Manager suggestions - Now with added poll

[ozzjim]

Phelan and Bruce seemed to work better.  I have long thought that managers are only as good as the relationship with their number 2. Bruce has had some very decent ones down the years but he and Calderwood doubt seem to be working.  If he got Phelan in tomorrow I reckon it would result in improved results.  Nothing against Calderwood but the chemistry has to be right with the coaching team.

[Hookeysmith]

Phelan and Bruce seemed to work better.  I have long thought that managers are only as good as the relationship with their number 2. Bruce has had some very decent ones down the years but he and Calderwood doubt seem to be working.  If he got Phelan in tomorrow I reckon it would result in improved results.  Nothing against Calderwood but the chemistry has to be right with the coaching team.

On match day they hardly speak to each other  until we inevitably go behind and then collectively look down the line to see who is warming up. There seems to be no plan, no conviction as they dally about in making a sub

[Gary Penrice]

Slavisa Jokanovic
Dean Smith
Brendan Rogers

Any of those 3 & I'd be happy.

[Sexual Ealing]

Slavisa Jokanovic
Dean Smith
Brendan Rogers

Any of those 3 & I'd be happy.

Me too. And what an honour to communicate with the world's greatest living Penrice, if I might be so bold.

[chrisw1]

Slavisa Jokanovic
Dean Smith
Brendan Rogers

Any of those 3 & I'd be happy.

Non of whom I imagine would shit on their current clubs by leaving them 2 games into the season.  I suspect Rogers wouldn't consider it at all, the other two would probably be gettable with more sensible timing.

[cheltenhamlion]

The other two are perfectly gettable now. I wouldn't want Smith though.

[chrisw1]

The other two are perfectly gettable now. I wouldn't want Smith though.

It's hypothetical, but I doubt Jokanovic would leave Fulham right now nor would they let him break his contract.

[cdbearsfan]

Didn't Gordon Strachan leave the Hibs tribute act to join Middlesbrough? It must be at least feasible that we could entice Rodgers.

[cheltenhamlion]

Didn't Gordon Strachan leave the Hibs tribute act to join Middlesbrough? It must be at least feasible that we could entice Rodgers.

Not on their current unbeaten run. Jokanovic is pissed off with the transfer situation at Fulham and very much one we could nab if we wanted to.

[SoccerHQ]

Phelan and Bruce seemed to work better.  I have long thought that managers are only as good as the relationship with their number 2. Bruce has had some very decent ones down the years but he and Calderwood doubt seem to be working.  If he got Phelan in tomorrow I reckon it would result in improved results.  Nothing against Calderwood but the chemistry has to be right with the coaching team.

Wasn't Steve Agnew more his number two at Hull. I remember we tried to get him but he wanted to stay at Boro.

[Chris Jameson]

Steve Agnew is the reason Boro have banned the local paper as they had the nerve to ask if he still had a role at the club.

[Deano's Mullet]

I liked that manager that got Watford promoted and midtable in the Prem the year we went down, very harshly sacked at the end of that season. Sanchez Flores I think he was called. He's at Espanyol now.

[Matt Collins]

Jokanovic is still the only credible name standing out to me

Brendan Rodgers? No chance

Fear it would just be too big a challenge for Smith

[Deano's Mullet]

Who ever it is has to deal with the albatross in the room called John Terry. I cant help but feel he's done us more harm than good - and I thought that before a ball was even kicked.

[CT]

Brendan Rodgers?

That would be like leaving your part time job as an ice cream taster and working at the abattoir seven days a week.