Dr T has pulled the trigger

[LeeB]

why the fuck would we want to employ a devious, greedy lying sack of shit like Fat Sam?

Maybe because he's better at doing the job than any of the other devious, greedy lying sacks of shit?

[cdbearsfan]

Just putting this name out there.....

Ryan Giggs?

Ermmm... no. Let him learn the ropes at smaller clubs and earn the right to manage a club of our stature.

Yeah, because we are really in a position to be picky arnt we?

Yes we are.

[Hairbandinho]

Name a better candidate for the job. I don't care if he is a piece of shit if he somehow sneaked a playoff win.

And I do agree, he is a sack of turd as a person.

[LeeB]

Just putting this name out there.....

Ryan Giggs?

Ermmm... no. Let him learn the ropes at smaller clubs and earn the right to manage a club of our stature.

Yeah, because we are really in a position to be picky arnt we?

Yes we are.

I would hope so. Giggs is as inspirational as wallpaper paste.

[VinnieChase84]

Dean Smith or Potato Head for me.

[Ads]

Rowett has done a great job at the Noses.

[KevinGage]

How dreadful are we that Gary Rowett and Steve Bruce look like good alternatives.

And it's not as if Bruce has improved with age. We have merely regressed so much that the type of stodgy, workmanlike organisation he would bring is light years ahead of what we are currently doing.

Rowett has no European Cups to his name -or even a promotion. And his association with that lot down the road won't help.

But he has got a club that is an even bigger basket case than this one competitive at this level. You could make the case that he is a manager on the up, rather than one dining out on past success.  But Christ, it's not exactly inspiring, is it.

[in exile]

Just putting this name out there.....

Ryan Giggs?

Ermmm... no. Let him learn the ropes at smaller clubs and earn the right to manage a club of our stature.

Yeah, because we are really in a position to be picky arnt we?

Yes we are.

I wish I shared your optimism

[SheffieldVillain]

Dean Smith or Potato Head for me.

If we go down the route of binning RDM and appointing someone with potential who comes to us as a step up, Dean Smith has to be in with a chance. Had Walsall punching well above their weight, and has got Brentford to 4th in the table.

Having said that, if RDM does go, I'd go for Roy Hodgson. He'd get the side well-organised and with the amount of good attacking players in the squad that should be enough to see us at least into the play-offs, even with our ropey start in mind.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'd imagine if RDM does go, Clarke will be given the opportunity to take control as Caretaker Manager, then depending on results, offered the job. Steve Round and Sir Brian would probably approve the move as the least disruptive to the team.

One thing I'm pretty sure on is Dr Xia has bet the bank on automatic promotion. I can't for a minute think he's allowed the club to spend so much in the summer without truly expecting us to be promoted. Bringing in a new man would mean you expect him to hit the ground running with a squad he doesn't know when in reality he'd need time, something we don't have.

One thing I have noticed and found very strange is how Clarke seems routed to his seat in the dug out during games. Even Bond was up on his feet the other week. Maybe it's under instruction from RDM but as he himself is hardly the most animated manager on the touchline, it does seem rather odd.

[SuttonColdfield1874]

I would be inclined to go with Brian Little as Manager, at least until the end of the season. Glen Hoddle has also been someone who I have no doubts about doing a good job but wonder why he never seems to get anywhere near being appointed when vacancies arise? 

[aj2k77]

Little doesn't need to be involved in this mess, he's done his time and is best remembered for what he was.

Clarke hasn't worked with Di Matteo before as far as I'm aware has he? If that's the case I doubt there's any loyalty involved there and he wouldn't mind the job himself when RDM gets the chop after another draw the weekend.

[mr underhill]

Clarke's about as useless as RDM why bother swopping the organ grinder for the monkey.

[brian green]

I have come, through frustration and fatigue, to letting the owner get on with whatever he wants to do.  It is his money they are pissing up the wall. I think Tony cares, let him make the decision on RDM.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Rowett has done a great job at the Noses.

Bood him last night and sang you don't know what your doing when he made a sub, that sub scored then they sang one Gary Rowett

Fickle wankers