Manager for next season

[Dave]

Irrelevant thread while Lerner is still in charge.

What, we don't need a manager?

[Chris Jameson]

Irrelevant thread while Lerner is still in charge.

What, we don't need a manager?

Could maybe draw up some kind of a rota using all those that apply for any managerial vacancy because they got to the Champions League final with Bury on whatever the football management game is called.

[AVH87]

I did get Telford United from the Conference to 8th in the Prem on Championship Manager 01/02. It was quite a few years back now though, so maybe I'm a bit out of touch. Still think I'd be a better appointment than John Carver.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I've been going over this in my head for a while now. And initially I was all for Moyes, but the more I think about it now, the less inclined i'd be to give him the job.

I'm not sure if he's still got the hunger in him to make it work, his last two jobs didn't seem to go well and this could be too much effort for him to really get stuck in.

I'm leaning more towards a Dyche with his full backroom staff for where we're heading next season. Only problem is I can't see any logical reason why he'd leave a stable club on the up like Burnley for us. Sad times

[Hookeysmith]

I'm leaning more towards a Dyche with his full backroom staff for where we're heading next season. Only problem is I can't see any logical reason why he'd leave a stable club on the up like Burnley for us. Sad times

Because as said time before - without being arrogant get a giant like us roaring again is a enormously bigger long term attraction than Burnley - given the right funds (and I know that probably fails on the first hurdle) but Us in the Championship is still a bigger draw for players than Burnley in the Prem.

GT mk1 got lots of plaudits for his bringing Watford from 4th to first and an FA cup final to boot, he got the England job on the strength of what he did at Villa

[in exile]

I see the Blackburn manager is not too sure about his future and may be available
(sorry if it's already been mentioned)

[Hookeysmith]

Can I ask if the likes of Bruce and Dyche are on the list, why not Chris Hughton or the Karanca fella at Middlesborough - they cannot all get promoted

[KevinGage]

Because as said time before - without being arrogant get a giant like us roaring again is a enormously bigger long term attraction than Burnley - given the right funds (and I know that probably fails on the first hurdle) but Us in the Championship is still a bigger draw for players than Burnley in the Prem.

That might have been true many years ago, but I'm not sure it would still be the case.

Foreign players looking to make a name for themselves would opt for at least one season in the Prem at a traditionally smaller club than a season or two in the Champ with us, on the basis that we might get back. 

And even if we were to somehow get back, under the current set up, it is not as if we would be looking to push on and compete for a European place again. We'd be acting like the smaller clubs in the league anyway.

[Monty]

I wonder what impact any potential takeover would have on the choice of manager. Will incoming owners care as much about Englishness etc. as Bevington and Bernstein do?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I wonder what impact any potential takeover would have on the choice of manager. Will incoming owners care as much about Englishness etc. as Bevington and Bernstein do?

I think you're jumping the gun there, Monty. Assuming the new owners aren't British, I'm more concerned with who they consult as their 'football advisors'. It's such a shame Lerner messed up as we had what looked like a good Football Board that could have helped with the transition.

[AVH87]

I see the Blackburn manager is not too sure about his future and may be available
(sorry if it's already been mentioned)

I see Lamberk hasn't improved since leaving us, win percentage of 29% in the Championship with Blackburn.

[in exile]

I see the Blackburn manager is not too sure about his future and may be available
(sorry if it's already been mentioned)

I see Lamberk hasn't improved since leaving us, win percentage of 29% in the Championship with Blackburn.

#consistent

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

was that Southgate I spotted sitting next to BL at Old Trafford on Saturday?

[gpbarr]

Irrelevant thread while Lerner is still in charge.

What, we don't need a manager?

I think we need a manager who then needs to be given the tools to do the job. The majority of this thread is about the former which is why its irrelevant because its the latter that matters (& has dogged every 'manager' since GH).

Just my opinion

[exiled on the wirral!]

I very much doubt we are in the market for Pearson now let alone Moyes.Personally I keep having visions of Phil Brown being unveiled in the next few weeks.Horrible times.