I get the impression he is name dropping Di Matteo to avoid egg on his face over Moyes. I dont know why but it just feels strange him talking about someone who hasnt signed if there isnt something in it. Maybe its a cultural thing but he is being very open book at the moment
The Pearson 'in waiting' talk has been round since Garde's sacking, if we don't appoint him now then I'd be very surprised. Especially as he's Hollis' first choice, and legally, Hollis is still running the club. So, I assume he's got a bit of influence on Dr Xia.
One clear advantage of Di Matteo, which I'm disappointed doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet, is that his name works really well with the Trevor Fisher song.
Quote from: N'ZMAV on May 25, 2016, 09:26:10 AMThe Pearson 'in waiting' talk has been round since Garde's sacking, if we don't appoint him now then I'd be very surprised. Especially as he's Hollis' first choice, and legally, Hollis is still running the club. So, I assume he's got a bit of influence on Dr Xia.I think it would be wrong to assume Hollis has any influence on the new owner at all (especially once the sale is rubber stamped).
Quote from: Diablo on May 25, 2016, 09:42:05 AMQuote from: N'ZMAV on May 25, 2016, 09:26:10 AMThe Pearson 'in waiting' talk has been round since Garde's sacking, if we don't appoint him now then I'd be very surprised. Especially as he's Hollis' first choice, and legally, Hollis is still running the club. So, I assume he's got a bit of influence on Dr Xia.I think it would be wrong to assume Hollis has any influence on the new owner at all (especially once the sale is rubber stamped). I'd like to think Dr Xia would get some advice from people who know the club. Who knows?
Zia hasn't got control of the club yet therefore a manager is unlikely to be named until the Football League deem him to be a worthy custodian of the ownership.