know I won't even need to see GSS to know each and every twist and turn then considering we're at home...

Hope it's a bloody draw.

[drfcsteve]

The result tomorrow is not as important as the league table at the end of the season will be. City expected to go down when SoD took over and will be over the moon if they stay up, Wolves however brought Saunders in to push for the playoffs not for a relagation dogfight.

[MrWoodySir]

If Wolves beat Bristol City it's irrelevant, SOD is a better manager and always will be. Simples. 

[RedJ]

If Wolves beat Bristol City it's irrelevant, SOD is a better manager and always will be. Simples. 

Because you know the future...

[Alickismyhero]

Sean will prepare his team as if they were going to play Man U. He doesn't look at the league positions each game is important his prep is just the same.

When Sean took over they were 7 points adrift and there is no doubt he has turned their fortunes around. Everyone seemed to be talking about Sean had taken on a lost course but with the wins achieved so far they are one of the better performing sides in the Championship. City are still saying even if they go down Sean will be allowed to rebuild, now where have I heard that before.

If the result goes to form then Sean's team will win. I was never convinced that Saunders was a Championship manager but to be fair to him he was learning his trade in the 1st division but how much of that was down to BF I don't know.

The king is dead long live BF.........Lundstrum, Furman, Howieson, BF knows what he is doing. I was at the MK Dons and it was horrific but give BF credit the game at Bournemouth was fantastic

[Lesonthewest]

If Wolves beat Bristol City it's irrelevant, SOD is a better manager and always will be. Simples. 

Well said that man.

[RedRover45]

First time I've heard Dean Saunders' managerial reign referred to as "illustrious".

Industrious maybe ......

[hoolahoop]

If Wolves beat Bristol City it's irrelevant, SOD is a better manager and always will be. Simples. 

Well said that man.

+1 imo there's no contest.

[Chris Black come back]

The Saunders' team rarely played anything approaching football but could defend and had heart and grit. SOD teams would play them off the park but had less backbone than the lion from Wizard of Oz. If the Saunders' team scored first you could always rely on the SOD team then caving in. Probably a really shitty but nominally easy goal to defend against from a corner. Basically, the first goal really does matter here.

[drfcsteve]

Wolves will win this one,they've got a great record against Bristol city,if it was Bristol at home maybe i'd go for them,but not away,city have had a good run,but are still a poor side,and it's just papered over the cracks,they're both poor,but for me Wolves have got more chance of staying up than city.

Of course they have, Wolves shouldn't be in any danger of relegation at all with their squad of players and resources. It's not about Wolves V Bristol City, it's about how well they're doing relative to expectations and resources.

[VivaRovers]

For those interested here's the When Sean & Dean Met piece from issue 62 of the fanzine which is alluded to up thread;
http://popularstand.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/sean-odriscoll-and-dean-saunders/