I am only in the 2nd season on the game mate, did New England from july - december then City from January to May then was out of work until the following November when i took over at Palermo so i'm going into 2014 soon!
After 9 games Ross' Palermo sit in 1st! beating AC Milan 3-0 on their last outing. They have 4 games from their 2 Champions League matches too, beating FC Copenhagen and drawing with Benfica. Lyon back to back the next two games should determine their fate in the competition.
Konoplyanka the Ukranian Summer signing has been a revelation in the middle of the front three which is Miccoli's position but he has been struggling with injury so Ross does not want the 34 year old being rushed back too soon. In his absence Konoplyanka has bagged 12 in 8 games! (not bad for a natural winger! with finishing of 11)
Ross' story continues with Inter in Palermo's next match... keep reading!
After Palermo's loss to Parma they get back on track with a 2-1 win over Brescia coming from 1 down with Konoplyanka bagging a brace.
A top table clash against Udinese was next and a 5-0 win for Palermo was just what was needed to put Ross' boys back on track! Niang getting a hat-trick and he is proving to be a brilliant buy for Ross.
Palermo's Champions League adventure continues with a 1-0 win over Lyon away from home! Hernandez getting the vital goal.
Palermo are going very strong at the moment and Ross can be very proud of the squad he has assembled and the way they have performed.
After 17 games in Serie A Palermo sit top of the table with 43 points, Napoli are on 33 with a game in hand but Ross' boys do not look like throwing away this lead but there is a long, long way to go.
In other news Palermo have Arsenal in the knockout round of the Champions League.
24 games played in Serie A and Palermo are 11 clear but Ross' boys have been knocked out of the Italian Cup, a Stevan Jovetic inspired Fiorentina beat them 2-0 and ahead of their Champions League match vs. Arsenal reports have linked Louis Ross with Man City following Rafa Benitez's sacking... Ross has not responded to the reports
Ross was linked with the Madrid vacancy after Mourinho went to Man City, Ancelotti from Chelsea then went to Madrid however leaving the Chelsea spot open... after this Ross was linked with the Chelsea job but after beating Inter and leaving them in 8th Inter boss Ranieri was quick to jump ship to the London club.
This saga left Ross at Palermo, he did not openly express interest in any clubs and despite now being knocked out of the Champions league after losing to arsenal 5-2 on aggregate he remains confident he can lead Palermo to Serie A success and leaving the retiring Miccoli with a happy ending to his final season.
I holidayed Louis Ross and did not realise that the option to apply at other clubs was on so over a few weeks he was at Juventus, Valencia and HSV !!! i resigned and then holidayed to so options like that would be available.