Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has erred on the side of caution following news that Millwall are looking to appoint ex-Southampton boss Nathan Jones to succeed Gary Rowett.
After taking over for Neil Harris in 2019, Rowett had been at The Den for four years. The previous season, he nearly led the Lions to the Championship playoffs, but they ended up in eighth place, one point behind sixth-place Sunderland.
Nevertheless, the current campaign saw a sharp decline in results as Millwall began the season ranked fifteenth in England’s second division with four victories from their first eleven games. This decision was made by the board to terminate the former Derby County manager’s employment.
Journalist John Percy revealed on Halloween that Nathan Jones is expected to take over as Millwall’s manager, although the team has also been linked to Kevin Muscat, the manager of Yokohama F. Marinos, and former Queens Park Rangers manager Michael Beale.
Jones had two very successful stints as manager of Luton Town, leading the team from League Two to the Championship playoffs. However, he has also had terrible tenures at Southampton and Stoke City.
Ex-Palace chairman Simon Jordan expressed his concerns about Jones while simultaneously thinking he could be a good fit at Millwall in a talkSPORT interview on Wednesday. [Solicitation from Football League World]:
“Well, I believe it comes down to levels. There’s no denying that the guy performed admirably at Luton twice, and that deserves a lot of praise.”
“I’m not sure if he should be marketing tickets touting that his team is the most aggressive in Europe and other such claims, as that will only make him a laughing stock among those who view him through that lens.
Stoke was no longer in the Premier League. It was anticipated that they would return there with payments for their parachute.
He entered and, in a literal, figurative, and factual sense, ruined the place.
“You travel to Southampton, and regardless of what you may or may not say regarding his willingness to speak with the media and his worth as a ticket buyer, he lacked the skills and ability to work with Premier League players.
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