Manager for next season

[Mister E]

Get the inevitable out the way this weekend and then it's a good time for a manager to come in - he's got a bonus mini pre-season to evaluate and then we can get a fast start in the summer. We can't afford to be dicking about until July.

It's a tough one for them. Reading black's comments about player anarchy you wonder if they'd rather avoid exposing the new guy to all that. But then they might miss out on a preferred target.

The new manager does not have to take charge of the squad, though, until after the season end.
Bring them in with a watching brief and allow a coach to take day to day charge. Then, wield the axe at the season-end.
Simples.

[peter w]

The mandate is to get us promoted back to the Premier League and quick, for that reason the more I think about it the more I think he's the best man for the job.
His Leicester were unstoppable in their promotion season, they walked it.

Let's hope he does it a bit quicker then than the four years it took him with Leicester. Three of which were when they were the richest club in the league.

It was 2 and a half-seasons. The first of which (2011-12) he joined roughly half way through the season. The second season (2012-13) Leicester lost in the play-offs and missed a last-minute penalty which would have took them through to the final. And the third season (2013-14) they won the Championship. Not quite 3 out of 4 barren years.

And you're not counting 2009/10 because...?

And adding "roughly" still doesn't make November anything like halfway through the season.

because that was in his first spell and not his second spell.

Okay, a third of the season. I was 6 weeks out. That's roughly enough.

Why does which "spell" it was matter? I just said that he had four seasons in the Championship, failing to get them promoted for the first three.

Which is correct.

Fair enough But that is then a little harsh and misleading. Wasn't his first season with Leicester in League One? So your first criticism is that he failed to take Leicester to back-to-back promotions? In his first season in the Championship his team lost on pens in the play-offs.

So in his 3 full seasons as Leicester manager in the Championship he lost in the play-offs twice, once on penalties and once because of a last minute penalty, and the other season Leicester were Champions. The season where he was recruited after something like 17 games Leicester were up and down.

So on his time at Leicester I don't see the failure that you're seeing.

[N'ZMAV]

Pearson will start monday.

[Ormy Droid]

Pearson will start monday.

And will be tearing his hair/Gabby's entrails out by Tuesday.

[N'ZMAV]

Gabby will be shitting his pants.

[HolmesyVilla]

How about Stuart Pearce and Gareth Southgate both in charge. Meets the criteria of being English, well connected to Bernstein.

Southgate has the knowledge of how our club operates, which IMO is almost a fundamental requirement for the next manager, having been captain and Pearce has got the fire, good combo I been thinking. Both were fully committed as players for club & country, something for some of our 'pro' players to learn from.

They might be defensive but this can be countered by the fact we got Traore,Green,Grealish,Ayew(hopefully) to create

[West Derby Villan]

Gabby will be shitting his pants.

Massive pants required

[peter w]

Pearson will start monday.

And will be tearing his hair/Gabby's entrails out by Tuesday.

He'll be making love quite soon after that though if he follows the script.

[Chris Smith]

Pearson will start monday.

We could end up sacking three managers in one season.

[exigo]

In a market of over £17k, a lot of people think this is definitely happening.

[ozzjim]

Pearson will start monday.

We could end up sacking three managers in one season.

Resigned to it now. Starting to try and see the positives. At least if it is, he has a month to look at them and see if he can motivate a performance out of some of them!

Also every Blues or Albion fan I know hopes we don't get him as they think he will bring us straight back up.

[Walmley_Villa]

How about Stuart Pearce and Gareth Southgate both in charge. Meets the criteria of being English, well connected to Bernstein.

Southgate has the knowledge of how our club operates, which IMO is almost a fundamental requirement for the next manager, having been captain and Pearce has got the fire, good combo I been thinking. Both were fully committed as players for club & country, something for some of our 'pro' players to learn from.

They might be defensive but this can be countered by the fact we got Traore,Green,Grealish,Ayew(hopefully) to create

Two failed league managers, no thanks.

[PaulWinch again]

Stuart Pearce would be almost the worst possible choice.

[edgysatsuma89]

Edit: clumsy thumbs

[SoccerHQ]

Pearce at Man. City was just Sherwood back in the day.

Lots of passion and effort early doors which rouse the players but as we've seen when that quickly wares off that's little other substance or coaching ability.

Wouldn't want Southgate either, been out of club management a while now and thought he did poor at Boro.