Who do you want as the next manager? New poll option.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Di Matteo took over a wrecked Chelsea team that had been hammered by Napoli. They won the damn thing against all prediction, including the generally accepted "best team in the world", and the FA Cup. Not pretty, but effective.

He wasn't defensive at MK Dons or West Brom.

Was Tony Barton defensive as we defended for 80 minutes of our European Cup Final?

As for another "defensive" Italian manager, how about that Sacchi team of Gullit, Van Basten, Donadoni and Rijkaard?

Give me strength :-)

[ozzjim]

Oh the drama. 2 weeks since the last game, 13 days since the manager was sacked, and 10 weeks from the first game. I doubt it.


Rubin Dutt on oddschecker is right down the bottom but has odds of only 9/1. Who the hell is Rubin Dutt!?

[ozzjim]

Di Matteo took over a wrecked Chelsea team that had been hammered by Napoli. They won the damn thing against all prediction, including the generally accepted "best team in the world", and the FA Cup. Not pretty, but effective.

He wasn't defensive at MK Dons or West Brom.

Was Tony Barton defensive as we defended for 80 minutes of our European Cup Final?

As for another "defensive" Italian manager, how about that Sacchi team of Gullit, Van Basten, Donadoni and Rijkaard?

Give me strength :-)

Do you eat Spinach?


I just don't like Di Matteo. Not 1 Albion fan I know wants him back, which says a hell of a lot.

[olaftab]

OGS wanted the job. He said he had a release clause in his contract for move to PL. He said if an offer was made he would accept. He named other people, players and coaches, he would bring with him. His trusted friends said that he was on his way. However Randy and Co were outwitted by a Nowegian version of Sullivan and Gold. A fiasco IMO.

[Olneythelonely]

OK here I am going to muddy the waters further. Spoke to Pat Murphy at Trent Bridge today. He does not know who the manager may be but thinks the board are considering DiMatteo in the event Chelsea don't - he wasn'timpressed with the idea. Told him my preference was Lambert. He also mentioned the 30year anniversary of Rotterdam 7yesterday, thought Saunders was brilliant and is a huge fan of Cloughie (no shit). He thinks Lerner is a poor leader and agreed with the line I nicked from someone here - Ellis was a crap owner but a decent chariman whereas LErner is the opposite. And he thought Houllier and McLeish would be car crashes - or maybe that was me telling him they would be.
 

Pat Murphy doesn't know his arse from his elbow. The waters are no more or less muddy than before you posted that.

Fair enough - you obviously know better. TWAT! Seem to remember he broke the O'Neill story and Sky ignored it until he was being driven to the ground.

Do let me know when you have  a better insight.

Good day at Trent bridge?

Rob, an apology or don't bother posting again chap, that sort of abuse is not tolerated.

What did
 he say so wrong?

I apologise for calling him a tawt - is Bozo acceptable? Maybes I should have said in my post please don't respond to this if you are going to denegrate my comments. Think that would have stopped him?

OK here I am going to muddy the waters further. Spoke to Pat Murphy at Trent Bridge today. He does not know who the manager may be but thinks the board are considering DiMatteo in the event Chelsea don't - he wasn'timpressed with the idea. Told him my preference was Lambert. He also mentioned the 30year anniversary of Rotterdam 7yesterday, thought Saunders was brilliant and is a huge fan of Cloughie (no shit). He thinks Lerner is a poor leader and agreed with the line I nicked from someone here - Ellis was a crap owner but a decent chariman whereas LErner is the opposite. And he thought Houllier and McLeish would be car crashes - or maybe that was me telling him they would be.
 

Pat Murphy doesn't know his arse from his elbow. The waters are no more or less muddy than before you posted that.

Fair enough - you obviously know better. TWAT! Seem to remember he broke the O'Neill story and Sky ignored it until he was being driven to the ground.

Do let me know when you have  a better insight.

Blimey. I'm not sure why you took my comments so personally, I was talking about Pat Murphy's lack of inside knowledge, due to not being fed info by Randy. Test was a tad harsh I feel, but thank you for the half-hearted apology. I didn't require one though, you clearly had a long time in the sun today. It's understandable.

[Stu]

OGS wanted the job. He said he had a release clause in his contract for move to PL. He said if an offer was made he would accept. He named other people, players and coaches, he would bring with him. His trusted friends said that he was on his way. However Randy and Co were outwitted by a Nowegian version of Sullivan and Gold. A fiasco IMO.

How were they outwitted? Molde/Rokke went public with the info, and Rokke kicked up a stink. Villa didn't offer OGS the job and he's ended up staying where he is. I think you're trying to find fault where there is none.

[cdbearsfan]

Oh the drama. 2 weeks since the last game, 13 days since the manager was sacked, and 10 weeks from the first game. I doubt it.


Rubin Dutt on oddschecker is right down the bottom but has odds of only 9/1. Who the hell is Rubin Dutt!?

Had to Google him myself when I checked the odds earlier. He's the recently-sacked former Bayer Leverkusen coach. Hardly an outstanding candidate.

We should ignore him and go for Rudi Garcia. Rudi can't fail.

[ozzjim]

OGS wanted the job. He said he had a release clause in his contract for move to PL. He said if an offer was made he would accept. He named other people, players and coaches, he would bring with him. His trusted friends said that he was on his way. However Randy and Co were outwitted by a Nowegian version of Sullivan and Gold. A fiasco IMO.

A fiasco that they basically put the emotional heavies on him, his wife said she wanted to stay and they threatened to bring his boyhood club to their knees if he went. And this is something that Randy should have seen coming somehow, even asking to speak to him, getting permission and trying to actually be helpful sending a jet over. Incredible.

[dave.woodhall]

OGS wanted the job. He said he had a release clause in his contract for move to PL. He said if an offer was made he would accept. He named other people, players and coaches, he would bring with him. His trusted friends said that he was on his way. However Randy and Co were outwitted by a Nowegian version of Sullivan and Gold. A fiasco IMO.

Or alternatively, he changed his mind. No outwitting, no fiasco. He changed his mind.

[Nastylee]

I think Martinez would be perfect. I mean he's got a rubbish team playing above themselves, has a decent record with developing players (Moses) and is not afraid to have a go against the 'elite' clubs. He's put himself into a position where he's ready for step up. I'd be more than happy given the other candidates out there and seems to fit the bill set out by the board, is passionate and has a very positive attitude.

On the other hand, he avoided relegation this time by an impressive end of season run of 9 games, prior to which he couldn't buy a win. Last season he stayed up purely on the freak results of others on the last day. He organised a minute's applause to celebrate staying in the league. Is that really enough to be in contention for jobs like Villa and Liverpool? If he has another season at Wigwam where they finish nicely mid-table then progress will have been made but everyone is jumping on the last nine games of his three years there and proclaiming him to be a genius,  whereas the vast majority of those years his team has been dire! Two sides to every coin I suppose, three if you look carefully!

EDIT: And a £3m 'transfer' fee and £2m/year wages, very expensive too. Is he really worth that?

On the other hand, Wigan with their squad and resources should be nowhere near the Premiership. To keep them there, no matter how it's done, is a decent achievement. He deserves a crack at a bigger club and I hope it's us. Certainly don't think there are too many better options unless you can offer some?

[ozzjim]

Oh the drama. 2 weeks since the last game, 13 days since the manager was sacked, and 10 weeks from the first game. I doubt it.


Rubin Dutt on oddschecker is right down the bottom but has odds of only 9/1. Who the hell is Rubin Dutt!?

Had to Google him myself when I checked the odds earlier. He's the recently-sacked former Bayer Leverkusen coach. Hardly an outstanding candidate.

We should ignore him and go for Rudi Garcia. Rudi can't fail.

Thanks mate, recently sacked sounds promising. A bit like the sacked from West Brom Di Matteo. Hmmm.

[Nastylee]

Note to others - The OGS non-story, as it is now should not be dominating this thread. It's gone no matter what the story is or is not so can we leave it now? It's just becoming the usual tedious tit for tat argument between the same old people.

[Fingers]

Just think after the two years we have had, getting the bloke who won the FA Cup and European Cup maybe wouldn't be a bad thing for us.

[olaftab]

OGS wanted the job. He said he had a release clause in his contract for move to PL. He said if an offer was made he would accept. He named other people, players and coaches, he would bring with him. His trusted friends said that he was on his way. However Randy and Co were outwitted by a Nowegian version of Sullivan and Gold. A fiasco IMO.

Or alternatively, he changed his mind. No outwitting, no fiasco. He changed his mind.

Yes that is entirely possible however....
Anyway I don't know why I am arguing as I am very pleased he is not here.

[Greg N'Ash]

Brian Flies and Henry From are a class above Rubin Dutt in the comedy names stakes. Sums up where the club is heading when we go for 2nd best.*





*joke for those hard of thinking.