Manager for next season

[Ron Manager]

The only individual capable of making a financial decision is the owner of the club.His reluctance to sell or to put any finance  in is blindingly obvious. Therefore we cannot appoint a new manager .on Friday I was sure a sale of the club was imminent. After his comments I think we are now back to square one.

[Steve67]

I appreciate that it's all paper talk but why appoint a new Manager before any takover, unless of course the new people also want Pearson? If so, where is their ambition and is this a sign of yet more crap ownership to come? Can we really not do better than Nigel Pearson? The season hasn't finished yet, I can put up with three more crap performances if we DO get the takeover sorted in the meantime, but Pearson? Really?

[aj2k77]

Anything whilst Lerner is at the club now will be cheapskate, ill thought out, easy, lazy and patching things up.

He saw what doing things properly entailed with King, Bernstein et al and had a nasty reality check.

[Clampy]

I appreciate that it's all paper talk but why appoint a new Manager before any takover, unless of course the new people also want Pearson? If so, where is their ambition and is this a sign of yet more crap ownership to come? Can we really not do better than Nigel Pearson? The season hasn't finished yet, I can put up with three more crap performances if we DO get the takeover sorted in the meantime, but Pearson? Really?

But no-one really knows who it's going to be do they? It could anyone and the papers are guessing just as much as the fans are. For me personally it's Moyes or Pearson although I reckon Moyes might end up taking the Celtic job.

[dave shelley]

If, and I stress if, a takeover is imminent, and fwiw I think it is.  Why would there be a managerial appointment when in all likelihood the new owner(s) wouldn't want him.  Unless of course this has already been agreed beforehand by all parties.

[Quiet Lion]

Why would you put a new manager in place when the club is apparently being sold? What happens if the new owners want their own man?

Too late this season to make any difference

[curiousorange]

Didn't that happen at Torquay? They announced Leroy Rosenior as boss and then a day later the club got taken over and they sacked him?

[Chico Hamilton III]

If, and I stress if, a takeover is imminent, and fwiw I think it is.  Why would there be a managerial appointment when in all likelihood the new owner(s) wouldn't want him.  Unless of course this has already been agreed beforehand by all parties.

It happened with O'Neill?

[Clampy]

If, and I stress if, a takeover is imminent, and fwiw I think it is.  Why would there be a managerial appointment when in all likelihood the new owner(s) wouldn't want him.  Unless of course this has already been agreed beforehand by all parties.

It happened with O'Neill?

I was just thinking that. I think Doug got him in but he knew Randy was coming anyway.

[dave shelley]

Yes, I'm aware of that which is why I don't think there will be an appointment until any takeover occurs.  I have a feeling it could be someone none of us have thought about.  Probably wrong, I usually am.

[CJ]

I think it was interesting that Moyes said he was leaving it until the summer to decide about his next job. I (clutching at straws) took that to mean he may be waiting for a takeover to go through and he may then be in the frame as our next manager. He could of course just be waiting to see what options are open to him. If we appoint Pearson or someone like Grayson before any takeover goes through I think we can assume that the sale is just a paper talk/pipe dream

[Nunkin1965]

I think it was interesting that Moyes said he was leaving it until the summer to decide about his next job. I (clutching at straws) took that to mean he may be waiting for a takeover to go through and he may then be in the frame as our next manager. He could of course just be waiting to see what options are open to him. If we appoint Pearson or someone like Grayson before any takeover goes through I think we can assume that the sale is just a paper talk/pipe dream
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I'm coming round to this idea. Appoint a manager now and the takeover is far away in the distance.

Just hope that there's a big announcement just around the corner.]

[wittonwarrior]

Beginning to think that even if the board showed  some imagination which is totally alien to them , then  Moyes is now off our radar - he is obviously waiting  for Celtic  or Everton to bite.

I don't want Pearson Full stop.  He is not and cannot be a Villa Man.

Dcyhe again  would be a pipe dream.  Might try for Smith from Brentford or ask Little to help out.

Not an awful lot of options who I would be happy with.

[CJ]

Would be great if the club did have some  imagination. How did Southampton get Pocchetino (who I'd never heard of before he went there) and then they landed Koeman? And Leicester get Ranieri. We're scratching around with the same old list of maybes, although having said that I'd be very happy with  Moyes

[john e]

Would be great if the club did have some  imagination. How did Southampton get Pocchetino (who I'd never heard of before he went there) and then they landed Koeman? And Leicester get Ranieri. We're scratching around with the same old list of maybes, although having said that I'd be very happy with  Moyes

Did we not try imagination last time