Manager for next season

[curiousorange]

There was something in an earlier post about Hollis looking for a proven British manager that had experience of being promoted from the Championship. That says to me that he will immediately be attracted to an unreconstructed ogre like Pearson.

[Monty]

Our board does seem to have decided that trying to be modern has failed, so we might as well try to be dinosaurs. Let's not prejudge though.

[Toronto Villa]

It doesn't have to be dinosaurs just because a manager is British. Anymore that going non British is somehow modern and progressive. And we have no idea what the board has decided and part of the decision process will be taking the opinion of a football person we all respect and love.

[Monty]

It doesn't have to be dinosaurs just because a manager is British. Anymore that going non British is somehow modern and progressive. And we have no idea what the board has decided and part of the decision process will be taking the opinion of a football person we all respect and love.

Nigel Pearson is a dinosaur. That's what I'm going on.

[Toronto Villa]

It doesn't have to be dinosaurs just because a manager is British. Anymore that going non British is somehow modern and progressive. And we have no idea what the board has decided and part of the decision process will be taking the opinion of a football person we all respect and love.

Nigel Pearson is a dinosaur. That's what I'm going on.

And there is no indication that it will be him. He's one of several names that will naturally come up. I also guarantee you Curbishley will be in the running too with Bruce, McCarthy and other such used up gems. I'm going to leave my trust in Sir Brian to get this right. It's the reason he's been brought in.

[Walmley_Villa]

Moyes is the one and a decent chance of getting him I reckon. His best bet for a job was Newcastle who opted for FSW. He might just fancy it? Would help sell season tickets potentially which the club must be thinking and worrying about.

[Monty]

I know we all love him, but why would Sir Brian necessarily get it right? He doesn't exactly have any recent track record in appointing managers. He's as capable of getting it horribly wrong as anyone.

As for their being no indication that it'll be Pearson, John Percy in the Telegraph seems very confident that Pearson is the main target, as confident as he seems that Remi's going to be sacked in the morning. That could just be journalistic bluster, of course, but it does seem to fit in with Tom Fox's 'disagreements' with the new board on the direction to take from here.

[TopDeck113]

Did Pearson play under Little at Leicester?

[Toronto Villa]

Partly because I would hope Sir Brian can understand the club and empathizes with the supporters on the current situation. We wanted a football person in the board and we have one so we have to see how this plays out.

And if it is Pearson I would hope he isn't picked from a pool of one and that the process was well thought through. And critically that he has learnt from his errors.

[Monty]

Partly because I would hope Sir Brian can understand the club and empathizes with the supporters on the current situation. We wanted a football person in the board and we have one so we have to see how this plays out.

Yes, but I think I understand the club and empathise with the supporters - doesn't make me qualified to appoint a manager. Yes, we will have to see how it plays out, but I haven't been made amazingly optimistic by these early indications.

[Toronto Villa]

Partly because I would hope Sir Brian can understand the club and empathizes with the supporters on the current situation. We wanted a football person in the board and we have one so we have to see how this plays out.

Yes, but I think I understand the club and empathise with the supporters - doesn't make me qualified to appoint a manager. Yes, we will have to see how it plays out, but I haven't been made amazingly optimistic by these early indications.

Think about the early media driven indications before Garde was hired and then how those all ended up.

[mr underhill]

Neville's on his way back from Spain - it can't be, can it!

[supertom]

We need to go about this right. Interview a suitable batch of candidates and make an informed decision. We can't be taking letters of recommendation from Alex Ferguson (TSM), or go straight to virtually a single candidate who is to all but those appointing him, clearly a bad choice (Sherwood).

Pull together a list of candidates we can get. Be ambitious (so try for someone like Moyes or Rodgers). Then we need to ensure that the manager we hire is able to get the backroom team they want in place and do so quickly. We also need a firm decision on our transfer policy, which in turn will contribute toward our next managerial choice. Does the manager have control of transfers or not? If it's the latter, that may rule out certain candidates, but the brief at home needs to be crystal clear and any manager we get needs to be backed as they were promised when they signed on the dotted line. We cannot have the Sherwood situation again where we spunk out a load of cash on fees and wages on players, half of which he signed and the other half he wasn't particularly keen on (yes, I realise that Sherwood is a bullshitting gasbag).
But any transfer window we have needs a logical approach. Can all our targets gel cohesively? Are we building a team, or just pulling in individuals we hope may gel at some point?
The next manager needs to be able to flush out any bad eggs and then build a coherent side. There's a massive difference to having a united side compared to a fractured one. Three big clubs currently occupy the bottom 3 and none of them, on paper, have the three worst squads. Something has gone awry. That's down to club management and team management (and everything in between). Meanwhile Leicester are 8 points clear of the top. Watford and Bournemouth are safe in March. West Ham are pushing for top four. Talent is important but hard work and team spirit and a desire to give your all for your team and your teammates, takes you a fucking long way.
If we sort that part out, we come back up. But unfortunately a poor team spirit is poisonous. It's hard to eradicate. If there's one potential saving grace of relegation it's the fact that most of the senior squad will be looking to jump ship. It's a chance to get rid of some of the bad seeds and hopefully build a side who will pull together. There's not a single player in our side worth keeping. Not one. It's not like Benteke or Delph, where you can see the gap left.
I really hope whoever is in charge is backed and we have a clear plan. 10 players out. 5-6 solid players in. Good attitude is key. I'd absolutely kill for someone like Drinkwater. Not a world beater. Not particularly great but such a fucking hard worker. Players like that drag you by the scruff of the neck and keep you going.

[PaulWinch again]

Nigel Pearson is just an unpleasant bully.

[Toronto Villa]

Neville's on his way back from Spain - it can't be, can it!

Wasn't his bro assistant to Moyes?